• 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.

• A Gators milestone
Florida improves to 8-0 in SEC for first time since its title season of 1996

• Askew no longer on team
Askew no longer on team

• Auburn looks for right-fit recruits
New rules mean academic questions raise more flags

• Did he, or didn't he?
Did he, or didn't he?

• ?High school notes
McNeal reaches new heights

• Huge pains for Patriots
Bob Jones likely to face Hoover without its No. 1 quarterback, tight end

• No Heisman watching
No Heisman watching

• Old friend pays visit to UAH today
Not so long ago, Lennie Acuff and Mark Price teamed up to lead the University of Alabama-Huntsville to some of its best years in basketball.

• Smooth warrior
Big-hearted Riggins leads Mustangs into Class 3A quarterfinals

• THUMBS UP FOR SABAN
Tide players give coach high marks for "The Blind Side"

• Alabama notebook
Anders back in form

• Grissom girls tune up with city meet title
Huntsville High swimmers hold off Tigers on boys side

• Lady Mustangs top 6A rival
Stewart scores 21 points for Madison Academy in 53-44 win over Decatur

• Porch picking, grinning again
As long as Rico Porch has been playing football - and he's been playing a long time - he couldn't remember a season when he didn't have an interception.

• Running back now faces lawsuit over incident in August
Running back now faces lawsuit over incident in August

• Saturday kickoff will be special for Hart family
ADs at Alabama, UT-Chattanooga are father, son

• Tide finds bench relief
With Brock suspended, pair of newcomers help Coach Grant to first win

• Alabama notebook
Focus solely on UTC

• A&M escapes Oakwood despite free-throw woes
Bulldogs score final four points for first win, 86-81

• A&M notebook
Jones accepts some QB blame

• Auburn can't get handle on things
25 turnovers just too much for Tigers to overcome in road loss

• His potential at full effect
2008 frustration over for Tide star defender Barron

• Hoover next? No big worry
MADISON - The whiteboard inside the Bob Jones High football field house doesn't give a hint.

• UAH begins season with defense
It was Josh Yost's first collegiate start. And it was the occasion of his first dunk in a game, high school or college. More than coincidentally to his performance, it was also the first win for Alabama-Huntsville.

• ?Auburn notes
Freeman uncertain

• Bulldogs take on playoff mindset
A win Saturday against MSVUputs A&M in the leaguetitle game

• Johnson answers call
Johnson answers call

• A&M nears SWAC title game
Rico Porch hadn't made many plays through Alabama A&M's first nine games. The Bulldogs' starting free safety, Porch had managed 30 tackles, four pass breakups, and, oddly, no interceptions.

• Arena football
Arena football

• AU's 14-point lead vanishes at Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. - The drama was delayed by timeouts, penalties and even a heart-stopping injury that suspended play for nearly 15 minutes as the game hung in the balance late in the fourth quarter.

• Bama makes its own noise
STARKVILLE, Miss. - There were plenty of bells, and like any good coach, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen had the whistle at the ready.

• Bob Jones girls finish second; Patriots boys finish fifth
OAKVILLE - Bob Jones High coach Robin Gaines was pleased with both his teams at the cross country state meet.

• Breakaway boosts Ingram's campaign
STARKVILLE, Miss. - The performance hardly seemed worthy of Heisman Trophy's leading candidate.

• Fifth-ranked River Hawks continue Chargers' skid
UAH suffers its sixth straight loss on home ice

• Girls basketball
Girls basketball

• Havoc
Havoc

• Oakwood's new coach shines
Ex-Butler star guides Ambassadors to 6-2 start in first season

• ppppA
STARKVILLE, Miss. - On a big screen, Dan Mullen made a big promise.

• Raiders' streak alive
Randolph boys win fifth straight cross country state championship

• Scottsboro girls repeat in 5A; boys second to Spanish Fort
OAKVILLE - The Scottsboro High girls successfully defended their Class 5A title, but the boys team finished second to Spanish Fort this time.

• Slow start on offense
Slow start on offense

• Sparkman's Huston passedby McGill-Toolen freshmen
OAKVILLE - The Class 6A girls cross country state meet featured a passing of the torch.

• Tide hits stride in second quarter
STARKVILLE, Miss. - No team holds up two fingers going to the second quarter.

• Tough end to a tough week
Tough end to a tough week

• Bob Jones
MADISON - Ninety-four yards stood between Bob Jones High and school immortality Friday night.

• Fast finish saves Tigers in opener
AUBURN - The final opening night in the 42-year history of Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum ended with a bang.

• Hager overcomes nerves for Patriots
MADISON - As time became short and the field even shorter, Bob Jones High junior kicker Braden Hager began to think his school's football playoff life might depend on his right leg.

• Home ice still cruel to UAH
Chargers fall 3-1 to UMass Lowell, dropping fifth straight at VBC

• Auburn, Georgia meet in South's oldest rivalry
AUBURN - Perhaps it's a sign of mutual respect in the Auburn-Georgia rivalry that there has been relatively little bragging about the Bulldogs' three-game winning streak in the series.

• Tanner falls in OT
Missed PAT ends Rattlers' season

• Tide's wary of MSU trap
TUSCALOOSA - Mississippi State's campus is gearing up for one of its bigger games in recent memory, while visiting Alabama just needs another win.

• Tide's wary of MSU trap
Jackson State (3-5, 3-2) at Alabama A&M (5-4, 2-3)

• UAH drops fifth straight at VBC
UAH drops fifth straight at VBC