Notes from Piedmont's 35-33 win over Montgomery Academy in the Class 3A state championship game. Read the full story
John Broom hit all 10 of his free throws en route to scoring a game-high 26 points, and Jacksonville’s boys beat Gadsden City 79-69 on Thursday at home.
The cover of the Piedmont playbook must read, "Don't panic."
Junior quarterback Jack Hayes passed and bulled Piedmont’s way back from a 23-point halftime deficit, and the Bulldogs downed Montgomery Academy 35-33 In Thursday’s Class 3A state final in Protective Stadium.
Piedmont (12-2) will play Montgomery Academy (11-3) on Thursday in the Class 3A state final at 11 a.m. in Birmingham’s Protective Stadium, the new home for UAB football.
John Broom scored 20 points and Cade Phillips added 17, and Jacksonville’s boys built a 18-point halftime lead en route to a 71-62 victory over Alexandria on Tuesday.
“The relationship and the bond has just been right since the first day I met them.”
Weber led Alexandria with 533 kills and 142 block kills in 2021. The Valley Cubs won the Calhoun County tournament and area-tourney titles and reached the North Super Regional quarterfinals.
State-championship mode for Piedmont involves quarterback Jack Hayes doubling up on defense and a guy named Foster catching big passes.
Photos of the Friday Night sights at the Saks vs Piedmont AHSAA playoff game.
Photos of the Saks VS Piedmont, AHSAA semi-final football game.
Anniston Star Sports Writer Joe Medley picks the scores of this week’s high school football state semifinal games:
And then there were three teams from The Star’s coverage area left in the Alabama high school football playoffs. The top performers are the storylines, and let’s get right to them.
Spring Garden had to hold off a late charge by Oxford that got the Yellow Jackets as close as two points in the final five seconds before the Panthers won 59-55.
Piedmont (11-2) will make its seventh appearance in the Alabama Class 3A semifinals in seven years Friday, when the Bulldogs play at Saks (12-1).
Scenes from girls high school basketball action between Talladega County Central and Lincoln in the Round Robin Classic hosted by Lincoln High School on Monday, November 22, 2021.
Scenes from boys high school basketball action between Talladega and White Plains in the Round Robin Classic hosted by Lincoln High School on Monday, November 22, 2021.
Results from Friday night's state high school playoffs. Also, below that are next week's pairings.
FYFFE — Where so many have failed, Saks succeeded.
In what many considered a big upset, the final score was Experience 43, Winfield 14 and Piedmont advanced to the Class 3A semifinals Friday at Saks.
Quarterback Walter Taylor scrambled left then right and scored with 10 seconds left, and Jermaine Houston kicked the decisive extra point as Jackson eliminated Handley 24-23 in Friday’s Class 4A semifinals.
Westbrook Christian traveled to Donoho on Friday night, leaving with a sweep of both the varsity girls and varsity boys teams.
Spring Garden finished 12-1 after making its fourth quarterfinal appearance in four years. The Panthers made the quarterfinals for the first time in program history in 2018.
Abby Gattis won the Calhoun County tournament April 3 and went on to finish seventh in the state tournament, helping White Plains win a Class 4A-5A state title, the Wildcats' third.
Anniston Star Sports Writer Joe Medley picks the scores of this week’s high school football games:
With just two teams left, Calhoun County faces the possibility of not having a team in the state semifinals for the first time since 2014.
