Area Sports
Auburn finds South Alabama a competitive test as Freeze, Tigers head into their defining weeks
AUBURN — So far, Hugh Freeze is driving it right down the middle of a wide fairway, no mulligans needed. But Freeze has a history of hitting into plugged lies in bunkers and having a hard time extricating himself. We’re about to find out starting next week, when Auburn goes to Oklahoma…
Read MoreSaraland hammers Spanish Fort for third straight year, 54-7, behind big plays from Roberts, Spencer and Brown
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SPANISH FORT — Saraland coach Jeff Kelly got what he asked for. Unfortunately for Spanish Fort, so did the Toros. The No. 3-ranked Spartans buried Spanish Fort under a barrage of big plays Friday night as Saraland demolished the Toros for the third straight season 54-7…
Read MoreMary Montgomery tackles too hard, runs too hard and has yet to play to its full potential
DAPHNE — Can a football team be considered great if it committed 18 penalties and still won? When one of the penalties is for tackling too hard, it might not matter. In Mary G. Montgomery’s 41-31 victory over Daphne Friday night, Vikings linebacker Devin Pettway swallowed Jamir Alcius on a pass in…
Read MoreLeroy’s Chan Lowe wins round 1 but Jason Massey is in the right place at the right time at Clarke County
GROVE HILL — Being a charitable sort of fellow, Clarke County’s Jason Massey didn’t make his former pupil, Chan Lowe, and his Leroy players dress out under a couple of umbrellas in the rain before their first game against each other as head coaches. It wouldn’t have made any difference anyway,…
Read MoreTheodore tops Spanish Fort, MGM hangs on, Graham throws for six TDs
By ARTHUR L. MACK SPANISH FORT — Kendrick Able rushed for 174 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown and J.J. Bush scored on runs of 46 yards and 1 yard as Theodore knocked off No. 9-ranked Class 6A Spanish Fort 28-17 on The Hill Friday night. Crishon Overton completed 10 of 16…
Read MoreLeroy rolls past Clarke County 41-12 as Chan Lowe gets the better of Jason Massey in their first meeting
By JIMMY WIGFIELD GROVE HILL — There was a time in the not-so-distant past when Chan Lowe was asked if he’d like to be his own boss some day and coach against his longtime friend and mentor, Jason Massey. “He’d beat the dog mess out of me,” Lowe said without hesitation. And that…
Read MoreSaraland’s win was deserved; E.J. Crowell’s suspension was not
JACKSON — Saraland enjoyed five undeniable advantages in its 17-6 victory over Jackson Friday night in a game that stirred months of preseason hyperbole plus 4,500 fans at Legion Field, including some who stood four deep peering through a chain-link fence behind one end zone until it started raining. No.…
Read MoreJones’ TD, two-pointer in overtime lift St. Paul’s to 29-28 win over UMS-Wright
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — Anthony “Tank” Jones scored on a 1-yard run in overtime, then tacked on the winning two-point conversion as St. Paul’s edged UMS-Wright 29-28 at Erwin S. Cooper Stadium Friday night. Hayden Fincher completed 12 of 21 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown, Anthony Frasier rushed 12…
Read MoreRoberts, Spencer, tough defense lead Saraland past Jackson 17-6
By JIMMY WIGFIELD JACKSON — E.J. Crowell or no E.J. Crowell, Jackson would have found it difficult to beat Saraland after committing four turnovers in the second half Friday night, including three lost fumbles in the fourth quarter. The No. 1-ranked Class 4A Aggies — who scored 69 points the…
Read MoreHoward, Citronelle roll past Millry; Flomaton shuts out Clarke County
By JOHN VELLA MILLRY — Ke’Markys Howard rushed for 141 yards on 12 carries, including a pair of touchdowns, to lead Citronelle to a 35-0 romp over Millry Thursday night at A.D. Britton Stadium. Howard, a senior, scored on runs of 29 and 39 yards as the Class 5A Wildcats opened the season…
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