PAGE 2B November 2022
That's All Folks Area Football Teams Conclude Regular Season
By Brandon K. Pierce The Sports Ledger
The 2022 season is over for many area football programs. While some teams advanced to the AHSAA State Playoffs, many others closed out the year at the end of the regular season. The Albertville Aggies are one of several local teams that have concluded the season. The Aggies fell to Marshall County rival Guntersville 49-7 in the 2022 regular season finale to finish with a 1-9 overall record. Albertville’s only win this season was a 41-30 victory over rival Boaz. The Douglas Eagles finished with a 6-4 record and just missed the state playoffs. All four of the Eagles’ losses this season came in class 5A Region 7. Douglas fell to region foes Boaz, Arab, Guntersville and Scottsboro. However, the Eagles did end the year on a positive note, by defeating North Sand Mountain 45-13 in the season finale. The Sardis Lions also missed the state playoffs. The Lions finished 4-6 under first year Head Coach Chris Stephenson. Sardis closed out the year with a 16-14 victory over Hokes Bluff. Asbury closed out its football season with a 36-32 victory over Woodville. It was the only win of the season for the Rams, as the program finished with a 1-9 overall record. DAR also finished with a 1-9 overall record. The Patriots defeated Clements 34-24. However, the program ended the season with four straight losses, including a 60-7 disappointing loss to North Jackson in the season finale. Brindlee Mountain picked up early season wins over Cherokee and Asbury. However, the Lions lost seven straight games to end the season with a 2-8 overall record. The Ider Hornets also finished the year with a 2-8 record. The Hornets closed out the season with a 41-0 loss to DeKalb County rival Fyffe. It was the only game this year that Ider’s offense was shut out. The Plainview Bears won three of their last four games, including a 36-27 victory over New Hope in the regular
Albertville's Conner Lowery (#16) makes a play earlier this season against Huntsville. The Aggies recently concluded the 2022 football season with a 47-9 loss to Guntersville. Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
Jonathan Fountaine runs the football for Douglas during the Eagles' game against Sardis earlier this season. Both Douglas and Sardis have finished up the 2022 season. The Eagles were 6-4 overall. The Lions closed out the year at 4-6 overall. season finale. However, that was not enough to help Coach Dale Pruitt’s program reach the state playoffs, as the Bears finished with a 4-6 overall record. Sand Rock also finished the season with a 4-6 overall record. The Wildcats ended the year on a positive note, winning the last two games of the season. Sand Rock defeated Ider 34-20 and Whitesburg Christian 33-0 in the season finale. The Section Lions struggled this year only winning one game, which was a 28-19 homecoming victory over Ider. The Crossville Lions also struggled this year as the program did not win a game. It marked two straight winless seasons for the Lions’ program.
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Plainview's Andrew Hall runs the football during the Bears game against rival Sylvania earlier this season. Plainview finished the season with a 4-6 overall record, including a 33-30 victory over the Rams. Sylvania is currently 9-3 and the program has reached the third round of the state playoffs. The Rams opened week one of the playoffs with a 35-6 victory over Fayette County and Sylvania rallied for a second round 48-45 playoff win over Madison Academy.
The Ider Hornets offense lines up for play against Crossville during the 2022 season opener. Both programs struggled this year, as Ider finished the year at 2-8 and Crossville finished 0-10. Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
Youth Football Snapshots
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Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
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Fyffe and Plainview in the 2022 Super Bowl.
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Plainview's Jansen Currie (#24) helped the Bears A-Team defeat Pisgah 28-8 on October 29, 2022 in the Super Bowl Championship.
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Pisgah's Sam McKee in the 2022 Super Bowl.
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