Talladega’s football team racked up 34 unanswered points in a 41-14 homecoming rout of Class 4A Region 4 foe Holtville on Friday night at Mary Dumas Stadium.
With limited region games remaining, Caleb and Lizi dive into the local playoff picture (13:15) before shifting the focus to Week 8.
A playoff spot has already been wrapped up for Holtville but this week’s game at Talladega will go a long way in determining the Bulldogs’ seeding for the postseason. While the top spot is out of reach, Holtville can fall anywhere from No. 2 to No. 4 entering its final game in Class 4A Region 4.
The final volleyball matches of the regular season are being played this week and while some teams are still on the court, many teams have already turned their focus to postseason. Several schools have already punched their tickets to the super regionals by earning a bye to their area champi…
The matchup between Holtville Bulldogs and Leeds began with the teams trading touchdowns on their opening drives. However, the Bulldogs were too much for the Greenwave to handle as Holtville won, 35-7, in a Class 4A Region 3 contest Friday night.
The playoff picture is becoming more clear each week as region play continues.
After disappointing performances against the top two teams in Class 4A Region 4, Holtville appears to have missed out on its chance to host a postseason game. However, the Bulldogs are still battling to grab one of the final two playoff spots and they can clinch one of those spots this week …
The high school volleyball teams around Elmore County made up nearly half the field at the annual ECHS Block Party on Saturday but the local teams could get past the semifinals as they ran into stiff competition and beat up on each other along the way. Elmore County got the closest and added…
Elmore County’s streak of nine consecutive area titles on the volleyball court is still alive but Thursday’s match at Holtville made it clear the Bulldogs will not be going away easily this season. For the first time since 2007, the Bulldogs recorded a victory over the Panthers and the hosts…
Javion Surles accounted for six first-half touchdowns to lead Lincoln past Holtville 48-13 on homecoming Friday night at Keith Howard Memorial Stadium.
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For the first time since 2007, the Holtville volleyball team knocked off Elmore County and the Bulldogs did it in style. After sneaking out with a win in the first set, Holtville dominated and took advantage of several errors from the Panthers to win 25-23, 25-16, 25-22.
It's rivalry week in Elmore County as Caleb and Lizi discuss Friday's big showdown between Stanhope Elmore and Wetumpka (11:53).
With half the regular season in the books, Holtville coach Jason Franklin said he is proud of what his team has accomplished. The Bulldogs are off to their best start in nearly a decade with a 4-1 record which has included consecutive road wins for the first time since 2010.
After starting the season with just three wins in its first 15 matches, the Wetumpka volleyball team has turned a corner. Including its three-game streak to win the Stanhope Elmore Invitational, Wetumpka has won six of its last eight matches to improve to 9-14.
The Eclectic Youth Football and Cheerleading League hosted its annual homecoming day on Saturday to recognize all of the players and cheerleaders for each age group. The Panthers celebrate between the sophomores and juniors games but they could not get much going on the field as Dadeville wo…
The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points:
The Tallassee Tigers secured a 2-1 victory over the visiting Holtville Bulldogs. The Tigers rallied to win the first game then outlasted their opponents to secure an 18-16 victory in the best-of-three volleyball fling.
Holtville jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead and held off Dallas County, 17-14, on Friday night at Martin Field in Plantersville.
Caleb and Lizi quickly recap the best things that happened in Week 4 (1:32) before diving into the big games this week.
Do not look now but somehow, we are already five weeks into the high school football season. There have been plenty of ups and downs for teams across Elmore County but a handful of players and moments have stood out since the beginning of August.
After enduring eight consecutive years with losses to Elmore County, Holtville turned to its power rushing game to get it over the top in the series. Kolby Potts, who was playing his first game in the series, led the way and finished with 138 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.
There are some coaches who want to see their teams carry momentum from one week to the next and while Holtville coach Jason Franklin is not against it, he knows the Bulldogs need to stay focused on the task at hand. After defeating rivals Elmore County for the first time since 2010 last week…
After missing last week’s race, Tallassee’s Woodrow Dean was back on the cross country course and he dominated the competition on the way to his first win of the season. Dean finished the 5K in 16:04.50 to win by 19.78 seconds.
Elmore County jumped out to a 16-3 lead over Holtville in the first set of Tuesday's match and was seemingly on its way to an easy 2-0 start in area play. The Bulldogs responded though, cutting the deficit all the way to just four points but it was not enough as the Panthers pulled away in a…
After just four plays, Elmore County held a 7-0 lead at Holtville on Friday night as the Panthers eyed their ninth consecutive victory over their region rivals. Elmore County even held a 14-13 lead at the break but the Bulldogs stormed out of the locker room in the second half, holding the P…
Before diving into the this week's preview, Caleb and Lizi discuss the biggest moments from Week 3 (3:52).
After 70 meetings on the football field between Holtville and Elmore County, no team has ever defeated the other in nine consecutive seasons. The Panthers have a chance to do just that when they travel to Boykin-Chapman Field on Friday night for the next chapter in the rivalry series but ECH…
After nearly 10 months of waiting, Edgewood’s volleyball team finally got its chance to avenge the loss to Macon-East in last season’s state championship match. The Wildcats (13-0) saw a little bit of déjà vu after dropping the first set but they came storming back to stay undefeated with a …
Childersburg’s football team battled Class 4A Region 4 foe Holtville in a tug-of-war of momentum the Tigers lost 28-20 in the final quarter.
Last week, I looked around the newly minted Martin-Savarese Stadium at the crowd at Benjamin Russell’s football game and I was severely disappointed.
It's a special episode of ITL this week as Caleb and Lizi are joined by The Daily Home's LaVonte Young to discuss the big games in Class 4A Region 4 this week (20:30).
The first loss of any season can be difficult to deal with but Holtville was hit especially hard by last week’s defeat to Handley. The 28-point loss ended a home-winning streak and gave the Bulldogs a wake-up call for where they need to be to compete in region play this season.
Holtville coach Jason Franklin said he wanted to know if his Class 4A No. 10 Bulldogs could compete at a high level against a quality opponent.
Caleb and Lizi are back with a quick recap on the biggest moments of Week 1 (5:20) before moving on to this week's Game of the Week between Stanhope Elmore and Benjamin Russell (16:10).
The 2019 football season was always going to be key for Holtville to change the perception of the program outside Elmore County. The Bulldogs now have their first chance to make the first dent in that goal when they host Handley on Friday night to open play in Class 4A Region 4.
Before the season began, Holtville coach Jason Franklin said freshman running back Drew Pickett had a chance to be special but neither of them expected for the young talent to be showcased so early. Pickett received a team-high 17 carries during Holtville’s 41-0 win over Central Coosa and he…
The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points:
Holtville didn’t get in the work it needed to in last weekend’s jamboree with B.B. Comer.
Caleb Turrentine and Lizi Arbogast are back with a quick recap of Week 0 including the top plays, best performances of the week (4:30) and biggest surprises.
After not scheduling a game in Week 0, Holtville’s football team wanted to get more experience before getting an official game on its record in the 2019 season. However, after a rain-shortened jamboree, the Bulldogs have more work to do before region play begins and they will be focused on t…
The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points:
B.B. Comer and Holtville got their jamboree started a little later than intended. A lightning delay lasting an hour and 45 minutes kept the teams in the locker rooms and the fans seeking shelter in Holtville’s gymnasium.
This is usually the time of year where I would put out all my picks for the high school football season. I would tell you all about why there is no reason to watch Class 7A this season as one team will take away any chance of climactic postseason football. Or you would be reading up on my pr…
Actual football games have finally arrived this week so Caleb Turrentine and Lizi Arbogast are here to preview some of the top games in the area (3:15) while making their predictions for Week 0.
It cannot be easy playing in front of 100,000 enemy fans when players are trying to focus on the football game they are playing. But sometimes it does not take that many fans to make an impact.
Winning a season opener for the first time since 2009 set the stage for a historic season last year as Holtville broke negative streaks and found itself in the postseason for the first time since 2010. Now, the Bulldogs are poised to make another breakthrough as they are in search of their f…
It’s go time. Everything we’ve been building toward is finally here. It’s game week. High school football is ready to begin.
High school programs are forced to deal with replacing graduated athletes every year but some years are tougher than others. The Holtville volleyball team had one of its most successful seasons the program has ever seen last year but after losing five players from that roster, the Bulldogs h…
It’s hard to believe the season is only a week away. I remember when I first put that football countdown on the top of the sports pages this season, there were nearly 80 days left. Now, we’re down to 8.
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