Lady Patriots win Wing and a Prayer 5K
Photo: The West End girls cross country team finished first at the the Wing and a Prayer 5K in the Class 1A-2A division on Saturday, Sept. 16 in Anniston. Pictured, front row, from left: Tyree Chaney, Carolina Rainey, Kennedi Nix. Back row, from left: coach T.J. Tarpley, Kaylee Tarpley, Jada Wright, Sadie Umphrey, Paten Battles, […]
Hokes Bluff runner wins Wing and a Prayer 5K
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Hokes Bluff’s Ethan Patterson placed first out of 47 runners in the Class 3A-5A division at the Wing and a Prayer 5K on Saturday, Sept. 16 in Anniston. Patterson (pictured above), whose time of 17:32.11 1 was 19 seconds faster than runner-up Austin Worthy of Clay-Central, helped the Eagles […]
Titans go full throttle in second half against Fort Payne
Photo: Gadsden City Zion Gibson (right) zeroes in on Fort Payne’s Nolan Fowler during the Titans’ 63-41 victory in high school football on Sept. 15 at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Courtesy of Southern Torch Media In a shootout involving arguably the top two teams in Class 6A, Region 8, Gadsden City had a bit more ammunition […]
O’Bryant huge in Coosa shutout of DHCA
Photo: Coosa Christian’s Drake Dupree (right) pursues Decatur Heritage’s Savarius Evans during the Conquerors’ 48-0 win in high school football on Sept. 15 in Gadsden. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Coosa Christian continued its domination of Class 1A competition on Sept. 15 in Gadsden. One week after administering a 49-0 thrashing to Gaylesville, the Conquerors dismantled previously undefeated […]
Carroll has big game in Westbrook win over Glencoe
Photo: Westbrook Christian’s Greyson Carroll runs for a first down as Glencoe’s Hayden Watson Pursues during the Warriors’ 56-34 victory in high school football on Sept. 15 in Rainbow City. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Senior quarterback Greyson Carroll finished with 273 combined yards and five touchdowns to help Westbrook Christian defeat Etowah County neighbor and Class 3A […]
Eagles fall to No. 7 Geraldine
Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Anderson Morgan (4) leaps to make a catch in front to Geraldine’s Mauricio Calderon during the Eagles’ 17-7 loss in high school football on Sept. 15. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney) Hokes Bluff hung with Geraldine for a while on Sept. 15, but the Class 3A No. 7 Bulldogs held the Eagles scoreless […]
Patriots come up short against Southeastern
Photo: West End’s Fysher Patterson tackles Southeastern’s Jarrod Williams just short of the first down marker during the Patriots’ 22-6 loss to in high school football on Sept. 15 in Walnut Grove. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) West End fell to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in Class 2A, Region 6 play with a 22-6 loss to Southeastern on […]
Sardis falls short at Arab
Photo courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography Courtesy of Arab Tribune Last season, Arab steamrolled Sardis 42-0 on the way to the Class 5A, Region 7 championship. Last Friday, the Lions pushed the host Knights to the brink of an upset before a late touchdown lifted Arab to a 29-26 victory. Sardis slipped to 2-1 overall […]
Southside wins; Etowah, Ashville come up short
Photo courtesy of Alex Chaney Southside improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in Class 5A Region 6 action with a 35-21 win over Springville on Sept. 15 at Barney Hood Stadium. Southside travels to Odenville on Sept. 22 against region rival St. Clair County. Etowah dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in Class 4A Region […]