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Mary Montgomery overcomes obstacles, rolls to 42-7 win over Bryant to remain unbeaten
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SEMMES — The days leading up to Mary G. Montgomery’s game against Alma Bryant were full of potential craters for the No. 4-ranked Vikings to step in, not that they needed any more injuries. It was homecoming. It was a short week. The Hurricanes had been stubborn, if not successful,…
Read MoreMary G. Montgomery nearly perfect to remain perfect after 42-7 romp over Bryant
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SEMMES — The days leading up to Mary G. Montgomery’s game against Alma Bryant were far from serene for the Vikings. It was homecoming. It was a short week. The Hurricanes had been stubborn, if not successful. And worst of all for MGM, starting running back Troy Flowers tore his ACL and…
Read MoreGood stuff from Saraland but the best is yet to come
SPANISH FORT — Saraland had just scored to take a 49-0 lead over Spanish Fort in the third quarter Friday night and Spartans coach Jeff Kelly had seen enough, although the perfection they seek had not been attained. Ryan Williams had just beaten his defender by 10 yards but it seemed like…
Read MoreNo. 1 Saraland crushes Spanish Fort, 49-7
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SPANISH FORT — Spanish Fort plays its football on The Hill. Saraland plays its version on the top of a mountain. And from the vantage point of the rest of Class 6A, that mountain may be too towering to climb. The No. 1-ranked Spartans slammed the Toros to the ground…
Read MoreSaraland defensive star Antonio Coleman commits to Alabama
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Antonio Coleman’s dream of playing football for Alabama has come true. Those who must face him on the field just want the chance for peaceful slumber, not nightmares. “If you’re playing center against us, you’re not sleeping super well the night before,” Saraland coach Jeff Kelly said. The Spartans’ 6-foot-2, 265-pound…
Read MoreA blizzard on Snow Road? Mary Montgomery is a contender
SEMMES — The grizzled Viking painted on the finely manicured midfield grass at Grider Stadium has seen bad nights in his time. People have trampled on his nose and bent his horns askew and his hair has turned snow white waiting for this moment in history. Better check for snow in Hades, or snow on…
Read MoreMary Montgomery defense dominates Foley 28-7 in first battle of ranked teams in Semmes
Mary G. Montgomery’s Troy Flowers breaks loose for some of his 127 yards rushing in Friday night’s 28-7 win over Foley in Semmes. (Helen Joyce/Call News) By JIMMY WIGFIELD SEMMES — Friday night marked the first time two ranked teams ever met at Grider Stadium and if what Mary G. Montgomery did to Foley…
Read MoreMary Montgomery rolls past Foley 28-7
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SEMMES — Mary G. Montgomery took control early, forced four turnovers and fed Troy Flowers for 127 yards on 16 carries as the No. 8 Vikings throttled No. 9 Foley 28-7 Friday night. In the first game between ranked teams at Grider Stadium, the Vikings (3-0, 1-0 7A Region 1) took a…
Read MoreMary Montgomery’s ‘Zach Attack’ is more than just offense as defense helps Vikings show the mark of a contender
TROY — Revenge hasn’t come often, if at all, in Mary G. Montgomery’s football history, and you can’t call what has happened so far this season a revenge tour. But the Vikings have already reversed two losses from last year, when coach Zach Golson began writing a new history for the program. Solid victories over…
Read MoreMary Montgomery navigates minefield of penalty flags, earns tough 19-7 road win over Charles Henderson
By JIMMY WIGFIELD TROY — So many yellow penalty flags littered the field Thursday night that it was hard to tell if the players were cramping or tripping over them. Neither No. 9-ranked Class 7A Mary G. Montgomery nor No. 2-ranked 5A Charles Henderson could develop a rhythm while slogging through the pile of…
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