PHS alum takes the reins of varsity boys basketball program
Will join the boys basketball coaching staff at Fort Payne
Eagles posted 366 wins, two state Final Four trips during Beard's tenure
First six games are on the road
The North Jackson 2020-21 basketball schedule features a change in area foes and the addition of what figures to be a highly anticipated home-and-home series with an out-of-state foe.
Just days after losing her son, Pam Darwin and her daughter Paige Darwin found going through some of his belongings to be a slow process.
Wildcats to compete in a new area as they move to Class 6A
Six high school boys basketball players from Jackson County have been recognized for their performances during the 2019-20 season by AL.com.
Five high school girls basketball players from Jackson County have been recognized for their performances during the 2019-20 season by AL.com.
A look at how Jackson County athletes fared in winter sports at the collegiate level during the 2019-20 season
Two Jackson County student-athletes have been rewarded for their work in the classroom.
Molly Heard is still enjoying the excitement of the Pisgah girls basketball team’s 2019-20 state championship-winning season. The news she got Friday night was best described as icing on the cake.
One of the goals Skyline assistant basketball coach T.J. Perry challenged guard Bailee Usrey to reach was “make it to the banquet.”
Jaylon Clements will get the opportunity this summer to showcase his skills in an all-star environment.
Two Jackson County high school basketball players are finalists for two statewide awards.
Four Jackson County high school basketball players have landed on the annual Sand Mountain Super Teams.
Pisgah alum named Gulf South Softball Freshman of the Week; Former Scottsboro track and field athletes medal in conference championships
Basketball areas set for next two seasons; Scottsboro to wrestle in new 5A-6A division
As Carey Ellison watched Pisgah’s state championship game opponent T.R. Miller play in the semifinals on Tuesday, he noticed the Tigers’ slow, deliberate style of offense.
Members of the Pisgah girls basketball team bent down like runners in a sprinting stance at the starting line.
Pisgah girls basketball coach Carey Ellison said his team entered the 2019-20 season with something to prove.
Pisgah girls basketball head coach Carey Ellison normally would not be content with a halftime deficit.
The Pisgah varsity girls basketball team heads to Birmingham next week with the potential to make history.
Carey Ellison kept asking himself the same question leading up to Pisgah’s Class 3A Girls Basketball Northeast Regional championship game vs. Susan Moore.
The Eagles (29-3) play Southeast Regional champion Pike Road in the state semifinals on Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the BJCC’s Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
After winning a physical battle with No. 6-ranked Midfield in the Class 3A Northeast Regional semifinals, Molly Heard asked Pisgah teammate Chloe Womack a question as they sat at a table in the press conference room.
The second-winningest season in Skyline boys basketball history ended with a tough defeat.
The Skyline girls basketball team knew it had to shoot the basketball well during its Northeast Regional semifinal clash with Spring Garden.
The Pisgah girls basketball team is headed back to familiar territory.
NSM, Woodville and North Jackson come up short in sub-regionals
Tonight's Girls Basketball Northeast Sub-regional games. The winners advance to play in the Northeast Regional at Jacksonville State University Feb. 13-19:
Two of the state’s top-four ranked teams traded punches for three-plus quarters, meaning the first team to put together a scoring run would likely post the win.
The North Jackson varsity girls basketball team watched a double-digit lead slip away late in the fourth quarter of the Class 4A Area 14 Championship game as second-seeded DAR cut the top-seeded Chiefs lead to four with 1:42 left in the game.
Because good shots are hard to come by against the height and length of the Skyline varsity boys basketball team, Woodville’s game plan for Thursday’s area championship game was to use a slow and patient offensive approach
The Skyline varsity girls basketball team won its third straight area championship Thursday night, but the Vikings did not win it without a fight.
The top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Eagles won their third straight and fifth area championship in the past six seasons with a 63-44 victory over third-seeded Sylvania Thursday night at Pisgah High School.
The Scottsboro varsity girls basketball team will travel in the sub-regional round.
The North Jackson varsity boys basketball team struggled to get anything going on offense in the Class 4A Area 14 Championship Game Thursday night.
Bison to play Fyffe in area finals
Scottsboro surges in the fourth quarter to claim sub-regional berth, spot in area finals
The Scottsboro varsity boys basketball team did everything it could to keep its season alive.
The Class 1A Boys Basketball Area 14 Tournament championship game will be a rivalry showdown.
Woodville’s season ends with loss to Valley Head
The Pisgah varsity girls basketball team shook off a tough final week of the regular season with an impressive victory to begin the postseason.
Top-seeded and Class 2A No. 10-ranked Hornets pulled away in the second half to hand the fourth-seeded Lions a season-ending setback Monday night in the Class 2A Area 15 Tournament semifinals.
The Skyline varsity girls basketball team raced out to a big first quarter lead and never looked back on the way to win No. 24 of the season.
North Jackson teams close regular season with wins over Richard Hardy
Section, Skyline post victories
Section tops rival Pisgah; Woodville, North Jackson and Skyline post victories
Skyline downs 5A John Carroll
The Jackson County Basketball Tournament once again delivered plenty of entertainment and excitement.
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