Weaver defense downs Saks WEAVER — Who needs offense?
Weaver certainly didn’t Friday night as the Bearcats used four timely interceptions, a safety and a 90-yard kick return to down previously unbeaten Saks 29-19 at Bill Bryan Stadium.
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Jared Gravette, Star Sports CorrespondentAnniston Star
Weaver offense sputters in loss to No. 9 Glencoe WEAVER — Hit first in the backfield, then at the line of scrimmage and once again short of the first-down markers, Glencoe running back Austin Brown kept moving his feet.
Weaver looking to build on strong start against Glencoe So far, Weaver’s season has gone wonderfully.
The Bearcats are 3-0 and have outscored their opponents 93-22 for an almost picture perfect start to coach Daryl Hamby’s second season at the helm.
Valley Cubs turn to outside shooting to pull out victory over Weaver Nearly all game, Alexandria had pounded the ball in the paint to get points.
But the six biggest points of the game in the Valley Cubs’ 55-49 win against Weaver in the quarterfinals of the 60th annual Calhoun County tournament came far away from the basket.
Wellborn gets going, routs Bearcats, 33-6 In the first quarter, it looked as if Wellborn might have a slight hangover from its loss to Leeds last week, but the Panthers got their act together, defeating Weaver 33-6 at Bill Bryan Stadium Friday night.
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Jared Gravette Star Sports CorrespondentAnniston Star
Weaver blasts Pennington It looked like J.B. Pennington might have staged a second half comeback after being down 30-plus points at halftime when Pennington senior quarterback Jackson Morton hooked up with senior receiver Steven Moore for a touchdown on their first drive of the half.
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Robert Bozeman Star Sports Correspondent Anniston Star
Donoho, Weaver off to Saintly starts this season The New Orleans Saints started something by winning the Super Bowl, and it’s catching on in area prep football.
Teams that haven’t won much are winning, and their long-suffering fans are buying in like investors to gold.
Weaver gets first victory since 2008 WEAVER — The Bearcats were looking for a win for a number of reasons. After Susan Moore jumped out to a two-touchdown lead, Weaver came roaring back with 24 unanswered points and escaped with a 24-21 victory against Susan Moore on Friday night.
Weaver focusing on being more competitive after winless year WEAVER — Daryl Hamby says he doesn’t have a favorite sport, just a favorite thing about sports. It’s something he thrived on when he was Weaver’s boys basketball coach and something he’ll draw upon as Weaver’s football coach.
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Joe Medley jmedley@annistonstar.comAnniston Star
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You don’t become one of the state’s best high school basketball players, while generously being at listed at 5-foot-2, by being afraid.
That fearlessness is part of why Saks’ Addesha Collins signed a scholarship with Tallahassee Community College (Fla.) despite not having visited the school’s campus located in the sunshine state’s capital city.
Game 1 of Oxford’s latest crack at a Class 6A baseball title turned into an episode of “The Simpsons.”
Pitcher Tucker Simpson threw a one-hitter, and little brother Trent delivered a home run off the Paterson Field scoreboard to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 2-0 victory over Fairhope.
Saks junior Taylor West threw a perfect game to guide the Lady Wildcats to a 3-0 win against Pisgah and lift her team to the AHSAA Class 3A state softball tournament Friday.
Piedmont would prefer the years-to-come focus surrounding their historic postseason run in baseball be about how it ended.
The Bulldogs will have to settle for where it ended.
Saks knew the troubles of slipping into the consolation bracket in a double-elimination tournament and vowed to avoid it.
The Lady Wildcats made good on their pledge Thursday with a pair of wins in the AHSAA Class 3A state softball tournament at Lagoon Park.
Jamario Lyles just dropped his head and laughed at his new teammate, but Jamari Staples was just being honest.
What else would the former Clay County star’s favorite memory about playing in the final Clay Bowl be?
WHITE PLAINS — White Plains’ softball team knows what it means to carry the school’s dreams for its first state championship. The Wildcats did it a year ago.
PIEDMONT — It was a celebration, albeit a short one.
After Piedmont’s 7-4 victory in Game 2 of its Class 3A state semifinals series against Plainview this past Friday night, students swung open a gate near the home dugout and stormed the field.
Unless you’re one of those old-school heads who reads the paper at the crack of dawn every morning with a cup of coffee in hand, chances are Alexandria’s Tyler Burr has already signed his college scholarship.
Madison Williams plays in the final state tournament of her high school career today and would love nothing better than to come away from it the same w
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