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Prep football roundup: Aggies drop third straight
Staff ReportsSTEVENSON — Fairview High’s football team lost its fourth straight Friday, suffering a 42-14 loss at North Jackson.
The loss gives Fairview the fourth playoff seed in Class 4A, Region 7, while the Chiefs locked up the top spot.
Junior quarterback Trett Hardman led Fairview’s offense, completing 27 of 47 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns. He threw one interception.
Hardman was also the Aggies’ leading rusher, carrying the ball 15 times for 128 yards and one touchdown.
North Jackson only had a 14-0 lead at the end of the second quarter. But after halftime, the Chiefs’ offense poured it on.
The Cheifs rolled up 340 yards of total offense.
Hardman threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Alex Hipp. He also found Eric King in the end zone on a 17-yard pass.
King was Fairview’s leading receiver, catching six passes for 76 yards.
•Pennington 40, Danville 18: Defense and special teams were the key to Pennington’s win over Danville Thursday. The Tigers clinched a playoff spot in Class 3A, Region 7 with the victory.
Devyn Murphree got things rolling with an electrifying 63-yard punt return that put the Tigers on the board early in the first quarter.
Murphree added a 1-yard touchdown with 9:20 left in the first half after a Wesley Stephens interception set the Tigers up at the Danville 5-yard line.
Another turnover forced by the Tigers — this time a fumble recovery by Reno Brandon — set Pennington up at midfield and the Tigers scored on another Murphree run from eight yards out.
Pennington took a 28-0 lead into halftime after Derik VanMaanen scored on a 15-yard pass completion from Lee Morton. The score was set up by an interception by Dustin Sivley.
• Holly Pond 23, Brindlee Mountain 14: The Broncos won their second game of the season Thursday, beating a winless Brindlee Mountain team.
Alex Johnson scored one touchdown for Holly Pond, running 56 yards for a score. Chris Cahoon also found the end zone.
Cahoon had an interception for Holly Pond’s defense.
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Top-ranked Bearcats feel same old blues on road in Russellville
Four turnovers. Two missed field goals. Several blown assignments.
Not many teams can survive that many miscues in the playoffs. Top-ranked Cullman found that out Friday night, getting upended 42-14 at No. 5 Russellville in the Class 5A quarterfinals. -
Top-ranked Bearcats feel same old blues on road in Russellville
Four turnovers. Two missed field goals. Several blown assignments.
Not many teams can survive that many miscues in the playoffs. Top-ranked Cullman found that out Friday night, getting upended 42-14 at No. 5 Russellville in the Class 5A quarterfinals. -
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Eagles hold on, defeat Holly Pond in nailbiter
Late in the fourth quarter Friday night, just before a couple of big free throws, Cold Springs High girls basketball coach Tammy West pulled aside Georgia Myrex for a quick pep talk.
Except for one thing: When West placed both hands on top of her star player’s head, it looked a little more like some kind of crunch-time benediction.
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CULLMAN FOOTBALL: Top-ranked Bearcats return to Russellville looking for revenge — one year later
Behold the power of three.
Heading into its Class 5A quarterfinal tonight at Russellville, Cullman High’s football team has already avenged two of its three losses from the 2008 season.
In week six, the Bearcats beat Erwin 42-16 to avenge a 25-20 loss from last season. And in week eight, Cullman downed Mountain Brook 28-13 to get revenge for last year’s 49-34 defeat.
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TALKIN' PREPS: Looks like more basketball parity this season
No juggernauts. No clear-cut favorites. Just a bunch of basketball teams that could beat every other team in the area.
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AUBURN FOOTBALL: Washington may be playing himself into job as kick returner
The road to success has been long for Demond Washington.
Just about as long as his big return last weekend against Georgia.
With his Auburn Tigers trailing 24-17 in the fourth quarter this past Saturday, Washington took a Bulldogs kickoff at his own 1-yard line, weaved in and out of traffic and sped all the way to the end zone for a 99-yard touchdown. -
CULLMAN FOOTBALL: Versatile Adams fills multiple roles in Cats’ offense
Connor Adams has worn several labels over the past 15 months.
Starting running back, injured reserve, H-back, Wildcat quarterback, fill-in running back — those all fit the bill.
But here’s another one Adams can claim, and it’s something a little different:
Blessed. -
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders give Hulsey family bragging rights
Tristan Hulsey didn’t hear a congratulatory yell from his father when he made a layup to give West Point High a one-point advantage heading into halftime.
His dad had a look of disgust on his face, instead. -
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Aggies hold on, defeat Douglas
airview High’s basketball team stayed unbeaten with a nailbiting win Tuesday night, beating Douglas 52-20.
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