Opelika West Ridge ball fields will be the site for 12 teams playing in the Jr Boy’s World Series. The games start Friday July 21 and run through the 25th when the championship game will be played. Come out and support these players.
Category: Sports
AHSAA Football Scoreboard Week Zero Results plus Kickoff Classic
All Week Zero Results are in
(including Saturday games)
AHSAA Football Scoreboard
Week Zero Results
AHSAA Kickoff Classic at Cramton Bowl
Thursday
Helena 28, Chelsea 6
Friday
Auburn 17, Hoover 14
Saturday’s Results
Ider 8, Crossville 6Lanett 27, Notasulga 0
Loachapoka 38, LaFayette 6
Mt. Zion (GA) 34, Cleburne County 17
Sidney Lanier 20, Lee-Montgomery 7
Other Week Zero Scores
CLASS 7A
Buford, GA 38, Thompson 7
Central-Phenix City 37, Hewitt-Trussville 21
Dothan 45, Carroll-Ozark 19
Enterprise 41, Bay (FL) 7
Fairhope 34, Spanish Fort 28
Grissom 34, Russellville 21
LaGrange (GA) 49, Smiths Station 30
Oak Mountain 23, Northridge 14
Opelika 29, Callaway (GA) 28
Prattville 34, Foley 20
Spain Park 14, Calera 10
Sparkman 77, Hazel Green 9
Tuscaloosa County 44, Central-Tuscaloosa 0
CLASS 6A
Athens 49, East Limestone 14
Benjamin Russell 41, Sylacauga 7
Brookwood 59, Holt 2
Buckhorn 29, Madison County 14
Carrollton (GA) 69, Gadsden City 7
Chilton County 30, Bibb County 24
Clay-Chalkville 48, Briarwood Christian 0
Cullman 13, Mars Hill Bible 10
Decatur 65, Mae Jemison 0
Fort Payne 20, Scottsboro 6
Gardendale 41, James Clemens 34
Hartselle 46, Austin 17
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 28, Pike Road 21
Homewood 38, John Carroll Catholic 20
Jackson-Olin 14, Pelham 10
McAdory 34, Oxford 21
Minor 49, Huffman 25
Mountain Brook 24, Vestavia Hills 14
Muscle Shoals 31, Bob Jones 7
Pinson Valley 34, Florence 14
Saraland 43, Daphne 23
Shades Valley 20, Stanhope Elmore 13
Sidney Lanier 20, Lee-Montgomery 7
Theodore 32, Baker 3
Wetumpka 27, Jeff Davis 10
Woodlawn 18, Bessemer City 15
CLASS 5A
Arab 47, Albertville 14
Beauregard 21, Selma 16
Brewer 20, Hanceville 13
Center Point 55, Jasper 37
Demopolis 41, American Christian 16
Douglas 37, Susan Moore 7
Elmore County 35, Marbury 17
Fairview 51, Columbia 0
Gulf Shores 34, St. Michael Catholic 27
Guntersville 21. Southside-Gadsden 7
Headland 38, Geneva 26
Holtville 55, Fultondale 8
Lawrence County 24, Danville 6
Leeds 21, Mortimer Jordan 7
Lincoln 54, Talladega 0
Moody 55, Pell City 21
Parker 35, Fairfield 12
Pleasant Grove 51, Paul Bryant 8
Ramsay 41, Hueytown 27
Rehobeth 41, Ashford 6
Sardis 16, DAR 14
Shelby County 14, West Blocton 7
Tallassee 37, Reeltown 13
UMS-Wright 21, St. Paul’s Episcopal 14
Vigor 7, Blount 0
Williamson 21, Mary Montgomery 20 (OT)
CLASS 4A
Andalusia 35, Opp 7
Anniston 52, Walter Wellborn 18
Ashville 26, St. Clair County 21
Bayside Academy 14, Elberta 13
Brooks 48, Colbert County 21
Bullock County 33, Keith 16
Cherokee County 20, Model (GA) 0
Deshler 42, Madison Academy 35
Escambia County 21, Cottage Hill Christian 14
Etowah 35, Springville 0
Good Hope 6, West Point 0
Handley 22, Valley 20
Jacksonville 27, Boaz 7
Montgomery Catholic 42, McGill-Toolen Catholic 21
Mt. Zion (GA) 34, Cleburne County 17 (Saturday)
Munford 28, Childersburg 14
Northside 35, Hale County 0
Oneonta 47, Cleveland 14
Orange Beach 28, Pensacola (FL) 20
Priceville 20, Plainview 8
Saint James 42, Montgomery Academy 14
T.R. Miller 22, Hillcrest-Evergreen 21
West Limestone 27, Ardmore 21
Westminster Christian 44, Lee-Huntsville 23
West Morgan 41, Randolph 21
White Plains 14, Ranburne 7
CLASS 3A
Brindlee Mountain 26, Cherokee 20
Chickasaw 8, LeFlore 0
Clements 48, Holly Pond 34
Dadeville 48, B.B. Comer 21
Excel 22, B.C. Rain 18
Fayette County 28, Cordova 24
Flomaton 50, St. Luke’s Episcopal 15
Geraldine 36, Coosa Christian 7
Gordo 50, Sipsey Valley 7
Houston Academy 28, Wicksburg 0
JB Pennington 19, Hayden 12
Lauderdale County 54, Tanner 30
Mobile Christian 35, Pike liberal 3
Northside Methodist 42, Houston County 20
Phil Campbell 36, Hackleburg 8
Prattville Christian 25, Billingsley 14
Randolph County 20, Fayetteville 8
Saks 41, Ohatchee 15
Tarrant 27, Talladega County Central 6
Trinity Presbyterian 34, B.T. Washington 16
Vinemont 46, Falkville 40
Westbrook Christian 38, St. John Paul II Catholic 3
Wilcox Central at Sumter Central, cancelled
Winfield 28, Dora 22
CLASS 2A
Abbeville 26, Beulah 0
Aliceville 55, Pickens County 12
Ariton 60, Dale County 28
Cold Springs 36, Curry 14
Gaston 64, Asbury 42
Goshen 38, Daleville 19
Greene County 30, Greensboro 24
Hatton 30, Wilson 19
Highland Home 28, Providence Christian 6
Horseshoe Bend 14, Wadley 6
Ider 8, Crossville 6
Lamar County 42, South Lamar 20
Lanett 27, Notasulga 0
Lexington 34, Colbert Heights 0
Locust Fork 58, Appalachian 32
Pataula Charter (GA) 52, Barbour County 0
Red Bay 22, Hamilton 20
Sheffield 47, Elkmont 20
Sulligent 36, Oakman 18
Tharptown 28, Shoals Christian 14
Thorsby 44, Jemison 33
Tuscaloosa Academy 45, Holy Spirit Catholic 12
Vincent 41, Ragland 26
West End 63, Gaylesville 26
Whitesburg Christian 47, Woodville 8
Winston County 29, Addison 8
CLASS 1A
Autaugaville 24, R.C. Hatch 18
Brantley 31, Luverne 7
Cedar Bluff 22, Winterboro 20
Decatur Heritage 24, Section 22
Donoho 31, Weaver 28
Elba 40, New Brockton 8
Georgiana 18, W.S. Neal 14
Hubbertville 18, University Charter School 8
JU Blacksher 50. JF Shields 0
Kinston 34, Samson 12
Loachapoka 38, LaFayette 6 (Saturday)
Linden 14, Choctaw County 0
Marengo 34, Washington County 8
Meek 36, Maplesville 12
Millry 30, Citronelle 14
Pleasant Home 41, A.L. Johnson 6
Spring Garden 40, Sand Rock 8
Valley Head 45, North Sand Mountain 33
Verbena 38, Central Coosa 8
Victory Christian 31, Woodland 6
Waterloo 53, Brilliant 8
Jamborees
Charles Henderson 35, Pike County 14
Collinsville 28, Pleasant Valley 7
Florala 54, Zion Chapel 27
GW Long 41, McKenzie 7
Piedmont 21, Fyffe 20
Straughn 49, Red Level 7
Auburn High School Coach Keith Etheredge named AHSAA All-Star Alabama football team
Congratulation to Auburn High School Coach Keith Etheredge, AHSAA named @ahsaasports Auburn Coach Etheredge head coach of team ALABAMA that will play Mississippi in the annual All-Star game! Etheredge served as assistant coach in the past, this is the first year as head football coach at Auburn High School @auburnhighfb

Dr. Larry DiChiara To Be inducted into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame March 21
Dr. Larry DiChiara Has Always Championed Educational Athletics
By BILL PLOTT
For the AHSAA
From classroom to courtside to central office, the state of Alabama has had no greater champion of public education and educational-based athletics than Dr. Larry E. DiChiara, who was named Alabama’s state superintendent of the year in 2012.
DiChiara is one of 12 coaches and administrators being inducted into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame March 21 at the Montgomery Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center at 6:30 p.m. A press conference precedes the banquet at 5:30 p.m. He will give the acceptance address for this year’s class of inductees.
A native of Gulf Shores now living in Auburn, DiChiara attended Foley High School where he played basketball. From there he went to Auburn University but not as athlete; he was seeking degree in special education.
Athletics became important part of his life in 1987 in the middle of his tenure as a classroom teacher at Loachapoka High School. Asked to take over the boys’ basketball program, he raised it to the same level of excellence already enjoyed by the school’s football program. Over the next six years he compiled a record of 115-75, winning back-to-back Class 1A state championships in 1988 and 1989. The 1990 team was runner-up. He had also had a junior high school runner-up in 1983.
DiChiara was named State Coach of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in 1988 and 1989. He was the Opelika-Auburn News Area Coach of the Year three times (1988-90) and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer All-Valley Coach of the Year in 1989.
He also had a passion to become an administrator. In 1993 he accepted a position as central office administrator for the Lee County School District, serving in that position until 2004 when he became superintendent of Phenix City Public Schools.
In 2014 he left the Phenix City system to become chief administrative officer and acting superintendent of the Selma City Schools, which had been taken over by the State Board of Education.
He is currently an adjunct professor at Auburn University, a position he also held at Troy University for 12 years. He is also an educational consultant with SOY Education Association, Inc.
He has spent much of his professional life working with the State Department of Education providing training across the state for principals, athletic directors and school safety officers on how to develop a comprehensive safety and emergency action plan for athletic venues and extracurricular events. He also served as AHSAA external facilitator for its five-year strategic plan and also served as the Lee County Schools coordinator of Special Olympics for four years.
DiChiara also served on the National Youth Sports Program Advisory Board and has had a number of articles published concerning school safety. One of his favorite “avocations” has been his role as an analyst for the Auburn University Lady Tigers’ basketball radio network. He also co-hosted “Sports Fever,” a call-in radio show with John Bodiford, for several years.
For all of his achievements and honors, it his personal, caring relationship that is most often recalled by his former players.
“Coach D inspired our team to increase our overall grade-point average from mid Cs to a high B level,” said Calvin E. Crabb II, s former student of DiChiara. “He not only asked us individually how things were going at home, but always checked on us after school when he could because he cared. Coach D gave us extra gym time to keep us out of trouble during the summer and fall months before our basketball season began. He also helped a few of us who needed it obtain a summer job.
“He stated that if we ever later in life need some help or support, we could feel free to find or contact him, and he would still be willing to help us no matter what…this is why today I am still grateful and blessed to be able to call Coach D a real educator, mentor, and a true friend.”
Copied From the AHASS Release
Opelika Dawgs Gets Big Win!
In area play, Opelika defects Eufaula 68 to 67 with a last second block by Grady Bynum. Bynum blocked the shot after Eufaula brought in the ball with 3.1 seconds. Pass was made to baseline where the shooter made the shot that Bynum blocked to win the game.
Scores from tonight’s game:
Isaiah Knight 16pts
Kaden Cooper 13pts
Mekhiron Brock 13pts
Grady Bynum 11pts
Landon Lee 9pts
AHSAA 2021 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS (1st Round Pairing)
AHSAA First-Round Football Playoff Pairings
AHSAA 2021 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
First-Round Pairings, Nov. 5 (unless otherwise noted)
CLASS 1A
SOUTH
G-1 Region 1 Q-4: McKenzie at Region 3 Q-1: KeithG-2 Region 2 Q-3: Marengo at Region 4 Q-2: Notasulga
G-3 Region 3 Q-4: R.C. Hatch at Region 1 Q-1: Brantley
G-4 Region 4 Q-3: Loachapoka at Region 2 Q-2: Millry
G-5 Region 2 Q-4: Fruitdale at Region 4 Q-1: Maplesville
G-6 Region 1 Q-3: Samson at Region 3 Q-2: Linden
G-7 Region 4 Q-4: Billingsley at Region 2 Q-1: Sweet Water
G-8 Region 3 Q-3: Central-Hayneville at Region 1 Q-2: Kinston
NORTH
G-09 Region 5 Q-4: Woodland at Region 7 Q-1: Cedar Bluff
G-10 Region 6 Q-3: Meek at Region 8 Q-2: R.A. Hubbard
G-11 Region 7 Q-4: Gaylesville at Region 5 Q-1: Wadley
G-12 Region 8 Q-3: Hackleburg at Region 6 Q-2: Hubbertville
G-13 Region 6 Q-4: Marion County at Region 8 Q-1: Decatur Heritage
G-14 Region 5 Q-3: Ragland at Region 7 Q-2: Valley HeadG-15 Region 8 Q-4: Phillips at Region 6 Q-1: Pickens County
G-16 Region 7 Q-3: Sumiton Christian at Region 5 Q-2: Winterboro
CLASS 2A
SOUTH
G-1 Region 1 Q-4: J.U. Blacksher at Region 3 Q-1: Isabella
G-2 Region 2 Q-3: G.W. Long at Region 4 Q-2: B.B. Comer, Thursday, Nov. 4
G-3 Region 3 Q-4: Thorsby at Region 1 Q-1: Clarke County
G-4 Region 4 Q-3: LaFayette at Region 2 Q-2: Ariton
G-5 Region 2 Q-4: Geneva County at Region 4 Q-1: LanettG-6 Region 1 Q-3: Greene County at Region 3 Q-2: Luverne
G-7 Region 4 Q-4: Ranburne at Region 2 Q-1: Elba
G-8 Region 3 Q-3: Highland Home at Region 1 Q-2: Orange Beach
NORTH
G-09 Region 5 Q-4: Sulligent at Region 7 Q-1: Pisgah
G-10 Region 6 Q-3: Southeastern at Region 8 Q-2: Lexington
G-11 Region 7 Q-4: North Sand Mountain at Region 5 Q-1: Midfield
G-12 Region 8 Q-3: Colbert County at Region 6 Q-2: Cleveland
G-13 Region 6 Q-4: Sand Rock at Region 8 Q-1: Mars Hill BibleG-14 Region 5 Q-3: Lamar County at Region 7 Q-2: Tanner
G-15 Region 8 Q-4: Hatton at Region 6 Q-1: Spring Garden
G-16 Region 7 Q-3: Ider at Region 5 Q-2: Aliceville
CLASS 3A
SOUTH
G-1 Region 1 Q-4: Flomaton at Region 3 Q-1: Montgomery AcademyG-2 Region 2 Q-3: Wicksburg at Region 4 Q-2: Trinity Presbyterian
G-3 Region 3 Q-4: Hale County at Region 1 Q-1: T.R. Miller
G-4 Region 4 Q-3: Reeltown at Region 2 Q-2: Opp
G-5 Region 2 Q-4: Houston Academy at Region 4 Q-1: Montgomery Catholic
G-6 Region 1 Q-3: Bayside Academy at Region 3 Q-2: Southside-SelmaG-7 Region 4 Q-4: Dadeville at Region 2 Q-1: Slocomb
G-8 Region 3 Q-3: Thomasville at Region 1 Q-2: Hillcrest-Evergreen
NORTH
G-09 Region 5 Q-4: Walter Wellborn at Region 7 Q-1: Fyffe
G-10 Region 6 Q-3: J.B. Pennington at Region 8 Q-2: Phil Campbell
G-11 Region 7 Q-4: Plainview at Region 5 Q-1: Saks
G-12 Region 8 Q-3: Colbert Heights at Region 6 Q-2: Oakman
G-13 Region 6 Q-4: Vinemont at Region 8 Q-1: Lauderdale County
G-14 Region 5 Q-3: Piedmont at Region 7 Q-2: Sylvania
G-15 Region 8 Q-4: Clements at Region 6 Q-1: Winfield
G-16 Region 7 Q-3: Geraldine at Region 5 Q-2: Ohatchee
CLASS 4A
SOUTH
G-1 Region 1 Q-4: Williamson at Region 3 Q-1: American ChristianG-2 Region 2 Q-3: Alabama Christian at Region 4 Q-2: Jacksonville
G-3 Region 3 Q-4: West Blocton at Region 1 Q-1: Vigor
G 4 Region 4 Q-3: Cherokee County at Region 2 Q-2: Straughn
G-5 Region 2 Q-4: Geneva at Region 4 Q-1: Handley
G-6 Region 1 Q-3: Mobile Christian at Region 3 Q-2: Bibb CountyG-7 Region 4 Q-4: Anniston at Region 2 Q-1: Saint James
G-8 Region 3 Q-3: Montevallo at Region 1 Q-2: Jackson
NORTH
G-09 Region 5 Q-4: Hamilton at Region 7 Q-1: Madison Academy
G-10 Region 6 Q-3: Etowah at Region 8 Q-2: Priceville
G-11 Region 7 Q-4: Madison County at Region 5 Q-1: Northside
G-12 Region 8 Q-3: Central-Florence at Region 6 Q-2: Good Hope
G-13 Region 6 Q-4: Dora at Region 8 Q-1: BrooksG-14 Region 5 Q-3: Fayette County at Region 7 Q-2: Randolph
G-15 Region 8 Q-4: Rogers at Region 6 Q-1: Oneonta
G-16 Region 7 Q-3: North Jackson at Region 5 Q-2: Gordo
CLASS 5A
SOUTH
G-1 Region 1 Q-4: B.C. Rain at Region 3 Q-1: Demopolis
G-2 Region 2 Q-3: Andalusia at Region 4 Q-2: Sylacauga
G-3 Region 3 Q-4: Marbury at Region 1 Q-1: UMS-Wright
G-4 Region 4 Q-3: Tallassee at Region 2 Q-2: Greenville
G-5 Region 2 Q-4: Carroll at Region 4 Q-1: Central, Clay Clunty
G-6 Region 1 Q-3: Faith Academy at Region 3 Q-2: Shelby CountyG-7 Region 4 Q-4: Holtville at Region 2 Q-1: Pike Road
G-8 Region 3 Q-3: Selma at Region 1 Q-2: St. Paul’s Episcopal
NORTH
G-09 Region 5 Q-4: Ramsay at Region 7 Q-1: Guntersville
G-10 Region 6 Q-3: Center Point at Region 8 Q-2: East Limestone
G-11 Region 7 Q-4: Douglas at Region 5 Q-1: Pleasant Grove
G-12 Region 8 Q-3: Lee-Huntsville at Region 6 Q-2: Leeds
G-13 Region 6 Q-4: Lincoln at Region 8 Q-1: Russellville
G-14 Region 5 Q-3: Fairfield at Region 7 Q-2: Fairview
G-15 Region 8 Q-4: Ardmore at Region 6 Q-1: Alexandria
G-16 Region 7 Q-3: Boaz at Region 5 Q-2: Parker
CLASS 6A
SOUTH
G-1 Region 1 Q-4: Baldwin County at Region 3 Q-1: Helena
G-2 Region 2 Q-3: Carver-Montgomery at Region 4 Q-2: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa
G-3 Region 3 Q-4: Wetumpka at Region 1 Q-1: Saraland
G-4 Region 4 Q-3: McAdory at Region 2 Q-2: Lee-Montgomery
G-5 Region 2 Q-4: Eufaula at Region 4 Q-1: Hueytown
G-6 Region 1 Q-3: McGill-Toolen Catholic at Region 3 Q-2: Pelham
G-7 Region 4 Q-4: Northridge at Region 2 Q-1: Opelika
G-8 Region 3 Q-3: Calera at Region 1 Q-2: Spanish Fort
NORTH
G-09 Region 5 Q-4: Chelsea at Region 7 Q-1: OxfordG-10 Region 6 Q-3: Pinson Valley at Region 8 Q-2: Muscle Shoals
G-11 Region 7 Q-4: Southside-Gadsden at Region 5 Q-1: Mountain Brook
G-12 Region 8 Q-3: Cullman at Region 6 Q-2: Jackson-Olin
G-13 Region 6 Q-4: Gardendale at Region 8 Q-1: HartselleG-14 Region 5 Q-3: Homewood at Region 7 Q-2: Arab
G-15 Region 8 Q-4: Decatur at Region 6 Q-1: Clay-Chalkville
G-16 Region 7 Q-3: Fort Payne at Region 5 Q-2: Briarwood Christian
CLASS 7A
SOUTH
G-1 Region 1 Q-4: Daphne at Region 2 Q-1: Central-Phenix City
G-2 Region 2 Q-3: Prattville at Region 1 Q-2: Theodore
G-3 Region 2 Q-4: Enterprise at Region 1 Q-1: Fairhope
G-4 Region 1 Q-3: Baker at Region 2 Q-2: Auburn
NORTH
G-5 Region 3 Q-4: Oak Mountain at Region 4 Q-1: James Clemens, Thursday, Nov. 4
G-6 Region 4 Q-3: Florence at Region 3 Q-2: Thompson
G-7 Region 4 Q-4: Sparkman at Region 3 Q-1: Hoover
G-8 Region 3 Q-3: Hewitt-Trussville at Region 4 Q-2: Bob Jones
Provided by ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 10/29/21