BIRMINGHAM – Wenonah High School’s Dragons beat Huffman 28-6 Thursday night  to improve to 4-1 on the season – putting the finishing touch on a special celebration for one of the Dragons’ former players – Sam Shade.      The school retired  the Shades number 4 Jersey he wore while earning All-State honors in high…

AHSAA Week 5 Football Spotlight        MONTGOMERY – Wenonah High School senior Makhi Fowler made a special night even more special last when with two touchdowns and 83 yards rushing on nine carries as the Dragons (4-1) beat Huffman 28-6 on a very special night at Bell-Culpepper Stadium in Birmingham. It was a night…

AHSAA Flag Football Spotlight        MONTGOMERY –     Daphne High School’s Abby Johnson proved lightning can strike twice in the same place to earn this week’s AHSAA Flag Football Spotlight.     She returned two punts for touchdowns as the Trojans beat Satsuma 50-6 to remain unbeaten at 6-0. Johnson also had two pass receptions for…

Central, Clay County Coach now has 358 career wins        MONTGOMERY – Central, Clay County’s 29-7 victory Friday night and Citronelle’s 14-7 triumph over UMS-Wright made Coach Danny Horn the winningest football coach in AHSAA state history.      UMS-Wright’s Terry Curtis started the season as the AHSAA’s winningest coach but heading into this week’s games,…

     MONTGOMERY – Central, Clay County fell behind 7-0 in last week’s game with Elmore County, then scored 29 unanswered points to lift the Volunteers to a 29-7 Class 5A, Region 4 victory.      Now for the rest of the story. The triumph gave head coach Danny Horn his 358th career coaching win, which coupled…

AHSAA Flag Football Spotlight        MONTGOMERY – Central-Phenix City High School’s Flag Football team earned another first this week – being ranked No. 1 in the nation in the highly regarded USA Today  national rankings. The national poll was released Thursday morning.     The Lady Red Devils (8-0) beat Smiths Station 49-0 and Park Crossing…

South leads North-South Series with 35-28-2 Record Heading into 66th Clash     MONTGOMERY – Head 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  set to square off at Mobile’s Hancock Whitney Stadium on Friday, Dec. 13…

AHSAA Flag Football Spotlight      MONTGOMERY – Wenonah High School’s Lady Dragons flag football team has been participating in the sport since it was introduced to AHSAA Schools in 2021. And senior Samarian Franklin has been their quarterback from the get-go.      The multi-talented student-athlete has been a fire-breathing Dragon this season accounting for more  than…

AHSAA Football Spotlight for Week 8      MONTGOMERY – Tuscaloosa Academy senior quarterback Preston Lancaster and St. Michael Catholic sophomore quarterback Gunner Rivers are at their best when the pressure is on.      And their current career numbers through last week’s pressure-cooked games tell it best. Both find themselves in this week’s AHSAA Football Spotlight…

     MONTGOMERY – The B.C. Rain Red Raiders are hitting their stride.      The girls’ flag football team, coached by Frank Goode, opened the season going 2-2. But since then, B.C, Rain has raced past their competition in Class 1A/5A, Region 1 at a pace of 57.3 points scored per  game. In their last encounter,…