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Diamondhead Athlete of the Month, Brooke Fagan.

Congratulations to the Diamondhead Athlete of the Month, Brooke Fagan! Brooke is a junior multi-sport athlete at Hancock High School in Kiln, MS. She has been a member of the Lady Hawks Softball and Volleyball teams for 5 years now and wears jersey #9 and #10 respectively. Brooke has quite a few impressive awards from her 5 year sports career- the 2015 South State MVP in volleyball and was a member of the 2015 All-State Volleyball team. She also has a 3.5 GPA and plans to play softball in college and major in sports medicine. She is the daughter of John and Jennifer Fagan.

The ultimate guide to keeping your diet during the holidays.

We know what you’re all thinking, keeping your diet during the most wonderful time of the year is not as easy as eating pumpkin pie. But we’ve done our research! The CDC and American Heart Association have come out with two awesome guidelines to help you keep up your diet through the holidays– And they are more simple than you think.

Let us start with a few pointers from the CDC shall we…

1. Holiday-Proof Your Plan by Planning Ahead

If your meal is served later than normal, eat a small snack at your usual mealtime and eat a little less when dinner is served.
Invited to a party? Bring a healthy dish along. Plenty of people will bring the sweets. (Be the change).
Don’t skip meals to save up for a feast. You’ll be really hungry and more likely to overeat (we’ve all done it, but you’ll be sorry about it later).

2. Outsmart the Buffet

When you face a spread of delicious holiday food, make healthy choices easier:

Make a small plate of the foods you like best. Portion control is everything.
Start with vegetables to take the edge off your appetite.
Eat slowly. It takes at least 20 minutes for your brain to realize you’re full.
Avoid or limit alcohol. If you do have an alcoholic drink, have it with food.

3. Fit in Favorites

Choose the dishes you really love and can’t get any other time of year, like Aunt Edna’s pumpkin pie (which has a lot less calories than pecan pie). Slow down and savor a small serving, and make sure to count it in your meal plan.

4. Gotta Keep Moving

You’ve got a lot on your plate this time of year (literally), and physical activity can get crowded out. But being active is your secret holiday weapon; it can help make up for eating more than usual and reduce stress during this most stressful time of year. Get moving with friends and family, such as taking a walk after a holiday meal.

5. Get Your Zzz’s In

Going out more and staying out later often means cutting back on sleep. Sleep loss can make it harder to control your blood sugar, and when you’re sleep deprived you’ll tend to eat more and prefer high-fat, high-sugar food. Aim for 7 hours per night to guard against mindless eating.

“Most of all, remember what the season is about—celebrating and connecting with the people you care about. When you focus more on the fun, it’s easier to focus less on the food.”

See that wasn’t so bad! Now lets move along to what the American Heart Association has to say…

“This guide includes great tips and recipes to help you navigate the holiday season in a healthy way. Here are some simple ways you and your family can eat healthy. Visit heart.org/healthyeating to learn more.”

Include

• Fruits and vegetables • Whole grains • Beans and legumes • Nuts and seeds • Fish & skinless poultry, or plant-based alternatives • Fat-free and low-fat dairy products • Healthier fats and nontropical oils.

Limit

• Sodium and salt • Saturated fat • Sweets and added sugars, including sugar-sweetened beverages • Red meats — if you choose to eat red meat, select the leanest cuts.

Avoid

• Trans fat and partially hydrogenated oils

Tips

Choose wisely, even with healthier foods. Ingredients and nutrient content can vary by brand and preparation.
Compare nutrition information on package labels and select products with the lowest amounts of sodium, added sugars, saturated fat and trans fat, and no partially hydrogenated oils.
Watch your calorie intake. To maintain weight, consume only as many calories as you use up through physical activity. If you want to lose weight, consume fewer calories or burn more calories.
Eat reasonable portions. Often this is less than you are served.
Eat a wide variety of foods to get all the nutrients your body needs.
Prepare and eat healthier meals at home. You’ll have more control over ingredients.
Look for the Heart-Check mark to easily identify foods that can be part of an overall healthy diet. Learn more at heartcheck.org

**You can find delicious alternative recipes for family meals from the A.H.A. here.

Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Nick Holmes.

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Congratulations to the Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Nick Holmes! Nick is a sophomore athlete at Fayette County High School. He has played on the Varsity Tigers Football team for a year now and wears jersey #61. Nick was referred to our clinic after he broke his ankle during football season. He has received physical therapy for all little over a month now and has been progressing greatly.

Nick is the son of Amber Holmes. Keep up the good work, Nick!

Alabama All-Star Team Adds 2 players

MONTGOMERY – Jackson-Olin High School senior linebacker T.D. Moultry and Minor receiver Jaylond Adams have been added to the Alabama All-Star Team roster for the 30^th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star football game.
Alabama and Mississippi will square off Saturday, Dec. 10 at Cramton Bowl. Kickoff is set for noon with the game set to be televised live over the Raycom Network over its network in Alabama and Mississippi.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Moultry, an Auburn commitment, led Jackson-Olin to the Class 6A state playoffs in 2016 averaging more than 10 tackles per game. He had 13 stops and two sacks in the final regular season game versus Fairfield. He has also been selected to play in the U.S. Army All-America Game in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 7. He replaces Central-Phenix City’s Markail Benton.
Adams was a standout running back, wide receiver and kick returner while leading Minor (11-2) to the Class 6A, Region 6 championship and its best season since 2000. The Tigers scored a school record 631 points.
Adams had over 1,500 yards rushing and went over 2,000 yards including receiving and kick returns. He replaced Zech Byrd of Stanhope Elmore.
UMS-Wright Coach Terry Curtis is serving as head coach for this year’s game. Alabama holds a 21-8 edge in the series. Mississippi won last year 28-21 at Hattiesburg, MS. It was the first time the game had been played outside Alabama and snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Alabama All-Stars.

Fayette Encore Patient of the Month, Sherman Lee.

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We would like to recognize our Fayette Encore Patient of the Month, Sherman Lee. Sherman is a native of Fayette, AL and has been coming to our clinic to receive physical therapy after his total knee replacement. He has been receiving therapy treatment for 2 months now and has been improving greatly! Keep up the good work Mr. Lee!

“I have been to Encore before at the Winfield location. This is a great bunch of professionals and I love the way they treat their patients. I want to stay with Encore.”

-Mr. Lee.

“The Link Between Nutrition and Pain Is too Strong to Ignore” via APTA.

By Joe Tatta, PT, DPT, via APTA.

Here’s a situation I bet you see all too often in your practice: a patient or client comes to you to overcome pain and increase mobility, and you see almost immediately that working on the mechanics of motion won’t be enough—they could really benefit from some lifestyle changes as well. Frequently, one of those changes involves thinking more carefully about the food they’re putting into their bodies.

Despite Hippocrates’ oft-quoted “Let food be thy medicine,” most physicians receive only a few hours of instruction about nutrition and coaching to help patients change their eating habits. Yet studies like this one from the National Institutes of Health show nutritional education becomes an incredibly useful tool to improve overall health outcomes for patients and specifically reduce inflammation.

As PTs, we are presented with a real opportunity here. Research shows that PTs can play an active role in lifestyle-related interventions such as nutrition. Providing information on nutrition will put you ahead of the curve with your peers while improving your patients’ results.

Early in my practice, I saw how obesity often contributed to my patients’ pain. Once I began providing information on some simple diet and lifestyle strategies with my patients, many lost weight, felt better, and dramatically reduced their pain. Nutrition became the missing link to help my patients manage and relieve pain.

Over time, I’ve found that nutritional screening and informational strategies can make a difference in 5 conditions associated with pain that we often see in our practices:

Inflammation. Copious inflammatory foods, including vegetable oils, populate the Western diet. Most observational and interventional studies show a traditional Mediterranean diet, rich in healthy fatty acids, fruits, vegetables and fiber, provides anti-inflammatory benefits. Among specific conditions, studies show a Mediterranean diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants provide anti-inflammatory effects that benefit individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Epidemiologic and clinical evidence likewise shows an optimal diet can reduce inflammation that, among other things, contributes to metabolic syndrome.
Obesity. As we all know, a vicious cycle ensues as obesity contributes to numerous chronic pain conditions, and the pain in turn can lead to sedentary behavior that increases obesity. Studies prove what I’ve seen countless times in my own practice: weight loss must become a crucial aspect of overall pain rehabilitation.
Osteoarthritis (OA). Studies have shown a relationship between pain and food intake among overweight and obese patients with OA. Fortunately, obesity is the most modifiable risk factor for knee OA. Of course, pain management is crucial to reducing OA symptoms. But even that may have a nutrition connection: one systematic review found scientific evidence to support some specific nutritional interventions–including omega 3 fatty acids–to relieve symptoms among patients with OA. Studies also show various nutrient deficiencies, including vitamins C and D as well as selenium, contribute to OA.
Autoimmune disease. NIH estimates that 23.5 million Americans have an autoimmune disease (compare that with cancer, which affects 13 million Americans). Over 80 autoimmune disorders exist, including Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes. Of course, genetic predisposition, environmental factors (including infections), and gut dysbiosis play major roles in autoimmune disease development. But increasingly, researchers believe adverse dietary changes over the past 50 years–including gluten intolerances, altered gut bacteria, and vitamin D deficiencies–also contribute to that increased rate of autoimmune diseases. Chief among those changes is our prevalent high-sugar, high-salt, processed-food heavy diet that paves the pathway for autoimmune diseases. Nutrient-poor diets only exacerbate that problem: evidence shows vitamin D, vitamin A, selenium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics, and flavanol deficiencies contribute to autoimmune diseases.
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects 29.1 million Americans (that’s over 9% of the population) and paves the way for serious complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Diabetic neuropathic pain, a common diabetes complication and the most common form of neuropathic pain, affects over 90% of people with diabetes. Studies show increased musculoskeletal pain in patients with type 2 diabetes adversely impacts body mass index, quality of life, physical function, and physical activity abilities. The link between diabetes and nutrition is a fundamental one that should never be set aside.

Working with patients suffering these and other conditions, I’m often impressed how optimal nutrition becomes the needle-mover to alleviate pain and help people heal. So how can a PT incorporate these considerations into practice? Here are a few simple tactics you can use right now:

Ask nutrition-related questions during your initial consultation. Simple things like “do you take a multivitamin” or “about how many vegetable servings do you eat a week” can help lead to gradual dietary tweaks that yield impressive results.
Have your patients keep a 24-hour food diary. Beyond establishing adherence and accountability, asking patients to write down everything they eat for 24 hours provides insight to their daily eating habits. Once you have that insight, you can help them gradually improve those habits.
Offer some simple information. Rather than impose a major dietary overhaul, ask patients to do things that don’t seem so overwhelming; for example, to increase their water intake, or eliminate processed foods and sugar.
Create simple, attainable goals. Begin by allowing your patients to experience success in some way. You might ask a patient to lose 5 pounds over 3 weeks, or provide information about incorporating more omega-3 fats into their diet combined with their exercise program. These goals are doable, and they can provide your patient with the confidence to take on more challenging targets.
Offer your patients other ways to access information on better nutrition. Providing your patients with collateral sources of information—a helpful blog post, or an engaging book on nutrition—helps to reinforce the idea that the benefits of what they’re doing are well-established, and that they’re not alone in their journey toward healthier living. During a subsequent visit, ask patients if they got anything out of what you shared. The more reliable, readable information they receive, the better the chances that they’ll begin to become genuinely interested in the topic themselves, and for the long run. Over time, I’ve even had a few patients recommend books and blogs to me. Refer patients to nutrition and dietary professionals when their needs exceed the professional scope and your personal scope of practice.

If you’ve incorporated nutritional screening and information into your practice, what did you find was the most challenging aspect? Did you see results when patients made those changes? Share your thoughts below.

Joe Tatta, PT, DPT, is a board-certified nutrition specialist and functional medicine practitioner who specializes in treating lifestyle-related musculoskeletal, metabolic, and autoimmune health issues. He is the creator of the Healing Pain Online Summit and The Healing Pain Podcast, and is the author of Heal Your Pain Now: A revolutionary program to reset your brain and body for a pain-free life by Da Capo Press. Learn more by visiting www.drjoetatta.com/apta.

“3 Defending Champions Advance To AHSAA Super 7 State Finals”

At Jordan-Hare Stadium Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2

MONTGOMERY – Three defending state champions and four schools making their first AHSAA Super 7 Championship game appearance are among the 14 schools that have advanced to the 51^st AHSAA State Football Championships at Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium Nov. 30-Dec. 1-2.
The Super 7 format, which began in 1996 while the AHSAA had six classifications, is in its 21^st year of having all football championships in one location.
Maplesville (13-0) beat previously unbeaten Linden (13-1) in the Class 1A semifinals 36-14 to move into the Class 1A state finals for the fourth straight year. Coach Brent Hubbert’s Red Devils will be going for third state title in a row Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. against Pickens County (11-3), a 23-6 winner over Addison (13-1) in the other semifinal game. The Tornadoes were the last 1A school to beat Maplesville in the playoffs – posting a 38-18 win over the Red Devils in 2013 state finals.
Hubbert’s squad has compile a 99-8 record since 2009, currently owns a 22-game winning streak and has won 41 of its last 42 games.
Defending Class 7A state champion McGill-Toolen Catholic (13-0) will be facing perennial powerhouse Hoover (11-2) in the 7A championship game Wednesday night at 7 p.m., and defending Class 3A state champion Piedmont (14-0) , coached by Steve Smith, are riding a 24-game winning streak into Thursday’s 11 a.m. game versus Mobile Christian (13-1). Coach Ronnie Cottrell’s Leopards are one of four teams making their first Super 7 appearance.
Birmingham city schools Wenonah (11-2) and Ramsay (12-2) and Class 5A Beauregard (12-1) are in Super 7 Championships for the first time. The Dragons of Coach Ronald Cheatham avenged their only region loss of the year beating Briarwood Christian 14-8 to set up Thursday night’s Class 5A finals versus Beauregard. Coach Rob Carter’s Hornets jumped on Jackson early 24-0, then fell behind 25-24 before rallying to win their semifinal battle 45-25.
Ramsay, which played football from 1939-1976, disbanded its program for 38 years before hiring Coach Reuben Nelson away from Midfield to start the program back from scratch in 2014. Now, three years later the Rams are 12-2 and in the 6A state finals Friday night, Dec. 2, to face powerful Opelika (13-1) at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs of Coach Brian Blackmon downed Park Crossing (13-1) in the semifinals 41-23.
The remaining championship matchups include: Fyffe (14-0) and Aliceville (13-1) in Class 2A; Handley (12-2) and Madison Academy (11-3) in Class 4A.
The third annual Unified Sports flag football game, in a partnership with Special Olympics Alabama, will feature Lee County and Vestavia Hills Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
Raycom Media will televise all seven state championship games over its affiliate stations in the Raycom/AHSAA TV Network. For more information, go to:www.pathtotheplayhoffs.com. Opelika High School’s NFHS School Broadcast Program team will live-stream the Unified Sports game. The AHSAA Radio Network will broadcast all seven championships over its statewide network of radio stations.
The AHSAA state football playoffs began in 1966 with four schools in the largest class (4A) playing semifinals and finals. Sidney Lanier beat Lee-Montgomery 9-7 in the first championship game. The next year, state championships were conducted in all four classes with Marengo County (1A), Lamar County (A), Russellville (3A) and Sidney Lanier (4A) posting wins.
That format continued until 1984 with six classifications were instituted. The AHSAA moved all championships at one site in 1996 at Birmingham’s Legion Field where the “Super 6” was born. The playoffs continued with that format until 2009 when the AHSAA began a rotation between Tuscaloosa and Auburn.
In 2014, the six-class format was replaced by the seven-class format, hence, the “Super 7” championships. In conjunction with Special Olympics Alabama, the first Unified Sports flag football game was also played for the first time in 2014 at Auburn. Ticket information can be found at: www.preptix.com/ahsaa.

21ST ANNUAL SUPER 7 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn University
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30
UNIFIED GAME
Vestavia Hills vs. Lee County, 3:30 p.m.
CLASS 7A
McGill-Toolen Catholic (13-0) vs. Hoover (11-2), 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 1
CLASS 3A FINALS
Piedmont (14-0) vs. Mobile Christian (13-1), 11 a.m.
CLASS 1A FINALS
Pickens County (11-3) vs. Maplesville (13-0), 3 p.m.
CLASS 5A FINALS
Wenonah (11-2) vs. Beauregard (12-1), 7 p.m..

FRIDAY, DEC. 2
CLASS 4A FINALS
Madison Academy (11-3) vs. Handley (12-2), 11 a.m.
CLASS 2A FINALS
Fyffe (14-0) vs. Aliceville (13-1), 3 p.m.
CLASS 6A FINALS
Ramsay (12-2) vs. Opelika (13-1), 7 p.m.

“3 Defending Champions Survive 3rd Round Of AHSAA State Football Playoffs”

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MONTGOMERY – Three defending state champions and nine undefeated teams emerged from the third round of the AHSAA State Football Playoffs Friday night.

This week’s slate includes 12 semifinal games. All winners will advance to the Super 7 State championships at Auburn Nov. 30-Dec.1-2.
Unbeaten teams by class in the playoffs include: (Class 1A) Maplesville (12-0); Linden (13-0), Addison (13-0); (Class 2A) G.W. Long (12-0); Fyffe (13-0); (Class 3A) Gordo (13-0); Piedmont (13-0); (Class 6A) Park Crossing (13-0); (Class 7A) McGill-Toolen Catholic (13-0).
Advancing to the next round are 20 region champions, four region second seeds, one third seed and one fourth seed.

All seminal pairings and quarterfinal results are listed.

AHSAA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Semifinal Pairings
(All games, Friday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m.)

CLASS 1A
Maplesville (12-0) at Linden (13-0)
Addison (13-0) at Pickens County (10-3), Reform

CLASS 2A
Aliceville (12-1) at G.W. Long (12-0), Skipperville
Fyffe (13-0) at Lanett (11-2)

CLASS 3A
Gordo (13-0) at Mobile Christian (12-1)
Ohatchee (12-1) at Piedmont (13-0)

CLASS 4A
Handley (11-2) at Andalusia (12-1)
Madison Academy (10-3) at Hokes Bluff (9-4)

CLASS 5A
Beauregard (11-1) at Jackson (9-3)
Wenonah (10-2) at Briarwood Christian (12-1)

CLASS 6A
Park Crossing (12-0) at Opelika (12-1)
Austin (10-3) at Ramsay (11-2), Birmingham

CLASS 7A
(Finals, Nov. 30, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn)
McGill-Toolen Catholic (13-0) vs. Hoover (11-2), Nov. 30, 7 p.m.

17 Unbeaten Teams Advance to 2nd Round

MONTGOMERY — All seven defending state football champions and 17 unbeaten teams survived the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) State Football Playoffs and advance to the second round of games Nov. 11.
The games will be played on Veterans Day, and in honor of the nation’s veterans, the AHSAA is asking all host schools to have a program honoring veterans prior to the playoff contest at each stadium. Instructions have been provided to each host school to assist them in honoring the veteras during a special pre-game program. All games are set to kick off at 7 p.m.

The seven defending state champions include Class 1A Maplesville (9-0); Class 2A Elba (8-2); Class 3A Piedmont (10-0); Class 4A Leeds (8-2); Class 5A St. Paul’s Episcopal (7-3); Class 6A Spanish Fort (8-2); and Class 7A McGill-Toolen (10-0).
Unbeaten teams by class in the playoffs include: (Class 1A) Maplesville (10-0); Georgiana (11-0), Linden (11-0), Wadley (10-0), Addison (11-0); (Class 2A) G.W. Long (10-0); Fyffe (11-0); LaFayette (11-0); (Class 3A) Gordo (11-0); Piedmont (11-0); (Class 4A) Rogers (11-0); Class 5A: Carroll (11-0); Scottsboro (11-0); (Class 6A) Park Crossing (11-0); Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (11-0); (Class 7A) McGill-Toolen Catholic (11-0); and Hewitt-Trussville (11-0).

Raycom Media will announce the contest to be featured next Friday on the Raycom/AHSAA Playoff Game of the Week.

Second-round pairings and first-round results:

AHSAA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Second-round Pairings
All games, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. unless otherwise denoted

AHSAA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Second-Round Pairings

CLASS 1A
Isabella (10-1) at Georgiana (11-0)
Linden (11-0) at Notasulga (7-4)
Sweet Water (8-2) at Wadley (10-0)
Brantley (7-4) at Maplesville (10-0)

Decatur Heritage (9-2) at Cedar Bluff (8-3)
Pickens County (8-3) at Sumiton Christian (9-2)
Hubbertville (9-1) at Hackleburg (9-2)
Spring Garden (10-1) at Addison (11-0)
CLASS 2A
New Brockton (7-4) at G.W. Long (10-0), Skipperville
Southern Choctaw (9-1) at Goshen (8-3)
Leroy (8-3) at Aliceville (10-1)
Elba (9-2) at Washington County (7-3), Chatom

Cleveland (8-3) at Fyffe (11-0)
Sheffield (9-2) at LaFayette (11-0)
Lanett (9-2) at West End (6-5), Walnut Grove
Sand Rock (9-2) at Tanner (8-3)

CLASS 3A
Oakman (7-4) at Hillcrest-Evergreen (5-6)
Montevallo (10-1) at Mobile Christian (10-1)
Gordo (11-0) at Wicksburg (8-3)
Pike County (9-2) at Bayside Academy (7-4), Daphne

Lexington (8-3) at Weaver (8-3)
Colbert County (9-2) at Piedmont (11-0)
Ohatchee (10-1) at Lauderdale County (7-4), Rogersville
Sylvania (8-3) at Randolph County (9-2), Wedowee

CLASS 4A
Tallassee (8-3) at Saint James (10-1), Montgomery
Andalusia (10-1) at Leeds (8-3)
Thomasville (8-2) at Bibb County (8-3), Centreville
Handley (9-2) at UMS-Wright (9-2), Mobile

North Jackson (6-4) at Hokes Bluff (7-4)
West Limestone (10-1) at Cherokee County (9-2), Centre
Rogers (11-0) at Cordova (9-2)
Fayette County (5-6) at Madison Academy (8-3)

CLASS 5A
Calera (8-3) at Carroll (11-0), Ozark
Beauregard (9-1) at Vigor (8-3), Prichard
St. Paul’s Episcopal (8-3) at Central-Clay County (9-2)
Jackson (7-3) at Lincoln (4-7)

Etowah (9-2) at Mortimer Jordan (9-2), Kimberly
Russellville (8-3) at Briarwood Christian (10-1)
Wenonah (8-2) at Brooks (9-2), Killen
Scottsboro (11-0) at Fairfield (7-4)

CLASS 6A
Park Crossing (11-0) at Bessemer City (7-4)
McAdory (8-3) at Blount (9-2), Prichard
Spanish Fort (9-2) at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (11-0)
Opelika (10-1) at Daphne (9-2)

Minor (10-1) at Hartselle (9-2)
Decatur (10-1) at Ramsay (9-2), Birmingham, Legion Field
Austin (8-3) at Pinson Valley (8-3)
Gardendale (8-3) at Muscle Shoals (6-5)

CLASS 7A
Enterprise (10-1) at McGill-Toolen Catholic (11-0), Mobile
Auburn (8-3) at Central-Phenix City (9-1)
James Clemens (8-3) at Hoover (9-2), Hoover Met
Gadsden City (6-5) at Hewitt-Trussville (11-0)

AHSAA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
First-round Results

CLASS 1A
Georgiana (11-0) 28, Millry (4-7) 6
Isabella (10-1) 46, Winterboro (6-5) 6
Linden (11-0) 77, Houston County (6-5) 7
Notasulga (7-4) 37, Ragland (7-4) 36
Wadley (10-0) 50, Loachapoka (3-8) 7
Sweet Water (8-2) 47, McKenzie (7-4) 6
Maplesville (10-0) 61, Talladega County Central (4-6) 6
Brantley (7-4) 55, Marengo (6-5) 38

Cedar Bluff (8-3) 41, Berry (5-6) 20
Decatur Heritage (9-2) 35, Phillips (3-8) 8
Pickens County (8-3) 55, Coosa Christian (3-8) 7
Sumiton Christian (9-2) 49, Cherokee (5-6) 28
Hackleburg (9-2) 35, Lynn (7-4) 6
Hubbertville (9-1) 47, Woodville (5-6) 15
Addison (11-0) 63, Shoals Christian (3-8) 20
Spring Garden (10-1) 40, South Lamar (6-5) 14

CLASS 2A
G.W. Long (10-0) 54, J.U. Blacksher (5-6) 21
New Brockton (7-4) 45, Keith (6-5) 16
Southern Choctaw (9-1) 41, Abbeville (4-7) 20
Goshen (8-3) 48, Verbena (6-5) 25
Aliceville (10-1) 47, Luverne (7-4) 14
Leroy (8-3) 26, Ariton (6-5) 0
Elba (9-2) 40, R.C. Hatch (5-6) 8
Washington County (7-3) 42, Samson (6-5) 12

Fyffe (11-0) 56, Horseshoe Bend (6-5) 7
Cleveland (8-3) 41, Red Bay (8-3) 14
LaFayette (11-0) 26, Collinsville (6-5) 6
Sheffield (9-2) 27, Cold Springs (5-6) 14
West End (6-5) 41, Lamar County (6-5) 7
Lanett (9-2) 68, Gaston (6-5) 13
Tanner (8-3) 42, Sulligent (6-5) 14
Sand Rock (9-2) 20, Reeltown (6-5) 18

CLASS 3A
Hillcrest-Evergreen (5-6) 28, Opp (9-2) 25
Oakman (7-4) 21, Montgomery Academy (7-4) 0
Mobile Christian (10-1) 21, Straughn (4-6) 7
Montevallo (10-1) 45, Southside-Selma (7-4) 18
Gordo (11-0) 55, Prattville Christian (5-6) 14
Wicksburg (8-3) 34, T.R. Miller (8-3) 28
Pike County (9-2) 27, American Christian (5-6) 22
Bayside Academy (7-4) 21, Daleville (8-3) 14

Weaver (8-3) 37, Fultondale (8-3) 7
Lexington (8-3) 25, North Sand Mountain (6-5) 14
Piedmont (11-0) 55, Holly Pond (6-5) 26
Colbert County (9-2) 31, Plainview (6-5) 20
Lauderdale County (7-4) 55, Geraldine (5-6) 16
Ohatchee (10-1) 49, Locust Fork (7-4) 28
Sylvania (8-3) 42, West Morgan (7-4) 6
Randolph County (9-2) 28, J.B. Pennington (8-3) 6

CLASS 4A
Saint James (10-1) 49, Satsuma (6-5) 21
Tallassee (8-3) 29, Hale County (5-6) 26
Andalusia (10-1) 42, Alabama Christian (4-7) 24
Leeds (8-3) 19, Greensboro (5-6) 12
Bibb County (8-3) 41, Munford (6-5) 34 (OT)
Thomasville (8-2) 20, Montgomery Catholic (8-3) 6
Handley (9-2) 49, West Blocton (6-5) 7
UMS-Wright (9-2) 36, Dale County (7-4) 0

Hokes Bluff (7-4) 24, Haleyville (9-2) 8
North Jackson (6-4) 41, Wilson (8-3) 7
Cherokee County (9-2) 29, Winfield (7-4) 22
West Limestone (10-1) 28, Madison County (6-5) 26
Rogers (11-0) 42, Randolph (6-5) 6
Cordova (9-2) 46, Jacksonville (8-2) 23
Madison Academy (8-3) 51, Central-Florence (4-7) 13
Fayette County (5-6) 20, Saks (6-5) 7

CLASS 5A
Carroll (11-0) 35, Citronelle (6-5) 21
Calera (8-3) 35, Sylacauga (8-3) 34
Vigor (8-3) 47, B.T. Washington (7-4) 0
Beauregard (9-1) 41, Dallas County (6-5) 0
Central-Clay County (9-2) 56, Jemison (3-8) 14
St. Paul’s Episcopal (8-3) 45, Charles Henderson (7-4) 7
Lincoln (4-7) 27, Demopolis (7-4) 24
Jackson (7-3) 41, Eufaula (8-3) 21

Mortimer Jordan (9-2) 22, Pleasant Grove (4-7) 20
Etowah (9-2) 44, Mae Jemison (6-5) 27
Briarwood Christian (10-1) 42, Corner (7-4) 17
Russellville (8-3) 35, Guntersville (6-5) (28)
Brooks (9-2) 56, Arab (6-5) 30
Wenonah (8-2) 42, West Point (6-5) 8
Scottsboro (11-0) 38, Lawrence County (5-6) 27
Fairfield (7-4) 14, Hayden (8-3) 7

CLASS 6A
Park Crossing (11-0) 45, Saraland (6-5) 14
Bessemer City (7-4) 31, at Chelsea (8-3) 23
Blount (9-2) 15, Dothan (4-7) 7
McAdory (8-3) 24, Wetumpka (8-3) 7
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (11-0) 40, Benjamin Russell (3-8) 16
Spanish Fort (9-2) 23, Carver-Montgomery (5-6) 22
Opelika (10-1) 48, Paul Bryant (4-7) 12
Daphne (9-2) 24, Sidney Lanier (8-3) 6

Minor (10-1) 42, Homewood (5-6) 21
Hartselle (9-2) 21, Albertville (8-3) 7
Ramsay (9-2) 38, Clay-Chalkville (6-5) 28
Decatur (10-1) 35, Cullman (6-5) 10
Austin (8-3) 41, Pell City (6-5) 19
Pinson Valley (8-3) 31, Jackson-Olin (8-3) 5
Muscle Shoals (6-5) 31, Oxford (10-1) 17
Gardendale (8-3) 28, Hueytown (8-3) 26

CLASS 7A
McGill-Toolen Catholic (11-0) 46, Jeff Davis (5-6) 14
Enterprise (10-1) 51, Baker (6-5) 14
Central-Phenix City (9-1) 56, Murphy (6-5) 7
Auburn (8-3) 34, Davidson (9-2) 10

Hoover (9-2) 31, Bob Jones (7-4) 10
James Clemens (8-3) 21, Spain Park (8-3) 12
Hewitt-Trussville (11-0) 63, Oak Mountain (3-8) 21
Gadsden City (6-5) 15, Mountain Brook (8-3) 7

AHSAA Prep Spotlight, Week 10

Coosa Central & Childersburg Close Out Regular Season in State-Record Style

MONTGOMERY – Coosa Central High School went into its final game of the regular season needing a win over Childersburg to keep its slim playoff hopes alive. Childersburg was hoping to close out its season with a win and a two-game winning streak.
In the end, the two teams walked off the field after final handshakes with a state record for scoring in a single game and in a single quarter as Childersburg captured an 82-64 win and the AHSAA Prep Spotlight for Week 10 of the 2016 football season.
The combined 146 points set a new AHSAA single-game state record – as did the 72 points scored in the final quarter. The record previous record, 139 points, was set in 2003 when Parrish downed Hubbertville 81-58. That record erased a the previous record (136) set by Slocomb and Houston County 72 years earlier in a 124-12 Red Tops win in 1931.
Coach Jonathan Beverly’s winning Tigers scored 44 points in the final quarter and Coach Barry Simmons’ Cougars had 28 – a total of nine TDs in the final 12 minutes.
Alexander City Outlook sports editor Cathy Higgins had the daunting task of keeping up with the game statistics. She had Coosa Central quarterback Raymond Graham with 267 yards rushing, 162 yards passing and a combined hand in seven of the Cougars’ touchdowns.
Childersburg quarterback Jelan Kidd was just as prolific with four rushing touchdowns and three TDs passing.
The game was tied at 8-8 after one quarter. Coosa Central led 30-24 at the half but trailed 38-36 heading into the wildest fourth-quarter scoring spree in state history to close out the contest. Takairee Kenabrew also had three touchdowns for the Tigers, and Jaterious Hill and Jevon McKinney had two each receiving for the Cougars. Maurice Bennett intercepted a Coosa Central pass with 5:58 to play and ran it in for a touchdown for the only non-offensive TD of the night. Childersburg was successful on eight 2-point tries.

The scoring assault edged out five amazing individual performances by Falkville running back Caleb Vinson, Walker wide receiver Isiah Cox, Midfield quarterback Anthony Brown, Carbon Hill quarterback Jon Michael Madison and Sumiton Christian defensive back Tommy Woodall that etched their names in the AHSAA record book.
Vinson had 32 rush attempts in a 53-34 win over Vinemont accounting for 287 yards rushing and seven rushing touchdowns. The seven rushing TDs rank him tied for second behind Sylacauga running back Golinsky Smith’s eight rushing TDs in a 1997 win over Chelsea. Vinson, who had scoring runs of 9, 38, 1, 45, 5, 41 and 4 yards and two two-point conversions for a total of 46 points ranking him 7^th behind record holder Tommy Haley Ricks of Hubbertville’ 58 points scored in a 76-52 win over Vina in 2008.
Walker’s senior receiver Cox became just the fourth player in AHSAA history to total more than 300 pass receiving yards in a single game. He had eight catches for 303 yards and three TDs (83, 55, 73 yards) as the Vikings beat Dora 55-7. He played just one series in the second half. He finished his senior year with 983 receiving yards and all 13 TD passes Walker managed in 2016.
Chris Simpson of LaFayette set the AHSAA single-game receiving record (412 yards) in a win over Alabama Christian in 2000. He had 20 catches in that performance. Brandon Greer of Westbrook Christian had 311 yards vs. Donoho in 1998 and Stevie Woods of Dora 303 yards receiving versus Oak Grove in 2010.
Midfield’s Brown was 21-of-30 passing for 392 yards and seven touchdowns in a 48-47 win over New Hope last week. Madison was 19-of-28 passing for 403 yards and four scores in a 70-46 loss to Curry, and Woodall made four interceptions in Sumiton Christian’s 42-20 win over Marion County. Brown’s seven TD passes tied for third all-time. The 400-yard passing performance by Madison ranks 42^nd in the AHSAA and the four picks by Woodall ties him for second behind four players who share the state record (5).

MILESTONES

UMS-WRIGHT PROGRAM JOINS 600 CLUB: Coach Terry Curtis’ Bulldogs closed the regular season with a 28-7 win over defending Class 5A state champion St. Paul’s Episcopal – a win made even more memorable because it was the 600^th varsity football victory in the Mobile school’s storied history. In 112 seasons dating back to 1905, UMS is now 600-418-16.
SCOTTSBORO QB TIES PAT TRAMMELL: Sophomore QB Bo Nix completed 7-of-11 passes for 102 yards and one touchdown and rushed 13 times for 155 yards and two scores as the Wildcats (10-0) closed the regular season beating Madison County 52-25. His TD pass was the 40^thof his prep career tying him with former Wildcats QB Pat Trammell, a 1958 senior who had 40 in his during his prep career. Nix heads into the state playoffs with 85 straight pass attempts without an interception.

PIEDMONT’S HAYES GOES OVER 3,000 YARDS: Senior quarterback Taylor Hayes rushed for 60 yards in the first half as defending Class 3A state champion Piedmont downed Oneonta 45-9 for their 20^th straight win. In the process Hayes went over 3,000 career rushing yards for Coach Steve Smith’s Bulldogs on his 7-yard TD run in the first half. He also completed 10-of-17 passes for 112 yards.

ALABAMA ALL-STAR TEAM WATCH

THOMAS JOHNSTON, SPANISH FORT: Had 20 tackles, including two for loss, as the Toros beat LeFlore 25-6 to clinch runner-up in Class 6A, Region 1. He was one of the linebackers selected to the 40-man roster of the Alabama All-Star Team. The all-stars will play Mississippi in the 30^th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic on Dec. 10 at Cramton Bowl.

PASSING

DEVIN KIMBROUGH, SPARKMAN: Completed 29-of-41 passes for 394 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 140 yards and a score on 20 carries in a 59-41 loss at Decatur. He also converted a 2-point conversion pass.
DALEN MORRIS, MADISON COUNTY: Was 12-of-22 passing for 303 yards and four touchdowns (49, 26, 22 and 6 yards) in a 52-25 loss to Scottsboro.
JEREMIAH HARRIS, ABBEVILLE: Accounted for 360 yards and five touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets’ 46-34 win over Headland. Harris completed 12-of-16 passes for 170 yards and three scores (29, 6 and 19 yards) and also gained 190 yards rushing on 18 carries with two touchdowns (62 and 12 yards).

BUBBA THOMPSON, McGILL-TOOLEN CATHOLIC: Connected on 18-of-19 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets’ victory over Fairhope. McGill-Toolen is now 10-0 heading into the 7A state playoffs.

SCOTT McALPINE, HALEYVILLE: The sophomore quarterback passed for 266 yards and four touchdowns (18, 12, 35 and 37 yards) as the Lions (9-1) closed out the regular season with a 55-27 win over Central-Florence.

GRANT JONES, COLLINSVILLE: Completed 16-of-27 pass attempts for 252 yards and three touchdowns as the Panthers rallied past Valley Head for a 28-20 victory.
LANDON CORNUTT, ASHVILLE: Was 12-of-16 passing for 205 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 13 times for 62 yards and another score in the Bulldogs’ 35-28 win over West End. He also had an interception on defense that led to the winning score.
PRESTON HERRING, ARITON: Completed 11-of-15 passes for 191 yards with two touchdowns and added 40 yards rushing one touchdown Ariton’s 35-26 win over Red Level.

JACK WEST, SARALAND: Completed 11-of-14 passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns as Saraland beat B.C. Rain 62-26 to clinch a playoff berth in Class 6A, Region 1. West also scored a rushing TD.
JACKSON HOLLADAY, BUCKHORN: Completed 14-of-21 passes for 197 yards and three scores (43, 8 and 27 yards), and threw a 2-point pass in a 42-23 win at North Jackson.
JORDAN SEYMOUR, HAZEL GREEN: Completed 13-of-26 passes for 191 yards and four touchdowns (41, 37, 31 and 7 yards) in a 30-28 victory over Oak Mountain.
MALIK SMITH, SHEFFIELD: The quarterback hooked up with receiver Donavon Goodwin for three touchdown passes and ran for another as Sheffield beat R.A. Hubbard 57-8.

RUSHING

JONATE COTTON, NEW HOPE: Rushed for 285 yards and five touchdowns (64, 31, 18, 16 and 4 yards) in a 48-4 loss at Midfield.
ZALON REYNOLDS, CHELSEA: Had 22 rush attempts for 272 yards and a TD as Chelsea downed Cullman 45-38.
SAMMY LATHAM, SUMITON CHRISTIAN: Piled up 238 yards rushing on 21 carries and scored three touchdowns in a 42-20 win over Marion County.
BRADEN CARVER, SAND ROCK: Rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns (75, 1, 6, 40 yards) on 18 carries as the Wildcats beat Cedar Bluff 45-7.
HENNIS WASHINGTON, OPP: Rushed for 245 yards on just 14 carries and two touchdowns in the Bobcats’ 43-24 win over Elba.

D’ARIE JOHN, SPAIN PARK: Rushed for 232 yards and two TDs covering 60 and 31 yards as Spain Park beat Minor 52-42 to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.
ZACK ALFORD, GOSHEN: Rushed for 201 yards with two touchdowns and added a 68-yard touchdown reception in a 26-12 win over Brantley.

LANDON LAWSON, GAYLESVILLE: Ran for 231 yards on 28 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Trojans to a 42-6 victory over Alabama School for the Deaf.

KOBI McCOY, COLBERT COUNTY: Rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns as Colbert County beat Russellville 41-21. McCoy, who went over the 1,500-yard mark in rushing yards for the season, scored on runs of 34, 8, 38 and 4 yards on 18 carries.
CHADARIUS TOWNSEND, TANNER: Rushed 11 times for 195 yards four touchdowns (6, 68, 54 and 16 yards), completed 3-of-5 passes for 65 yards, recovered a blocked punt and broke up two passes in a 35-14 win over East Limestone.
DERRICK MOORE, FULTONDALE: Ran for 218 yards on 28 carries and scored one TD in Fultondale’s 16-12 loss to Montevallo.
RYAN WARREN, DALEVILLE: Had 10 carries for 209 yards and four touchdowns as the War Hawks beat Cottonwood 48-1.

DEKARLOS BILLINGSLEY, SCOTTSBORO: The senior running back rushed 17 times for 204 yards and three touchdowns and returned a kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown as the Wildcats finished the regular season 10-0 with a 52-25 win over Madison County. It was the sixth undefeated season in SHS history dating back to the first one in 1932 (7-0-1). Other unbeaten regular seasons include 1960, 1965, 1995 and 1996.
GARRETT SANDERS, G.W. LONG: Rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns, kicked a 37-yard field goal and two extra-point kicks, had an interception return of 39 yards to set up one score and punted three times for a 40-yard average in the Rebels’ 23-21 win over Pike County.
JUNIOR SUMMERHILL, CENTRAL-FLORENCE: Rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries in a 55-27 loss to Haleyville. Summerhill’s TD runs were 80, 3 and 34 yards.

HAYDEN HIBBETT, MARS HILL BIBLE: Rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 57 yards and intercepted two passes, one he returned 90 yards for another score as Mars Hill Bible downed Shoals Christian 64-0.
MAURICE ROBINSON, MURPHY: Gained 162 yards rushing on 23 carries, threw two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the Panthers past Vigor 28-14 on Thursday night.

DREW VAUGHN, SARDIS: Rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries and caught a TD pass in the Lions’ 48-7 win over Boaz.
CARLOS DAVIS, MUSCLE SHOALS: Rushed for 157 yards and two TDs on run of 50 and 15 yards in a 35-7 win over Deshler.

DAKOTA LAMBERT, SPRING GARDEN: Turned in an all-around performance in the Panthers’ 36-27 victory over Pleasant Valley posting 134 rushing yards and a 5-yard touchdown on 17 carries, three pass receptions for 53 yards and a 10-yard score, and two interceptions on defense. Teammate Ben Ivey added 147 rushing yards and a touchdown on 22 carries and also completed 3-of-5 pass attempts for 53 yards and a score.
MICHAEL CAMPBELL, T.R. MILLER: Sparked the Tigers to a 35-6 win over rival W.S. Neal in the Battle of Murder Creek by rushing for 174 yards and four touchdowns.

PASS RECEIVING

CARSON McGINNIS, CARBON HILL: Caught eight passes for 225 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 70-46 loss to Curry.
ANDRE LITTLE, WEST END: Caught nine passes for 145 yards and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown in the Patriots’ 35-28 loss to Ashville.
JOHN RIEHL, DECATUR: Snagged 10 pass receptions for 185 yards and three touchdowns in Decatur’s 59-41 win over Sparkman.
KOLBI FUQUA, CORDOVA: Hauled in 12 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown while adding 11 tackles, an interception, two pass deflections and a blocked field goal on defense as the Blue Devils beat Munford 22-13.
TESHAWN BROWN, MONTEVALLO: Made 11 catches for 123 yards and a TD in a 16-12 win over Fultondale.
PIERCE PORTER, NORTH SAND MOUNTAIN: Made three receptions, all for TDs covering 51, 16 and 61 yards (128 total yards) and also picked off a pass on defense in a 21-20 loss at Lexington. The two teams play again this week in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs.

CHRIS SULLIVAN, THEODORE: Had 169 yards receiving and four total touchdowns as in a 35-10 Bobcats victory over Foley.

HUNTER HUCKBAY, ASHVILLE: Caught eight passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 35-28 win over West End.
TYE LINDSEY, OPP: Caught three passes for 107 yards with one touchdown, added a 65-yard kickoff for another touchdown and had a 2-yard touchdown run in the Bobcats’ 43-24 win over Elba.

DEFENSE
DAVION COBBS, ABBEVILLE: Had 22 tackles, including three for losses in the Yellow Jackets’ 46-34 win over Headland.

JUSTIN ROBERTS, CITRONELLE: Recorded 17 tackles, including three for a loss, and blocked a PAT attempt as the Wildcats beat Washington County 37-33.
AUSTIN STORDAHL, GAYLESVILLE: Caused two fumbles and recovered another in the Trojans’ 42-6 win over Alabama School for the Deaf. He also rushed for 66 yards on nine carries with a touchdown.

AMIER GREEN, HUFFMAN: Had 10 tackles and two sacks in the Vikings’ 16-3 win over Bessemer City.
ANTARIUS MITCHELL, HOMEWOOD: Returned a blocked field goal 90 yards and a touchdown and intercepted a pass as Homewood defeated Paul Bryant 41-14.
ADAM NEWTON, SLOCOMB: Had two of the four interceptions made by the Red Tops defense and returned one 70 yards for a touchdown as Slocomb beat Geneva County 28-6.
TYLER PRESLEY, DALEVILLE: Snagged two interceptions in Daleville’s 48-21 win over Cottonwood.

SPECIAL TEAMS

JUSTIN TINDLE, SATSUMA: Had a 75-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 1:04 left in the game gave Satsuma a 34-30 win over Chickasaw.
AVERY MOATES, WILSON: Kicked a 42-yard field goal, hauled in a 55-yard TD pass and kicked two extra points – the last one coming in overtime as Wilson beat Randolph 17-16.
FISHER SIMMONS, HOKES BLUFF: Returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown and covered a fumbled punt that led to another score as the Eagles defeated Westbrook Christian 55-20.

SAMARIO RUDOLPH, COTTAGE HILL CHRISTIAN: Returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown with 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter in a 41-35 win over St. Luke’s Episcopal. He also had four receptions for 93 yards and six tackles and an interception on defense.
BAILEY POTTER, SCOTTSBORO: Senior place-kicker Bailey Potter was 7-for-7 on extra points and kicked a 34-yard field goal in the Wildcats’ 52-25 win over Madison County. He is now 63-of-65 on extra-point attempts for the season with currently 39 in a row.
CARDAVION MYERS, PIEDMONT: Scored on an 83-yard kickoff return and also had a 57-yard TD on his first rush attempt in the second half in a 45-9 win over Oneonta.