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Titus Bluegrass Festival set for Sept. 24 By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor

The Titus Bluegrass Festival will return to the friendly confines of Titus, Alabama on Sept. 24, as festival attendees will be treated to good friends, great food and even better music. The event as always will be hosted in the grove behind the Titus Community Center located in the 5800-5900 block of Titus Road. The festival has been a mainstay for the community since it first came to fruition back in 2000. One of the events organizers, Phyllis Kennedy, said that this year’s event features another excellent group of performers. The groups will include: Cottonmouth Creek, County Clare and the Dbone Benson File / The Herald Band. Kennedy said that this Bands perform at last year’s Titus Bluegrass Festival. This year’s event promised more of the same with See FESTIVAL • Page 3 an all-star lineup of bands well versed in the genre.

More details surface amidst voter fraud allegations

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

New information has emerged about voter fraud allegations surrounding Tuesday’s municipal elections, specifically regarding the District 2 race and what was described as potential “improprieties” with allegations of votes being counted from residents in other districts. The information initially came from a press release of the Lewis Washington Sr. Campaign, which lost by three votes to incumbent Percy Gill. Before the elections, Gill raised his own See ELECTION • Page 2

Elmore County middle school students trek to learn about water

Sixth grade students from throughout Elmore County participated in the Elmore County Water Festival at the Alabama Wildlife Federation in Millbrook recently.

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Elmore County Commissioner for District 5 Stephanie Daniels Smoke was once again elected to serve on the board of directors for the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, which is a statewide association representing Alabama’s 67 county governments. Smoke was selected See ACCA • Page 3

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Over three days about 1000 sixth-graders participated in the Elmore County Water Festival at the Alabama Wildlife Federation headquarters in Millbrook. The program coordinator, Hollie Terry, said they used the entire property of the ANC as the waterscape where students went on hikes to find aquatic life and study creek See WATER • Page 7

Commissioner elected to ACCA leadership position

A local charity and children’s home has just sent their third crew to the flood stricken region of Louisiana, and have directed their efforts to salvaging what homes they can, amid work described by one of the organization’s founders as “overwhelming.” From the description given by one member of the crew who returned Wednesday night, they are in a race against the clock and the elements, as mold begins to quickly overtake

houses rendering them too hazardous to enter. The volunteer and project director with Addullam House, Josh Hellums, said he knew of an instance while he was working in Baton Rouge for nearly an entire week in which an aid-worker with another organization needed emergency care after they stopped breathing, presumably due to air quality conditions. “We helped everybody from business owners that weren’t insured, to homes that weren’t insured and

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The Elmore County Commission will host a rededication ceremony of the 9-11 Memorial on Monday, Sept. 12, in observance of Patriot Day. This year marks 15 years since Sept. 11, 2001. During the ceremony, we will remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001, mourn the lives lost that day, and honor the service members deployed to protect us. The Commission has been accepting names of Elmore County service members deployed on behalf of our country since Sept. 11, 2001. The original 9-11 Memorial was dedicated in June 2005. The Commission renewed efforts in 2011 to request additional names through July 31st of this year. An additional 230 names have been added to one of the two new granite memorials erected earlier this year. The Commission has also allotted plenty of space on the memorial to add additional names in the future. The Commission would like to extend an invitation to the ceremony to all Elmore County service members deployed since September 11, 2001. The Commission recognizes the importance of continuing to memorialize the service and sacrifice of the citizens of Elmore County who have protected our freedom.

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Election concerns regarding at least one instance of what was described as an effort by city employees to sway the vote of a voter in District 2 in favor of his opposition. The Washington campaign press release was sent to The Herald and included what was said to be a written statement from the city attorney, Regina Edwards. The document stated that Edwards said she was instructed by Mayor Jerry Willis to notify both candidates about “possible impro-

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prieties” regarding votes in District 2. Those “improprieties” were said to be a result of voters from other districts voting in the District 2 council member race. That information was said to have come from the Elmore County Board of Registrars. Edwards verified the information in a phone call Friday. She said she then notified the Secretary of State’s office after learning this from the county. Edwards said she did not know whom those votes were for and there was no way she knew of to determine that information. “If there was an election contest, those people might be subpoenaed and have to testify how they voted which might result in a recount of the vote as to determining who wins,” said Edwards. Ultimately that was up to the candidates she said and whether they felt it warranted further investigation. As of now though she said nothing had changed from Tuesday’s elections, and they were only waiting until next Tuesday for the provisional votes to be determined by the Board of Registrars, and counted. If they chose, after

12 p.m. on Tuesday Edwards said each of the candidates had five days to determine whether they wanted to contest the vote count. “It’s pretty much already out of the city’s hands at this point,” Edwards said. Gill said he was also contacted by Edwards on Thursday afternoon. However, he said it seemed like something that was, as he said, “cooked up.” He said he was just as interested as the city in the potential “improprieties,” and was waiting to see how it “played out.” “What I pointed out to the city attorney, I said well that’s not anything that I have any control over whatsoever, the city actually collects the poll workers, they train the poll workers and they print the certified ballot, the certified list of voters so whoever voted is something that I have no control over who votes, that’s the city’s poll workers...,” said Gill. He said he was not sure if it was being hinted that the votes were for him and was not sure how that could be determined by him or his opponent. “But my suspicions were that they were trying to set a scenario to where they could

say ‘well you had some votes that counted for you that shouldn’t have been counted for you,” Gill said. He said ultimately it would more than likely end up in some kind of legal process if that was what was being alleged. His opposition, Washington, issued a response in his press release saying that his campaign had been “on alert” for some time about what it said were possibly illegal attempts to influence the outcome of the race by individuals not affiliated with his campaign. The statement read, “We applaud the Mayor, Board of Registrars and other city officials for turning this information over to The Secretary of State for possible further action which might result in criminal prosecution of some individuals.” And it later pointed toward the three-point lead won by Gill in absentee votes, and the absence of provisional counts. Gill said he did not know if this was a “witch hunt,” but said he felt ultimately the election did not go the way some wanted it to go and it was an attempt at overturning the results, and his re-election.

The initial complaint mentioned by Gill earlier in the week, he said, was lodged by his mother, Idell Gill, with the Secretary of State’s office on Monday. He said his mother was also the absentee ballot coordinator. It was something he said she had been doing for 25 years and he said he was “100 percent certain” she would not do anything illegal, “even for me period,” Gill said. He said he welcomed their inquiries. “I’m hoping that they’re not trying to allege that I in any shape form or fashion attributed to any kind of improprieties, because I had nothing to do with who came to vote. The people came and did that on their own,” he said. The city clerk who oversees municipal elections, Candy Masters, said she had nothing to add and had no further knowledge. She directed inquiries to the city attorney. The Board of Registrars office said at first they had no information on the matter, but then said the individual who handled the issue with the city would not be back in until next week.

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year’s festival has a new twist in the form of a new partner for the Festival. “We are going to have Friends of the Forts (Foundation) working with us,” she said. “They are of course already involved with Fort Jackson and Fort Toulouse and they wanted to be more involved in the greater community. We have met with them a couple of times and they have had great input. They are going to be helping us this year on the day of the festival.” According to Kennedy, each band will play two separate sets throughout the day of between 45 minutes and one hour in length. The festivities will run from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and will include not only good music, but also a selection of different food items, arts and crafts vendors and a bounce house for the little ones. Titus Bluegrass Festival T-shirts will be available for purchase for the sum of $15. Kennedy said that the color motif of the shirt is always a big question and the color is still being decided for this year’s version. Funds from the festival will go towards the Titus Community Center. According to Kennedy the community center was originally built as a school during the 1920s. “In the 1940s when it was closed as a school the district gave it to the community,” Kennedy said. “The community has used it for various things over the years.” Kennedy said that the idea for the festival came as a way to help fund the community center. “Tom Hinton and Ed Montoya were both big bluegrass fans, they were the ones who came up with the idea for the festival,” Kennedy said. She also noted that funds also go to support the Titus Volunteer Fire Department, who will be providing food for the event. Of the bands performing, none is a stranger to bluegrass. Most of the bands in fact have decades of experience performing in front of discerning crowds. Kevin Atkins, one of the vocalists and the guitarist for the group Cottonmouth Creek said that he and bandmate Steve Tourtellotte have been playing together for about 40 years, 10 of which with Cottonmouth Creek. “Steve and I have always been the nucleus for just about every band we have been in,” Atkins said. Tourtellotte plays the mandolin and also performs vocally for the group, which also includes Mike

Caldwell on banjo and Cliff Abbott on bass guitar and vocals. “We do a lot of traditional bluegrass music, but we also take songs from other genres as kind of a bluegrass outreach program,” Atkins jokingly said. “I am a believer that all songs are meant to be bluegrass songs and some just got lost along the way.” Atkins said that the group intends to stick to a more traditional bluegrass sound for the Festival. “We try to cater to the expectations of the crowd,” he said. “My understanding is this is more of a traditional bluegrass audience.” Being that this is Alabama though Atkins said that there is one traditional bluegrass song they will not play. “We don’t play Rocky Top,” he said. “Especially during football season.” Atkins said the group is very excited to be a part of the Titus Festival. “This is the first time we’ve played Titus. We are really excited about the opportunity,” he said. “I know all of the other people who are playing there. If you have never been to a bluegrass concert, this would be the one to go to.” The other groups include County Clare and the Dustin “Dbone” Benson Band. According to its website, County Clare is a bluegrass / acoustic country music band that features the award-winning songwriting talents of Shannon Slaughter as well as a cadre of outstanding musicians and singers. The group was formed in 2010 by Shannon and his wife Heather and has traveled all over the United States as well as Canada. County Clare has been at the top of the bluegrass charts with their last three recordings; scoring a number one and numerous top ten songs. Alabama native Dustin Benson from Jasper, learned how to play the guitar from his father when he was 12 years old. He began playing the mandolin when he was 16 and joined his father’s band at 17. Dustin has played and toured with many of the more renowned bands in the world of bluegrass including Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, The Alecia Nugent Band, The Larry Stephenson band and most recently with The Special Consensus. Kennedy said she was pleased with this year’s lineup and believed that this would be another great year for

ACCA to represent ACCA District 9, which includes Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery counties. This is the second year in a row that Smoke has been selected to be on the board of directors. “Stephanie has a reputation of strong and steady leadership among her colleagues in county government, so I know she will be a valuable member of the Association’s board of directors,” said ACCA President Bill Stricklend. “County government in Alabama continues to undergo significant changes. The Association relies on board members like Stephanie, who have shown a long-term commitment to improving county government, to provide the necessary leadership to help counties face these challenges head-on.” Smoke was selected by a vote of her peers, other commissioners in the four respective counties who decided to send Smoke back for a second term during the ACCA’s 88th Annual Convention held earlier this month. “I am very honored to have been selected again to serve,” Smoke said noting that this is another aspect of her efforts to serve her constituents. Smoke said that her role on the board is to act as a liaison between the ACCA and her constitu-

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Bands perform at last year’s Titus Bluegrass Festival. This year’s event promised more of the same with an all-star lineup of bands well versed in the genre.

the festival. “It is a lovely laid back peaceful experience,” Kennedy said of the festival. “It is a wonderful place to visit. A lot of people only get together and see each other once a year at the festival so it is a can’t miss event.” According to Kennedy no alcohol or pets are permitted on the festival grounds and there is a $5 cost to gain entry. “It is the same price we have charged since 2000, we’ve never gone up on the cost,” she said. Kennedy expects between 750 and 1,000 people at the event so come early to reserve your spot. Kennedy said participants should also bring their own lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy the show.

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ture,” she said. “The legislative committee looks at county legislation on the state and federal level. They then make recommendations to the board.” Smoke said the board of directors of ACCA meets several times a year in addition to its annual conference to discuss legislative matters recommended to it by the legislative committee. “We get into a round table type of discussion and go through the legislation to make sure it is something that is going to work for all counties,” she said. Smoke said the ACCA’s biggest benefit is in providing information sharing for county commissioners throughout the state. “To be effective in your home county you have to have all of the information and you have to be where the information is, you have to be connected,” she said noting that often it is this information sharing from one county to another

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Opinion Reader concerned with lack of fair representation of the people Dear Editor, As an Elmore County constituent, I wanted to voice my dismay with the lack of fair representation of the people. The fact that our representatives don’t think the people have the right to make their own decision concerning the lottery is the epitome of arrogance. We would like to join the majority in requesting that Mr. Holmes properly represent the people who elected him by allowing them to have a voice on important issues, especially when the decision could potentially help the state of Alabama overcome the financial hole our legislators have dug for the people. Our reps simply must stop trying to legislate their own morality. Thank you for your kind consideration to this appeal. Sincerely, Lee Borders Elmore County

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uring elections Tuesday, I drove past the Wetumpka Civic Center at least half a dozen times throughout the day on one assignment or another. Each time, I noticed the plethora of signs and people holding signs in support of various candidates. This is not unique to Wetumpka. It is a common occurrence every election season in towns all around America. It does always make me wonder, though, are people so clueless about who they want to vote for that they need to be reminded by people holding signs? Or do they arrive at the polls with absolutely no idea which candidate to choose, simply choosing to vote for whichever candidate’s name they see on the way in? That made me think of a list of reasons why people shouldn’t vote, or better, a list of the types of people who shouldn’t vote. I

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have decided that the best format to use is one consistent with comedian Jeff Foxworthy’s famous “You Might Be a Redneck if…” jokes. Some of these reasons will be funny, while others significantly less so. You probably shouldn’t vote if… • You have to be reminded who to vote for by people holding signs at a polling place. • You aren’t even sure who the candidates are or what positions they are seeking. • You are incapable of reading. • You make voting decisions based upon coin flips or other random unscientific activities. • You vote for people

based purely upon their physical attractiveness or lack thereof. • You are voting for someone because (insert person here) is voting for that candidate and (insert person here) sure is smart. • You are voting for someone because their name sounds cool. • You have no idea what the candidates actually stand for. (This is basically the no research provision. If you haven’t taken the time to research issues you really shouldn’t vote. • You are voting for someone because you want them to give you something. • You are voting for someone that already gave you something. • You are simply voting because your co-workers bullied you into voting, you really don’t want to do it. • You can’t figure out how to vote once you get to the polling place. • You can’t find the

polling place. • You simply want to vote so you can get one of those cool “I voted” stickers. I am sure there are a whole host of other reasons people shouldn’t vote, but the fundamental ones have been outlined here, with a few funny ones thrown in. The reality is voting is a right and a privilege and should be treated as such. Generally citizens should do their due diligence and research the candidate’s positions and only elect candidates whose views align with the citizen’s own. Failure to do this is often the reason bad candidates get elected and re-elected, because voters act against their own best interests, so just do your homework before you vote. Carroll is the managing editor for The Herald.

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Water beds. The students followed their guides for from about 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They walked down creeks beds and fished around in ponds, being introduced by AWF instructors to everything from turtles to snakes. “Some of them were big on petting turtles, some of them liked scooping things in the pond,” said Terry. But their “number one, hands-down” favorite activity, she said was the creek walk. There they could follow their guides down a stream as they learned about the effect people had on water quality, and how the water they drank went from the ground to the faucet. It was the third year for the annual program, which began in 2013. Terry, who is the new director of school programs with the ANC, said it was developed after looking at similar programs other counties had.

Adullam pretty much we were cutting out sheet rock about 4 foot high, taking it out, you had to take the insulation out, to sometimes move furniture, because you know you had to rip cabinets out, vanities out, pretty much everything that got wet had to go,” he said. He said it was a “gamble” as to what could be salvaged due to mold, which might manifest months later. In one instance, he said they were even forced to cease work in a house because the environment was too dangerous for them to be in. So they are focusing their efforts on what can be saved, with the minimal preventative health measures they have at their disposal, to work in the plethora of houses, some of which have been hit by anywhere of 6-to-8 inches to 11-feet of water. “Some of the houses were in such bad condition that they couldn’t even go in there with a mask on, they had to leave. The mold and everything has taken over and the devastation was awful, it’s people that had completely lost their livelihoods,” said Angela Spackman, co-founder and chief operating officer of Adullam House. The first group that went to Baton Rouge, Spackman said had “gutted”

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She said they wanted to take it a step further from the usual indoor demonstration by having it outdoors in the actual water systems they wanted to teach the students about. The event, Terry said, was free for the students and funded entirely by sponsors. According to an AWF press release those sponsors were: “Alabama Power Company, Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc., The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Wetumpka, Elmore Water and Sewer Authority, Central Elmore Water and Sewer Authority, Alabama Clean Water Partnership (Alabama River Basin), PrattvilleMillbrook Sunrise Rotary Club, Lake Jordan Homeowners & Boat Owners Association (HOBO), International Paper – Prattville & Pine Hill Facilities and Alabama Department of Environmental Management.”

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about 25 houses. Her organization started working with the First New Testament church and its congregation that had been living in a wing of the church last Thursday. Some members of the first group, which went down with two box trucksworth of donated supplies, stayed there for nearly a week. Hellums was in that group. “They got to the point of being overwhelmed,” Spackman said. She said the most needed items now are sheet rock, or as Spackman said, “sheet rock mud,” or money for these items, which she said they would give directly to the church. “It looks like there’s little to no government help coming in, it’s purely charitable organizations that are helping,” Spackman said. Reports have indicated that upwards of nearly 61,000 homes have been damaged. Roughly 122,000 have applied for assistance from FEMA, according to updates on the official whitehouse.gov website, which states that roughly $205 million “in support” has been designated to the “flood survivors.”

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RTJ Golf Trail raising funds for flood victims By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Area golfers will have a chance to help the Louisiana flood victims next weekend. For Labor Day weekend through the American Red Cross, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail will raise money for the South Louisiana Flood Relief to aid flood-ravaged areas in Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes and neighborhoods. All 11 sites on the entire Golf Trail across Alabama, including Prattville’s RTJ at Capitol Hill from Saturday, Sept. 3 through Monday, Sept. 5, RTJ will donate $10 from every round of golf with a green and cart fees to the American Red Cross. “Louisiana golfers have played the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail since it opened nearly 25 years ago and now Louisiana needs our help,” RTJ Golf Trail President John Cannon said.

“We hope this Labor Day Weekend charitable promotion will provide financial relief to Louisiana residents in need.” Donations to the South Louisiana Flood Relief fund will go toward providing safe and dry shelters for families, serve water and hot meals, provide first aid, distribute clean up supplies like mops, gloves and tarps, among other services. The Red Cross labeled the floods in Louisiana as the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy four years ago with 13 deaths spanning five parishes. More than 30,000 have been rescued since the flooding began, and more than 10,000 homes and businesses have suffered damage. Tee times should be made with the local sites and a complete list can be found at www.rtjgolf.com. Others can visit www.redcross.org to donate and help those affected by the floods in Louisiana.

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The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill in Prattville will help raise money for the Louisiana flood victims during Labor Day weekend.

CAN YOU DIG IT? Wildcats grab 2 wins over Morgan, Evangel By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Since losing its first match on the early 2016 season, Edgewood Academy responded to finish the week 2-0, defeating Morgan Academy 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-22, 25-10) at home Tuesday and Evangel Christian 3-0 on the road Thursday. The Wildcats (4-1, 3-0) followed up last week’s four-set loss to Macon-East to beat a Class AA team in Morgan and take its third straight Class A, Region 1 match versus Evangel. “It’s always a big deal after a loss to get your rhythm again, get your stride back and build your confidence back up,” first-year EA volleyball coach Sellers Dubberley said Friday. “The girls weren’t too down after the loss to Macon because they did a lot of things well, and we tried to build on that. “We got two wins this week against a good quality team and a team in our region. It’s good to notch a few more wins, get our record up and get that positivity and good vibes going.” As a team against Morgan, Edgewood collected a season-best 36 kills, while senior middle pair Kaylee Glenn and Kevi Hansen continued their consistency in leading the offense. Glenn recorded six kills and two blocks, and Hansen added a team-high 13 kills, giving her 29 kills over two matches as of Tuesday. Junior outside hitter Peyton Rodie had five kills and freshman middle Sydney Brown had five kills. Sophomore Avery Roberts added four kills. Outside hitting has posed a threat in the last two contests, but Dubberley said his team is still working on bringing consistency to the edges. “Kevi does so well in the middle, (Glenn) does at middle as well. For our setters, it’s the easiest set to make and those are two of our more consistent players,” the coach said. “That’s been our bread-and-butter these first couple of weeks of the season. I’ve really challenged our setters and our outside hitters to start connecting more. “(At Evangel), we got way more sets to the outside and had a higher percentage on our attacks. But we need more production, and we need that from all spots on the floor. When times get tough, we’ve got our bread-and-butter in the middle. I’ve challenged Peyton and Avery to step up and I think they’ve done a good job, it was a good day for both of them (against Evangel). I feel like we’re making that next step.” The ‘Cats made quick work of the Lions in straight sets Thursday. Dubberley said a lot of players rotated into the match. Edgewood returns to action Tuesday, hosting Autauga Academy at 4 p.m.

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Edgewood Academy freshman hitter Sydney Brown (3) disrupts an offering from a Morgan Academy setter Tuesday during a non-region match.

HHS, SEHS volleyball fall short in season openers By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Stanhope Elmore fell just shy in all four sets of a season-opening tri-match Thursday at Central-Coosa. The Mustangs forced the second frame to extra points in each match, but couldn’t close as Sylacauga edged SEHS 2-0 (23-25, 28-30) and the host Cougars won 2-0 (22-25, 27-29). “We played awesome, high intensity the entire game,” first-year Stanhope volleyball coach Virginia Barber said. “Home crowd got to us, to be honest. First game jitters, few errors. We will bounce back just fine. We did have a lot of great things we have been working on, so the outlook is positive. Very proud of them.” Sophomore McKayla Wilson shined for Stanhope on defense with a team-high 19 digs for the tri-match. Junior middle Jayla Thomas, who earned ThirdTeam All-Area honors and was the Mustangs’ leader last year, paced the offense with nine kills on the

night. SEHS (0-2) travels to Chilton County Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Isabella 25, 25, 25 Holtville 17, 23, 11 Isabella handed Holtville a loss in straight sets in their season-opening match Thursday at Isabella. The 3-0 (17-25, 23-25, 11-25) loss was the Bulldogs’ sixth straight loss to Isabella and have only won one set during that stretch in three seasons. Sophomore outside hitter Kaylyn Dismukes fueled Holtville’s attack with eight kills along with an ace, four digs and two blocks. Seniors Monica Henline and Megan Wadsworth combined for five kills. Sophomore setter and varsity newcomer Beth Railey ran the offense amassing 13 assists. Defensively, junior Lauran Rhodes and sophomore Cyndi Thorton had five and four digs, respectively, while junior middle Ta’Maria Merritt counted three blocks with one kill. Senior Haley Mann added an ace, a dig and a kill for the Dawgs. Holtville (0-1) will host rival Marbury Monday for its home opener.

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Tallassee 26.........................W.S. Neal 21 Elmore County 14 .. Alabama Christian 13 Dadeville 48 ....................... Reeltown 21 Central-Clay 19 ........ Benjamin Russell 16

Horseshoe Bend 55 ................ Donoho 13 Central-Coosa 34 ...............Fayetteville 7

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Stanhope Elmore senior wide receiver K.T. Martin (9) hauls in a touchdown pass over a Prattville defender during Friday night’s game.

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BRHS 16 Clay County 19

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Benjamin Russell’s Jacoby Lawson runs against Central Clay Friday night.

Central Clay field goal upsets Benjamin Russell as time runs out By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

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to set up the kick. The Volunteers talented junior runner Camerun Peoples did most of the work on the 90-yard march, carrying 14 times for 81 yards. Peoples, who scored both Central touchdowns in last week’s season-opening win over Munford on runs of 66 and 67 yards, finished the night with 22 carries for 141 yards. Central-Clay County jumped out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to a Wildcat miscue. On its second possession of the game, Benjamin Russell faced a second-and-26 from its own 13 after penalties for delay of game and holding moved backed them up. The snap from center sailed over Wildcat

quarterback Timmy Lawson’s head and he recovered, but in his own end zone for the Volunteers safety. Benjamin Russell struck back with 1:34 left in the first quarter when it drove 90 yards from its own 5-yard line to the Central-Clay 5 before forced to turn to Moncus for a 22-yard field goal. The big play on the nine-play drive was a 60-yard run by Necolby Maxwell, who appeared bound for the end zone before being chased down by Peoples at the Volunteers’ 13. Moncus added a second Benjamin Russell field goal - this one from 27 yards out - with 38.1 seconds left in the first half See WILDCATS • Page 3

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BRHS’ Timmy Lawson, left, passes downfield against Central Clay. Above, coach Danny Horn watches his team while the Wildcat cheerleaders, below, get the crowd to make some noise.

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to make the halftime score 6-2. The drive to the score was set up when the Wildcat defense, sparked by a quarterback pressure from Kashari Ross that resulted in an eightyard sack of Central-Clay quarterback Ben Street, forced the Volunteers to punt from their own 8. Then came the third quarter and the two quick Central-Clay touchdowns. The Volunteers took the second-half kick and drove 71 yards in nine plays for the score. The key play was the first from scrimmage as Peoples scampered up the middle then cut right, traveling from his own 29 to the Wildcats’ 31. Eight plays later, he bowled over left guard for seven yards and the score and, with Harry’s PAT, the Vols led 9-6. On the ensuing drive, Lawson’s pass on second-and-29 from the Wildcat 15-yard line was intercepted by Central Clay’s Paul Garrett. The mistake was compounded by a personal foul called against Benjamin Russell’s Ezra Robinson and the Volunteers took over at the Wildcats 12.

Three plays later, Street went through the middle of the Wildcat defense for seven yards and the touchdown and, with Harry’s kick, the Volunteers took a 16-6 lead. But Benjamin Russell didn’t quit. The Wildcats drove 67 yards with the ensuing kick to get a third field goal from Moncus, a 30-yarder. Then, after forcing a Volunteers punt, Maxwell, who rushed 21 times for 172 yards on the night, scored on a beauty of a 49-yard run, cutting inside Central-Clay’s outside defenders and outracing them for the score to cap a short three-play drive with just 7:25 left. When Jenning’s knee touched on the 1 on the ensuing kickoff, it looked as if Ben Russell would have a chance at a win. But Peoples and the Volunteers drove to Harry’s winning kick. Next week, Benjamin Russell (0-1) travels to Pelham, a 42-14 loser to Mortimer Jordan Friday night, for a region contest. CentralClay (2-0) travels to Valley, a 21-20 winner over Russell County Friday.

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Prattville 28, Stanhope Elmore 23

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Stanhope Elmore senior tight end Zech Byrd (3) fights through the tackle of two Prattville defenders during Friday night’s rivalry game at Foshee-Henderson Stadium.

Taylor, Lions slip past Mustangs in dramatic rivalry tilt By Cory Diaz Herald Sports Editor

Stanhope Elmore’s defense stripped two chances for its offense for the goahead score in the final 4:08, but one play six minutes earlier had the game slipped through its grasp. Capping Prattville’s first drive of the fourth quarter, junior quarterback Cam Taylor shrugged off three Mustang defenders on a 14-yard touchdown gash up the middle, putting his team up, 28-23, with 10:39 remaining. The Mustangs’ K.J. Stokes and Marlon Hunt each recovered fumbles in the final minutes, but SEHS couldn’t breakthrough, as the Lions held on for the rivalry win. “They gave us a chance, but at the same time, I’m more upset about that touchdown they allowed,” first-year Stanhope Elmore head football coach Mike Dean said. “We’ve got them on third-and-long, we call the right stunt,

expecting the right play and we got him for a loss and he just slips through our tackles. We went up too high, you got to go for the thighs. That’s what we worked on this week, thighs and death roll him. You make the tackle, they don’t score. “Thing we preached all week was don’t let No. 4 beat you. You had to contain him. That’s what bothers me most.” Taylor, a three-star athlete prospect with three offers from Michigan, Cincinnati and Troy, accounted for all four of the Lions scores, bringing his season total to 10 through two games. “As dynamic as he is, if we just catch every ball he throws, he’s doing a great job,” Prattville head football coach Chad Anderson said. “The big thing is we just want to make sure he don’t put too much on himself. He’s got some guys around him that are helping him out.” Stanhope snatched the early advantage, taking the game’s opening posses-

sion 51 yards with senior running back Kareem Jackson putting the Mustangs on the board first with a 17-yard touchdown run, his longest rush on the night. After forcing a PHS punt, SEHS marked up 35 yards in eight plays but settled for a 24-yard field goal from Alex Cheesman, as Stanhope led, 9-0, 6:25 into the first. Taylor’s 11-yard scoring strike to Tra Edwards pulled Prattville within two before the first quarter ended. But senior quarterback Tripper Warlick and the Mustangs answered back with a fourplay, 54-yard march, with senior receiver K.T. Martin hauling in a touchdown pass from 25 yards, giving SEHS a 15-7 lead, one minute into the second period. Taylor guided Prattville to its first lead of the game off their next two drives, first connecting with Tulsa commit Josh Moore from 7 yards out and ripping off a 39-yard run with 6:51 to go in the half as the Lions led, 21-15.

Stanhope cashed in the first of its four turnovers -- a Stokes interception on a screen pass -- on the night with 1:28 left in the first half when Jackson rumbled his way into the end zone from the goalline. SEHS led, 23-21, at the break. Safety Deontae McGhee picked off a Taylor pass. Senior tight end and Florida commit Zech Byrd led the Mustangs with seven catches for 118 yards. “Byrd’s made great plays, but you’ve got to make the catch down here at the end. We got to find ways to win, instead of finding ways to lose,” Dean said. “Part of the culture, a group that’s won seven games in two years. “We took a step forward, and the kept fighting. We’re proud of them, found ways of getting the football and keeping us in the game against a group that scored 53 points last week. Put ourselves in bad situations, got to learn from them.”

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Top: Stanhope Elmore senior Mike linebacker Deandre Meadows (42) and sophomore free safety Marlon Hunt (5) wraps up Prattville junior quarterback Cam Taylor. Above: Cam Taylor (4) splits the Mustang defense on a run in the third quarter.

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Marbury 35, Holtville 24

A tale of two halves for Holtville in loss to Marbury By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald

The battle of the Bulldogs lived up to its title as rivals Holtville and Marbury battled in a game dictated by its two halves. Holtville started off the game in powerful fashion, generating a 67-yard drive on its opening drive of the game for a 6-0 lead. The team was led by sophomore Drew Nobles, who put his stamp on the game early with a 23 yard scramble on third and 11, which moved Holtville into Marbury territory at the 45 yard line. Big running plays by senior Blake Harris and junior Evan Headley got the ball into the red zone before Nobles finished off the drive with a eight yard touchdown carry. After a quick three and out by the Holtville defense, their offense was again on the attack as Nobles issued some bruising runs ending in a 37 yard touchdown scamper that gave Holtville a 14-0 lead. Marbury, which had been shut down early by the Bulldogs of Holtville, found its groove with a 67 yard touchdown drive capped by a 40 yard run to the end zone that cut the Holtville lead to 14-6. On the next drive, Holtville, with the assistance of a fake punt, drove deep into Marbury territory, but the drive stalled and Holtville had to settle for a 27 yard field goal which gave Holtville at 17-6 lead. Marbury again responded scoring on a 54 yard touchdown romp. After a successful two point conversion attempt, Holtville still lead, but by the narrow margin of 17-14. While the first half started out brilliantly for the Bulldogs of Holtville, the second half started completely in favor of the Bulldogs of Marbury. Marbury started the half

with 21 unanswered points and built an insurmountable lead of 35-17 on Holtville. Holtville though, again led by its sophomore signal caller drove down the field this time completing a huge touchdown pass to bring the score to 35-24. Later, Holtville again drove down the field, but their last scoring attempt was thwarted by Marbury and the clock, which hammered home the final nail and the final score 35-24. Holtville Head Coach Hunter Adams said he was proud of the way his team started the game, but that they failed to finish. “For the first quarter and half, that is the team we feel like we need to be,” Adams said. “We had three drives there that were who and what we want to be offensively. Forcing defenses to be accountable at the point of attack. When we are holding the ball for five to six minutes, that is what we want to do.” Adams said though that significant issues defensively resulted in his team’s poor second half performance. “We were inconsistent defensively,” he said. “We had some guys dinged up and we got wildly inconsistent. We went back and looked at the tape. We had guys not running the play that was called. When we got behind we got a little tighter and we got frustrated. Those are the things we can’t do if we are going to win.” Adams said though that he feels the team can still improve and that he will continue to focus on fundamentals noting that one of his teams weaknesses in the second half was in their tackling. Holtville next will face Childersburg in a region game at Holtville. Childersburg enters the contest with an 0-2 record.

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Above: Holtville signal caller sophomore quarterback Drew Nobles runs for a 37 yard touchdown during Friday night’s game with Marbury. Below: Senior Blake Harris tears off a run against the Marbury defense. Both Nobles and Harris pounded the ground game early in Holtville’s 35-24 loss to Marbury

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Horseshoe Bend 55 Donoho 13

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The Generals’ Leevontae Robinson runs against Donoho. The Generals generated 55 points in the victory.

Generals offense shoots down Donoho at home in season opener By CATHY HIGGINS Outlook Sports Editor

Horseshoe Bend opened the 2016 high school football season by doing something it didn’t accomplish at all last year. The Generals blew out Donohono 55-13 Friday night in New Site. Helping to lead Horseshoe Bend, a team that went 0-10 last year, to victory was running back Drew Hill. The senior rushed 326 yards and scored four touchdowns for the Generals. The Generals started off hot and couldn’t even wait until the clock ran

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down a full minute before making their move to put points on the scoreboard. Hill started off by rushing 12 yards for a touchdown in the second play of the night. With 11:02 left in the first quarter, the score was 6-0 in favor of Horseshoe Bend. Sophomore Taylor Jamison kicked for the extra point, bringing it to 7-0. The Generals continued to burn, with defensive back Joe Railey intercepting the ball from Donoho’s first down at the 28 yard line and moving it three yards for Horseshoe Bend. This set up the Generals’ next opportunity to score, where linebacker Brandon Heard rushed

25 yards for the Generals’ second touchdown of the night at 9:53 left to play in the first quarter for a score of 13-0. Taylor followed that up with a kick for the extra point, bringing the score to 14-0 in favor of Horseshoe Bend. The Generals continued to charge in the second quarter as defensive back Trace Meadows took the ball from the 1-yard line for a touchdown, bringing the score to 20-0 in favor of Horseshoe Bend with 6:27 left. But the Falcons didn’t let the half get away from them without making their own mark on the scoreboard. With 5:58 left in the second quarter, running

back Mitchell Baker intercepted a pass by Horseshoe Bend quarterback Cade Worthy and rushed 78 yards for a touchdown for the Falcons. This brought the score to 20-6. He then kicked for the extra point, bringing it to 20-7. The Generals still had plenty of heat left to bring, though. As the clock wound down on the first half, Hill rushed 55 yards for Horseshoe Bend’s fourth touchdown of the night and a score of 26-7 with 26.6 seconds left. With Taylor’s kick for the extra point good, that ended the first half with a score of 27-7. See GENERALS • Page 13

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Tallassee 26, W.S. Neal 21

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Senior running back Jamarcus Miller (23) runs around left end during Tallassee’s 26-21 win over W.S. Neal Friday night

Tigers show heart, win thriller 26-21 over W.S. Neal By Tim Horton for the Tallassee Tribune

The Tallassee Tigers played a quality team in W.S. Neal tonight at Tallassee in Tallassee’s home opener. The game was a tough physical game just as Coach Battles predicted it would be. The Tigers took the opening kickoff and started a drive at their own 37 yard line. Junior quarterback Casey Baynes and backfield mate sophomore Markevious Mathews worked behind a solid offensive line that began an all night war with the Blue Eagles defensive line. The Tigers marched 67 yards in 15 plays consuming most of the first quarter. Baynes powered off the left side behind Caleb Stewart, Keno Morris and Ethan Pugh and fought his way to the 1 yard line before the Blue Eagles could wrestle him down. It was of no use to W.S. Neal though as Baynes lined up in the “box” and walked into the end zone on the next play as his road-graders cleared the defense out. Senior Nicholas Talley made the point after and the Tigers led 7-0 with 4 minutes left in the quarter. W.S. Neal began their own march with their first possession and fought the Tiger defense for every yard until they gained a first and goal at the Tigers four yard line. The defense resisted boldly and pushed them back

but Blue Eagle quarterback Jacobey Hawthorne began a sweep to the right on 3rd and goal from the 6. Suddenly he tossed to his speedy running back Marvin Maddox who was on his way reversing the ball to the left and trotted in for the score. With the point after the game was tied at seven all with 9:13 left in the first half. The teams traded punches offensively the rest of the second quarter until W.S. Neal fumbled at their own four yard line. Eryn Cochran-Gill picked up the ball and ran into the end zone. The point after was good and Tallassee led 14-7 which was the score at the half. It had been a battle through the first half but both teams showed what they were made of in the second half. W.S. Neal began the second half scoring with a flash of lightening when running back Marvin Maddox broke loose on an 83 yard dash down the sideline to pay-dirt. Jake Baker broke through to block the point after and Tallassee led 14-13 with 5:28 left in the 3rd quarter. W.S. Neal tried an on-side kick but the Tigers were ready as Logan Goodman covered the ball at the Tigers own 46 yard line. Tallassee then had some lightening of its own. Baynes needed just one play as he dropped back behind the protection of his offensive line and found Jacob Burton 30 yards down field having beaten his defender. Baynes hit

Burton in a dead run perfectly laying the ball over the out-stretched hands of the hopeless defender. Burton hauled the ball in and out raced his man to the end zone bringing a roar from the crowd. The point after was blocked and Tallassee led 20-13 with 5:13 left in the quarter. It was getting time to separate the men from the boys in the fourth quarter. W. S. Neal partially blocked a punt deep in the Tigers end and began a 20 yard drive to the end zone as quarterback Hawthorne crossed up the Tigers on a four yard bootleg and trotted in for the score. The Blue Eagles then pulled some trickery as they jumped up and ran the ball in for the 2-point conversion and W.S. Neal now led for the first time 21-20. Twice Tallassee couldn’t move the ball as they tried to fight back. With 6:01 left Baynes attempted to hit his receiver Maddox in the right flat but Maddox slipped down and the ball fell into Marvin Maddox’s hands who was now playing defensive back. The Tigers finally forced a punt and took over at their own 20 with 1:17 left. A roughing the passer penalty on 1st down moved the ball down to the 35.Baynes next hit senior Jamarcus Miller for 13 yards followed by hitting Cochran-Gill for another 27 yards and the Tigers were at the W.S. Neal 21 yard line with 17 seconds left.

With 17 seconds remaining, Baynes dropped back to throw but saw no-one open. He never hesitated as he pulled the ball under his arm and took off with no intention of letting his team down. He raced for the corner as his receivers helped block down the field and Baynes slipped in for the game winner with 5 seconds remaining. The Tiger sideline jumped into the air as Casey Baynes had just knocked it out of the park, there was no strike out tonight folks. The Tigers won a thriller 26-21 behind an effort that ball-coaches only dream of their kids giving. After meeting with his players in private in the locker room you could hear the excitement that these kids felt. Coach Battles came out with a look of “Wow” on his face. He coached it but he watched the kids execute to perfection at the end. Battles said, “We practice a twominute drill every day, but never, I mean never have these kids nailed it like they did tonight. They drove 70 yards with 1:32 left in the game and had NO timeouts left. We overcame a quality 4A team in W.S.Neal who is extremely well coached. They had quality kids and played hard clean football.” The Tallassee Tigers found a leader they will walk through fire for tonight and these Tigers showed everyone what “The Heart Of A Tiger” looks like.

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Elmore County 14, Alabama Christian 13

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Elmore County senior linebacker Keshaan Bowman (34) lowers his shoulder on an Alabama Christian Academy runner during Friday night’s game at ACA.

Panthers outrun Eagles in ground game exhibition By Cory Diaz Herald Sports Editor

Both Elmore County and Alabama Christian Academy lived on the ground Friday night, as a couple of touchdowns were good enough for ECHS to hold on for the 14-13 victory on the road. Backing up 190-yard debut last week versus Mongomery Academy, Panther sophomore running back D.J. Patrick

racked up 139 yards on just eight carries and scored a touchdown. Through two games, Patrick is averaging 8.9 yards per rush and a 164 yards a game. Attempts for comment from Elmore County head football coach Norman Dean were not returned. ACA ate up 38 minutes of possession, churning out 127 yards on 42 running plays called. Despite Elmore County’s defense being on the field

most of the game, they didn’t break as they held the Eagles out of the end zone twice, leaving them to settle for two field goals. Junior Mike linebacker Ryan Orr led the Panthers defense with nine tackles, while senior Michael Johnson had seven stops and defensive lineman Devin Buckhannon added five tackles. Senior safety Will Venable intercepted a pass, while linebacker recov-

ered a fumble to go along with his three tackles. On offense, Venable, at quarterback, ran for 37 yards on nine attempted and connected with senior wide receiver Tyric Belyeu for the team and game’s only other touchdown. Keeping with the ground-and-pound theme on the night, the signal caller only threw 10 passes, completing five of them for 86 yards, including a 64-yarder to Belyeu.

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Coosa Central 34 Fayetteville 7

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Coosa Central’s Malik Holtzclaw celebrates a defensive stop against Fayetteville.

Graham leads Central Coosa past Fayetteville for first win of the season By MITCH SNEED Editor

Coosa County Central rode quarterback Raymond Graham and a relentless defense to a 34-7 win over Fayetteville Friday night in Hanover. Coosa (1-1, 0-0) saw Graham run for three touchdowns and throw for another and pick up 94 yards on the ground on 23 carries in the team’s home opener. “We started slow, but in that third and fourth quarter, the holes started to get bigger,” Graham said. “They started to slow down and we were able to run by

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them a few times and pull away.” Coosa Central couch Barry Simmons said Graham is fun to watch, but the show he put on Friday is the same kind of wizardry he shows them every day at practice. “He’s fun to watch, but the thing I like about him that he just loves to play the game,” Simmons said. “He does the same stuff every day at practice. He plays wide open and with a smile on his face.” Up just 6-0 at the half, Coosa took advantage of a muffed punt snap by Fayetteville and took over at the Fayetteville 3 with 7:56 left in the third

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period. Graham gained one, then bulled his way up the middle for a two yard score to give the Cougars a 12-cushion. Fayetteville answered with what turned out to be its only score of the night, with Bailey DeLoach hitting Cody Pate on a swing pass who then raced 29 yards for a touchdown. DeLoach kicked the PAT to pull the Wolves within a six at 12-7 with 5:35 left in the third period. Graham hit Tyius Evans in stride on the flats and he went 49 yards, blowing by defenders on his way to the endzone. Graham converted the two-point attempt on a run up the middle to make it 20-7 with 4:33 still left in the third period.

Graham added a 5-yard touchdown with 7:43 left in the fourth period and Evans added the final score for the Cougars on a 6-yard scoring run to make it 34-7 with 3:12 left in the game. From there the Cougars held on to send the home fans home happy. “That’s what we tell out guys,” Simmons said. “Just keep pounding and pounding and win the game in third and forth quarter. We told them the same thing at halftime tonight. The holes that weren’t there in the first half started to open up and good things started to happen.” See COOSA • Page 13

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Hope Christian 44, Edgewood 36

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Edgewood’s eighth grade signal caller Drez Crawford slices through the Hope Christian defense for 25 yards, one of his many big runs of the night. While Crawford led the young team on a 24 point comeback, they came up short against the Eagles losing 44-36.

Edgewood battles back, comes up short 44-36 By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald

The Edgewood Wildcats were down big early in the 3rd quarter of their clash with Hope Christian to the tune of 36-12. Add to that the fact that several experienced members of the team went down with injuries in the first quarter and you had the makings of a blowout, but the young Wildcats team, led by Eighth grader Drez Crawford continued to battle back in the second half against the Eagles. On the ensuing drive of the third quarter, after the Wildcats went down 24 points. Crawford moved Edgewood methodically down the field from its own 30 yard line. Crawford accounted for 48 yards on the ground and 15

through the air on a pass completion to fellow 8th grader Jackson Welch. Crawford finished the drive with a seven yard touchdown run that brought the Wildcats within two scores at 36-20. After several stalled drives by both teams, a splendid Edgewood punt buried the Eagles at their own 10 yard line. A huge interception by the Wildcats put them in business at the Eagles five yard line. Three plays later the Wildcats would get even closer with a touchdown which brought the score to 36-26 in favor of the Eagles. On the ensuing drive, a huge defensive play resulted in two points for the Wildcats when freshman Clay Williams buried the Eagles quarterback deep in his own end zone resulting in a safety.

As the game was slowly winding down, Edgewood looked to its defense again, which answered with a 32 yard recovery of a Hope Christian fumble which resulted in a touchdown. The successful two point conversion knotted the score at 36 all and temporarily completed the Wildcats comeback. Their dreams of a dramatic comeback victory were snatched from them on the next Eagle drive when the Eagles senior running back Juan Cuellar broke through the Wildcat defense for a 58 yard touchdown. Down 44-36, Edgewood had one more opportunity late in the game, but could not muster a drive and the final horn sounded with Hope Christian holding the 44-36 advantage and the win. Edgewood Head Football Coach

Eric Folmar said he was proud of the resolve his team showed to come back after being down by 24. “We had three starters knocked out of the game in the first quarter which made it tough,” Folmar said. “I was proud of the fight our guys had. They could have easily folded the tent, we fought back and we showed a lot of heart.” “Our focus this year is getting better from week to week,” he added. “That is what our focus has been on. We are a lot better now than we were seven days ago.” Edgewood next will play at Autauga Academy and will get to face former head coach, now Autauga Offensive Coordinator Bobby Carr. Both teams will enter that contest at 0-2

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Statewide Scores Class 7A

Allen (TX) 25, Hoover 7 Baker 28, Vigor 16 Central-Phenix City 36, Fairfield 0 Enterprise 49, Northview 7 Jeff Davis 35, Carver-Montgomery 19 Lee-Montgomery 51, Park Crossing 44 McGill-Toolen 39, Davidson 36 Mountain Brook 21, Helena 14 Prattville 28, Stanhope Elmore 23 Smiths Station 20, Dothan 9 Spain Park 35, Muscle Shoals 18 Vestavia Hills 20, Homewood 7

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Albertville 45, Arab 7 Baldwin County 44, Gul Shores 9 Blount 49, Robertsdale 10 Brookwood 29, Oak Grove 21 (OT) Chilton County 56, Jemison 14 Cullman 45, North Jackson 14 Decatur 42, Huntsville 20 Gardendale 26, James Clemens 13 Hueytown 24, Walker 16 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 41, Oak Mountain 21 Jackson-Olin 38, Central-Tuscaloosa 7 McAdory 33, Dallas County 7 Minor 54, Central, GA 0 Opelika 28, Auburn 0 Pell City 56, Childersburg 7 Saraland 27, LeFlore 22 Shades Valley 22, Center Point 18 Southside-Gadsden 44, Hokes Bluff 29 Spanish Fort 26, Daphne 7 Wetumpka 33, Eufaula 0

Class 5A

Beauregard 39, Greenville13 Brooks 21, Fayette County 0 Calera 49, Bibb County 34 Carroll 49, Daleville 13 Central-Clay County 19, Benjamin Russell 16 Citronelle 71, McIntosh 0 Corner 35, South Lamar 21 Crossville 21, Collinsville 14 Demopolis 42, Greensboro 14 Etowah 35, Madison County 10 Guntersville 23, Oneonta 0 Headland 41, Houston Academy 9 Jackson 33, Clarke County 14 Marbury 35, Holtville 24 Moody 8, Springville 7 Mortimer Jordan 42, Pelham 14 Rehobeth 28, Slocomb 7 Russellville 31, Deshler 15 Scottsboro 35, Fort Payne 3 Talladega 33, Talladega Co. Central 20 Valley 21, Russell County 20 Wenonah 48, Midfield 0 Williamson 32, Chickasaw 14

Class 4A

Andalusia 25, Trinity Presbyterian 6 Ashville 17, Ragland 6 Bullock County 44, Central-Hayneville 14 Central-Florence 47, Phillips 8 Dadeville 49, Reeltown 21 Elmore County 14, Alabama Christian 13 Haleyville 47, Winston County 22 Hamilton 48, Sulligent 28 Montgomery Catholic 32, Prattville Christian 0 Randolph at New Hope, postponed, rescheduled Sat., Aug. 27 Straughn 49, Brantley 48

Thomasville 42, Sweet Water 25 UMS-Wright 32, Charles Henderson 31 West Limestone 36, East Limestone 21 Wilson 41, West Point 13 Winfield 31, Hale County 22

Class 3A

American Christian 48, Sipsey Valley 20 Bayside Academy 35, Faith Academy 13 Central-Coosa 34, Fayetteville 7 Colbert Heights 47, Phil Campbell 26 Flomaton 42, Jay, L 7 Glencoe 35, Westbrook Christian 0 Fultondale 46, Tarrant 7 Gordo 20, Aliceville 0 Greene County 26, R.C. Hatch 24 J.B. Pennington 41, Boaz 14 Locust Fork 30, Pisgah 24 Mobile Christian 49, Lighthouse Christian, FL 6 Montgomery Academy 21, St. James 12 Opp 30, T.R. Miller 20 Piedmont 35, Cherokee County 21 Plainview 30, Sand Rock 7 Pleasant Valley 30, Gaston 14 Providence Christian 20, Samson 6 Randolph County 41, Barbour County 6 Sylvania 41, Sardis 27 Vinemont 14, Good Hope 7 Walter Wellborn 26, Saks 21 Washington County 35, Millry 0 Weaver 49, B.B. Comer 8 West Morgan 42, Priceville 21 Wicksburg 56, Geneva County 29

Class 2A

Cleveland 44, Southeastern 0 Cottonwood 32, Red Level 20 Elba 36, Pike County 22 Fyfe 48, Geraldine 14 Goshen 35, Ariton 13 G.W. Long 54, Dale County 13 Horseshoe Bend 55, Donoho 13 J.U. Blacksher 55, Florala 6 Keith 56, Calhoun 8 LaFayette 48, Loachapoka 24 Lanett 61, Notasulga 25 Luverne 20, Highland Home 0 Mount Zion, GA 47, Ranburne 0 New Brockton 34, Georgiana 20 Red Bay 59, Tharptown 7 Sheffield 33, Colbert County 23 Southern Choctaw 34, Excel 15 St. Luke’s Episcopal 48, Kinston 16 West End 65, Susan Moore 42

Class 1A

Appalachian 12, Coosa Christian 8 Autaugaville 44, J.F. Shields 6 Berry 26, Cold Springs 24 Chattooga, GA 49, Cedar Bluff 7 Ellwood Christian 22, Francis Marion 20 Houston County 49, Zion Chapel 7 Hubbertville 28, Meek 0 Isabella 49, Verbena 12 Jacksonville Christian 42, Whitesburg Christian 13 Marengo 38, Choctaw County 0 McKenzie 29, Geneva 20 R.A. Hubbard 14, Hatton 6 Spring Garden 47, Beulah 12 Victory Christian 56, Alabama School/ Deaf 8 Wadley 55, Woodland 0 Woodville 53, Asbury 0

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Horseshoe Bend didn’t lose any steam in the second half. Their next chance to score came as the Generals continued to gain downs and then for Meadows to rush 27 yards for his second touchdown of the night with 9:00 left in the third quarter. This brought the Generals lead to 33-7. Not to be outdone, Hill soon followed that up by taking the ball from the 2-yard line to score his third touchdown of the night for the Generals with 5:19 left in the third quarter. This brought the score to 39-7. Taylor followed that up with a kick for the extra point, bringing it to 40-7. The next play of the game proved the Falcons still had some fight. While going for the first down, Baker took advantage of a wide open field and rushed 85 yards to score a touchdown for Donoho with 4:55 left in the third. This slightly narrowed the gap, brining the score to 40-13. However, Horseshoe Bend was determined to expand their lead. Hill rushed 87 yards to score a touchdown for the Generals and bring the score to 46-13 with 3:11 left in the third. Wide receiver Josh Walls followed that up with a 2-point conversion, taking the score to 48-13. The Generals kept trucking in the fourth as the offense continued to gain downs. Their next chance to score came when wide receiver Leevontae Robinson rushed 65 yards for a touchdown with 8:50 left. This expanded Horseshoe Ben’s lead with a score of 54-13. Taylor followed that up with his kick for the extra point, bringing the score to 55-13. Friday’s win brings Horseshoe Bend to a record of 1-0. The Generals next head to Lanett to face the Panthers next Friday.

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Coosa The first half was marred by a total of 16 penalties, nine of those flags fell on the Cougars for 65 yards. There were 29 total penalties called in the game, 16 against Coosa, costing them 115 yards on the night. The Cougars did recover two Wolves’ fumbles, one on Fayetteville’s first play from scrimmage. The mistakes prevented both teams from many consistent drives in the first half, but Coosa did put together one textbook drive beginning at its own 45 late in the first quarter. The Cougars used Graham primar-

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ily, but mixed in two runs by Donta Daniel in what turned into a 12-play, 55 yard scoring drive. Graham capped the drive with a nifty 4-yard touchdown run through a huge hole made by big Miles McCain. The two-point conversion run by Graham failed, but Coosa was up 6-0 with10:26 left in the second quarter. The only real threat by Fayetteville in the first half was a 59-yard drive that stalled at the Coosa 16. The Wolves were forced to try a 23-yard field goal that missed wide right with 5:23 left in the first half.

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Dadeville 48 Reeltown 21

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Dadeville’s Jalen Sullivan, right, breaks up a pass intended for Reeltown’s R.J. Woodward and Eric Shaw. Below, Margarius Buchanan scores against the Rebels in the second quarter. Buchanan had 147 yards rushing, 106 yards passing and three touchdowns.

Dadeville coasts to win over Reeltown behind Buchanan and interception By CATHY HIGGINS Outlook Sports Editor

When the dust settled at the end of the 2016 Battle of Highway 49 Thursday night, Dadeville had claimed victory on its home field over Reeltown by a score of 48-21. Dadeville starting quarterback Margarius Buchanan ran for 147 yards passed for 106 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Tigers over the Rebels. The Tigers staked their claim early in the game as defensive back Qua Tucker intercepted the ball as Reeltown attemped to convert on fourth down from their own 37 yard line. Tucker returned the ball for touchdown with 9:17 left in the first quarter for a score of 6-0. With Alex Sims’ kick for the extra point good, that brought Dadeville’s lead to 7-0. Reeltown soon put their own points on the scoreboard when running back Makeveon Hughley scored a touchdown from the goal line with 7:51 remaining in the first quarter for a score of 7-6. With the kick for the extra point good, the Rebels tied the score 7-7. The score remained tied up through the first half of the second quarter. Then Tigers’ starting quarterback Margarius Buchanan moved the ball from the five yard line for a touchdown with 6:01 left in the second quarter, bringing the score

to 13-7. Before the first half was over the Tigers increased their lead when Margarius Buchanan scored another touchdown with 1:10 left in the second quarter for a score of 19-7. Buchanan also made a successful two-point conversion, widening Dadeville’s lead to 21-7 with 1:10 left in the first half. The Tigers maintained their momentum in the third quarter. With 2:49 left, Dadeville’s Buchanan passed the ball to running back Tykeem Holley at the 22-yard line. From there Holley rushed for a touchdown, bringing the score to 27-7 with 2:32 left in the third quarter. The Tigers’ kick for the extra point was good fore a score of 28-7. Buchanan widened Dadeville’s lead before the quarter was over by rushing 22 yards for a touchdown, bringing the score to 34-7 with 1:11 left in the third quarter. With the Tigers’ kick for the extra point good, the score moved to 35-7. The Tigers continued to roar in the fourth quarter as running back JaMichael Moss scored a touchdown with 10:31 left in the game for a score of 41-7. The Rebels continued to fight as Reeltown fullback Cole Flurry scored a touchdown with 7:02 left in the game for a score of 41-13. Flurry’s two-point conversion was good, narrowing the gap a little and bringing the score to 41-15. However, Dadeville was determined to widen the gulf as running back JaMichael

Moss scored a touchdown from the goal line with 4:14 left in the fourth quarter for a score of 47-15. Alex Sims’ kick for the extra point was good, bringing the score to 48-15. Reeltown made one last effort as wide receiver Cameron Faison rushed 24 yards to score a touchdown for the Rebels. This brought the score to 48-21 with 1:54 left in the game, which stood as the final score of the game. Dadeville head football coach Richard White said he was proud of his team, especially for winning a rivalry game at home. “It feels good,” he said. “Anytime you

win a rivalry game it’s special. I’m proud of my kids. Overall I was pleased with our fight.” Dadeville’s win brings the Tigers to 1-1 as they host Munford next Friday at Tiger Stadium. It’s a game White is already thinking about. “We’ve got a tough week next week so we’ve got to have a great week of practice,” White said. The coach plans to clean up some things he saw during Thursday’s game, especially with younger players. Still seeking their first win of the season, Reeltown heads to Woodland next Friday to face the Bobcats.

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Dadeville’s Kadore Glenn takes the hand off from Margarius Buchanan, above. Far right, Reeltown’s Cole Flurry loooks to gain extra yards against the Tiger defense. Reeltown’s J.J. Matthews looks to run after failing to find an open receiver downfield. Below, Dadeville’s Qua Tucker and Tre Johnson combine to stop Reeltown’s Tre Hughley.

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Wetumpka 33, Eufaula 0

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Sophomore Jadarious (JD) Martin had 17 carries for 184 yards and 3 touchdowns in WHS’ match up and shutout against the Eufala Tigers.

WHS now 2-0 after stomping Eufaula 33-0 By Corey Arwood The Wetumpka Herald

Wetumpka High School shut out the Eufaula Tigers 33-0 in their first time playing and in a matchup that started as anybody’s game, but ended with an absolute dynamic victory for the Indians. Both teams nearly went into the second half 0-0, but with five seconds to spare WHS senior DeAndre Williamsn managed a 1-yard touchdown. But a thwarted kick sent the Indians into half time 6-0. The Tigers received the ball going into the second half but got nowhere for their effort. WHS senior Maurice Young returned their punt to the 49-yard line, JD Martin followed up with a first down and Keedrick Adams carried it to 1st and goal, at the two-yard line with 5:30 in the 3rd quarter. It led to DeAndre Williams second touchdown of the night off a two-

yard run into the Tiger end zone at 12-0. The Indians followed up with an explosive play returning an on-side kick straight off of Williams’ touchdown, ending up at the 41-yard line. Sophomore, Jadarious (JD) Martin, number 18, received a pass for a 13-yard run and a first down at the EHS 17-yard line. Following suit was Keedrick Adams with another first down, bringing the Indians to the Tigers’ 3-yard line. It set them up perfectly for a second JD Martin touchdown, and along with a good kick put the score at 19-0 with 3:05 remaining in the third quarter. Shortly after an EHS player endured what appeared to be a substantial injury, stopping the game and requiring aide from first responders. He was ultimately wheeled off the field in a stretcher and transported from the stadium via ambulance. When the game resumed the Indians continued their onslaught,

and EHS appeared to fall farther behind as WHS intercepted a pass with a little less than a minute in the quarter. Going into the fourth, WHS received the punt, and quickly JD Martin struck again with a 17-yard touchdown followed by a good kick bringing the score to 25-0. After a continued Tiger decline, and several more injuries, the final blow was struck, once again by Martin off of a near disastrous fumble. He danced around the incoming Tigers and sprinted down the field arriving unscathed in the end zone off of a 43-yard run. Head coach Tim Perry said he was proud of the team, their coaches and to be 2 and 0 in the season. He spoke with The Herald after the game. “Felt like offensively the first half we stopped ourselves with some penalties at inopportune times with 2 big explosive plays that we got called back, took away our momentum,”

said Tim Perry, WHS head coach. “I probably didn’t have a great game playing offensively against them, our defense though played a great game … we haven’t had a whole lot of shut outs the last couple of years but our defense did a great job tonight kind of kept them out of the end zone, large part of the game kept them from crossing the 50 and then the offense started picking it up the second half.” Perry said for his past 5 years as WHS coach they had not played Eufala, and in studying the team before the game, said they knew the team was “well coached,” ranking 6th in 5A and having gone to the second round of playoffs last year. But on Friday WHS destroyed their winning streak and advanced their own. “We just want to keep getting better it doesn’t get any easier we open up regional play, we travel to Chelsea, it will be our first long road trip going to Birmingham,” Perry said.