• A BITTER FINALE
LEEDS - There was little the coaches could say to console the seniors as tears flowed freely down their cheeks.

• Special teams TD leads Hoover over Bob Jones
Hoover's blocked punt for a TD turned tide against Bob Jones

• Big win for Tide
Alabama takes charge late in game as Big East suffers first defeat of season

• Bucks top Tigers
GURLEY - Defense got the Buckhorn High basketball team going early against Madison County on Friday night, and it was the Bucks' defense that held off a late run for a 59-50 victory.

• Final Bryant-Denny game for Tide seniors
Mocs are last on Alabama's to-do list before Iron Bowl

• Late heartbreak for Mustangs
LEEDS - The final horn was still blaring as Madison Academy players fell to their knees in anguish.

• Threepeat in mind
Rodriguez, A&M aimfor third straight SWAC tournament crown

• Visitors too fast, too much for Chiefs in quarterfinal loss
Cherokee County moves on in 4A after compiling 632 yards of offense

• Auburn notes
Freeman's status iffy

• High school basketball
Boys

• ?High school football playoff games tonight
Bob Jones (11-1) at Hoover (11-1)

• Johnston's shooting lifts UAH
Derek Johnston has been a bit player throughout his UAHcareer. A seldom-used shooting guard, Johnston entered this season averaging 1.1 points and five minutes per game.

• Unrecruited yet undeterred, Cosby made long climb to college starter
With no scholarship offers out of high school in 2005, Henry Cosby figured his football career was over.