Titans beat Grissom but miss out on playoff berth
Photo: Gadsden City’s Jamontez Woods (right) fends off Grissom’s Jeffrey Campbell (77) and Eli Worsham (34) during the Titans’ 37-7 victory in high school football on Thursday, Oct. 25, in Huntsville. (Eric Schultz/preps@al.com) By John Ferry/For al.com Jamontez Woods scored three touchdowns and ran for 306 yards as Gadsden City pulled away from Grissom in […]
Area teams compete in volleyball super regional tournament
Three area high school volleyball teams qualified for the North Super Regional Tournament this week at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. Glencoe advanced to the Class 3A semifinals. The Lady Yellow Jackets opened the tournament on Thursday, Oct. 24 with a 25-7, 25-8, 25-4 win over Fultondale. Glencoe then defeated Holly Pond, 20-25, 25-18, […]
In & around SEC football – Week 9 previews, predictions
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Auburn Week 8 Review After back-to-back losses, the Tigers righted the ship in a 31-16 road win at Ole Miss. JaTarvious Whitlow rushed for a career-high 170 yards on 19 carries, and Jarrett Stidham threw for 215 yards and a touchdown in the win. The Tigers racked up 484 yards of […]
1961, ’62 Altoona High football teams dominated competition
Editor’s note: The following article was originally published in the Nov. 18, 2001 edition of The Messenger. By Joshua Price/Sports Editor The 1961 Altoona High School Choctaw football team posted a magnificent season. The Chocs won eight games that year and lost one. The team whipped “Little Seven” Etowah County rivals Sardis, Gaston, Walnut Grove […]