Hokes Bluff’s season ends with loss in subregionals
Photo: Braydon Hill and the Hokes Bluff boys basketball team lost to North Jackson, 50-44, in the Class 4A sub-regionals on Tuesday (Feb. 13). (Alex Chaney) By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Class 4A, No. 9 Hokes Bluff saw its season come to an end with a heartbreaking 50-44 loss to North Jackson in the sub-regionals on […]
Lions fall just shy of regional tournament
Photo: Sardis High’s Braxton Brooks (left) defends Jacksonville’s Macey Carr during the Lions’ 56-52 loss in the Class 4A basketball subregionals last Tuesday (Feb. 13) in Sardis City. (Mike Goodson) By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent The Jacksonville High boys basketball team will travel by Carr rather than by bus later this week to the Northeast Regional […]
Panthers, Yellow Jackets, Warriors fall short in subregional playoffs
Westbrook Christian lost to Lanett, 86-55, in the Class 2A subregionals last Tuesday (Feb. 13). Alex Burnett paced the Warriors (17-111) with 20 points, followed by Jackson Luttrell with six. Southside fell to Parker, 50-28, in th Class 6A subregionals last Tuesday (Feb. 13) in Birmingham. Gavin Orr scored nine points for the Panthers (12-16), […]
Lady Yellow Jackets earn second straight regional berth
Photo: Glencoe High’s Crimson Silvey (23) goes up for a basket as Brindlee Mountain’s Grace Tayman (20) defends during the Lady Yellow Jackets’ 52-18 victory in the Class 3A subregional playoffs on Monday, Feb. 12. (Gary Wells) By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor Brindlee Mountain proved not very steep for the Glencoe High girls basketball team last […]
Lady Panthers fall short in 6A subregionals
Photo: Southside High’s Lauren Hunt looks over the Homewood defense during the Lady Panthers’ 60-47 loss in the Class 6A subregional playoffs on Monday, Feb. 12. (Mike Goodson) By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent The Southside High girls basketball team ended a successful and historic season by falling to Homewood, 60-47, in the Class 6A subregional playoffs […]
Lady Conquerors can’t catch Cedar Bluff in 1A subregionals
Photo: Coosa Christian’s Claire Davidson goes up for a basket during the Lady Conquerors’ 60-47 loss to Cedar Bluff in the Class 1A sub-regionals on Monday (Feb. 12) in Gadsden. (Gary Wells) By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent The Coosa Christian girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a 19-point first half deficit as its season came to end […]
Lady Eagles return to regional tourney with win over North Jackson
The Hokes Bluff girls basketball team earned its fourth straight trip to the Northeast Regional Tournament with a 52-33 victory over North Jackson last Monday (Feb. 12) in Stevenson. The Lady Eagles (22-0) will face Madison Academy this Monday (Feb. 19) at Jacksonville State. Amanda Noah led Hokes Bluff with 15 points, while Kristen Shields and […]
GCHS gridders sign college scholarships
Photo: Several Gadsden High School student-athletes signed college football scholarships on Feb. 7 in in the GCHS auditorium. Pictured, from left: Jamontavius Woods, West Alabama; Jaelyn Fleming, Eastern Kentucky; T.J. Stone, Maryville (Tenn.) College; LaRay Mostella, Alabama State; Jonathan Kilgo, Tennessee State; J.B. McNeal, Alabama State; DeErrick Curry, Alabama State; Jakobe Griffin, Bethel (Tenn.) University; […]
Panther duo sign football scholarships
Photo: Southside High seniors Gavin Orr and Gavin Griffin signed college football scholarships on Feb. 7 at the school library. Pictured, from left: Orr’s dad Tim, Gavin Orr, Orr’s mom Tonya, Griffin’s dad Rob, Gavin Griffin, Griffin’s mom Kerri. (Chris McCarthy) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor A pair of Panthers recently received a big boost to their […]