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UMS-Wright 48, Trinity 7

One big play after another for Hillcrest spelled disaster for Alabama Christian in the second round of the playoffs at Norton Field. And despite moving the ball well at times the Eagles watched their season crash with a 42-0 loss. “We’ve had a lot injuries all year and we were really missing…

The final moments in the first half of Catholic’s 41-13 victory over Holtville told the story.

By TIM GAYLE

There’s not much Nick Saban can say about his opponent when the opponent is a 51-point underdog, so the Crimson Tide coach turned his focus toward his own team as the top-ranked Tide prepares to play The Citadel on Saturday morning.

Auburn will honor its 16 seniors in its final home game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday as the Tigers play Liberty at 3 p.m.

All 14 Southeastern Conference teams are in action on Saturday, but there are just three games involving two conference rivals.

The Saint James Cross Country Teams ventured to Kiesler Park in Auburn recently to compete in the Class 3A-Section 2 Championships and State Qualifier. The Lady Trojans entered the meet ranked second in the State and Sectional behind Westminster-Oak Mountain. The Trojan Men entered the meet …

Timing is everything.

Madisyn Kennedy made history on Wednesday, becoming the first Macon East Academy player in school history to sign a letter of intent with a Southeastern Conference program.

Area hunters who routinely travel to the Dakotas to hunt pheasants will be pleased to know that numbers are up. Hunters in South Dakota harvest more than a million birds a year, and the state has reported a 47 percent increase in its summer brood survey, with a 22 percent boost in average br…

Alabama Christian 18, Lincoln 14

The committee to initiate baseball and softball programs in the MPS middle schools received clarification from MPS superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore, support from the Montgomery Biscuits and added committees for scheduling games and purchasing equipment as the 2019 season draws closer.

The Montgomery Quarterback Club has announced its Players of the Week for games of October 26. Barry Womack from Autauga Academy is the Private School Player of the Week and Trevor Robinson from Park Crossing High School is the Public School Player of the Week. Both players will be honored a…

Back at full strength after a rash of injuries this season, Alabama Christian Academy’s football team heads into the first round of the Class 4A state football playoffs with several goals intact from the beginning of the season. But is that enough?

While Alabama continues its chase for perfection in a Saturday afternoon battle with Mississippi State and Auburn-Georgia renew the South’s oldest rivalry on Saturday night for ESPN, there are several other rivalries of note, including Kentucky-Tennessee and LSU-Arkansas. One other interesti…

SELMA – It had been billed as a matchup of opposing receivers and defensive backs, but Macon East had the upper hand from the opening whistle, winning for the first time in six attempts at Morgan Academy by turning back the Senators 35-14 in the first round of the Alabama Independent School …

Saint James extended its winning streak to 9 games with a 31-21 victory over arch rival Trinity last week at Ragsdale-Boykin Field. Saint James’ senior running back Tony Amerson gained 232 yards and scored two touchdowns and set the single season rushing record for the Trojans with 1959 yard…

Six times they met during the regular season. Six times Edgewood Academy came out on top in their volleyball matches with Macon East Academy.

The Alabama Independent School Association playoffs open this week and if you’re looking for an easy first-round matchup in Class AAA, you’re not going to find it.

The conference is highlighted by two huge games this week as East Division leaders Georgia and Kentucky tangle in Lexington and West Division leaders Alabama and LSU battle it out in Baton Rouge. But there are other important games as well as the teams just behind the leaders continue to cha…

Montgomery Academy’s history in the South Super Regional volleyball tournament hasn’t been a pleasant one.

After capturing the Class 4A state championship last year, St. James was rewarded with the new competitive balance system employed by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. As most of the Trojan sports moved down to class 3A because of smaller enrollment numbers, the volleyball team w…

It was Senior Night at Alabama Christian Academy, but it was a sophomore that stole the show.

UNION SPRINGS- Montgomery Academy’s Lawson Pemberton is feeling better. Friday night he was feeling exceptionally good. In only his second game back after being sidelined six weeks due to a leg injury and an auto accident, Pemberton dashed 24 yards for a touchdown and picked off a Bullock Co…

Saint James girls won the ACA Invitational Cross Country meet. Presley Miles bested the 5K course record with a time of 17:24. Lana Harwick ran her personal best to finish second in a field of 80 runners. Senior Izabel Cabral made her first trip to the podium with a strong ninth place finish…

A late touchdown had given Edgewood Academy a seven-point halftime lead over Success Unlimited, but it was still anybody’s game heading into the second half.

The hype surrounding next week’s game between top-ranked Alabama and fourth-ranked LSU has already started, but Alabama coach Nick Saban said his team’s focus this week was balancing the need for rest and recovery with getting better through self evaluation.

After back-to-back losses to Mississippi State and Tennessee in successive weeks, nothing makes an off week more enjoyable than a victory over Ole Miss.

Several of the conference’s teams, including Alabama and Auburn, are idle this week, but the conference has plenty of drama as Georgia and Florida meet in Jacksonville, Fla., and Kentucky travels to Missouri for a huge SEC East showdown.

Macon East holds Senior Night for volleyball players. The seniors have had a successful career and are part of a team that is currently 32-6. Left to right: Anne Turner Cobb, Madisyn Kennedy, Bailey Nyberg, Ariel Brown, Sydney Hall, Ellie Kate Wilkerson & Sydney Weverink. Photo: Leigh Ann Moore

ACA 25-25-25-25, Catholic 27-14-9-18

The Montgomery Quarterback Club has announced its Players of the Week for games of October 12. Kolby Potts from Edgewood Academy is the Private School Player of the Week and C.J. Wilson from Jeff Davis High School if the Public School Player of the Week. Both players will be honored at the C…

St. James 25-25-25, Beauregard 8-14-8

It’s amazing how a new gym and a little dedication to a sport can transform a school’s volleyball program.

A month ago, Montgomery Academy’s football team was 1-3 and had surrendered 140 points in four games. While the Eagles’ goals remained intact, the players knew they would never reach the playoffs without making some changes.

Alabama Christian 22, Booker T. Washington 20

PRATTVILLE - “We gave them nothing tonight and that is a sign of a team that wants to win and players that have their minds on business,” Saint James head coach Jimmy Perry said after his Trojans demolished PCA in a convincing 42-0 win on the road.

The Third Saturday in October has lost a little luster after 11 consecutive victories by Alabama over Tennessee, but both coaches say their opponent is playing at their best heading into the annual rivalry at Neyland Stadium.

Close.

While there are some big rivalry games this week, a third of the conference will be enjoying open dates in Week 8.

If you want to be the best, you’ve got to play the best.

Trinity 25-25-25, Prattville 17-20-9