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Berry drops final regular season game, looks ahead to playoffs

Sawyer Morgan lines up on offense for the Wildcats. (Photo by Sarah Rice)

The Berry Wildcats faced the Meek Tigers in their last regular season home game.  Despite scoring both offensive and defensive touchdowns, a strong running game by the Tigers would prove to be the difference.  The Tigers walked away with a 38 – 28 victory as both teams now turn their attention to the playoffs. 

Berry narrowly defeats Pickens County in 54-52 nail-biter

Berry’s Drayke Parr carries the ball for the Wildcats. The junior finished with 7 receptions for 84 yards along with 75 yards on the ground from 5 carries. (Photo by Sarah Rice)

The Berry Wildcats hosted the Pickens County Tornadoes with the four-seed from Region 5 on the line.   The game looked like it would be led by both defenses when the first quarter ended with both teams failing to score.  However, the offenses would come to life for a combined 106 points over the next three quarters with the Wildcats taking the 54 - 52 victory in the closing seconds of the game.

Hubbertville takes down Berry Wildcats for sixth straight win

Hubbertville’s Brayden Hill sacks Berry quarterback Zack Hollingsworth. Photo by Leah Hollingsworth

The Hubbertville Lions welcomed cross county rivalry Berry Wildcats to Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium on Friday night. Due to tropical storm warnings from hurricane Isaias the much anticipated game kicked-off at 6:00 p.m. 

Penalties plague Wildcats in 28-8 loss to Hope Christian

Berry’s Dustin Cook (50) battles a Hope Christian blocker during the Wildcats’ 28-8 loss to the Saints. Cook finished the game with eight tackles, including two solo stops and six assists

The Berry Wildcats traveled to Oxford to face the Hope Christian Saints for the first time, but penalties proved costly as the Saints controlled the game and took a 28-8 victory. Hope Christian won the toss and elected to defer to the second half. The Wildcats returned the opening kickoff to the Berry 44-yard line. The Berry offense put together a four-play drive but turned the ball over after failing to convert on fourth-and-5 from the Berry 49. Hope Christian began its first drive at the Wildcat 49 after the turnover on downs.

Berry Wildcats fall to the Blue Devils, 58-24

Berry quarterback Zack Hollingsworth looks downfield for a receiver during the Wildcats’ 58-24 loss to Sulligent. Hollingsworth completed 13 of 29 passes for 116 yards in the game.

The Berry Wildcats continued their 2026 football campaign by hosting the Sulligent Blue Devils for the first time since 2019. The Wildcats and Blue Devils played a close game early, but in the end, Sulligent took the 34-point victory. Sulligent won the toss and elected to defer to the second half. The Wildcats returned the kick to the Berry 37-yard line to begin play. On the 10th play from scrimmage, Zack Hollingsworth connected with Drayke Parr for a 13-yard touchdown strike.

Wildcats defeat Bears 30-22

In boxing, sometimes you get two finesse fighters who dance and jab at each other, and other times you get fighters who stand toe to toe and trade huge punches. Berry and Lynn fell into the latter category Friday night. As the Wildcats faced their first road test of the season, the two teams traded big drive after big drive before Berry took a 30-22 win in the game’s closing seconds. Lynn won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. The Bears returned the kick to their 48-yard line, and on the fourth play of the drive, Jon Jordan scored on a 22-yard run.

Wildcats earn big win in region opener against Marion Co.

Berry’s Dalton Greene (7) takes the handoff from quarterback Zack Hollingsworth (1) during the Wildcats’ 46-12 region victory over Marion County on Sept. 4. Greene led Berry’s ground attack with 122 yards on 16 carries and three touchdowns, while Hollingsworth completed 13 of 15 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns.

Berry picked up a big early-season victory Friday night as the Wildcats defeated Marion County 46-12 to open region play on a winning note. For a young Berry squad still finding its footing early in the season, the victory was an encouraging response after opening the year with a loss to Hale County. The Wildcats combined an efficient passing attack with a strong performance on the ground and pulled away from the Red Raiders in the second half. “This is a really big win for us,” Berry head coach Danny Raines said. “Our kids played a great second half.

Wildcats come up short against Hale County

Receiver Colton Kelley moves the ball down the field after completing a pass from Zack Hollingsworth.

The Berry Wildcats kicked off their 2026 campaign by hosting the Class 3A Hale County Wildcats. After graduating a large senior class last year, Berry had a lot of new faces playing in key positions on both sides of the ball. The young Berry Wildcats played Hale County close for most of the game, but a couple of late touchdowns handed them a 42-22 loss. Berry won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. Berry returned the kickoff to its own 30-yard line to begin play and put together a 13-play drive that took up more than half of the first quarter.

Wildcats stay on winning track 16-14

Berry’s Luke Ward (60) brings down a Bulldogs’ ball carrier. | Photo by Sarah Rice

The Berry Wildcats were looking to stay on the winning track and play spoiler on Homecoming as they traveled to Vernon to face the Lamar County Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs got out to an early lead by keeping the ball on the ground and controlling the clock. The Wildcats fought back as the teams exchanged scores and took a close game 16 - 14.