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A Pearl of a choice: Baker’s Labaron Philon commits to Auburn
By ARTHUR L. MACK Baker High basketball phenom Labaron Philon said Friday his decision to commit to Auburn was easy and his coach said he is looking forward to the Hornets’ star lighting up Neville Arena. The 6-4 junior guard — one of the nation’s leading scorers at 36 points per game — revealed…
Read MoreTheodore coach Eric Collier resigns to join South Alabama staff; players vow program will carry on at high level
By JIMMY WIGFIELD THEODORE — Theodore High School coach Eric Collier is leaving a football program he built into one of the state’s best but his shocked players and coaches vowed Thursday it will continue to thrive. Collier, 54, is resigning to become the director of football development on University of South Alabama coach…
Read MoreImagine that: Baker’s high-flying Labaron Philon is one of the nation’s top recruits; will announce college choice Friday
By ARTHUR L. MACK Baker junior guard Labaron Philon has become one of the nation’s leading scorers with an imagination which first conquers imaginary opponents before carving up flesh-and-blood players. Philon (6-4, 175), who started playing basketball when he was 3 years old, gave Hornets coach David Armstrong a glimpse of the future…
Read MoreSaraland QB K.J. Lacey receives offer from Alabama but will take time with decision; ‘I’m excited for him … he’s earned it,’ Tide commitment and teammate Ryan Williams says
By JIMMY WIGFIELD The last place Saraland star quarterback K.J. Lacey expected to learn he had been offered a scholarship to Alabama was while visiting Florida State on Saturday. Lacey, a sophomore who led all of Class 6A in passing during a state championship season in 2022, had already received offers from Auburn, Texas…
Read MoreObsessed with greatness, Saraland’s Ryan Williams works with a purpose after winning Alabama’s Mr. Football
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — In one watershed moment, Ryan Williams was holding the coveted Mr. Football award, emblematic of the best high school player among the 30,000 who put on pads last season in Alabama. Four hours later, after driving back to Saraland through parts of a winter squall, he was catching…
Read MoreUMS-Wright’s Cole Blaylock named Alabama’s 5A Back of the Year, leaves behind endearing legacy
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Cole Blaylock may have thought he did all he could do for UMS-Wright after running for 2,000 yards his senior season but Bulldogs coach Terry Curtis doesn’t think so. Blaylock, who was named the Class 5A Back of the Year Thursday, will continue to contribute to his alma…
Read MoreMobile Christian’s Sterling Dixon named Alabama’s 3A Lineman of the Year, wants to dominate
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Mobile Christian defensive end Sterling Dixon just finished a superlative junior season by committing to Alabama, becoming a three-time MaxPreps first-team All-American and being named the Class 3A Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association on Thursday. That would be a career for most players but…
Read MoreSaraland’s Ryan Williams makes history as Alabama’s Mr. Football
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Saraland’s Ryan Williams made history by becoming the first sophomore to be selected the state’s Mr. Football Thursday but after the pomp and photos and chicken and macaroni and cheese for lunch had been cleared away in the Renaissance Hotel ballroom, he knew how he was going to celebrate.…
Read MoreMobile Christian’s Legarrius Sims, Evan Blalock sign with Terry Bowden, Louisiana-Monroe
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Mobile Christian defensive end Legarrius Sims and cornerback Evan Blalock kept the commitments they made to Louisiana-Monroe last summer by signing with the Warhawks on Wednesday, the first day of college football’s early signing period. Sims (6-4, 229) and Blalock (6-0, 184), who each started both ways the last two seasons, are…
Read MoreCousin charged with murder in Bohannon’s death
Staff Report The cousin of a man found shot to death near Citronelle on Dec. 15 has been charged with murder by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. Drayson Stone Kelly, 25, was arrested and charged with the murder of Gilbert Rudolph Bohannon III, 32, whose body was found was found at an industrial area off…
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