Yellow Jackets beat Cleburne County, finish regular season undefeated
By Chris McCarthy/Editor If last Thursday’s victory served as a test for the postseason, Glencoe High aced the exam at Wilson-Darnell Field. The Class 3A No. 3 Yellow Jackets (10-0, 7-0) completed the school’s first undefeated regular season in 25 years with a 24-17 victory over Class 4A No. 5 Cleburne County, an achievement that […]
Gaston ends regular season with fourth straight win
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Swane Morris told his Gaston High football team that it didn’t need to “limp into the playoffs.”
Suffice it to say, the Bulldogs are alive and kicking after a 36-14 victory over Pleasant Valley on Thursday.
Gaston led only 15-14 at halftime.
“In the first half, we missed a lot of blocks and assignments,” Morris
Pirates sink Sardis
By Ricky Smith/Sand Mountain Reporter
For the third consecutive year, the Boaz-Sardis High football matchup came down to the last minute before it was decided.
On Friday (Oct. 31), Matthew Smith scored on a 6-yard scramble with 41 seconds left to lift Boaz to a 12-7 win over the Lions in Sardis City.
The Boaz victory also marked the
Blue Devils, Eagles win; Warriors, Conquerors lose
Paul Ruiz scored four touchdowns as Etowah ended the regular season with a 40-14 victory over St. Clair County on Thursday (Oct. 30) in Odenville.
The Blue Devils (6-4) travel to Mortimer Jordan on Friday in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs.
Hokes Bluff ended its season and a six-game losing streak on Thursday (Oct. 30)