Vigor rolls past MGM, UMS-Wright wins thriller, Baker, Bryant also triumph
Staff Reports PRICHARD — Anthony Gill completed 12 of 16 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns while Zy Wilson grabbed a touchdown pass and returned a punt 62 yards for another score as Class 4A No. 2-ranked Vigor routed Class 6A Mary G. Montgomery 47-3 at Wolfpack Stadium Friday…
Read MoreMary Montgomery loses appeal, playoff ban remains
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Mary G. Montgomery had its final appeal to become playoff eligible unanimously rejected Wednesday in a special virtual hearing conducted by the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Central Board. In what is sure to be a controversial decision given the fact that the AHSAA overturned identical sanctions against Pell City…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction These abandoned vehicles will be sold on 9-30-26 at 5781 Three Notch Rd. Mobile, AL 36619 at 9 a.m. if not redeemed before then. CHEV 1GCRWBEH4LZ320633 FORD 2FAFP73V08X160923 Call News August 26 and September 2, 2026 | The following vehicle has been abandoned at 3267 Schillinger Rd N Semmes. AL 36575 and…
Read MoreMary Montgomery decides to appeal AHSAA probation, playoff ban on Wednesday
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Mary G. Montgomery will undertake a final appeal to the Alabama High School Athletic Association to overturn its playoff ban this year. The AHSAA has scheduled a special meeting of its Central Board on Wednesday, according to Communications Director Scott Griffin. The meeting was originally set for Aug. 31,…
Read MoreVigor shrugs off penalties to roll past Blount, 28-7
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — Junior quarterback Anthony Gill completed 16 of 26 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns and No. 2-ranked Class 4A Vigor overcame numerous penalties to beat Blount 28-7 in the annual Battle of Prichard at Ladd-Peebles Stadium Saturday night. Zy Wilson grabbed two touchdown passes of 32…
Read MoreWilliamson, Satsuma, Clarke County and Mobile Christian roll to victory
Staff Report Thaddeus Wilder completed 11 of 18 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns to Jakenyon Allen in their Williamson debuts after transferring from Mary Montgomery in the No. 1-ranked Class 4A Lions’ 33-0 romp over Class 6A Baker Friday night. Wilder capped off the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown strike to Jacob Massey…
Read MoreNo. 2 Saraland not at its best but still good enough to beat Mary Montgomery, 33-14
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SEMMES — The standard at Saraland is so mountainous that the Spartans could solidly beat a team in a higher class, watch quarterback Jamison Roberts complete 18 of 22 passes for 234 yards, dig their fingernails into the dirt to avoid falling off a cliff at one point…
Read MoreTarget, smarget: Saraland loves being everyone else’s biggest game
SARALAND — Imagine an alternate universe in which Saraland doesn’t play in the Super 7, or the Super 8 or the Super 9 or whatever colloquialism it will be known by. Even more inconceivably, imagine the Spartans going 0-10 and scoring only 12 points all season. Actually, it did happen last year to…
Read MoreControversy between Semmes Mayor Brandon Van Hook and Mobile County School Board Commissioner Johnny Hatcher originated long ago
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Mobile County School Board Commissioner Johnny Hatcher denied accusations that he threatened Semmes Mayor Brandon Van Hook last week in a profane tirade and said a police report vindicates him. “The allegations made against me by the mayor of Semmes are false,” Hatcher said in a text message to the…
Read MoreWielding Thor’s hammer and a nickname that rhymes with ammo, Saraland QB Jamison Roberts is nearly a perfect 10
____________________ Read this story in this week’s Call News along with the annual preseason football preview on all local teams available on Aug. 19. ____________________ By JIMMY WIGFIELD SARALAND — Few realized what would happen when Jamison (Jamo) Roberts fulfilled his promise to “let it rip.” Wouldn’t succeeding K.J. Lacey as Saraland’s…
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