Cold Dish Served by Jacksonville
Oxford, AL – Revenge is a dish best served cold and Jacksonville served it to Oxford, crushing the team that beat them in the last two Calhoun County Tournament finals By Al Muskewitz The outcome of the last two county tournament finals have been eating at the Jacksonville basketball team for the past two years. The […]
This Week’s Calhoun County Sports Schedule
Calhoun County, AL – Area basketball tournaments get underway and highlight the high school sports schedule for teams in and around Calhoun County for the week of Feb. 6-11 Basketball AHSAA AREA TOURNAMENTS FEB. 6 1A-12 Girls at Gaylesville: Coosa Christian vs. Gaylesville, 5 p.m. 3A-12 Girls at Ohatchee: Glencoe vs. Westbrook Christian, 5 p.m. 4A-8 […]
Beach on the Brain for White Plains
White Plains, AL – White Plains’ boys end regular season with victory at Faith Christian to reach 8-2 since season-turning trip to the beach; Welsh family leads Spring Garden over Donoho, and more FRIDAY’S BOYS GAMES Alexandria 62, Saks 42 Fayetteville 57, Talladega Co. Central 49 Glencoe 60, Southside 59 Jacksonville 82, Oxford 44 Jacksonville Christian […]
Alexandria Taking Charge
Alexandria, AL – Hunt lines up former teammate for big foul in big moment, helps Alexandria take down Jacksonville to avenge recent loss at home; Ohatchee’s Crook goes for 61 against PV, and more THURSDAY’S GIRLS GAMES Alexandria 40, Jacksonville 38 Cedar Bluff at Ashville Cherokee County 58, Piedmont 39 Clay Central at Saks Jacksonville Christian […]
Golden Class
Jacksonville, AL – State-champion Jacksonville seniors celebrate senior night with victory over rival Alexandria, eye bigger games to come; Piedmont rallies past rival Cherokee County for 20th win, and more THURSDAY’S BOYS GAMES Jacksonville 68, Alexandria 47 Ashville 50, Cedar Bluff 48 Clay Central 57, Saks 33 Gaston 67, Jacksonville Christian 60 Gaylesville at Donoho Hokes […]
A Weight Lifted
Woodland, AL – Tuesday boys roundup: Wellborn uses a big fourth quarter to score its first victory of the season; updates with scores and highlights from games in and around Calhoun County TUESDAY’S BOYS GAMES Fort Payne 70, Cherokee County 63 Glencoe 91, Weaver 52 Handley 63, Lanett 50 Jacksonville 76, Plainview 52 Jacksonville Christian 63, […]
True 1-on-1
Jacksonville, AL – Fort Payne sophomore Luke Stephens outscores Piedmont’s Alex Odam 37-22 in matchup of dynamic players, Wildcats win by 11 By Al Muskewitz The game gave fans one last guaranteed chance to see Piedmont’s Alex Odam on the floor he’s going to call home in college for the next four years, but it turned […]
Threes Wild
Calhoun County, AL – Tuesday’s girls roundup: Plainview hit 15 3s against Jacksonville, none more damaging than one at the end of the first quarter; JCA’s Prater, White Plains’ Martin come out shooting to lead teams to victories TUESDAY’S GIRLS GAMES Clay Central 49, Munford 25 Fort Payne 55, Cherokee County 42 Glencoe 53, Weaver 32 […]
Showing Some Heart
Jacksonville, AL – Jacksonville turns it on against No. 1 Plainview, bounces back from a dreadful showing against another No. 1 team Saturday By Al Muskewitz The last time Jacksonville played a No. 1 basketball team in the state the Golden Eagles looked terrible and had their effort questioned by an outsider. Nobody was questioning their […]
Propst Picks Wolves
Piedmont, AL – After a flurry of late arriving offers, Piedmont receiver raised around signing-day glories sees his own day arrive, signs with West Georgia By Al Muskewitz One of Thomas Propst’s fondest memories growing up in a football coach’s family was the annual rite of winter known as National Signing Day. Every year, he couldn’t wait […]