South Alabama Sports

    HARRIS THROWS FOR 2 TDs, NO. 6 VIKINGS WHIP BRYANT   By ARTHUR L. MACK IRVINGTON — Shondell Harris completed 11 of 16 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6-ranked Mary G. Montgomery defeated Alma Bryant 31-6 at Hurricane Stadium Thursday night. Harris’ touchdown passes covered 33 yards to Skylar Bush and 15 yards to Trakarris Collier. Kaleb Morris returned an interception 65 yards for a score, Thomas White scored on a 2-yard run and…

  Time will tell if Ryan Williams will be one of the enduring icons of college football who, once he gets a football in his hands, evokes the same feelings of artistry and grandeur as Tiger Woods with a 7-iron, Hank Aaron with a bat, Michael Jordan with a basketball, the Wallendas with a high wire, daVinci with a paint brush, Gabriel with a horn or Denzel Washington with bad guys all around him. But if Williams never catches another…

      By JIMMY WIGFIELD T.R. Miller’s Kenneth Lett underwent four hours of surgery for a broken neck Friday night after being injured on the opening kickoff against UMS-Wright and doctors are also assessing some spinal injuries, Tigers coach Brent Hubbert said Saturday. However, Lett has shown some promising signs after the operation at University Hospital in Mobile. “He has some feeling back and some movement in the upper extremities, which is positive right now,” Hubbert said after visiting…

St. Paul’s 43, Faith Academy 0 Visiting Class 6A St. Paul’s held 5A Faith to only two first downs while the Saints rolled up 310 yards of total offense in a 43-0 road victory. Kenny Johnson was 9-of-14 passing for 102 yards and found Carson Stephens for a 14-yard touchdown and Tate Johnston for a 26-yard TD. Johnson also ran 9 yards for a score and Johnston had a 31-yard scoring jaunt. Anthony Frasier had a 49-yard scoring run and…

        By JIMMY WIGFIELD MOBILE — On one sideline was the winningest high school football coach in state history. On the other was the winningest program. In the end, the only number that mattered was 32, the jersey identity of Myles Johnson, a brute with speed from T.R. Miller who showed UMS-Wright why SEC power schools want him in their backfield. Johnson — a three-star running back who has been offered by Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU…

  CITRONELLE 29, BRYANT 6 Quarterback Daylon Edmonds passed for a touchdown and ran for a TD to lead Citronelle to a 29-6 win over Alma Bryant Thursday night in Bayou La Batre. Edmonds was 8-of-19 passing for 180 yards and had two passes intercepted in the end zone. He also ran for 103 yards on 14 carries. Curvin Noyd had a 34-yard pick-six for the Wildcats late in the first half.   MGM 42, BALDWIN CO. 0 Shondell Harris accounted…

    By ARTHUR L. MACK Justin Hannah was fired as Murphy’s head football coach Monday, according to school administrators. Hannah was fired three days after the Panthers lost 44-6 to Spanish Fort to fall to 0-5 this season. Murphy has lost seven straight dating from last season, Hannah’s first with the Panthers, who finished 2-8 in 2023. Reached by the Call News, Hannah verified he had been fired but said he was asked not to make a statement. This…

    From Auburn, Ala. You know when your mama called you by your full name that you were in trouble. “DANNY HUGH FREEZE!” OK, so Auburn coach Hugh Freeze didn’t get whipped with a hickory switch following the Tigers’ 24-14 loss to Arkansas Saturday in front of 88,000 fans at Jordan-Hare Stadium, many of whom spent the afternoon counting their team’s five turnovers on one hand and whacking their foreheads with the other. Freeze still knew he was in…

  Staff Report JACKSON — Quarterback Landon Duckworth threw for five touchdowns to propel No. 1-ranked Jackson to a commanding 49-7 victory over No. 6-ranked Mobile Christian at Legion Field Friday night. Duckworth completed 24 passes for 535 yards and Junior Payne was his go-to target, hauling in 11 receptions for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Duckworth hit Keeyun Chapman, who had five receptions for 151 yards, for a 40- and 60-yard TDs. He found Payne from 30 and 60…

    By JIMMY WIGFIELD CITRONELLE — Vigor hasn’t had a close call all year unless the team buses ducked under a red light on the way to the next beatdown. It seemed that might change Friday night when the Wolves were staring at a flashing yellow caution light early in the fourth quarter. They led Citronelle 14-6 and hadn’t been able to shake off the stubborn Wildcats, who were the rattlesnake that kept coming after the Wolves even after…