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PAGE 8 October 2025
UAB Parts Ways With Coach Trent Dilfer
AHSAA Football Standings Below is a look at how some North Alabama high school football teams are doing after games on October 9-10, 2025. Albertville 1-6 Douglas 4-3 Boaz 6-1 Guntersville 6-1 Arab 4-3 Coosa Christian 6-2 Gadsden City 4-3 Southside 3-4 Etowah 0-7 Hokes Bluff 4-3 Glencoe 5-2 Sand Rock 1-6 Gaylesville 3-4 Cedar Bluff 2-6 Cherokee County 6-2 Gaston 1-6 West End 2-6 Westbrook 6-1 Sardis 1-7 Collinsville 5-2 Geraldine 6-1 Asbury 0-8 Fyffe 6-1 Fort Payne 6-1 Plainview 7-0 Section 2-6 Pisgah 5-2 Sylvania 1-6 Ider 1-6 Valley Head 3-5 Scottsboro 5-3 DAR 2-6 Brindlee Mtn. 2-6 NSM 7-0 North Jackson 4-3
The University of Birmingham (UAB) is looking for a new head football coach. According to UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram, the Blazers have parted ways with Trent Difler. "We have made a decision to part ways with Head Football Coach Trent Dilfer," said Ingram. "We agree that — unfortunately — our on- field performance has not lived up to the standard of winning we have for the program. This decision will allow us to move forward in the best long-term interest of the program." UAB has named ab interim coach for the rest of the 2025 season. "I have asked Alex Alabama Mortensen to serve as interim head coach to lead the team for the remainder of the season as we continue as a department and university to provide the support our student athletes need to compete," said Ingram. "I wish Coach Dilfer the best and thank him for his class, tireless work and commitment during his tenure at UAB. While his efforts did not translate into a winning record, each young man who played for him will be a better person as a result."
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Collinsville's Mason McAteer (#10) runs the football during a recent game against Geraldine. The Panthers are 5-2 overall on the season.
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Former UAB Head Football Coach Trent Difler
The Blazers football program is currently 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the American Conference. UAB's most recent loss was a 53-33 setback to Florida Atlantic on October 11, 2025. Other losses this season include Army (31-13), Navy (38-24) and Tennessee (56-24). The Blazers' two wins this year were against Alabama State (52-42) and Akron (31-28).
Geraldine's Eli Schlageter runs the football during the Bulldogs recent 29-19 win over Collinsville. Geraldine moved to 6-1 overall with a 63-0 homecoming victory over Brindlee Mountain on October 10. Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
THE SPORTS LEDGER HIGHLIGHT PHOTO REEL Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger 2025 Albertville Homecoming Court
REEL 1 - Albertville band members smile for a photo prior to the school's 2025 Homecoming pregame ceremony on October 10. REEL 2 - Cherokee County Cheerleaders during a recent game. REEL 3 - Sardis fans cheer for the Lions during the 2025 Homecoming game against the Douglas Eagles. Sardis lost the game 35-21. REEL 4 - A member of the Douglas football team reads scripture from the Bible during the Eagles recent game against the Sardis Lions. (Photos by Brandon K. Pierce) The Sports Ledger's Highlight Photo Reel Pictures
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