Friday night, the Northridge Jaguars (6-0, 3-0) took down the undefeated Gordo Green Wave (5-1, 3-0) 17-13. While these teams have deep football roots in Tuscaloosa county, this is the first time that both teams have played. Junior Northridge running back LiEric Street led the Jaguar offense by rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.
Football season is now underway- at least for high schools across the state of Alabama. Tuscaloosa County especially is seeing an influx of talent from all classifications. While all teams have only played one game, we are looking at several teams that have the potential to be battling for a ‘blue map’ at Bryant-Denny Stadium in December.
Our own host of Southern Fried Sports, Travis Reier spoke with Maurice Heard, Coordinator for Athletics of Tuscaloosa City School, and got an idea of how many fans will be allowed to attend high school games this fall.
Savannah Reier, former Northridge multi-sport athlete and Shelton State and University of Hawaii basketball player, joined The Gary Harris Show this week. Reier discussed her athletic career path, what led her to playing high school football and what's next up for her after finishing up at Hawaii. You can listen to the entire interview on Soundcloud or the Tide 100.9 Youtube page.
ATLANTA -- Alabama struggled offensively early, but it still found its way on the scoreboard first.
With 9:05 left in the first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 2-0 lead when redshirt freshman linebacker and former Hillcrest star Keith Holcombe blocked a punt that went out of the back of the end zone for a safety...
Tuscaloosa County will have to wait at least another week before it gets its first win of the season.
The Wildcats fell 24-14 in its season opener at rival Northridge Friday night.
Northridge led 10-0 after the first quarter and 10-7 through three quarters...