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Log your vote for the Coastal Alabama football Player of the Week for games Oct. 27-28
Here are the choices for Coastal Alabama Football Player of the Week following the final games of the regular season. Examine the performances below and log your vote for the Coastal Player of the Week. The winner will be announced Wednesday on AL.com. Voting is open until 11 p.m. Tuesday night and readers may vote up to once an hour. Did we miss anyone? Tell us about his performance in the… → Read More
Alma Bryant coach Bruce Breland retiring, will focus on his fight against cancer
Breland and his wife plan to move back to Birmingham where he will begin radiation next month → Read More
Saraland 62, B.C. Rain 26: Jack West, Spartans clinch playoff spot with blowout victory
The Stanford commit threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Saraland earned the final playoff spot from Class 6A, Region 1 → Read More
UTV 44 will televise the Battle of Old Shell Road between UMS-Wright, St. Paul's on Friday
Both teams enter the game with 7-2 overall records → Read More
Log your vote for the Coastal Alabama Player of the Week for Oct. 20-21
Here are the choices for Coastal Alabama Football Player of the Week following the games of Oct. 21 and 22. Examine the performances below and log your vote for the Coastal Player of the Week. The winner will be announced Wednesday on AL.com. Voting is open until 11 p.m. Tuesday night and readers may vote up to once an hour. Did we miss anyone? Tell us about his performance in the comment… → Read More
How do you a build a winner? Successful coaches embrace the challenge
Bart Sessions, Mark Freeman, Brian Seymore and Dale Pruitt among the coaches who have been successful at previous jobs and are now trying to resurrect struggling programs → Read More
Davidson 41, Murphy 14: Cephus Johnson, Donte Edwards keep Warriors on a roll
Davidson clinched the second seed from Class 7A, Region 1 with the victory → Read More
How do No. 5 Davidson, Murphy match up for Friday's Class 7A, Region 1 battle at Ladd?
The Warriors will try to end a three-game losing streak against the rival Panthers → Read More
5 can't-miss games in Coastal Alabama for Week 10 of the high school football season
Here are five key games for the upcoming Week 10 of the regular season and the complete Coastal Alabama schedule → Read More
UTV 44 will televise the Class 7A, Region 1 battle between Davidson and Murphy on Friday
The network chose the game as part of its flex scheduling package → Read More
Log your vote for the top Coastal Alabama football player for Week 9 of the season
Here are the choices for Coastal Alabama Football Player of the Week following the games of Oct. 13 and 14. Examine the performances below and log your vote for the Coastal Player of the Week. The winner will be announced Wednesday on AL.com. Voting is open until 11 p.m. Tuesday night and readers may vote up to once an hour. Did we miss anyone? Tell us about his performance in the comment… → Read More
Vigor 38, St. Paul's 35: Charles Crawford kicks Wolves to dramatic victory, region title
The ninth-ranked Wolves rallied from a 21-0 first-quarter deficit to topple the top-ranked Saints → Read More
Coastal Alabama Week 9 Predictions: Can Saraland, Vigor win key region road games?
Here are my predictions for Week 9 of the Coastal Alabama high school football season. Feel free to log your picks or discuss mine in the comment section below → Read More
How much do high schools get paid to play on an ESPN network?
The answer is not very much in the grand scheme of things, yet the increased exposure makes a considerable difference for each program → Read More
5 can't-miss games in Coastal Alabama for Week 9
Here are five games you need to know about in Coastal Alabama in Week 9 and the complete region schedule → Read More
Log your vote for the top Coastal Alabama football player of Week 8
Here are the choices for Coastal Alabama Football Player of the Week following the games of Oct. 7 and 8. Examine the performances below and log your vote for the Coastal Player of the Week. The winner will be announced Wednesday on AL.com. Voting is open until 11 p.m. Tuesday night and readers may vote up to once an hour. Did we miss anyone? Tell us about his performance in the comment section… → Read More
Murphy 21, Theodore 14: Defense helps Panthers keep playoff hopes alive
Nicholas Sims scored a pair of rushing TDs for Murphy in the victory → Read More
St. Paul's DE Ryan Johnson receives All-American jersey, talks about his official visits
Johnson is the third Saint in three years to be named to the Under Armour All-American roster → Read More
Davidson 31, Fairhope 7: Warriors hand Fred Riley his 100th victory at the school
Fred Riley avoided the first two Gatorade showers on Thursday night at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. No such luck, however, on the third and fourth. The Davidson football players doused their coach twice following a 31-7 victory over Fairhope, giving Riley his milestone 100th win at the school. "I was expecting to get drenched," Riley said. "I avoided the first two, but the next two got me pretty good.… → Read More
5 Coastal Alabama football games not to miss in Week 8
Here are five critical games to watch out for during Week 8 of the 2016 high school football season and the complete Coastal schedule → Read More