Devontae Houston etched his name in the Handley record books, and the Handley Tigers won a playoff game for the first time since 2016 with a 50-14 win over West Blocton in Roanoke Friday night.
Five first-round playoff games take place tonight, and four of the local teams are playing at home. Read more
In each of the last three years one team in the Leader's coverage area has reached the state finals. In each of the past five years at least one team has reached the state semifinals. Read more
Handley got a taste of its own medicine Friday night, and the result was a 40-21 win for the Volunteers of Clay Central in the regular season finale for both teams. Read more
It’s another season with a losing record, another year of no playoffs at Woodland, which closed its season with a 35-6 loss to Donoho on senior night Friday. But while in years past the Woodland program has been bogged down in coaching changes and roster instability, head coach Blair Armstro… Read more
Wadley got a firsthand experience of what it's like to try to run the football against Randolph County, and RCHS overcame a mistake-filled night with some big plays as the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 30-8 Friday. Read more
Wadley got a firsthand experience of what it's like to try to run the football against Randolph County, and RCHS overcame a mistake-filled night with some big plays as the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 30-8 Friday. Read more
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Handley put together a solid four quarters of football, and the school made some history at halftime for good measure in a momentous night for the season and the program as a whole. Read more
Wadley kept its hopes of a second place finish alive with a dramatic, last-second victory over Notasulga Friday. Read more
RCHS attempted just one pass in its region finale against Pleasant Valley Thursday, but that one pass came from an unlikely source and proved to be a turning point in the Tigers’ 40-14 victory. Read more
Ranburne made a statement, Central staked its claim and Woodland once again came up short as all three teams played their penultimate regular season games last Friday. Here’s how each one went. Read more
Four of the five local playoff teams are going into the postseason as number two seeds. Clay Central, Handley, RCHS and Ranburne all finished as the runners up in their respective regions and will play at home in round one next week. Read more
It may have been senior night for Handley in their region finale against Talladega, but it won't be the last home game for the Tigers this season. Read more
The story of how Braxton Daniel became a hero for RCHS for the second time in three games actually starts two weeks ago, but not in the obvious way you might think. Read more
Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey’s message to his team before Friday’s region-championship showdown with Ohatchee was a simple one. Read more
Devontae Houston continued on his record-setting pace, and the Handley Tigers overcame a sluggish start to defeat Leeds 49-27 Friday at Leeds. Read more
RCHS assured itself of a playoff spot and kept itself in good shape for a first-round game at home after the Tigers knocked off Saks 36-6 Friday in Wedowee. Read more
Clay Central put together perhaps its most complete performance of the season to blank a solid Sylacauga team 28-0 Friday in Lineville. Read more
Playing healthy for the first time in over a month, Wadley’s Caden Messer amassed almost 200 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns to help lead the Bulldogs to a 32-8 win over Autaugaville. Read more
The last region games of the season will be played this week, which means by the end of the night Friday we should know exactly where the six local teams fall in the playoff picture. Read more
It was a huge night of high school football as four local teams found out if they were in the playoffs or not, one knows exactly where it will be in the first round and another kept its hopes of a first-round home game alive and well. Read more
I ventured down into the Randolph Leader vault on Thursday afternoon on a very specific mission, and I came back sneezing almost uncontrollably. Read more
For 47 minutes and 53 seconds two big-time teams leaned on their largest players to battle it out in the trenches as RCHS and Walter Wellborn fought to a 14-14 tie. Read more
Handley built a commanding lead with a nearly flawless first half, then saw that lead dissipate in the final two quarters as they fell to Lincoln 34-30 Friday in Roanoke. Read more
Ranburne made sure that this week’s game would be a battle of unbeatens as the Bulldogs blasted West End Walnut Grove 68-26 Friday in Ranburne. Read more
Woodland kept things close into the second quarter before Cleveland scored 25 unanswered point to pull away for a 59-36 victory. Read more
Handley, Wadley and RCHS are all in position to secure playoff spots with wins this week. Ranburne and Central are already in the postseason and will use this week’s games to help themselves climb the region standings. Here’s what’s on the line Friday for all six area teams. Read more
Handley built a 30-7 lead during a dominant first half, and then never scored again. The Tigers saw their chances of a region championship slip through their fingers as Lincoln scored 27 straight points to claim an improbable 34-30 win in Roanoke Friday night. Read more
The last two seasons I have gotten into the routine of posting a pregame picks column on Friday afternoon and a post-game scores story on Friday nights during football season. I call these “Football Friday” (what you are currently reading this moment) and “Football Friday Night.” Read more
Handley moved within one win of earning a playoff berth and positioned itself for a crucial region showdown with a thorough drumming of Elmore County 42-14 Friday in Eclectic. Read more
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