Area Sports
Vestavia Hills shocks No. 3 Mary Montgomery, 42-21
By JOHN VELLA SEMMES — Charlie Taaffe accounted for four touchdowns, including three on the ground, as Vestavia Hills shocked No. 3-ranked Mary G. Montgomery 42-21 in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs Thursday night. Taaffe scored on runs of 1 yard, 2 and 18 yards for the Rebels (6-5). MGM…
Read MoreK.J. Lacey throws four TD passes as No. 1 Saraland rolls past Chelsea 42-3 in first round of playoffs
Saraland quarterback K.J. Lacey lets go of a pass Thursday night during a 42-3 win over Chelsea in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. Lacey was 12-of-24 passing for 291 yards and four touchdowns. (Todd Stacey/Call News) By JIMMY WIGFIELD SARALAND — Unranked and unheralded Chelsea hoarded the football…
Read MoreSaraland moves playoff opener to Thursday night
Staff Report Saraland has moved its Class 6A first-round playoff game against Chelsea to Thursday at 7 p.m. at Spartan Stadium due to the threat of stormy weather Friday, principal Scott Croley said Monday afternoon. The No. 1-ranked Spartans (9-0) have a state-best 30-game winning streak at home going into the matchup against the…
Read MorePlayoff pairings are finalized
FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS Nov. 8 AHSAA CLASS 7A Vestavia Hills (5-5) at Mary G. Montgomery (9-1) Hewitt-Trussville (8-2) at Baker (8-2) CLASS 6A Chelsea (6-4) at Saraland (9-0) Benjamin Russell (5-5) at Spanish Fort (8-2) St. Paul’s (8-2) at Helena (6-3) McGill-Toolen (6-4) at Spain Park (10-0) CLASS 5A Sipsey Valley (6-4) at…
Read MoreSpanish Fort pulls away to beat St. Paul’s as Toros, Saints, McGill-Toolen wrap up 2, 3 and 4 playoff seeds
By ARTHUR L. MACK MOBILE — Spanish Fort pulled away with two fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat St. Paul’s 27-13 Friday night at E.E. Delaney Stadium, secure the second playoff seed from 6A Region 1 and a home game in the first round of the postseason. The Saints (8-2, 6-2) had fought back from a…
Read MoreBaker nips Vigor, St. Michael edges UMS-Wright; Washington County, Thomasville romp
By ARTHUR L. MACK PRICHARD — Speedy Wheeler’s 47-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter proved to be the difference as No. 9-ranked Class 7A Baker edged No. 3-ranked Class 5A Vigor 10-9 Thursday night at Wolfpack Stadium. Wheeler had 117 yards on 24 carries for the Hornets, who finished the regular season…
Read MoreMcGill-Toolen upsets Spanish Fort; Saraland, Vigor, UMS-Wright romp and Leroy, Clarke County clinch titles
Andrew Murchison accounted for a pair of touchdowns to lead visiting McGill-Toolen to a 20-14 upset of No. 7-ranked Spanish Fort Friday night. Murchison scored on an 8-yard run and tossed an 11-yard scoring pass to Ladarien Miller, who rushed for 156 yards on 25 carries. The Yellow Jackets’ defense forced a pair…
Read MoreSt. Luke’s nails down playoff berth with 22-0 win over Chickasaw
Jeremy Menhennett completed 6 of 13 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 84 yards on 11 carries and another score as St. Luke’s clinched a playoff spot with a 22-0 win over Chickasaw at Dotson Field Thursday night. Menhennett scored on a 5-yard run and threw a 60-yard TD…
Read MoreMaking some noise: Saraland volleyball coach Dana Kelly Mason craves the sounds and the success of competition
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SARALAND — The desire to win does not always end when Saraland coach Dana Mason walks off the volleyball court. Her husband, Jay Mason, can attest to that. “When we first got married, we had this little shed in the back yard and we would go out there and most…
Read MoreSaraland’s sibling coaches trying to make championship history
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SARALAND — She doesn’t mind being Jeff Kelly’s little sister, not that she has a choice, but Dana Kelly Mason wants to be regarded for her own accomplishments, which are stacked as tall as a jacked-up outside hitter spiking a volleyball down someone’s larynx. And there’s one thing in…
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