Gadsden City fades late against Oxford

Photo: Gadsden City’s Dee Pearson (right) looks to drive past Oxford’s William Warren during the Titans’ 65-56 loss in boys basketball last Monday (Dec. 17) at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Gadsden City led for much of the game against Oxford last Monday (Dec. 17) but ultimately suffered a 65-56 loss at GCHS. Ahead […]
Lady Titans shoot past Oxford, 61-28

Photo: Gadsden City’s Ajainay Tinker drives to the basket between a pair of Oxford defenders during the Lady Titans’ 61-28 victory in girls basketball on Monday (Dec. 17) at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Editor/Publisher Gadsden City girls head basketball coach Jeremy Brooks feels fortunate that his team’s Class 7A, Area 7 schedule does not […]
Blue Devils, Panthers, Lions named to all-region football team

Etowah, Southside and Sardis high school were well-represented on the Class 5A, All-Region 6 football team. The region champion and state quarterfinalist Blue Devils took three of the four top honors, including junior quarterback/cornerback DeRickey Wright (pictured above) as Region MVP, senior defensive end Jamin Graham as Defensive MVP and Drew Noles as Coach of the […]
Gadsden State’s Malcolm named ACCC Player of the Week

Gadsden State sophomore guard Xavier Malcolm recently was named the Alabama Community College Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 10-16. The Hanceville native led the Cardinals to an 87-71 win over Wallace State-Selma. Malcolm scored 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-9 from the three-point line. He also had seven rebounds and four assists.