Rontarius Wiggins carried four times for 149 yards and three touchdowns, and Jacksonville won its 18th straight regular-season game with a 56-20 win over J.B. Pennington.

OHATCHEE — Spectators at Friday’s football jamboree pitting Ohatchee and visiting Piedmont were treated to more than the usual four quarters of game action. The evening began with two quarters of junior high play and closed with two junior varsity quarters. The varsity teams played the two m…

OXFORD — Keith Etheredge had to school his first Oxford team on one more H-A-P-P-Y detail after the Yellow Jackets opened the Etheredge era with a 48-6 victory over Munford on Friday.

SAKS — A light sprinkle and slippery grass was a cause for concern Friday night that saw a veteran quarterback get taken out of the game, but allowed a sophomore to step up and prove he can handle the program’s future.

WHITE PLAINS — One game into his high school football head coaching career, and White Plains’ Chandler Tyree has already received his first Gatorade bath.

HEFLIN — From the first drive of the game, you knew it wasn’t Weaver’s night in a 60-13 loss to Cleburne County.

OAK GROVE — Wellborn opened the season with a 39-7 win at Oak Grove on Friday night.

In the Juanita Boddie volleyball tournament in Hoover, Oxford split a pair of matches.

Jacksonville High School will open the 2019 volleyball campaign Saturday with its annual CaroStrong quad match. Teams from Alexandria, Sardis and Southside will join the Golden Eagles in Jacksonville’s Van Deerman Gymnasium.

Anniston Star prep football writer Joe Medley picks this week’s high school football games:

New coaches in The Star’s coverage area have been a storyline this offseason, and new coaches will take center stage in the first action of high school football season this week. Let’s get right to it:

— Steve Smith enters his 14th season as head coach at Piedmont and his 25th season as a head coach. He’s 232-73 overall, including his time at Cedar Bluff, and 147-28 at Piedmont, where he won state championships in 2009, 2015 and 2016 and finished 2018 as Class 3A runner-up. He has 16 seaso…

Editor's note: High school football practice is under way, and Anniston Star Sports Writer Joe Medley has grabbed his pen, notebook, recorder and cell phone as he hits the road and visits every Calhoun County school’s football practice before the season begins. This is his final report from …

— Jonathan Nix enters his fifth season as Pleasant Valley’s head coach and his 11th year as a head coach. Counting his time at Ashville and Ragland, he’s 48-57 overall, 27-41 in region play and 4-3 in the playoffs. At Pleasant Valley, he’s 11-29 over four seasons but with notable improvement…

Editor's note: High school football practice is under way, and Anniston Star Sports Writer Joe Medley has grabbed his pen, notebook, recorder and cell phone as he hits the road and visits every Calhoun County school’s football practice before the season begins. Check The Anniston Star each d…

Running backs still rule high school football, where top quarterbacking skill does not come universal. Two running backs are tops in this year's preseason all-Calhoun County teams.