Brantley boys basketball advances to AHSAA State Championship
Andre Parks, Jadyen Parks and Jon Harper Kilcrease talk about standing one win away from Brantley boys basketball's first title in 30 years
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Andre Parks, Jadyen Parks and Jon Harper Kilcrease talk about standing one win away from Brantley boys basketball's first title in 30 years
In the AHSAA 6A Boy's South Regional Final McGill-Toolen defeated Park Crossing.
In the AHSAA 6A Girl's South Regional Final the Park Crossing Girls took down McGill-Toolen to punch their ticket to the final four.
In the ASHAA 6A Girl's Central Regional Final the Benjamin Russell Wildcats fell to Chelsea by a final score of 57-26.
In the AHSAA 5A Girl's Central Regional final the Marbury Bulldogs secured their spot in the final four with a 49-42 win over Briarwood Christian.
In the ASHAA 4A Girl's Central Regional Final the Trinity Wildcats defeated Catholic 65-48 to advance to the final four in Birmingham.
In the AHSAA 3A Boy's Central Regional Final the Montgomery Academy Eagles took down Lee-Scott Academy 68-35 and will move on to the final four in Birmingham.
In the AHSAA 3A South Regional Final Wilcox Central fell to Houston Academy in overtime by a final score of 52-49.
In the AHSAA 3A Girl's Central Regional the St. James Trojans topped Midfield to punch their ticket to the final four in Birmingham.
"It's very emotional for me," Highland Home girls basketball coach Gevonne Cooper said. "It just feels great, to bring our school history."
Brantley boys basketball beat J.F. Shields 57-49 to advance to the AHSAA State Championships
Valiant Cross boys basketball head coach Letwan Hall said he never had to worry about his team getting into the gym. He had to work harder to get them out of the gym.
In the AHSAA Boy's 6A South Regional Park Crossing defeated Theodore 59-49.
In the AHSAA Boy's 6A South Regional Wetumpka fell to McGill-Toolen by a final score of 39-30.
In the AHSAA 6A Girl's South Regional the Pike Road Patriots fell to McGill-Toolen 39-33 in overtime.
In the AHSAA 6A Girl's South Regional Park Crossing defeated Murphy 56-32.
In the AISA Class AA Boy's Semi Finals Valiant Cross defeated Hooper Academy 55-46.
In the AISA Class AA Boys Semi Finals Evangel Christian Academy fell to Springwood 54-53
In the AHSAA 5A Boy's Central Regional Sylacauga defeated Selma 51-50.
Eight members of the Percy Julian football team signed their National Letter of Intent to play college football.
In the AISA Class AA Girl's Semi Finals Lowndes Academy punched their ticket into the Championship Game with a 34-15 win over Southern Academy.
In the AHSAA Boy's 5A South Regional Charles Henderson fell to LeFlore in overtime 60-59.
In the AHSAA Girls 5A Central Regional Marbury defeated Shelby County 54-43.
In the AHSAA 5A Girls South Regional Andalusia came up short against UMS-Wright 52-40.
In the ASHAA 5A Girls Central Regional Selma comes up short against Briarwood Christian 44-28.
In the AHSAA 5A Girls South Regional Vigor defeated Brewbaker Tech 45-31.
In the Quarterfinals of the AISA Girls Class A Playoffs, Lakeside defeated Wilcox Academy 43-31.
In the AHSAA Girls 2A South Regional Abbeville defeated Luverne 54-38.
Seven Pike Road Patriots make a decision as to where they will play college football in the fall.
In the AHSAA 2A Girls Central Regional the Highland Home Flying Squadron took down the Lanett Panthers 39-32.
In the AHSAA 1A Boys South Regional the Georgiana Panthers fell to JF Sheilds 49-46.
In the AHSAA 1A Boys South Regional the Brantley Bulldogs took down Southern Choctaw 64-49.
The Montgomery Academy Eagles take down Glenwood 73-31 to advance to the Central Regional.
DJ & Addi Vinson both sign to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level. DJ signing to Jacksonville State for football and Addi signing with AUM for volleyball.
Montgomery Catholic had six Football players sign on Spring National Signing Day. Those student athletes include Wilson Hodges, Kamden Miller, Gavin Phelan, Jo'Tavion Pierce, Garrett Sanford, and Aaron Taylor.
The Park Crossing boys basketball team beat Russell County 59-56 to win the AHSAA 6A Area 3 Championship. The Thunderbirds will host Sub-Regionals on Saturday.
The Class 5A state champion Montgomery Catholic Knights have named a new head football coach.
The AHSAA Super 7 Championships will be held at Birmingham's Protective Stadium & South Alabama's Hancock Whitney Stadium for the next four years.
Two-time state championship coach Kirk Johnson is leaving Montgomery Catholic to take over the football program at Benjamin Russell High School.
People in Millbrook took time to remember the life of Hall of Fame high school football coach Jimmy Foshee.
The AHSAA has announced the death of Stanhope Elmore Hall of Fame football coach Jimmy Foshee.
Percy Julian High School honored its basketball head coach Bryant Johnson and the 2020 team as the Phoenix hosted Enterprise
Alabama Christian Academy's Taegan Scott signs her letter of intent to play volleyball at Pensacola State College.
“This has been an incredible journey,” Gordon said. “I don’t remember the state championships because of the wins. I treasure them because of the girls who played on those teams, the relationships we had and the memories we shared together."
Former Tulane offensive analyst and wide receivers coach Caleb Ross is set to join the ASHAA as an assistant director.
PCA Athletic Director, Tara Osborne, is set to join the AHSAA Staff on January 6th as an Assistant Director.
Montgomery Academy Volleyball Coach, Julie Gordon, announces her retirement after 46 years at the helm. Throughout her time as head coach Gordon owns a record of 1,645 wins and 438 losses.
Longtime coach Bobby Carr was introduced as Prattville High School's new football coach after one year at Carver
Prattville High School names Bobby Carr as their next head football coach. In 2024 Carr was the head coach at Carver High School where he led the Wolverines to a 6-3 record.
Action 8 News says congratulations to Montgomery Catholic and Reeltown, our two local teams that won 2024 high school football state championships.
The Reeltown Rebels win their first AHSAA football title since 2009 behind Ja'Markius Smith's MVP performance
The Catholic Knights defeated the Moody Blue Devils 17-14 in the AHSAA 5A State Title Game to claim their second straight State Title.
Wadley took down Maplesville 37-1 in the AHSAA 1A State Football Championship
Twins Derick and Eric Smith signed their letters of intent to play Division I Football at Auburn University.
Carver High School student athletes, Tristan Norman and Anthony Rogers, signed their letters of intent to play football at Texas A&M and Ohio State.
Alabama Christian Academy's AC Walters signed his Letter of Intent to play Division I Football at Troy next season.
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Montgomery Academy's Gabby Barrera signed her Letter of Intent to play division I tennis at Ball State University.
Prattville Christian's Jenna McClendon signed her Letter of Intent to play Division I Basketball at Middle Tennessee State University.
Here's who will be taking the field for the third round of the AHSAA high school football playoffs, including the Class 7A Semifinals.
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Trinity's Francie Morris signed her Letter of Intent to pursue her college basketball career at Samford University.
Prattville's Kaytie Chandler signed her Letter of Intent to The University of Tennessee- Martin to play softball.
Macon East's Miya Tatum signed her letter of intent to pursue her college softball career at Tuskegee University.
Hooper Academy's Kaylee Midkiff signed her Letter of Intent to play softball for Tennessee Tech University.
Trinity's Flemming Hall signs his Letter of Intent to play college baseball at Auburn University.
In a post on his Facebook page, Charles Henderson head football coach Quinn Hambrite announces that he will be stepping down from the position.
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Trinity Presbyterian's Eden Pendleton signed to Jefferson State Junior College to continue her career as a golfer. During Pendleton's time at Trinity she has helped bring home a girl's golf state championship and a state runner-up finish.
The AHSAA football playoffs will feature 104 first-round games.
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Charles Henderson High School's Football Team has been placed on probation, fined, & and has been forced to forfeit five games due to violating an AHSAA Transfer Rule.
The Prattville Christian Academy Panthers defeated the Alexandria Valley Cubs 3-1 to claim the AHSAA Volleyball State Title.
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The road to the volleyball state championships ran through Montgomery today;: Check out highlights featuring Autauga Academy, Billingsley, PCA, Demopolis, Elmore County, Montgomery Catholic, and Trinity
After violating the ASHAA Transfer Rule, Pike Liberal Arts Football program has been fined and forced to forfeit six of it's previous games that it won in which an ineligible player participated.
Morgan Academy retired the jersey of Caden Tellier after the quarterback died in August. We spoke to head coach Jacob Webb to learn about Caden's story
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Stanhope-Elmore's Jackson Stallworth was chosen as one of the top 44 diverse student-athletes in the southeast to participate in the Braves 6th annual 44 Classic honoring Hank Aaron.
Due to inclement weather moving through the area, the Catholic vs. Saraland game has been cancelled.
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The City of Montgomery poured poured $2 million into Cramton Bowl renovations that include a video board and LED lights.
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Prattville flag football enters its second season. After learning the game and making the semifinals, the girls are hungry for even more.
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