Local football players recognized
Two area high school football players were nominated for both the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Offensive/Defensive Player of the Week and Alabama High School Athletic Association Prep Spotlight awards for the week of Oct. 31.
Hokes Bluff senior receiver Phillip Ward caught seven passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 31-29 win over Locust Fork.
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Lady Cardinals finish second at ACCC volleyball tournament
Gadsden State fell to Wallace-Hanceville, 25-14, 25-13, 25-15, in the Alabama Community College Conference volleyball tournament championship match on Nov. 2 in Hanceville.
The top-seeded Lady Lions (35-8) advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I national tournament in Casper, Wyo., on Nov. 20-22.
Gadsden State (26-16) advanced to the NJCAA District P playoff match on Nov.
Patriots end season on high note with win over Appalachian
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Halloween 2014 will long be remembered as the night of the “Thriller” at West End High in Walnut Grove.
West End came back from a 14-0 deficit against Appalachian to secure a 30-27 victory and its second win of the season.
Just before kickoff, a storm knocked out the lights at Patriot Stadium.
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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)