ASWA releases Sept. 11 high school football poll
Class 6A
Rank/Team Record Points
1. Hoover 2-0 375
2. Clay-Chalkville 2-0 290
3. McGill-Toolen 2-0 249
4. Auburn 2-0 233
5. Opelika 2-0 176
6. Tuscaloosa County <span
Cardinals go 3-1 at Panama Beach tournament
Gadsden State went 3-1 at the Gulf Coast Tournament in Panama City, Fla., on Sept. 6-7. The Lady Cardinals (8-1) opened the tournament with a 25-17, 25-13, 25-18 victory over Hesston College, then posted wins over Pensacola Community College, 25-20, 14-25, 17-25, 25-23, 15-12, and Lake-Sumter State College, 25-16, 25-12, 25-17, before falling to Gulf […]
JSU flips Dolphins
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
The Jacksonville State football team began this season looking for an identity on offense.
After playing six quarters, it appears the Gamecocks might have found it.
JSU set a NCAA FCS record with four individual players rushing for more than 100 yards in a game, as the Gamecocks hammered Jacksonville University, 48-13, in the team’s home
Big plays doom Eagles against Jacksonville
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
The big play continues to haunt Hokes Bluff.
The Eagles opened Class 4A, Region 5 play with a tough 40-20
loss to Jacksonville in high school football action last Friday (Sept. 6).
Hokes Bluff kept the game close in the opening
half, trailing 21-13 at halftime, but the
Lions straighten out Locust Fork
By Lionel Green/Sand Mountain Reporter
Sardis scored 28 unanswered points and posted a second-half shutout in a 34-15 win over Locust Fork in the Class 4A, Region 6 opener for both teams on Friday (Sept. 6) in Sardis City.
Sardis head coach Gene Hill was proud of his team for coming from behind and felt that conditioning was key
Hornets sting West End
By Gary Gaddis/For Fort Payne Times-Journal Dillon Reed passed for two touchdowns and ran for another Friday in Ider’s 27-18 victory over West End in the Patriots’ Class 2A, Region 7 opener in Walnut Grove. The Patriots (0-2, 0-1) scored first when Dylan Gregory recovered a fumble in the end zone with 1:14 left in […]
Panthers win; Warriors, Jackets, Conquerors fall short
Dantley Coker rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns in Southside’ 44-7 Class 5A, Region 7 victory over Columbia last Friday at SHS. Aleric Williams and Trey Harris also scored touchdowns for the Panthers (2-0, 1-0), while Holt Keeling scored on a 60-yard punt return. Southside continues region play on Friday with a visit to […]
Sand Rock edges Gaston
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Sand Rock Wildcats (2-0, 1-0) slipped by Gaston (1-1, 0-1), 21-14, in Class 2A, Region 7 action on Friday at GHS. “Their line controlled the line of scrimmage,” Gaston coach Swane Morris said. “I feel this was the big difference in the outcome. However, we did what we had to […]
Blue Devils push past Fort Payne
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Etowah’s 20-13 win over Fort Payne on Friday didn’t decide the Class 5A, Region 7 title by any means, but the Blue Devils certainly overcame their first big obstacle of the 2013 season. After an uneven performance in the contest’s first 24 minutes, Etowah put together a strong second half on both […]