River Region Sports (2024)

02/11/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/2024-aisa-state-football-playoffs-schedule

AISA Football Playoffs First-round games are set for Friday unless otherwise indicated: CLASS AAA Clarke Prep School (1-9) at Chambers Academy (9-1), Thursday Banks Academy (4-4) at Monroe Academy (8-2) Valiant Cross Academy (4-4) at Fort Dale Academy (8-2) Morgan Academy (4-5) at Besse

02/11/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/friday-night-recap-week-10-greenville-gains-playoff-bid-celebrates-with-shut-out-of-park-crossing-aca-tops-maplesville

COMBINED REPORTS The Greenville Tigers learned that their playoff fate changed for the better and promptly went out and celebrated with a shutout win of Park Crossing at Cramton Bowl on Friday. Ka’Tyleon Phillips scored three times and rushed for 152 yards to lead the Tigers to a 31-0 win over ha

02/11/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/season-finale-pike-road-gets-win-in-tune-up-for-6a-playoffs

By TIM GAYLE PIKE ROAD -- It’s been a month since Pike Road’s starting quarterback, Cason Myers, suffered a season ending shoulder injury. So who’s the quarterback? It often depends on the play. Junior Jordan Holmes lined up in shotgun formation for 23 of the Patriots’ 57 plays on Friday nig...

01/11/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/thursday-preps-ma-cross-country-wins-sectionals-autauga-academy-football-wins-sixth-straight

COMBINED REPORTS CROSS COUNTRY Montgomery Academy boys and girls win 3A Section 1 meet DAPHNE -- Both the Montgomery Academy boys’ and girls’ cross country teams won the Section 1 meet at Loxley Municipal Park, qualifying for the upcoming state cross country meet in Moulton on Nov. 9. The t

01/11/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/lawsuit-against-ahsaa-dismissed-prompting-alternative-actions

By TIM GAYLE A Montgomery judge earlier this week dismissed a lawsuit against the Alabama High School Athletic Association regarding its transfer rule, prompting the local attorney who filed the suit to consider other alternatives. “I take exception with what happened,” Michael Kidd sa

31/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/flag-football-tallassee-finishes-strong-with-win-over-marbury-playoff-pairings-released

COMBINED REPORTS Tallassee 21, Marbury 12 MARBURY -- Regan Easterwood scored three touchdowns and Kam Tate recorded three interceptions as the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 21-12 on Wednesday. The game was the regular season finale for both clubs as they prepare for the state playoffs next week

31/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/prep-capsules-week-8-handful-of-games-could-decide-region-titles-9l5f5-dcxk6

STAFF REPORT The curtain falls on another regular season of high school football on Friday. It has been one of excitement, surprise and, for several teams a disappointment in missing the playoffs. The list of teams that followed the script includes Catholic, which is in position to earn another s

31/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/7ae46emcbj62ynz-2ajkx-grfrl-99s44

STAFF REPORT Get ready for the whiners’ convention. It’s coming in the form of coaches’ press conferences, post game and otherwise, where somebody earns a big victory and expects to be catapulted in the rankings. Then, the team doesn’t get the ranking it deserves and therefore begin the poli...

30/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/prep-update-prattville-flag-completes-regular-season-with-win-pca-volleyball-advances-to-state-championship-game

BY TIM GAYLE MARBURY -- It may have been Senior Night for Prattville High’s final regular season flag football game, but a sophomore stole the show. Hartley McCay did just about everything in Prattville’s 25-0 win over Catholic, intercepting a pass to kill the Knights’ first drive, throwing a ...

26/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/friday-recap-week-9-tallassee-earns-first-region-title-in-10-years-julian-elmore-county-qualify-for-playoffs

COMBINED REPORTS Houston Academy 28, Trinity 21 DOTHAN -- Kadyn Mitchell threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Glover with 1:33 remaining to break a 21-21 tie and give Houston Academy the win over Trinity on Friday night. The win gave the Raiders (8-1) the second seed in Class 3A Region 2, a

26/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/class-5a-region-2-catholic-wraps-up-region-title-with-win-over-andy

By TIM GAYLE ANDALUSIA -- Over the past two years, Catholic and Andalusia have waged some fiercely contested region battles. And while Friday night’s contest didn’t live up to the intensity of previous meetings, Catholic coach Kirk Johnson knew he was in for a battle. “That’s Andalusia,” h...

25/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/thursday-football-carver-football-wins-over-opelika-to-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-prattville-flag-beats-opelika

By GRAHAM DUNN The Carver Wolverines needed a win to have any chance at a post-season berth. They got it in come-from-behind fashion. Carver trailed by three touchdowns in the second quarter but roared back to earn a 44-35 win over the visiting Bulldogs in 7A, Region 2 action on Thursday at Cram

25/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/prep-recap-pca-catholic-advance-in-state-volleyball-trinity-eliminated-carver-football-wins-over-opelika

By TIM GAYLE Prattville Christian completed its mission in the South Super Regional on Thursday, rallying with wins in the fourth and fifth sets to defeat Orange Beach and win the super regional championship. Prattville Christian (42-14) will face Cherokee County in the quarterfinals of the stat

25/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/worth-it-aca-wins-trip-to-state-volleyball-tourney-after-long-wait

By TIM GAYLE The wait was certainly worth it. Alabama Christian Academy, starting its second-round regional volleyball match nearly three hours late, made the most of the challenge, defeating Flomaton 25-16, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-21 to advance to the state tournament for the first time si

24/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/prep-capsules-week-8-handful-of-games-could-decide-region-titles-9l5f5

STAFF REPORT The final week of regional contests arrives with a few holes to fill as far as regional races are concerned. A couple were decided last week with Pike Road knocking off Russell County in Class 6A, Region 2 and Auburn defeating Carver in Class 7A, Region 2. This week, Catholic, Talla

24/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/ma-spanish-fort-battle-of-volleyball-titanesses-goes-to-spanish-fort-in-6a-elimination-game

By TIM GAYLE Two 50-win programs facing off in an early-round super regional? Sounds absurd that two of the best volleyball programs in the state would face a win-or-go-home battle to earn a state tournament berth, providing the South Super Regional’s best volleyball match on Wednesday evening at

24/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/7ae46emcbj62ynz-2ajkx-grfrl

STAFF REPORT It might be a scary thought to some, but Alabama and Auburn are starting to look somewhat alike. Don’t look at the records. Check out the cracks in the armor. They are beginning to show. Alabama’s demise the last couple of weeks seem to start at quarterback. Auburn has been fightin

24/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/regional-volleyball-recap-pca-cruises-into-second-day-lamp-pike-road-eliminated

BY TIM GAYLE Prattville Christian Academy breezed through the first day of the 4A South Super Regional, sweeping past Opp and Indian Springs to qualify for next week’s state tournament in Birmingham. But after reaching the state tournament in each of their last four super regional appearances, qua

23/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/aisa-volleyball-edgewood-wins-sixth-straight-title-topping-hooper-academy

By TIM GAYLE A month ago, Hooper Academy swept a best-of-five series with Edgewood Academy to complete the home-and-home season sweep of the Wildcats. This past week, Edgewood returned the favor, sweeping the Colts to win the region championship last week, then sweeping them again on Tuesday to

23/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/flag-football-catholic-enjoys-senior-night-with-win-over-marbury

By TIM GAYLE Catholic senior Lily Abbott enjoyed pregame Senior Night festivities before the Knights’ flag football game with Marbury on Tuesday. “It was cool,” she said. “We got pictures and stuff, they announced us, we waved. My dad cheered.” Then Abbott went out and played the role of s...

19/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/friday-night-recap-week-8-trinity-ma-aca-clinch-playoff-berths-holtville-wins-in-ot

COMBINED REPORTS Trinity 40, Wicksburg 0 NEWTON -- The Trinity defense forced five turnovers and blocked a pair of punts to sew up a playoff berth with a 40-0 shutout of Wicksburg on Friday. The Wildcats (7-2) improved to 5-1 in 3A Region 2 play and can finish first, second or third in region

19/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/class-4a-region-3-tallassee-takes-early-lead-and-holds-on-for-key-win-over-st-james

By TIM GAYLE TALLASSEE -- Friday’s 4A Region 3 battle between St. James and Tallassee opened with a controversial play and just went downhill from there for the battered Trojans, who fell 31-21 to the Tigers at J.E. “Hot” O’Brien Stadium in a game that likely settled the region championship....

18/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/area-volleyball-tourneys-trinity-wins-grueling-match-against-catholic-ma-pike-road-win-areas

By TIM GAYLE Intense might be an understatement. After four sets between Trinity and Catholic failed to settle anything, the two 5A Area 6 rivals went into a 15-point fifth set where neither side could gain an advantage. “It was literally point for point,” Catholic coach Jenn Denham s

17/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/7ae46emcbj62ynz-2ajkx

STAFF REPORT It’s been a while. Alabama-Tennessee, the Third Saturday in October as it’s romantically known, has been missing in the “must see” department for a long while. For two decades or more, it has been void of the national spectrum due mostly to the arrival of Nick Saban back in 2007...

16/10/2024

https://www.riverregionsports.com/stories/prep-capsules-week-8-handful-of-games-could-decide-region-titles

STAFF REPORT A couple of region titles are on the line this weekend and a couple more will go towards deciding which teams will be in the playoffs. Week 8 of the regular season has high octane games, a few that might not have been considered in that category but games like Russell County at Pike

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