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In and around the SEC: Week 6

Alabama Week 5 recap  The Crimson Tide improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the SEC after a 33-14 win over Ole Miss last Saturday. The Rebels provided more of a challenge to the top-ranked Crimson Tide than most people expected, but Alabama capitalized on several Ole Miss errors and miscues to secure the victory. […]

Dawgs take on Warriors

 Gaston (0-5, 0-3) at Westbrook (3-2, 1-2)
Series record: Gaston 4, Westbrook 1
Last meeting: 2005 Gaston 56, Westbrook 28
Last week: Wadley 22, Gaston 6; Westbrook 31, Ohatchee 18

    By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

    Gaston isn’t your typical 0-5 football team, by anyone’s standards – and Westbrook coach Tony Osborne is well aware of that fact as the Bulldogs pay a

Titans travel to Pell City

 Gadsden City (4-1, 3-0) at Pell City (2-3, 2-1)
Series record: Gadsden City 5, Pell City 1
Last meeting: 2011 Gadsden City 40, Pell City 23
Last week: Auburn 49, Gadsden City 24; Oak Mountain 23, Pell City 21


    By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

    Pell City is only 2-3, but what’s more important is that the Panthers are 2-1 in region play.
  

Blue Devils host Scottsboro

 Scottsboro (0-5, 0-3) at Etowah (4-1, 2-1)
Series record: Etowah 12, Scottsboro 5
Last meeting: 2011 Etowah 22, Scottsboro 0
Last week: Etowah 37, Lincoln 25; North Jackson 27, Scottsboro 25

    By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

    It may not look like it by the record, but Scottsboro has evolved into a dangerous team that would love to help rearrange the playoff outlook

Glencoe hosts Wildcats

 Saks (4-1, 3-0) at Glencoe (2-3, 2-1)
Series record: Glencoe 9, Saks 5
Last meeting: 2011 Saks 24, Glencoe 14
Last week: Hokes Bluff 27, Glencoe 24; Saks 12, Alexandria 7

    By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent

    If Glencoe can come away with a victory over Saks tonight (Oct. 5), homefield advantage in the first round of the playoffs will still be a

Southside/Arab has bearing on playoff picture

 Southside (4-1, 2-1) at Arab (4-1, 2-1)Series record: Southside 9, Arab 8, three tiesLast meeting: 2011 Arab 35, Southside 20Last week: Southside 41, Springville 7; Arab 14, Guntersville 0         By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent     There haven’t been many years when you could still honestly say both Arab and Southside were still in […]

Sardis Lions host Battle of Hwy. 431

Guntersville (1-4, 1-2) at Sardis (4-1, 3-0)Series record: Guntersville 7, Sardis 1Last meeting: 1969 – Guntersville 20, Sardis 0Last week: Sardis 36, Geraldine 21; Arab 14, Guntersville 0        By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent     As close as Sardis and Guntersville are to each other, physically, one would think it might have produced a […]

Eagles face big challenge

Cleburne County (2-3, 2-1) at Hokes Bluff (1-4, 0-3)Series record: Cleburne County 3, Hokes Bluff 2Last meeting: 2003 Cleburne County 8, Hokes Bluff 7Last week: Hokes Bluff 27, Glencoe 24 (OT); Cleburne County 35, St. Clair County 14     By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent     Hokes Bluff coach Mike Robertson ranks last week’s overtime win […]