Lady Pats finish third at super regionals, qualify for state
The West End High volleyball team finished third in the Class 2A North Super Regional Tournament last weekend in Huntsville. The Lady Patriots will compete in the Elite Eight state tournament this Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 31 – Nov. 1) in Birmingham. West End (31-23) opened the tournament with a 25-7, 25-14, 25-17 win over […]
No. 1 Redskins tomahawk Sardis
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Oneonta certainly justified its No. 1 state ranking last Friday (Oct. 26).
With the Class 4A, Region 6 championship on the line, Sardis’ hopes for a second straight region title were dashed by way of a 49-0 thrashing by the top-ranked Redskins.
The Lions (6-3, 5-2) ended up as the region’s third seed and will travel
Blue Devils rally past Boaz, clinch region’s second seed
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Etowah clinched a second place finish in Class 5A, Region 7 with a 28-15 win over Boaz last Friday (Oct. 26).
The win assured the Blue Devils (7-2, 5-2) of home field advantage for the first round of the high school state football playoffs on Nov. 9. Boaz dropped to the fourth and final playoff
Westbrook falls to Bison, end up as region’s third seed
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
The only thing on the line going into the last Class 2A, Region 7 game for North Sand Mountain and Westbrook was who would finish in second place in the region and get to host a first-round playoff game.
Both teams had already wrapped up a playoff berth. The winner would finish as region runner-up,
Titans lose to Huntsville on last-second TD
By Tommy Shields/Sports Correspondent
In a battle for playoff positioning, Huntsville edged out Gadsden City, 35-33, last Friday (Oct. 26) at GCHS.
The Panthers (6-3, 5-3) clinched the third spot in Class 6A, Region 6, while the Titans (5-4,4-3) ended up securing the fourth seed playoff spot after Pell City’s win over Oxford.
The Panthers pulled out the last
Patriots down Gaston for first win
By Deunte Marshall/Sports Correspondent West End notched its first win of the year last Friday (Oct. 26) against Class 2A, Region 7 rival Gaston, 28-12. “It’s a great win, and I’m proud of our kids,” said West End head coach Randy Hallmark. “The first one is a great one.” West End junior quarterback Weems had […]
Panthers win, but miss out on playoffs
Southside’s final Class 5A, Region 7 game featured both milestones and disappointment. The good news was that Panthers set a school record for points in a game and assured the program of its first winning season since 1993. The bad news was that although Southside took care of its own business with a 63-20 victory […]
Yellow Jackets clinch playoff berth with win over Ashville
Glencoe clinched the fourth and final playoff spot in Class 3A, Region 5 with a 41-21 victory over Ashville last Friday (Oct. 26).
The Yellow Jackets (45-4, 4-3) will travel in the first round of the state playoffs on Nov. 9.
Glencoe took a 6-0 lead with 1:11 left in the first quarter on Hunter Nunnally’s nine-yard touchdown pass
Conquerors win third straight
Courtesy of the Daily Sentinel Coosa Christian and Woodville played to a scoreless draw deep into the fourth quarter until the Conquerors scored on a fourth-and-goal play with just under five minutes to go for a 7-0 win in Class 1A, Region 7 action. In a game dominated by running plays, a pass turned out […]