‘Sick’ Performance from Oxford’s Alexander
Jacksonville, AL – Oxford’s Alexander fights through feeling bad to have his own big-time Flu Game against Alexandria in the county tournament semifinals CALHOUN COUNTY TOURNAMENT Thursday’s Boys Semifinals Oxford 52, Alexandria 37 Jacksonville 81, Piedmont 59 Friday’s Championship Oxford vs. Jacksonville, 8 p.m. By Al Muskewitz Every player worth his salt is due one flu […]
‘Counted out’
Jacksonville, AL – Perennial county power Anniston overcomes Crook’s 32 points to get by Ohatchee, reach county final for the seventh year in a row By Joe Medley Anniston’s girls have won 21 Calhoun County basketball championships, so feeling like underdogs is, well, a weird feeling. Everybody counted us out,” junior forward Tykeria Smith said. “I’m just […]
Instant Classic for Alexandria
Jacksonville, AL – No 3 seed Alexandria prevails at the foul line after exchange of haymakers with No. 6 White Plains in Calhoun County quarterfinals CALHOUN COUNTY TOURNAMENT (At Jacksonville State) Wednesday’s Boys Games Alexandria 66, White Plains 63 Piedmont 66, Anniston 53 Thursday’s Boys Games Alexandria vs. Oxford, 4:30 p.m. Jacksonville vs. Piedmont, 7:30 p.m. […]
AHSAA Finals Include Weaver’s Lady Bearcats
Calhoun County, AL – Ranburne goes to battle for the Class 1A-4A State Duals title Friday; the AHSAA State Girls Tournament begins Thursday AHSAA DUALS 1A-4A Semifinals Dora 39, New Hope 36 Ranburne 36, St. James 28 1A-4A Finals Bill Harris Arena, Birmingham Dora vs. Ranburne, Friday, 3:15 p.m. AHSAA Girls Championship Thursday Prelims, Thompson High […]
On the Record for Ohatchee’s Jorda Crook
Jacksonville, AL – Ohatchee’s Jorda Crook sets another Calhoun County Tournament scoring record, goes for 49 points and 20 rebounds as Lady Indians beat Jacksonville CALHOUN COUNTY TOURNAMENT (At Jacksonville State) Wednesday’s Girls Games Ohatchee 64, Jacksonville 53 Alexandria 48, Piedmont 41 Thursday’s Girls Games Ohatchee vs. Anniston, 3 p.m. Alexandria vs. Oxford, 6 p.m. Friday’s […]
Battle of Bulldogs 2.0
Jacksonville, AL – Piedmont gets fast start, leads wire to wire in rematch with Anniston to reach Calhoun County semifinals; Jacksonville up next By Joe Medley Piedmont is on the board in this school year’s high-profile sports Battles of the Bulldogs, and Piedmont’s brand did it on Calhoun County’s biggest stage for basketball Wednesday. Early hot shooting […]
ASWA Basketball Poll
Calhoun County, AL – Here’s this week’s high school basketball poll. Alabama Sports Writers Association members around the state nominate teams for consideration, and ASWA leadership selects teams from nominations: Girls CLASS 6A 1. Hazel Green (23-0) 2. Mortimer Jordan (16-6) 3. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (17-5) 4. McGill-Toolen (21-5) 5. Carver-Montgomery (18-2) 6. Huffman (20-3) 7. Gadsden City […]
Jacksonville Playing Like a 1
Jacksonville, AL – Between the dunks and 3-pointers, top-seeded Jacksonville puts on a show in its County Tournament debut By Al Muskewitz Jacksonville came into the Calhoun County Tournament as the No. 1 seed and they played like it Tuesday night. Everyone expects Jacksonville to win the tournament. They expected it last year, too, when the Golden […]
Anniston’s Perry Buries 3s
Anniston, AL – Daughter of Anniston hoops royalty finds aggression, shoots Lady Dawgs past Pleasant Valley and into Calhoun County tournament semifinals By Joe Medley Eddie Bullock recalls former Anniston standout Marcus Perry well, and the veteran Anniston girls’ coach knows Perry’s daughter has her dad’s aggression tucked inside her gentle soul. Bullock is pulling that aggression […]
Confident Oxford
Oxford, AL – Yellow Jackets get out to blazing start, look the part of top seed, defending champion in quarterfinal victory over White Plains CALHOUN COUNTY TOURNAMENT (At Jacksonville State) Tuesday’s Girls Games Anniston 53, Pleasant Valley 32 Oxford 59, White Plains 20 Wednesday’s Girls Games Ohatchee vs. Jacksonville, 3 p.m. Piedmont vs. Alexandria, 6 p.m. […]