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The list below shows the AHSAA season record for some of the Northeast Alabama football teams as of Friday, October 18, 2024. Albertville 0-8 Alexandria 5-3 Arab 5-3 Asbury 0-9 Ashville 1-7 Boaz 6-2 Brindlee Mtn. 1-8 Cedar Bluff 3-6 Cherokee Co. 8-1 Collinsville 5-3 Coosa Christian 8-1 DAR 2-6 Douglas 4-4 Etowah 3-5 Fort Payne 6-2 Fyffe 6-2 Gadsden City 5-3 Gaston 2-6 Gaylesville 3-5 Geraldine 7-1 Glencoe 2-6 Guntersville 7-1 Hokes Bluff 6-2 Ider 0-8 Jacksonville 4-4 AHSAA Football Records
SEC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - The SEC has announced a three-year extension with Greenville, S.C., to host the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament in 2026, 2027 and 2028, Greenville previously hosted the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament in 2005, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024, and it will host again in 2025. The tournament is played in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, which is a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue. This year's SEC Tournament in Greenville will be held March 5-9. Ticket information will be announced later. UAB BEACH VOLLEYBALL - UAB Head Beach Volleyball Coach Delaney Clesen and Assistant Coach Dylynn Otte have both been named to the prestigious 2024 Class of AVCA Thirty Under 30 Beach honorees by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Now in its fourth year recognizing beach volleyball coaches, the AVCA Thirty Under 30 Beach Award shines the spotlight on the great work that the next generation of beach coaches are doing to help the ever-increasing number of high school and collegiate beach players. In their first year together, Clesen and Otte led UAB to a program record 19 wins. The Blazers finished 19-15 overall and earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for their high level of success in the classroom. The Blazers have another promising outlook this season as they return seven of their top 10 players from last year’s team. UAB is playing in pairs tournaments this fall and will begin competition season in late February. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT FUNDS - The Alabama Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) recently allocated $297,000 in Hunting Heritage Super Funds and Tag Funds for wild turkey projects in Alabama. Of that total, $71,371 was donated to the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) to fund projects including wildlife habitat management Of the total NWTF allocation, $225,629 was approved for other turkey projects statewide. That funding makes $1,269,895 in matching funds provided by other conservation partners available to positively impact 179,936 acres statewide through the enhancement of turkey habitat that fits nicely with the NWTF’s Habitat for the Hatch Initiative with a total program value of $1,566,895. The funding also supports efforts to increase access to hunting opportunities and investigate wild turkey declines. SNEAD STATE GOLF - The Snead State Women's Golf Team secured a second-place finish out of 13 teams at the Snead State Fall Invitational, held at Cherokee Ridge Country Club on October 1, 2024. Sophomore Ashley Nelson of Lake City, FL led the team with an impressive performance, finishing 5th overall and earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Freshman standout Kyleigh Gibson of Smiths Station followed closely behind, securing 7th place out of a competitive field of 63 golfers. In addition to Nelson and Gibson’s standout finishes, team members Rachel Gattis of Jacksonville and Marlee Hedgepeth of Alexandria also contributed to the Lady Parsons’ strong showing at Cherokee Ridge. The next tournament on Snead State's fall schedule is the Roane State Atomic City Classic on Oct. 21-22 in Oak Ridge Tennessee. SIDELINE SPORTS
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Cherokee County's Keshawn Thomas finds running room during the Warriors recent football game against Alexandria. Cherokee County defeated the visiting Valley Cubs 35-7. The win secured the Warriors third consecutive Class 4A Region 6 Title. Region Championship three-peat
North Jackson 6-2 North Sand Mtn 5-3 Pisgah 8-0 Plainview 4-4 Sand Rock 3-5 Sardis 2-7 Scottsboro 7-2 Section 1-7 Southside 5-3 Spring Garden 9-0 Susan Moore 2-6 Sylvania 6-2 Valley Head 6-2 West End 1-8 Westbrook 5-3 Woodville 2-6
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The Fort Payne defense stops this play during the Wildcats recent game against Gadsden City. Fort Payne started the season at 0-2, but has rallied for six straight wins, including a 28-18 victory over the Titans, to move into first place in Class 6A Region 8. Fort Payne Defeats Gadsden City
Football Coaches Selected For North-South All-Star Classic Head football coaches Kenny King of Daphne High School and Sam Adams of Oxford High School have completed their coaching staffs for the 66th AHSAA North-South All-Star Football Classic which is set for Mobile’s Hancock Whitney Stadium on Friday, December 13. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. The 38th annual Alabama-Mississippi Classic All-Star football game will kick off at noon at Hancock Whitney Stadium the next day, Saturday, December14. King and Adams were chosen as head coaches last spring by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association (AHSADCA), which manages the all-star game, and were announced by former AHSADCA Director Brandon Dean in May. Dean also announced that Saraland High School’s Jeff Kelly would serve as this year’s Alabama head coach for Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic. The North-South All-Star Game, which was first played in 1948, moved to Mobile in 2020 and since then, the South has won three of four games played on the campus of the University of South Alabama at Hancock Whitney Stadium and now holds a 35-28-2 edge in the series. The South won 31-28 on a late field goal last year and 42-7 in the most lopsided victory of the series in 2022 and will be riding a two-game winning streak heading into this year’s game. The assistant coaches were announced by James T. Lawrence, current Director of the AHSADCA. The rosters for the North-South and Alabama-Mississippi All-Star squads are expected to be selected and announced at a later date, said Lawrence. “The two staffs are loaded with outstanding coaches,” said Lawrence. “This game means a lot to each of them. It is the oldest all-star game in the AHSAA dating back to 1948 and has provided opportunities for our players and coaches over the last 77 years to share memories and form lasting friendships through their participation in the annual game.” The North-South All-Star Classic was discontinued for 12 years from 1985-1996 but returned when the AHSAA began its annual All-Star Sports Week series of all-star events in 1997 as part of the AHSAA’s annual Summer Conference held each July in Montgomery. The football game moved from July to December in 2020 – and moved to Mobile that same year. King, who graduated from Daphne High School and played in the 1998 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, went on to have an outstanding collegiate career at the University of Alabama earning All-SEC and Academic All-America honors as a defensive lineman. He was drafted into the NFL by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2003 draft. He remained in the NFL from 2003-2006 playing with Arizona and the Baltimore Ravens. He has been the head coach at Daphne High School since 2016. Now in his ninth season, King has compiled a 56-38 record including 4-3 this season. Adams, a graduate of Auburn University, grew up in Jefferson County and was a three-sport standout at Corner High School. He began his head-coaching career at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa in 2014 compiling a 56-29 record over seven seasons with a 32-10 record in region play. He has been the head coach at Oxford since 2021. His teams have compiled a 28-14 record, including this year’s team, which is currently 7-0. His overall head-coaching record is 84-43. Adams has earned three state championship rings as an assistant, the first, as the offensive coordinator at Kentucky prep power Trinity in 2005, followed by a stint at Hoover where he helped guide the Bucs to back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013. He also served as offensive coordinator on the Spain Park staff in 2007 when the Jaguars finished as the Class 6A state runner-up. Earlier in his career he coached wide receivers at Georgia’s North Gwinnett High School where he helped guide the Metro Atlanta program to a 33-4 record in four years, including the school’s first two undefeated regular seasons. Adams played baseball at Bevill State Community College before earning a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and a master’s from the University of Louisville. He was a graduate assistant for coaches Tommy Tuberville at Auburn and Bobby Petrino at Louisville. King announced his staff will consist of Jed Kennedy of Dothan (linebackers); David Watts of G.W. Long (running backs); Bobby Carr of Carver-Montgomery (quarterbacks and offensive coordinator); Brian Seymore of Trinity Presbyterian (offensive line); Lawrence O’Neal of Tallassee (defensive backs); and Justin Jones of Beauregard (wide receivers). Kennedy (133-58), who has coached in Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida, is in his third season at Dothan (2-4) guiding the Wolves to an 18-11 record; Watts (28-31) is 25-14 at G.W. Long (2-4) since become head coach in 2021; Carr (259- 61), in his first season as head coach at Carver (5-1), won 10 state titles in the AISA at Edgewood Academy and Autauga Academy; Seymore (141-70), in his second year at Trinity Presbyterian (5-2), has also served as head coach at Pike Liberal Arts, Andalusia, Mary Montgomery and Demopolis; O’Neal (22-19), the son of Hall-of-Fame Coach Jackie O’Neal, is in his first year as head coach at Tallassee after guiding B.T. Washington of Tuskegee to the 4A state semifinals in 2023; and Jones (72-55), in his fourth season at Beauregard (5-2), has guided the Hornets to a 25-15 record since 2021. He served as head coach at Florala, New Brockton, and Cordova as well. Adams’ North staff includes Adrian Abrams of Minor (defensive coordinator and defensive line); Aryvia Holmes, McAdory (offensive coordinator and wide receivers); David McKinney, Winfield (offensive line); Darrell Higgins, Mars Hill Bible (linebackers); Chris Elmore, Fort Payne (quarterbacks); and Chris McGehee, James Clemens (defensive backs). Abrams (30-37) is in his seventh season at Minor (4-2); Holmes (23-15), a former Samford University standout receiver, is in his fourth season at McAdory (4-1); McKinney (151-56), a former Ole Miss quarterback, is in his 12th season at Winfield (6-1) where his teams have compiled a 99-34 slate; Elmore (75-51) is in his sixth season at Fort Payne (4-2); Higgins (84-26) is in his ninth season at Mars Hill Bible (6-0); and McGehee (35-23) is in his fourth season at James Clemens (5-1). The 66th North-South All-Star Classic will be broadcast live over the AHSAA TV Network (WOTM TV), the NFHS Network and the AHSAA Radio Network.
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Boaz High School Quarterback Tyler Pierce helped lead the Pirates to a 42-35 victory over previously undefeated No. 2 Guntersville on October 18, 2024. With the Class 5A Region 8 victory, Boaz improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in region standings. Guntersville fell to 7-1 overall and the Wildcats also have a 4-1 Region record. Boaz Upsets Guntersville
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