Gadsden City, Etowah, Glencoe ranked in latest ASWA football poll
Listed below is the complete Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football poll released Aug. 27.
Class 7A
Rank Record Points
1. Hoover (0-1) 376
2. Bob Jones (0-0) 271
3. McGill-Toolen (0-0) 251
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Titans top No. 5 Auburn in double OT
Courtesy of Opelika-Auburn News
Dante Rudolph scored from 5 yards out to give Gadsden City a 34-28 double-overtime win over No. 5 Auburn High on Friday (Aug, 22) in the Titans’ season opener at Auburn.
The Tigers passed up a 43-yard field goal attempt after Auburn lost 16 yards on sacks and penalties in their second overtime possession.
The
Northridge rallies past Blue Devils
Courtesy of Tuscaloosa News Orlando Walker scored a pair of touchdowns – a 5-yard run in the first quarter and an 18-yard run in the third – to lead Northridge to a 16-14 victory over Etowah on Friday (Aug. 22) in the Blue Devils’ season opener in Tuscaloosa. Paul Ruiz had touchdowns runs of 28 […]
Panthers fall to Oxford in 6A debut
Chris McCarthy/Editor
Oxford pulled out a couple more big plays than did Southside on Thursday.
Competing as a Class 6A football team for the first time since the 1991 season, the Panthers came up short by a score of 42-21 at Barney Hood Stadium.
The visiting Yellow Jackets, who remained in 6A following last year’s re-classification, enjoyed a 21-point
Gadsden City faces 5th ranked Auburn
Gadsden City (0-0) at Auburn (0-0)
2013 result: Auburn 16, Gadsden City 13
Series record: Auburn 2, Gadsden City 0
By Gene Stanley/Correspondent
Gadsden City opens the season with a huge challenge.
The Titans visit Auburn High, which is ranked No. 5 in Class 7A in the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s preseason poll.
The Tigers finished last year as the Class 6A runner-up, losing
Etowah High traveling to T-Town to play Northridge
Etowah (0-0) at Northridge (0-0)
Series record: Have not met
By Gene Stanley/Correspondent
The Etowah High Blue Devils start off their football season with a trip to Tuscaloosa with Northridge in their sights.
While the Jaguars finished last year with only a 2-8 record, Etowah coach Drew Noles said that this would be one of the toughest games of the year for
In & around SEC football
2014 Season Predictions
SEC West
1. LSU (11-1, 7-1). After losing to Auburn in October, LSU regroups and knocks off Florida, Ole Miss, and Alabama to win the SEC West with an 11-1 record. The Tigers rely heavily on their running game and strong defense throughout the season, and quarterback play improves as the year progresses. Losses: at Auburn.
2. Alabama (11-1, 7-1).
Gadsden’s Adkison inducted into Central Alabama softball hall of fame
Gadsden resident Pat Adkison was inducted into the Central Alabama Softball Association 2014 Hall of Fame on Aug. 16 in Birmingham.
Adkison’s softball career began in 1952 as a player. He started with fast pitch in Samson as a catcher and later played fast pitch in Tuscaloosa.
Adkison turned to the slow pitch game in Milton, Fla., where he played with Joe’s
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