Jacksonville Christian’s girls beat Ragland 46-33 for their second win in as many games. Read the full story
The second round of the Alabama high school football playoffs is underway, and coverage-area teams still haunt brackets from 1A-6A. Let’s get to the storylines: Read the full story
Two great coaches from Calhoun County have been in the news lately, and it’s time to pay them proper tribute. Read the full story
Anniston Star Sports Writer Joe Medley picks this week’s high school football games: Read the full story
The second round of the Alabama high school football playoffs is underway, and coverage-area teams still haunt brackets from 1A-6A. Let’s get to the storylines:
Two great coaches from Calhoun County have been in the news lately, and it’s time to pay them proper tribute.
Anniston Star Sports Writer Joe Medley picks this week’s high school football games:
Anniston High’s Allasha Dudley leads her sophomore class academically. She did in elementary and middle school, too. She wants to be a doctor.
SAKS — A good team beset by a significant injury often just needs time to retool, and Saks had no time when lineman Dawson Wells suffered a season-ending knee injury ahead of last year’s 4A quarterfinals.
MONTGOMERY — Eleven contributors to state prep athletics will be inducted into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame next March.
OAKVILLE -- Pleasant Valley won its first boys cross country championship Saturday when it edged Bayside Academy for the Class 3A crown at the Oakville Indian Mounds Cross Country Course.
In a 40-7 win over Decatur Heritage, Spring Garden scored five unanswered touchdowns in the second half and advanced to the second round of the Class 1A playoffs. A 69-yard touchdown pass from Ryley Kirk to Cooper Austin with 3:32 to play in the third quarter put the Panthers up 14-7, breaki…
Deshler scored twice in the second half to break a halftime tie and end Anniston’s season with a 21-7 victory.
In a 42-27 loss at Westminster Christian, Weaver led 14-0 then 21-8 at halftime, but red-zone misses and an injury to quarterback Robert Gaines in the second half helped to doom the Bearcats.
PIEDMONT — The first quarter was scoreless but Piedmont got touchdowns from five players in the second quarter and went on to defeat Clements 41-0 in the opening round of the Class 3A state football playoffs. The Bulldogs led 34-0 at halftime.
JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville running back Rontarius Wiggins led the Golden Eagles’ offense all year long, so why would they look anywhere else come playoff time?
MADISON — Defensive breakdowns at inopportune times proved costly to Alexandria at rain-soaked Bill Washington Stadium on Friday night.
OHATCHEE — Ohatchee made year-old bad memories of a first-round playoff loss go away quickly and decisively Friday.
For the first time since 2014, the Donoho Falcons made the playoffs, and they didn’t show any rust Friday night in their opening-round victory.
RANBURNE — Christian Smith rushed for 208 yards on 18 carries to lift Ranburne over North Sand Mountain 32-24 in the Class 2A state playoffs.
TUSCUMBIA — Johnathon Cobb scored three touchdowns in the second quarter to lead Saks to a 56-0 win over Colbert Heights in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs Friday.
HAZEL GREEN — It was the first home playoff game in Hazel Green High School history, and it will be something the Trojans will remember for long. Visiting Oxford pounded Hazel Green 42-14 in the first round of the Class 6A state bracket.
Images from the Friday night sights at the Jacksonville vs Rogers AHSAA playoff football game.
 Images from the Jacksonville vs Rogers, AHSAA first round playoff game.
Trinity Christian fell on the road to Chilton Christian 76-44 on Thursday night.
The playoffs are underway in Alabama high school football. Let’s get right to the storylines:
Anniston Star Sports Writer Joe Medley picks this week’s high school football playoff games:
Blake Noah is a county champion in cross country and hopes he and his Ohatchee teammates become state champions.
