In & around SEC football
SEC Championship Review To make the playoffs, Auburn needed to beat Georgia for the second time in four weeks. The Tigers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead but that was all the offense Auburn could muster on the afternoon, as Georgia pulled away for a 28-7 win to secure the SEC title. Kerryon Johnson […]
Hokes Bluff duo leads off All-County football football team
Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Darrian Meads (pictured above) and Landon Johnson were named Co-MVPs the 2017 of the All-Etowah County Schools football team. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor A pair of Eagles soared to new heights this year, and the postseason honors are starting to roll in. Senior quarterback Landon Johnson and sophomore halfback Darrian Meads were named […]
Southside, Sardis move in AHSAA reclassification; Westbrook, Coosa Christian affected by new private school rule
Photo: Kenneth Bothwell and the Southside football team will compete in Class 5A next season. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Two local high school moved in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s re-classification for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 athletic seasons. The AHSAA’s Central Board of Control unanimously approved the measure on Nov. 30. Southside, who competed in […]
Local teams ranked in latest ASWA basketball polls
Released Dec. 7 GIRLS Class 7A 1. Hoover 2. Sparkman 3. Spain Park 4. Hewitt-Trussville 5. James Clemens 6. Davidson 7. Huffman 8. Alma Bryant 9. Mountain Brook 10. McGill-Toolen Class 6A 1. LeFlore 2. Hazel Green 3. Ramsay 4. Brewer 5. Homewood 6. Austin 7. Selma 8. Athens 9. Blount 10. Carver-Birmingham Class 5A […]