From The Tribune staff reports SCOTTSBORO — Homecoming opponents are supposed to come in and do one thing: lose. Springville didn’t get the memo. The Tigers had other plans tonight, as the Tiger

TrussvilleTribune.com - Springville ruins Scottsboro homecoming

By Britney Bailey, for The Tribune CLAY – The Clay-Chalkville Cougars stayed undefeated on Friday night, September 17, 2021, dealing the Minor Tigers a 50-7 loss. Minor started things off first going

TrussvilleTribune.com - Clay-Chalkville blows out Minor to stay undefeated

The Vincent Yellow Jackets are consistently plugging away at the 2021 season, and it continued on Friday, Sept. 17 in another dominant effort.

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Vincent now 4-1 after rolling by Fayetteville - Shelby County Reporter

RAINSVILLE — Geraldine held on to win a wild fourth-quarter game at Plainview 26-20 on Friday night.

SandMountainReporter.com - Geraldine holds off No. 4 Plainview for a wild fourth-quarter win

By Bobby Mathews, sports editor ALABASTER — No. 1-ranked Thompson High School didn’t need help in defeating the Hewitt-Trussville Huskies here Friday night, but they got some anyway in a 42-9 vi

TrussvilleTribune.com - Top-ranked Thompson takes down Hewitt-Trussville in battle of unbeatens

As the ball dropped out of the sky and into the back of the end zone with no time left, Helena football fans peeked through their fingers with fear after several miraculous plays in a row on Friday night, Sept. 17.

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Helena wins frenzied thriller against rival Pelham to remain unbeaten - Shelby County Reporter

Andalusia used a strong offensive attack with eight touchdowns and ran all over Charles Henderson at home, 58-28, Friday night. The Trojans wasted no time and scored on the second play of the game. Parker Adams threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Cody Youngblood. The PAT was blocked and kept the score 6-0. The Bulldogs […]

AndalusiaStarNews.com - Bulldogs pummel Charles Henderson, 58-28 - The Andalusia Star-News

The Pike Liberal Arts Patriots continued their winning ways on Friday night when they knocked off Edgewood Academy 56-0 in Elmore.

TroyMessenger.com - Patriots win fourth game in a row - The Troy Messenger

Kaden Cooper ran for two touchdowns and the Opelika defense shut down Carver-Montgomery’s offense in the ninth-ranked Bulldogs’ 28-6 victory on Thursday night.

AL.com - State roundup, scores: Opelika pulls away from Carver

After a 1-3 start to the season, Reeltown returned home Friday night and dominated the Go-shen Eagles 42-0.

AlexCityOutlook.com - Reeltown cruises in first half to defeat Goshen

MONTGOMERY – Opelika High School (2-2) travels to Cramton Bowl tonight to face Carver-Montgomery (2-1) in a battle between the current Classes 6A, Region 2 leaders in the AHSAA TV Network Game of the Week tonight at 7 p.m. The game is being produced by Vince Earley and the production crew at WOTM TV.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Both teams roll into the battle at 2-0 in region play. The winner will be in good position to claim the region title in the second half of the season.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Game of the Week broadcast team consists of former Birmingham radio personality Landrum Roberts, who will handle the color commentary, and veteran TV 24 sports director Gerhard Mathangani, handling the play-by-play. The battle will be televised live over the AHSAA TV Network and livestreamed over the NFHS Network. WOTM TV has put together a strong network of cable affiliates across Alabama. It will be live on WOTM TV as well as WABM TV 68 in Birmingham. TV 68 will carry all the AHSAA TV Games of the Week each Thursday the rest of the regular season, announced Earley earlier this season.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The two schools will meeting for the 20th time in both programs’ football history. The Bulldogs of Coach Erik Speakman lead the series 16-3 and have won the last four in a row.&nbsp; Both teams, however, roll in riding two-game winning streaks after grinding through some very strong non-region opponents to open the season.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carver, coached by Marcus Gardner, lost its season opener to Class 7A Enterprise 28-12. The Wildcats are currently still undefeated at 4-0. Opelika lost 30-21to powerful Callaway (GA) and 16-14 to arch-rival and 2020 Class 7A runner-up Auburn to start the season. The Wolverines followed with region wins over Valley and Park Crossing while the Bulldogs downed Sidney Lanier and Eufaula in region play.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; “I think we have really grown the last two weeks,” Speakman said of his Opelika team. “Our tough non-region schedule helped that growth. We treated our game Auburn like a semifinal playoff game.”
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Speakman, currently in his fourth season as head coach, said Carver will be a big challenge. “They are a really good football team and are also 2-0 in the region,” he said. “Whoever comes out of this game 3-0 will be in the driver’s seat.”
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gardner, in his first season as Carver head coach, echoed the same sentiments about the Bulldogs. “Opelika is a great team that plays hard and is much disciplined,” he said. “As for us, our kids have really bought into what we are trying to do. The kids have shown a lot of resilience. We are keeping it simple. Each week our goal is to go 1-0.”
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opelika’s offense was led by quarterback J.T. McArdle in last week’s 21-0 win over Eufaula. He stepped in to start in place of Jackson Bates, who was injured. McArdle completed a 23-yard TD pass to Jayvontay Cooper and runners Kaden Cooper and Calvin Hughley scored one touchdown each. Defensive back Jamaroun Satterwhite had his best game of the year with 10 tackles. He also recovered two fumbles and made an interception. Teammate Jayden Stinson also had two interceptions.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Quarterback Jamar Green led Carver to a 27-12 win last week over Park Crossing. The Wolverines trailed 12-0 at the half. Green connected with receiver Sidney Franklin four times for 119 yards and three TDs in the second half. The quarterback finished 9-of-16 passing for 261 yards. He had a 78-yard TD to Franklin and a 73-yard strike to Marquan Jamerson. Defensively, Jacquavious Russaw had four sacks for a combined 36 yards in losses.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A total of three games are set for Thursday night all three on the NFHS Network. Fyffe (3-0), riding a 48-game winning streak, hosts Brindlee Mountain and Grissom hosts Albertville. 

121 Games on Tap for NFHS Network Friday 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On Friday, the NFHS Network is set to live-stream 121 varsity football games over its NFHS Network School Broadcast Program. Among the games will be a 7A, Region 3 battle between Thompson (4-0) and Hewitt-Trussville (4-0) at Alabaster. Both schools will be producing the game over their NFHS Network school broadcast programs. In Class 1A, Region 4, unbeaten Loachapoka (2-0) hosts Maplesville (4-0). The LHS NFHS Network SBP will be producing that game at Jones-Tate Field with announcers Albert Weeden, Jr. and Damian Sinclair handling the play-by-play commentary. Weeden is the school’s principal, and Sinclair is the principal at Sanford Middle School in Lee County.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; The AHSAA Radio Network’s Scoreboard Show will also air across the state Friday night. Go to <a href="www.ahsaaradionetwork.com" target="_blank">www.ahsaaradionetwork.com</a> for network information. 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To access the AHSAA Game of the Week over the NFHS Network, go to the following link 
<a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ahsaa/gamd6897bd53c" target="_blank">https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ahsaa/gamd6897bd53c</a>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To access the AHSAA Game of the Week over WOTM TV and its network of cable affiliates, go to AHSAA TV Network at the following link: 
<a href="https://www.ahsaa.com/media" target="_blank">https://www.ahsaa.com/media</a> and click on the AHSAA TV Network link. 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A complete list of all varsity football games set for tonight and Friday can be found at: 
<a href="https://www.ahsaa.com/sports/football/2021-football-season-schedule" target="_blank">https://www.ahsaa.com/sports/football/2021-football-season-schedule</a>
 
AHSAA / Ron Ingram / Assistant Director

 MONTGOMERY – Opelika High School (2-2) travels to Cramton Bowl tonight to face Carver-Montgomery (2-1) in a battle between the current Classes 6A, Region 2 leaders in the AHSAA TV Network Game of the Week tonight at 7 p.m. The game is being produced by Vince Earley and the production crew at WOTM TV.

AHSAA TV Network Game of the Week: Opelika Meets Carver at Cramton Bowl Tonight in Battle of 6A, Region 2 Leaders

Here's a look at the local high school football games this week.

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The Pike Liberal Arts Patriots look to win their third game in a row when they travel to Elmore to take on the Edgewood Academy Wildcats on Friday night.

TroyMessenger.com - Patriot defense ready for next challenge - The Troy Messenger

The seventh ranked in Class 5A Russellville Golden Tigers dominated from start to finish in all phases of the football game Friday night to get a region win over the A.P. Brewer Patriots. Playing the first away game of the season was no problem for RHS, as the Golden Tigers improved their record to 4-0 […]

FranklinCountyTimes.com - Golden Tigers rout Brewer Patriots 52-0 - Franklin County Times

Defending Class 4A champion Handley regained its No. 1 spot in Class 4A this week following Gordo's loss last Friday.

AL.com - ASWA Prep Rankings: Defending champ regains top spot

Previewing the Week 5 football showdown between Benjamin Russell and Wetumpka.

AlexCityOutlook.com - Benjamin Russell and Wetumpka meet for region battle

The East Limestone Indians defeated the Mae Jemison Jaguars 14-12 on the road to remain undefeated in region play.

ENewsCourier.com - High School football roundup: Strong run game leads Indians to region victory

The last time they met on the field, history happened and the rivalry between Helena and Pelham blossomed into one of the state’s best.

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Pelham, Helena set for massive rivalry showdown - Shelby County Reporter

Here's a look back at the last week in Homewood and John Carroll high school sports.

TheHomewoodStar.com - The Reset: Football teams earn region wins

By ZACHARY SEIFTER/ Staff Writer Isabella running back Zac Chapman is this week’s athlete of the week. The Mustangs’ running back played a critical role in the team’s win over Thorsby High School on Sept. 10, carrying the offense with 264 rushing yards in the game off 28 carries. Chapman also scored a touchdown and a […]

ClantonAdvertiser.com - Athlete of the week: Chapman leads Isabella offense in close win over Thorbsy - The Clanton Advertiser

On Friday, the Hartselle Tigers extended their season-opening win streak to four games with a 42-21 victory over rival Decatur at JP Cain Stadium. The win was the fourth consecutive in the series for the Tigers. The last time Hartselle has won four in a row over Decatur was 1978-81.

HartselleEnquirer.com - Photos: Hartselle wins fourth straight over Decatur, 42-21 - The Hartselle Enquirer

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Southside ended a decades-long losing streak to Oxford with a 34-31 victory over the Yellow Jackets in Class 6A, Region 7 action on September 10 at Oxford. The Panthers (3-1, 2-0) had not beaten Oxford since the 1980 season, a string of 13 games. For Southside, Gauge Nesmith completed … Panthers, Blue Devils notch big region wins Read More »

GadsdenMessenger.com - Panthers, Blue Devils notch big region wins - Gadsden Messenger

The New Brockton Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1) came away with a 45-20 win over Class 3A, Region 2 rival Daleville Warhawks (0-4, 0-2) last Friday, Sept. 10.

SoutheastSun.com - New Brockton throttles Daleville in region matchup

No. 1 Thompson hosts No. 3 Hewitt-Trussville on Friday in a game that will surely shake up the Power 25 rankings next week.

AL.com - AL.com Power 25: Spartans move up, shakeup looming

Special teams was the difference in the Class 5A, Region 3 showdown between Shelby County and Selma on Friday, Sept. 10.

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Grigsby’s kick lifts Shelby County to 2-0 start in region play - Shelby County Reporter

By Joe Crowe, for The Tribune GARDENDALE — The Clay-Chalkville Cougars mauled their opposition as the Gardendale Rockets fell apart on the launchpad Friday night. This battle of 6A region 6 schools at

TrussvilleTribune.com - Clay-Chalkville mauls Gardendale for region win

When it came time to step up and makes plays in the second half, the Oak Mountain Eagles once again delivered and erased a four-point halftime deficit on its way to a 24-14 road victory at Vestavia Hills on Friday, Sept. 10 to remain unbeaten.

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Comeback kids: Oak Mountain off to 2nd straight 4-0 start - Shelby County Reporter

By Hannah Caver PINSON  — The Pinson Valley Indians beat the Minor Tigers here, 49 – 25 on Friday, September 10, to go 3-1 in the season. The Indians were off to a slow start against the Tigers

TrussvilleTribune.com - Pinson Valley shakes off rocky start against Minor

Wetumpka made the trip to Tuscaloosa to play Hillcrest High.

TuscaloosaNews.com - PHOTOS: Wetumpka vs Hillcrest – High School Football

The shutout streak came to an end and they scored less than 50 points for the first time this season, but aside from that, the Thompson Warriors once again looked flawless on Friday night, Sept. 10 en route to another win by 40-plus points.

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Thompson continues torrid, unbeaten start with win against Spain Park - Shelby County Reporter

JACKSONVILLE — Boaz scored on five of six possessions in the first half en route to a 49-7 thrashing of West Point on Friday night at Jacksonville State’s Burgess-Snow Field.

SandMountainReporter.com - Boaz wallops West Point at JSU

A look at some of the key Week 4 high school football games in the Birmingham area.

AL.com - Birmingham Roundup: Helena and Hoover win

The Pike Liberal Arts Patriots traveled to take on region foe Lee-Scott Academy on Friday night and left with a 28-0 win over the Warriors.

TroyMessenger.com - Patriots pick up win over Lee-Scott - The Troy Messenger

PELL CITY — After an inconsistent start to the season, Pell City’s offense finally shifted into gear on Friday night, thanks in large part to Kentrell Borden’s three-touchdown effort in

AnnistonStar.com - Pell City quarterback battles continues as Panthers roar past Talladega

Oak Mountain High School scored two touchdowns in the final quarter to improve to 4-0 on the season, as the Eagles knocked off region foe Vestavia Hills on Friday night.

280Living.com - Eagles overcome Vestavia with strong 4th quarter

Special teams was the difference in the Region 3, Class 5A showdown between Shelby County and Selma. Tommy Grigsby’s 27 yard field goal with 37 seconds left lifted the Wildcats to a dramatic 11-8 victory on Friday night at Memorial Stadium. Shelby County (2-2, 2-0)remained unbeaten in the Region. Grigsby, who missed two field goal […]

SelmaTimesJournal.com - Shelby County squeaks past Selma in final seconds - The Selma Times‑Journal

The Opelika Bulldogs’ strategy against Eufaula on Friday night was simple enough: The Tigers couldn’t score if they couldn’t hold onto the ball.

OANow.com - Watch now: Opelika forces eight turnovers to take care of Eufaula

By Bobby Mathews, sports editor LEEDS — It’s strength on strength this Friday night when undefeated, fourth-ranked Leeds (3-0, 1-0) and Moody (3-0, 1-0) meet in a 5A Region 6 matchup with playof

TrussvilleTribune.com - Undefeated programs Leeds, Moody face off Friday

By Bobby Mathews, sports editor CLAY — No one can say the Cougars don’t respond when they’re down. After Jasper took the opening kickoff all the way back for a touchdown in Friday’s

TrussvilleTribune.com - Clay-Chalkville named Tribune Team of the Week

NFL legend Philip Rivers' St. Michael Catholic team is ranked No. 10 in Class 4A this week, the first football ranking in school history.

AL.com - ASWA Prep Rankings: Philip Rivers' 1st team makes 4A poll

The Pike Liberal Arts Patriots play in consecutive weeks for the first time this season when they travel to Auburn to take on Lee-Scott Academy.

TroyMessenger.com - Patriots travel to Auburn to take on Lee-Scott Academy - The Troy Messenger

Here's a look at some of the local high school football games this week.

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The Russellville Golden Tigers opened football region play at home against the Mae Jemison Jaguars and made the statement that they are once again the team to beat in AHSAA Class 5A, Region 8. RHS dominated from start to finish in getting a 44-10 win over the Jags to improve their season record to 3-0 […]

FranklinCountyTimes.com - Russellville Golden Tigers continue win streak - Franklin County Times

It has been an up and down season for the Oak Mountain Eagles, but still inside the top 10 of the Class 7A standings, they improved to above .500 on Tuesday, Sept. 21.

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Oak Mountain picks up area win against Tuscaloosa County - Shelby County Reporter

Amick, Burden voted Fans' Players of the Week

TimesDaily.com - Amick, Burden voted Fans' Players of the Week

McAdory trying to build on past successes under new coach Aryvia Holmes while Richie Busby works to make Helena consistent winner.

AL.com - McAdory travels to Helena for Class 6A showdown of unbeatens

The Pike Liberal Arts Patriots lost just two regular season games during their championship-wining season in 2020. They will have a chance to avenge one of them when the Chambers Academy Rebels pay a visit to Troy on Friday night. The Patriots rode into LaFayette 4-0 last season to take on the Rebels and left […]

TroyMessenger.com - Patriots host Chambers - The Troy Messenger

Now in his third week after coming back from injury, promising sophomore Chris Foster is already making an impact for Benjamin Russell.

AlexCityOutlook.com - Chris Foster: Healthy at last and ready to break out

The Russellville varsity football team hosted the Lawrence County Red Devils in a region contest Friday night – and for the second week in a row, the Golden Tigers held an opponent scoreless and got the commanding win. The 43-0 victory for the Golden Tigers over their Moulton rival improved RHS’ record to 5-0 on […]

FranklinCountyTimes.com - RHS shuts out Lawrence County to continue win streak - Franklin County Times

Hueytown QB Earl Woods enjoys big night running and passing as Golden Gophers win third straight game.

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TimesDaily.com - Amick, Burden voted Fans' Players of the Week

AL.com - McAdory travels to Helena for Class 6A showdown of unbeatens

ShelbyCountyReporter.com - Oak Mountain picks up area win against Tuscaloosa County - Shelby County Reporter