Tag: Prep Football
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors edge Dora in 28-21 thriller
DORA, Ala. – The West Point Warriors were coming off a tough, 42-7 loss at home against top-ranked Jasper last week when they arrived...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers drop region matchup against Pickens County
ARLEY, Ala. – After dropping last week’s matchup on the road against Brilliant, Meek returned home Friday night to host the Tornadoes of Pickens...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison, Cold Springs, West Point, Good Hope hitting the...
With over half of the regular season in the books this
football season, its time to start thinking about the postseason and we have
several local...
PREP FOOTBALL: Eagles, Tigers, Aggies, Broncos hosting region foes; Bearcats traveling...
As we make our way through October and the end of the
regular season approaches, playoff contenders have separated themselves from
the rest of the pack...
PREP FOOTBALL: 4th-ranked Raiders preparing to face 8th-ranked Northside; Addison, Hanceville,...
With the playoff chase in full swing, several local
squads are preparing to host regional matchups and all of them hold postseason
implications. This week’s slate...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers fall at Sumiton Christian 28-6
SUMITON, Ala. – After
falling in a nail-biter against Berry that went down to the final seconds, Meek
hit the road to take on the Eagles...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison leaps past Vinemont on the road
VINEMONT, Ala. - A packed house filled Eagle Stadium to watch the 2A Addison Bulldogs (3-2) face the hometown 3A Vinemont Eagles (2-2). This...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats fall at home to Hueytown, 33-16
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Bearcats hosted the Hueytown Golden Gophers for homecoming Friday night and the Bearcats came up short in a hard-fought...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville rolls past Curry 50-22 on the road
JASPER, Ala. - After two straight losses, the Hanceville Bulldogs looked to avoid three in a row Friday night as they traveled to Jasper...
PREP FOOTBALL: Danville offense too much for Broncos
DANVILLE, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to Danville to face the Hawks Friday night and the game started with the Broncos taking...
PREP FOOTBALL: Eagles fall short in come from behind effort against...
BREMEN, Ala. – Friday night was homecoming for the Cold Springs but despite a relentless effort in the second half, the Eagles couldn’t overcome...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman’s Hughey, Sullins invited to 2020 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
CULLMAN, Ala. –
The first half of the season has gone well for Cullman’s running back duo and
it just got a little better this week....
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison headed to Vinemont Friday; Bulldogs, Broncos hitting the...
The Aggies, Raiders and Warriors are all off this week
but there is still one battle coming up between two local squads Friday night.
The Vinemont...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs, Cullman hosting Friday night; Tigers headed to...
We’re halfway through the 2019 high school football
season in Alabama and we have a few local teams hitting a bye this week. (3-2)
Fairview, (2-3)...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope remains undefeated after handling Oak Grove 34-25
OAK GROVE, Ala.
-- After arriving from the long drive to Oak Grove, the Raiders showed up ready
to defend their undefeated record in week five....
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point falls to Russellville on the road, 51-6
RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. – The West Point Warriors are coming off a 42-14 victory in their home opener against Lawrence County last week but couldn’t...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos drop region matchup against Fultondale 30-8
HOLLY POND, Ala. – After pulling off a big win at home over Hanceville last week to collect their first win of the season,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs falls to Aliceville at home, 27-19
BREMEN, Ala. - Cold Springs looked for a huge statement win at home as it took on Aliceville in another huge region game. Unfortunately,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek loses in nail-biter to Berry, 36-30
ARLEY, Ala. – After suffering a tough loss on the road at Hubbertville last week, the Tigers were back home Friday night for a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont spoils homecoming for Bulldogs
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Hanceville Bulldogs welcomed the Vinemont Eagles for homecoming Friday night and the Eagles played the role of spoiler, coming away...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison collects 26-6 region win over Sheffield
ADDISON, Ala. - On an absolutely gorgeous night for high school football, two teams, Addison and Sheffield, met in an important early season region...
PREP FOOTBALL: Priceville comes from behind to defeat Fairview, 31-21
PRICEVILLE, Ala. – After knocking off St. John Paul II a week ago, Fairview hit the road Friday night to take on the Priceville...
PREP FOOTBALL: Explosive running game leads Cullman past Albertville 31-7
CULLMAN, Ala. – After handling Columbia 48-0 on the road last Thursday, the Cullman Bearcats returned to Oliver Woodard Stadium this week to collect...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville and Vinemont gearing up for regional showdown, Aggies,...
We’re about midway through the regular season and records
are beginning to take shape for local teams across the county. The Hanceville
Bulldogs are gearing up...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers fall at Hubbertville, 48-24
ELDRIDGE, Ala. – After suffering a tough loss at home against South Lamar a week ago, the Meek Tigers looked to regroup and bounce...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison comes up just short at Red Bay
RED BAY, Ala. - In an important region game, two fine football teams met in Red Bay Friday night to decide who would get...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview collects 24-19 win over St. John Paul II
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - After Fairview scored 62 points last week against DAR, Aggie fans returned to the home atmosphere of Dafford Smith Stadium wondering...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope handles Tanner 42-27 on the road
TANNER, Ala. – The (3-0) Good Hope Raiders traveled to Tanner (0-3) Friday night with a chance to keep their undefeated record while the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont drops region matchup with Midfield, 42-30
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles kicked off region play Friday night when they hosted the Midfield Patriots, and despite a strong push in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Running game propels Holly Pond to 36-20 win over...
HOLLY POND, Ala. - Hanceville and Holly Pond faced off in a huge region game on Friday night and The Broncos' running game was...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs blasts Sumiton Christian on the road, 50-12
SUMITON, Ala. – After edging Southeastern 34-33 a week ago to collect a big region win, the Cold Springs Eagles hit the road Friday...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point dominates Lawrence County, 42-14, in home opener
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors were at home for the first time this season Friday night and they welcomed in the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats smother Columbia 48-0 on the road
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Cullman
made the trip to Milton Frank Stadium Thursday night for a regional showdown
against Columbia and the Bearcats left with a 48-0...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs, Eagles, Raiders hitting the road; Warriors and ...
With three games under the belt of most local teams,
the playoff contenders are starting to separate themselves and that will only
continue as we dive...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond, Hanceville preparing to renew county rivalry; Bearcats,...
With three weeks of high school football in the books,
we’re starting to get into the thick of region play and seeing potential
playoff teams take...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders collect 27-14 region win at Cordova
CORDOVA, Ala. – After starting the season 2-0 with wins over Carbon Hill and Priceville, the Raiders traveled to take on the Cordova Blue...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview defeats D.A.R. 62-41 in road shootout
GRANT, Ala. - The Fairview Aggies traveled up the mountain to Grant to take on the D.A.R. Patriots and a warm September night for...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont falls at Westbrook Christian, 35-0
GADSDEN, Ala. - Vinemont traveled to Gadsden to face off against the Westbrook Christian Warriors in a non-region matchup. It wasn’t Vinemont’s night; on...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison knocks off Winston County at home, 36-14
ADDISON, Ala. - A packed house watched two longtime rivals, Addison and Winston County, face off at A.G. Hicks Stadium in Addison on Friday...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek drops region opener to South Lamar
ARLEY, Ala. - The Meek Tigers looked to start off region play 1-0 Friday night with their first win of the season at home...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs edges Southeastern 34-33 in region opener
BREMEN, Ala. – After taking a tough loss at Berry last week, the Cold Springs Eagles returned home Friday night to open up region...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos fall at Midfield, 44-28
MIDFIELD, Ala. – Holly Pond hit the road to open region play Friday night and after falling behind big early, the Broncos weren’t able...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point drops region opener to Hamilton on the...
HAMILTON, Ala. – West Point is on the road for the third straight week of the early season and fell to the Hamilton Aggies...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs blank Tigers on the road to move to...
BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville no doubt had revenge on its mind when it traveled to face J.B. Pennington Friday night and came home with...
PREP FOOTBALL: Dominant 2nd half performance lifts Cullman over Decatur, 41-17
CULLMAN, Ala. - After hitting the road for their first two games of the season, the Cullman Bearcats hosted Decatur in their home opener...
PREP FOOTBALL: 4 local squads gearing up to host week 3...
There are just four local teams playing at home this
week and they are spread far and wide. Meek is returning home to play South
Lamar,...
PREP FOOTBALL: 6 local teams preparing for road matchups Friday
Nearly all of our local teams now have a pair of games
under their belt this season and are starting to work out some of...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont kicks off season with 32-21 win at Falkville
FALKVILLE, Ala. - Vinemont
traveled just across the county line to face off against the Falkville Blue
Devils in what ended up in an old fashion,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders hold off Priceville at home, 41-26
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After getting things started with a 28-9 win over Carbon Hill last week, the Good Hope Raiders were at home...
PREP FOOTBALL: Winston County knocks off Meek, 38-18
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were hoping to bounce back with a win this week after falling at home to Cold Springs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos come up short against Ider, 17-2
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos played at home for the first time this year Friday night to host the Ider Hornets....
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats fall just short at Mortimer Jordan, 20-17
KIMBERLY, Ala. - The Cullman Bearcats looked to get their first win under head coach Oscar Glasscock on Friday as they traveled to Kimberly...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison falls to Piedmont on the road, 28-16
PIEDMONT, Ala. – After crushing the Curry Yellow Jackets 37-0 to open the season a week ago, the Addison Bulldogs traveled in week two...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs falls at Berry, 43-15
BERRY, Ala. – After trouncing the Meek Tigers 25-0 on the road to kick off the season last week, the Cold Springs Eagles hit...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab rallies to defeat West Point, 49-35
ARAB, Ala. – The West Point Warriors were back on the road for their second matchup of the season and while they found some...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies handle Bulldogs on the road, 41-6
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After falling at home against West Point to kick off the season last week, the Fairview Aggies bounced back with a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs set to host Aggies, local teams preparing for...
There are just three home games on the docket this week
but one of those is a local showdown. Fairview and Hanceville will face off...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison, Meek, Cold Springs, Vinemont hitting the road Friday
With the opening week of high school football in the
books, most local squads are preparing to hit the road for game two. The
Addison Bulldogs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont drops jamboree to East Lawrence 10-7
VINEMONT, Ala.
-- Vinemont hosted the East Lawrence Eagles for the opening jamboree game, East
Lawrence came away with a 10-7 victory in a hard-fought game....
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison blasts Curry 37-0 to start season 1-0
ADDISON, Ala. –
Friday night was the season-opener for the Addison Bulldogs and to kick off
2019, they welcomed in the Curry Yellow Jackets.
After a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond drops season opener on the road
NEW HOPE, Ala.
-- The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to the New Hope Indians Friday night for
their first game of the 2019 season and after...
PREP FOOTBALL: Joles’ overtime touchdown lifts Hanceville over Sumiton Christian
SUMITON, Ala.
-- The Hanceville Bulldogs traveled to Sumiton to take on the Sumiton Christian
Eagles to kick off the 2019 season Friday night. A tale...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders sprint past Carbon Hill 28-9
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Raiders opened up the 2019 season on a muggy, humid Friday in James W. Shabel Stadium and after falling...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors edge Aggies in thriller to take Brandin’ Iron...
FAIRVIEW, Ala.
-- On a surprisingly comfortable August evening at Dafford Smith Stadium, the
Fairview Aggies faced off against their cross-county rival West Point Warriors.
West Point...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman falls to Jasper on the road
JASPER, Ala. - The No. 3-ranked Jasper Vikings opened the season with a 21-19 victory over rival Cullman Thursday night at Ki-Ro/Gambrell Field. The...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs opens season with 25-0 road shutout over...
ARLEY, Ala. - It was a perfect night to kick off the High School football season as the Cold Springs Eagles traveled to take...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors taking things one game at a time in...
WEST POINT, Ala. -- After getting off to a fast start in 2018 and winning their first two games, the West Point Warriors dropped...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies ready to kick things off, get back to...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- After turning around a slow start to the 2018 season and winning three of their last four, the Fairview Aggies built...
PREP FOOTBALL: 4 teams kick off regular season Friday, Vinemont hosting...
High school football season will kick off Thursday
night with several local matchups but there are even more games to gear up for
the following night....
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers working to get back to postseason in 2019
ARLEY, Ala. -- The Tigers graduated a large class of players in May and as a result, head coach David Norwood and his staff...
PREP FOOTBALL: 3rd annual Brandin’ Iron Bowl headlines Thursday slate of...
Several teams will open the 2019 football season on
Thursday night, including a pair of matchups between local squads. The West
Point Warriors will travel to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Eagles looking to correct mistakes, make playoff push in...
VINEMONT, Ala. -- Head coach Stephen Robinson is entering his third season with the Eagles and in that time, he’s established strong relationships with...
PREP FOOTBALL: New and old faces ready to step up for...
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos are coming off their third consecutive trip to the postseason this fall, but they’ll be looking...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs ready to bounce back in McCain’s second season
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - With a solid-sized senior class missing from last year’s team, including several that are gearing up to play at the college...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders eyeing another postseason appearance in 2019
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Last year, 2018, was a historic season for Good Hope High School. The Raiders posted a 9-1 record in the...
SPRING FOOTBALL: Vinemont hosts Good Hope, Danville for spring Jamboree
VINEMONT, Ala.
- Danville, Good Hope and Vinemont all competed in spring games at Vinemont
High School Friday night. In the first game, the Raiders shut...
Hanceville’s Bautista, Ellis, Simmons, Evans sign on to play college football
Shown left to right at Wednesday’s signing ceremony are Antonio Bautista, Fred Ellis, Romael Simmons and R.J. Evans. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Dixon, Green, Guthrie, Ray, Chambers, Persall, Bagwell, Hancock, Sullins,...
Good Hope’s Matt Dixon and Isaiah Green were named to the 4A first-team of the Alabama Sports Writers Association's 2018 All-State football teams this...
PREP FOOTBALL: Oscar Glasscock on coming home to Cullman High
Oscar Glasscock will take over the Cullman High School Bearcat football program in January. (Courtesy of The Arab Tribune)
CULLMAN - After being approved by...
PREP FOOTBALL: It’s official: Arab’s Glasscock named new Bearcats head coach
Oscar Glasscock (Photo courtesy of The Arab Tribune)
Updated 12-17-18 at 9:26 a.m.
CULLMAN – After a vote from the Cullman City Board of Education at...
PREP FOOTBALL: All County Teams named; Dixon, Quick, Green, Scott take...
Good Hope's Bailey Quick (2), Isaiah Green (15) and Matt Dixon (44) were selected as this year's County Offensive, Defensive and Overall MVP, respectively....
BREAKING NEWS: Plunkett out as Cullman coach
Coach Matt Plunkett (Cullman Tribune file photo)
Updated 11-27-18 3 p.m.
CULLMAN - Matt Plunkett, head coach of the Cullman High School Bearcat football team for...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Good Hope drops round 3 matchup, 29-8, at...
Good Hope running back Matt Dixon fights for yardage in the Raiders’ loss at Oneonta Friday night. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
ONEONTA -...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Addison Bulldogs’ playoff run ends at home with...
Addison quarterback Zayne Guthrie dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ loss to Aliceville Friday night. (Nick Griffin for The...
STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Addison, Good Hope hungry for quarterfinal wins...
Addison will host Aliceville and Good Hope will travel to Oneonta Friday night in the AHSAA State Playoff quarterfinals. (Martha Needham and Nick Griffin...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Good Hope knocks off undefeated Jacksonville 27-12 to...
Good Hope's Matt Dixon collected 148 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, four catches for 97 yards and a touchdown and intercepted a pass in...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Addison rolls past Ranburne, 26-15, to advance to...
Addison quarterback Zayne Guthrie ran for two touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 26-15 win over Ranburne Friday night. (Martha Needham for the Cullman Tribune)
ADDISON - The...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Raiders and Bulldogs preparing to host round-2 playoff...
Senior running back Matt Dixon racked up 255 yards and four touchdowns in Good Hope's first-round victory over St. John Paul II on Friday,...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Raiders blast Falcons 62-28 behind dominant night on...
Good Hope's Isaiah Green rips off a big gain on the ground in the Raiders' 62-28 thrashing of St. John Paul II Friday night....
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Holly Pond’s season ends in round 1 at...
Holly Pond's Alex Corneglio fights for yardage in the Broncos' 29-14 loss to Geraldine Friday night. (Howard Cole for The Cullman Tribune)
GERALDINE - The...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Addison routs Sulligent, 56-6, in round 1
Grant Rice returns a punt for a touchdown in Addison's 56-6 win over Sulligent Friday night in round one of the AHSAA playoffs. (Nick...
PREP FOOTBALL: 3 local teams gearing up for postseason play Friday
Broncos running back Tyler Simmons runs for a big gain in Holly Pond’s 38-20 win over Vinemont on Oct. 26. (W.C. Mann for The...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors’ offense lights up Cordova, 55-14, to finish the...
West Point's Kelton Washington picks off a Cordova pass in the Warriors' 55-14 win over the Blue Devils. (Bill Piper for the Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview finishes season with 21-20 win over rival Broncos
Aggie Quarterback Dayne Black racked up 142 yards and two touchdowns in Fairview's win over Holly Pond Friday night. (Martha Needham for the Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW -...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders rout Bulldogs, 49-18, to move to 9-1
The Raider defense was dominant in Good Hope's 49-18 win over Hanceville Friday night. (Preston Prewett for the Cullman Tribune)
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope Raiders...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont wraps up season with 34-0 shutout of Cold...
Senior running back Dustin Moore racked up three touchdowns for Vinemont in his team's 34-0 rout of Cold Springs Thursday night. (Nick Griffin for...
PREP FOOTBALL: 4 local games on tap to close out regular...
Good Hope quarterback Bailey Quick (2) fires a pass down field during the Raiders’ 43-24 win over Cordova on Sept. 7, 2018. Good Hope...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman falls to Ft. Payne, 37-22
Photo courtesy of Cullman High School
FORT PAYNE – Cullman got off to a quick start in the first half, but Ft. Payne was able...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors drop 7th straight game on the road against...
West Point wideout Kolton Sapp fights past Hayden defenders in Friday night’s loss to the Wildcats. (Bill Piper for The Cullman Tribune)
HAYDEN – The...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos punch ticket to postseason with 38-20 win over...
The Bronco offense was a handful for Vinemont Friday night in Holly Pond’s 38-20 win over the Eagles. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
HOLLY...
