MONTGOMERY – Six receivers and a tight end have been selected to the 40-player Alabama All-Star Team that will face Mississippi in the 31th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game Dec. 16 at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg.      The roster, comprised of current high school seniors, was being released by position…

     MONTGOMERY – Two quarterbacks and a placekicker/punter fill out the 40-player Alabama All-Star Team that will face Mississippi in the 31th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game Dec. 16 at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg.      The roster, comprised of current high school seniors, was being released by position this week. Defensive linemen…

    Pleasant Grove and Briarwood high schools have announced plans to “Stand Up for Ben” on October 27 prior to the Spartans and Lions varsity football game. The two schools are asking AHSAA member schools to join them in this endeavor.     Ben Abercrombie, a 2017 graduate of Hoover High School and a freshman on…

AHSAA Spotlight wrapping up Weeks 9 & 10           ELBA – The last two weeks of the AHSAA’s 2024 football regular season literally re-wrote AHSAA Record Book. Those record-breaking efforts grab the final AHSAA Spotlight this week as 208 schools head into the state football playoffs.      The records included: Senior running back Alvin Henderson…

AHSAA Playoffs Round 2 set for 52 Games Tonight       MONTGOMERY –   Pleasant Grove High School senior running back Collin Moore and Mars Hill Bible’s Isaiah Owens dazzled the crowds at their playoff games last week with each making spectacular individual plays in their teams’ playoff wins.      Moore, who rushed for 123 yards…

7A Semifinals Highlight Round 3’s 26-game Slate        MONTGOMERY – Senior running back Spencer Unruh has the uncanny ability of pounding the football for time-consuming yardage that can push an opponent in a corner quickly.       Last week, Unruh had a career-high 41 rush attempts for a career high 379 yards and scored five…

Remaining 6 Classes gearing for Semifinals this week      MONTGOMERY – The Class 7A Super 7 state championship game set for Wednesday, Nov. 4 at  Birmingham’s Protective Stadium will have a familiar look.     Defending state champion Central-Phenix City (10-2) beat Hoover 17-7 in the semifinals and last year’s Class 7A state runner-up Thompson (10-3)…

Finals Kick Off Dec. 4-5-6 at Birmingham’s Protective Stadium      MONTGOMERY – The Class 7A Super 7 state championship lineup is all set after Friday night’s AHSAA semifinal playoffs concluded on Friday night.     The field includes three undefeated teams, two teams that won state championships in 2023, and two teams playing in a state…

Super 7 returns to Protective Stadium in Birmingham By JOSH BEAN | For the AHSAA           MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Thompson High School’s Warriors have lost three games – by a combined three points, all in overtime – during the regular season.     But the Warriors (10-3) have reeled off four straight double-digit…

      Valley High School’s  Martravious “Tre” Williams rushed 18 times for 198 yards Friday night as the Rams beat Oxford 25-21.      However, it was his fourth-quarter effort that grabbed the Alabama High School Athletic Association Prep Spotlight for Week 3 of the football season. Williams had 175 yards and all three scores…