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. […]
Hokes Bluff falls to Jacksonville, 35-14
Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Darrian Meads (left) follows the blocking of Hunter Burke during the Eagles’ 35-14 loss at Jacksonville last Thursday (Oct. 24). (Alex Chaney) Hokes Bluff closed out its Class 4A, Region 6 schedule with a 35-14 loss at Jacksonville last Thursday (Oct. 24). The Eagles (6-3, 4-3) already clinched the region’s fourth playoff […]
Southside sweeps county cross country meet
Photo by Gary Wells By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Sparked by 15 top 10 finishes, the Southside boys and girls cross country teams swept the Etowah County Schools Meet on Oct. 24 in Glencoe. It was the second straight county title for both teams. The Southside boys posted an average time of 18:00.1, 1:38 ahead of second-place […]