Staff Report
(August 27, 2010)

Week 1 of the high school football season has arrived (with due respect to the handful of games played in the AISA last week.) In comes new regions, new classifications for some, and some interesting openers, particularly a few that feature teams playing for the first time.

The week ushers in new coaches at six different schools in the River Region.

Each week, River Region Sports will break down the top matchups of the week and pick a winner in all games involving teams from the area.

Staff Report
(August 24, 2010)

River Region Sports, the latest news media outlet in Montgomery and the tri-county area, is excited to announce the release of the 2010 River Region Football Guide.

The guide covers high school football in the tri-county area with each school represented. It includes team stories, schedules and a look at the new regions in both the AHSAA and AISA.

Trinity’s Josh Watkins is chased by Jackson defensive lineman Shaquille Scott in Saturday’s Champions Challenge at Cramton Bowl. (Photo by Chris Dunn)

Combined Reports
(August 22, 2010)

It may not have been a season debut to remember for the Trinity Wildcats, but coach Randy Ragsdale wasn’t complaining after a 30-8 loss to Jackson High School in the 2010 Champions Challenge at Cramton Bowl on Saturday.

Lee coach Larry Ware will welcome back former Lee greats Jimmy Perry and Spence McCracken on Thursday at Cramton Bowl. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(August 19, 2010)

Jim Perry last coached a high school football team in Montgomery 11 years ago. That’s when he left Robert E. Lee for a position on the staff of then-Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville.

Spence McCracken has been back since he last left Lee in 1994 but as the head coach of Opelika High School.

Both will be in Cramton Bowl on Thursday. One will be coaching his new team, while the other will get a chance to coach his old one.

Trinity players Josh Watkins, Weston Epperson and Clay Finkelstein look on as Randy Ragsdale addresses the media during Wednesday’s Champions Challenge press conference. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(August 12, 2010)

It is somewhat different but Weston Epperson isn’t complaining.

The Trinity senior receiver has been a part of plenty of the Wildcats’ jamborees over the last few years, most of them on their home field. But this year, he and the seniors get a special treat.

Lee coach Larry Ware welcomes several ninth graders to the Generals’ first practice on Monday. Freshmen become part of city high school football programs this season. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(August 2, 2010)

The 2010 high school football season will be ushered in with pre-season drills this week. With it comes the usual heat, humidity and two-a-days.

For three Class 6A teams in Montgomery, it brings something new…. freshmen football players.

For the first time since the inception of the city junior high football program in the 1940s, three city high schools - Robert E. Lee, Jeff Davis and Sidney Lanier – will dress out a full complement of ninth graders for football practice (G.W. Carver already had access to junior high players through the link with its junior high school).

Participants at the Huntingdon lineman camp went through several conditioning drills despite the heat on Monday. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(July 27, 2010)

Local high school teams got one more chance to participate in camps before the month ends this week at Huntingdon College.

More than a dozen teams from both the AISA and AHSAA are participating in the annual Hawks 7-on-7 Camp while hundreds of linemen from several schools are participating in a camp.

Contributed
(July 26, 2010)

The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control has approved its Revenue Sharing Plan that will return $1.2 million to its member schools as early as this fall. The action was taken Wednesday at its annual summer meeting in Montgomery. The AHSAA Legislative Council also met recently.

Contributed
(July 17, 2010)

HUNTSVILLE –  Quarterback Justin Evans of Midfield rushed for 64 yards on 12 carries and passed for 58 yards and a touchdown on a 4-of-7 performance to lead the North All-Stars to a 14-7 win over the South in the 2010 Alabama All-Star Week Football All-Star Classic.

Contributed
(July 16, 2010)

HUNTSVILLE– North teams continued their success in All-Star Sports Week basketball competition here Thursday night at the University of Alabama-Huntsville’s Spragins Hall. Both boys and girls All-Star squads widened their series leads with victories.