The Oneonta Redskins’ playoff run ended Friday night at the hands of the visiting Gordo Green Wave. The Redskins were within a touchdown at halftime, but Gordo outscored them in the second half to win 39-21. Gordo put the first points on the board on their opening drive. They traveled 65 yards in seven plays and scored on a 26-yard […]
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Tigers avoid shutout
A win over Geraldine in the first round of the playoffs moved the J.B. Pennington Tigers on to the second round for a matchup with the Saks Wildcats. Despite Pennington’s higher seed, the Tigers were the visiting team Friday night. Just as they have all season, the Tigers played hard from the opening kickoff to the final whistle. On Friday, […]

Panthers stung by Yellow Jackets
The Cleveland Panthers hosted the Aliceville Yellow Jackets in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs. The Panthers came up short in an exciting 48-42 offensive explosion. Aliceville got on the board first on a 63-yard run by Jermaine Brewer. The try for two failed, but the Jackets had an early 6-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Cleveland […]

Five schools compete at XC state championships
More than 2,000 runners participated in the 65th annual cross country AHSAA state championships held at Oakville Indian Mounds and Museum State Park last Saturday. Among those thousands were 51 student athletes from Cleveland, Locust Fork, J.B. Pennington, Susan Moore, and Oneonta. Both the boys and girls from Locust Fork and Pennington qualified for state, while the boys from Oneonta […]

Pennington cross country teams excel at state
The J.B. Pennington Cross Country program, in only its sixth year of existence, has established itself as a force to be reckoned with. After thousands of miles of training over the past year, the team narrowly missed achieving the final step in their run to the top. J.B. Pennington’s boys cross country team finished this season as the AHSAA 3A […]

Wildcats win cat fight
Basketball beginsHayden and J.B. Pennington varsity boys opened the 2020 basketball season last Thursday at Hayden with the Wildcats topping the Tigers 79-37. Carson Rickels helped Hayden jump out to an early 14-7 lead after the first period with 8 points. By the half, the Wildcats were up 46-17. Rickels led the first half scoring with 20 while Silas Miller added […]

Tigers tame Bulldogs to advance to round two
After securing the No. 2 spot in Class 3A Region 6, the J.B. Pennington Tigers hosted the Geraldine Bulldogs (6-4) Friday night. Pennington came away with a 41-14 win to keep their season alive. The Tigers racked up 517 yards in a balanced attack with 286 yards through the air and 231 on the ground. Defensively, Pennington shut down the […]

Hayden wraps up record season
The Hayden Wildcats ended the 2020 season losing 62-3 to No. 5 ranked Guntersville. Even though the game didn’t turn out the way the Wildcats might have wanted, Hayden had a very successful season. In August, many thought that the 2020 season might not be played, but the Wildcats were able to compete in 11 games (two make-up games and […]