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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MOBILE — Acting Monroe County coach Labary Jones had seen enough film of No. 2-ranked Mobile Christian to have a robust idea of what the Tigers were getting into Friday night. Being on the field in a 57-8 loss was an even more numbing experience. “We knew coming in they had a great football team,” Jones said. “You could see it on film. Then we get here and they’re even better. That’s a small college…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD SEMMES — Zero is becoming Mary G. Montgomery’s favorite number and if the Vikings keep doing what they’re doing, the opposition will have zero chance. MGM still has no turnovers and no losses this season after quarterback Jared Hollins was nearly perfect, the Vikings’ defense was nearly flawless and, halfway through the regular season, No. 4-ranked MGM remained unstained with a 42-7 rout of Alma Bryant Thursday night at Grider Stadium. Hollins was 11-of-13 passing…
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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, in losing two of their first three games. “We didn’t want to get caught up in homecoming and people talking about us being 4-0,” MGM…
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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 was lost for the season. But quarterback Jared Hollins was nearly perfect, the Vikings’ defense was nearly perfect and, halfway through the regular season, No.…
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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 10 miles. After he got waved through and hopped into the end zone at the end of the 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback K.J. Lacey,…
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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 from the time the first ball went airborne and never let them up for air Friday night, scoring on their first five possessions while the…
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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 junior nose guard said on social media Monday night he has committed to the Crimson Tide, making the announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter.…
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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 Snow Road, for as was trumpeted by a symphony of Gjallarhorns after Friday night’s 28-7 victory over Foley, Mary G. Montgomery is a contender, a…
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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 is any indication, other teams in the top 10 of Class 7A may want to avoid Semmes. The No. 8 Vikings got the fast start…
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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 14-0 first-quarter lead on Jared Hollins’ touchdown passes of 35 yards to tight end Kaden Harrell and 30 yards to receiver James Bolton. After that,…
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