Panthers rally past Etowah, clinch region title
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
Highly anticipated games many times do not live up to the build-up.
Last Friday’s Etowah-Southside football game lived up to the pre-game hype and more.
Playing in front of one of the largest crowds to ever see a game at Barney Hood Stadium, No. 7 Southside used a big fourth quarter to defeat Etowah, 21-17,
Titans trample Grissom
Courtesy of al.com Dante Rudolph ran for two touchdowns while Ahmad DeRamus passed for two more as Gadsden City defeated Grissom, 42-8 , in a Class 6A, Region 7 game last Thursday (Oct. 17) in Huntsville. Gadsden City coach Matt Scott said he’s been pleased with his young and inexperienced team’s progress. “We start five sophomores on […]
Yellow Jackets roll past Susan Moore
Glencoe kept its playoff chances very much alive with a 42-14 win over Class 3A, Region 6 rival Susan Moore on Friday (Oct. 18) at SMHS.
The Yellow Jackets (4-3, 3-2) took the lead for good on Dylan Stone’s 53-yard touchdown run at 10:21 of the first quarter.
Stone then tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Pace Ozmint for
Fairview outguns Sardis, 43-42
By Trent Moore/For The Sand Mountain Reporter
It took a two-point conversion with less than a minute left and a game-sealing interception in the final seconds, but Fairview (4-4, 3-3) knocked off Sardis, 43-42, on Friday in a key Class 4A, Region 6 game at FHS.
With the Aggies trailing 42-41, Austin Harris pounded in the two-point conversion to
Bulldogs notch big region win
Gaston gave its postseason hopes a big shot in the arm on last Friday (Oct. 18) with a 42-7 victory over Class 2A, Region 7 foe Ider at GHS. Braxton Collins scored two touchdowns for the Bulldogs (5-3, 3-3). Gaston ends region play on Friday at West End.
Eagles, Patriots, Conquerors come up short
Hokes Bluff lost to Anniston, 33-7, on Friday in a Class 4A, Area 5 game at AHS.
The Eagles’ lone touchdown came on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Cole Williams to Phillip Ward.
Hokes Bluff (0-8, 0-6) wraps up region play on Friday at Cherokee County.
West End fell to Sand Rock, 42-16, on Friday (Oct. 18) in a Class 2A, Region 7