High school football

The second commitment of Alabama Football’s 2022 class is on board.

The Linden Patriots (15-0) defeated the Pickens County Tornadoes (11-4) for the second time this season to win the AHSAA Class 1A State Championship. The Patriots book-ended its season with victories over the Tornadoes, defeating them 36-0 in the first week of the season and 32-8 in the state finals...

In 18 seconds the Thompson Warriors (14-0) scored 10 points to salvage a perfect season and win the AHSAA Class 7A State Championship over the Auburn Tigers (12-2) 29-28.

Six weeks after having a plate and 13 screws inserted to help heal a broken collarbone, Tanner Bailey returned and led Gordo to a playoff win on Thursday night.

In rivalry games, anything can happen as the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats (3-7, 1-6) illustrated tonight when they stunned the Northridge Jaguars (7-3, 4-2) 27-26.

The Pickens County Tornados (7-2, 6-1) defeated the South Lamar Stallions (1-8, 1-6) 26-6 tonight at home in the final region contest of the year for both schools.

The Montevallo Bulldogs (4-4, 4-2) took on the Holt Ironmen (2-6, 2-4) in a 4A matchup that saw both teams play very competitively.

The McAdory Yellow Jackets (4-3, 3-0) went on the road to play the Brookwood Panthers (1-6, 0-4) tonight and emerged victorious, winning a big 6A Region 4 game 35-13.

Tonight's high school football matchup between the Sipsey Valley Bears (0-5, 0-3) and the Brookwood Panthers (0-5, 0-3) has been cancelled by Sipsey Valley due to COVID-19 concerns.

The Hale County Wildcats (4-1, 2-1) had a cat fight against the Southside Selma Panthers (1-4, 0-3) on Saturday night. The teams opted for a Saturday kickoff due to Southside Selma quarantining the last two weeks after experiencing COVID-19 exposure. The Panthers played valiantly despite not practicing the last two weeks but the Wildcats won the game 27-16.