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In & around SEC football – Week 10 previews

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Alabama Week 9 Review The absence of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was not noticeable in Alabama’s 48-7 rout over Arkansas. It was clear the game would be a blowout very early in the first quarter. The Crimson Tide built a 17-0 lead after one quarter and led 41-0 at halftime. Mac Jones threw for […]

Legals for 10/31 – 11/07/2019

__________________ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Jayson J. Maxwell and Kim Maxwell, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) (solely as nominee for Lender, Regions Bank d/b/a Regions Mortgage, and Lender’s successors and assigns), dated […]

Blue Devils ranked fifth in Oct. 30 ASWA football poll

Class 7A Rank Record Points 1. McGill-Toolen 9-0 255 2. Central-Phenix City 9-1 218 3. Hoover 8-1 189 4. Thompson 8-1 148 5. Theodore 8-1 147 6. James Clemens 7-2 124 7. Prattville 7-2 69 8. Mountain Brook 7-2 56 9. Vestavia Hills 6-3 35 10. Auburn 6-3 25 Others receiving votes: Fairhope (6-3) 17, […]

Ashville cross country teams finish runner-up at county meet

Photo by Chris McCarthy The Ashville High girls and boys cross country teams both finished runner-up at the St. Clair County Meet on Oct. 23 at Odenville. Both teams had four runners place in the top 10. The Lady Bulldogs were paced by Taylor Knight’s second place showing of 21:31.8, followed by Meghan McCarthy in […]

Area football players recognized by AHSAA

Messenger file photo by Sherry Abercrombie Three local football players were recognized in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Prep Spotlight for the week of Oct. 25. West End junior quarterback Eli Pearce (pictured above) finished with 394 total yards and four touchdowns in the Patriots’ 38-21 victory over Woodland. The junior quarterback completed 13-of-28 […]

Titans beat Grissom to end nine-game skid

Photo: Gadsden City’s Jakari Embry (11) runs for a first down as Grissom’s Caleb Peake (10) pursues during the Titans’ 17-14 victory last Friday (Oct. 25) at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Gadsden City’s first win of the 2019 football season came with a couple of anxious moments last Friday (Oct. 25) at a soggy […]

Sardis loses to Albertville, 45-20

Photo courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter Class 5A Sardis led 6A Albertville 14-13 at halftime in last Thursday’s non-region football game, but the Aggies outscored the Lions 32-6 in the second half to pull away for a 45-20 victory in Sardis City. Albertville (5-4) forced six turnovers, including two […]

Pearce comes up big in Patriots’ victory over Woodland

Courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter West End trailed 21-6 in the first half but outscored Woodland 26-0 in the second half to storm back for a 38-21 victory last Friday (Oct. 25) in Walnut Grove. It was the Class 2A, Region 6 finale for both teams. The Patriots improved to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in […]

Johnson’s pair of field goals pushes Panthers past Crossville

Courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter  The Crossville High football team’s best defensive effort of the season put the Lions in position to earn a Class 5A, Region 6 win, but Southside hit a late field goal to break a 3-3 tie and escape with a 6-3 decision last Thursday (Oct. 24) at Crossville Memorial Stadium. […]