Athens Golden Eagles
Football
6A●Region 7●8-3-0
News
ENewsCourier.com - PREP ROUNDUP: Athens falls to Oxford, 45-27, in Class 6A playoffs
Athens’ season ended Friday night with a 45-27 loss to No. 7 Oxford in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs.CullmanTimes.com - PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman falls to Athens, 34-28, in hard-fought clash
Cullman fought valiantly until the final whistle Friday night but ultimately came up just short against Athens, 34-28.ENewsCourier.com - PREP FOOTBALL: McIntyre’s 6 TDs lead Athens past Mae Jemison 55-35
John McIntyre helped Athens bounce back in a big way on Friday night.ENewsCourier.com - PREP FOOTBALL: Athens crushes Decatur 44-16 for 1st 3-0 start since 2006
Athens scored on the first play of Friday’s night game against Decatur and never looked back.ENewsCourier.com - PREP FOOTBALL: Athens crushes Decatur 44-16 for 1st 3-0 start since 2006
Athens scored on the first play of Friday’s night game against Decatur and never looked back.ENewsCourier.com - PREP FOOTBALL: Athens’ Dowland commits to Auburn
Athens offensive lineman Spencer Dowland committed to Auburn on Saturday.TheMadisonRecord.com - Athens holds off Patriots in scorefest, JC falls on Thursday - The Madison Record
ATHENS — The Bob Jones Patriots traveled west to lock horns with the Athens Golden Eagles in a back-and-forth classic on Friday night. Athens (2-0) was able to hold off Bob Jones (0-2) 35-28 in a game that was full of scoring. The Golden Eagles were led by quarterback Brogan Gross who threw four touchdowns […]ENewsCourier.com - Athens Golden Eagles finish their year 5-5, with 3 straight wins
The Golden Eagles may not have hit all of their preseason goals they set out to accomplish, however, they did manage to accomplish all 3 of their midseason goals andDecaturDaily.com - Athens makes up 24-point deficit to edge Russellville by one point
RUSSELLVILLE — Brogan Gross connected with Jay’shon Ridgle on an 11-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds to play in regulation to complete a 24-point comeback and propel Athens past RussellvilleENewsCourier.com - Golden Eagles top Golden Tigers in 24-point comeback
The Golden Eagles decided to save their most exciting game for last, as Athens completed a 24-point comeback versus Russellville to win 32-31.ENewsCourier.com - Athens defeats Fort Payne in dominant 4th quarter
On homecoming night for the Golden Eagles, Athens put together 27 points in the final 7 minutes of the game to outlast visiting Fort Payne and win the contest 48-21.DecaturDaily.com - Athens crushes East Limestone in season opener
ATHENS — The local hospital in Athens is the sponsor of touchdowns scored by the Golden Eagles.ENewsCourier.com - Athens vs. East Limestone brings back old rivalry
Athens and East Limestone get to renew a rivalry to kick off their seasons.ENewsCourier.com - Athens coach Gross talks jamboree, upcoming season for Golden Eagles
Athens head football coach Cody Gross talks about the upcoming jamboree game versus St. Michael Catholic, coached by Philip Rivers, as well as the upcoming season and start of theENewsCourier.com - Jay'Shon Ridgle looking for breakout season, gives back to community
Jay’Shon Ridgle is known around Athens as a top athlete, being a track star ready for a breakout year at wide receiver on the gridiron.ENewsCourier.com - Coach Profiles: Cody Gross of Athens High School
Athens head coach Cody Gross enters another year at the helm of what he hopes is a battle-tested team by the end of the season, and also continues to supportDecaturDaily.com - High school football roundup: Athens rallies on the road to defeat Fort Payne
Jaden Jude tossed four touchdown passes, Dylann Roper caught three scoring passes and the Athens Golden Eagles rallied from a 20-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat the Fort Payne Wildcats, 41-40,ENewsCourier.com - Coach Gross adds to Athens football staff
The Athens Golden Eagles football team and head coach Cody Gross have been on the lookout for a new defensive coordinator ever since former DC Jonathan Snider accepted the headDecaturDaily.com - Recruiting roundup: Big signing day for Athens football
They needed a long table for signing day at Athens.ENewsCourier.com - Limestone County Player of the Year: Gilbert made Athens' offense go
Coming into his senior season, Athens High's Jaylen Gilbert wasn't sure just how many carries he would get at running back. While he had played some at the position inENewsCourier.com - Limestone County Player of the Year: Gilbert made Athens' offense go
Coming into his senior season, Athens High's Jaylen Gilbert wasn't sure just how many carries he would get at running back. While he had played some at the position inENewsCourier.com - Athens coach receives statewide honor
Athens head football coach Cody Gross has long given credit to his assistant coaches for the amount of success the team has enjoyed the past few seasons.ENewsCourier.com - Region title is nice, but Eagles want more
The Athens football program did something this year it hadn't done since 2000 when it won the Class 6A, Region 8 championship, but Golden Eagles coach Cody Gross said theDecaturDaily.com - Athens claims first region championship since 2000
The Athens Golden Eagles were winners times two on Friday night.ENewsCourier.com - Athens beats Decatur, wins region championship
It had been 20 years since Athens won a region championship in football. But thanks to the play of a backup quarterback and a little help, the Golden Eagles were