West End notches first win of season on last play of game
Photo: West End’s Eli Pearce caught six passes for over 100 yards in the Patriots’ 25-22 victory over Woodland last Friday (Oct. 26). (Sherry Abercrombie/Messenger file photo) Mason Barnett’s 24-yard field goal with no time left gave West End its first win of the season last Friday (Oct. 26) in Class 2A, Region 6 action […]
Sardis falls to Albertville, 35-7
Photo: Sardis High’s Jay Owens (10) fends off an Albertville defender during the Lions’ 35-7 loss last Friday (Oct. 26) in Albertville. (Courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography) By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter Jacob Dendy rushed 21 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns and Isaiah Pankey threw a pair of scoring passes to lead […]
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 […]
Etowah, Hokes Bluff ranked in Oct. 24 ASWA football poll
Class 7A Rank Record Points 1. Central-Phenix City 9-0 309 2. Thompson 7-1 225 3. Auburn 8-0 202 4. Hoover 6-2 186 5. Hewitt-Trussville 7-2 157 6. Austin 7-1 129 7. Mountain Brook 7-1 99 8. McGill-Toolen 6-2 76 9. James Clemens 6-2 65 10. Theodore 6-2 17 Others receiving votes: Fairhope (6-2) 13, Bob […]
Gadsden State’s Massey named ACCC Player of the Week
Gadsden State freshman setter Madelyn Massey was recently named Alabama Community College Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 15-21. The Decatur native led the Lady Cardinals with 72 assists and 10 digs in eight sets. She also recorded six kills and one block. Massey currently ranks second in the conference in […]
Westbrook, Southside, Glencoe advance to volleyball super regionals
Photo: Westbrook Christian’s Scarlett Stearns (left) and Ohatchee’s Emma Haynes battle at the net during the Lady Warriors’ 25-19, 23-25, 25-10, 25-23 victory in the Class 2A, Area 11 Volleyball Tournament finals last Monday (Oct. 23) in Rainbow City. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Three local volleyball teams advanced to the North Super Regional Tournament at the Von Braun Center […]