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The 2014 Hubbertville School football team was honored at a recent basketball game against Brilliant. The team went undefeated during the regular season, NAC Champions, Regional Champions, and North Alabama Champions and played for the State Championship.They ended the 2014 season with a 13-1 record. Nathan Young, was the Fox6 Sideline Defensive Player of the year and also played in the North vs South All Star Game. Coach Lamar Harris was the NAC Coach of the year.  Members of the team, along with  coaches and the principal, are shown above.

The Hubbertville varsity girls’ team fell to Winfield, 47-42, on Dec. 17. Two days later, the Lady Lions lost to Brilliant, 50-46.

The Hubbertville varsity boys’ team lost to Winfield, 67-59, on Dec. 17.  The Lions bounced back on Dec. 19 with a 64-38 victory over Brilliant. 

The Fayette varsity girls’ team defeated Gordo, 47-15, on Dec. 19. On Dec. 21, the Lady Tigers faced a tough loss, 51-31, to Sulligent in the WAC Semifinal.

The Fayette varsity boys won 51-24 against Gordo on Dec. 19.  However, the Tigers lost to South Lamar, 50-43, on Dec. 21. 

On Monday Dec. 9, the Berry High School Varsity Girls played against Lamar County and lost 38-49. On Thursday, Dec. 12, The Lady Wildcats traveled to face off against Phillips and lost 36-47.

FCHS Varsity Boys

On Tuesday, Dec. 10, The Fayette Varsity boys played against Hamilton and won 55- 48. On Friday, Dec. 13, The Tigers faced off against Winfield and won 59-50.

FCHS Varsity Girls

On Dec.10 the Varsity Lady Tigers faced the Hamilton Aggies and lost 62-46. On Friday, Dec. 13 Fayette played against Winfield and lost 51-39.

On Monday, Dec. 9, the Berry High School varsity boys’ basketball team played against Lamar County and lost 52-56.  On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Wildcats faced off against Phillips and were defeated 88-74.

On Friday, Dec. 13, the Hubbertville Varsity Boys Basketball team won their NAC Tournament game against Marion County High School by a score of 72- 61. The team was recently recognized as NAC Tournament Champions.

Front row from left to right: Cole Brand, Trevor Benton, Ceth Hollingsworth, Tracee Cowan, Kane Rushing and Sabaston Harris; back row from left to right: Coach Caleb Hynds, Cameron Pendley, Logan Cox, Atticus Gray, Skylar Benton, Blaize Wakefield, Jack Lakey, Coach Adam Brand, Kade Watkins, Bryce Afshar and Coach Nathan Tidwell.

On Friday, Nov. 22, Fayette County’s varsity boys team lost to Northside, 65-55. The Lady Tigers also lost to Northside on Friday, 51- 39.

On Dec. 2, the Lady Wildcats opened their season with a 25-13 win over Oak Grove. On Dec. 3, Berry faced a tough match against Pickens Academy and lost, 44-30.

On Dec. 2, Berry High School’s varsity boys team faced Oak Grove to open their season, but lost, 58- 46.  The Wildcats bounced back on Dec. 3, defeating Pickens Academy, 50-26.

The Berry Wildcats played host to the top-ranked Wadley Bulldogs in the third round of the state playoffs.

The Berry Wildcats traveled to face the third ranked Spring Garden Panthers for the first time in school history. On paper, it should have been a high scoring game as two high octane offenses met with the Wildcats averaging 54 points a game and Spring Garden averaging 44 points a game. As so often happens, what fans got was an entertaining defensive battle that the Wildcats ultimately won 6 - 0 to punch their ticket to round three.

The Berry Wildcats hosted the Addison Bulldogs in the first round of the state playoffs. Berry won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.

The Fayette County Tigers traveled to Trinity on Friday night to face off against the West Morgan Rebels for their first Region playoff game.

Fultondale High forced to forfeit wins due to violations

Fultondale High School’s varsity football program has recently been fined and placed on probation for violating the AHSAA Transfer Rule by playing ineligible players, according to a release from the AHSAA. As a result, the program has forfeited all games in which these players participated. Fultondale forfeited wins against Cordova, Hamilton, and Fayette County High School. This puts Fayette County in a favorable position, as the Tigers will now advance to the playoffs.

Closing out regular season play, Hubbertville hosted the Hackleburg Panthers. The Lions elected to receive the opening kick.

The Berry Wildcats finished the regular season by traveling to Pell City to face the Victory Christian Lions. The game saw the two teams score a combined 125 points and the Wildcats set a new school record for points scored in a game in the 78 - 47 victory.

The Berry Wildcats continued Region 5 play by hosting the Pickens County Tornadoes. Pickens County won the toss and elected to defer to the second half.

The Lynn Bears visited Hubbertville on Friday night. Winning the coin toss and electing to receive, the Bears wasted little time taking their opening possession to the end zone.

The Tigers hosted the Good Hope Raiders at John Morgan Brown Stadium, Waldon Tucker Field, on Friday night. Before the game, Fayette’s senior football players, cheerleaders and band members were escorted by their parents and honored during Senior Night.

The Berry Wildcats continued region play as they traveled to face the Sumiton Christian Eagles. Sumiton Christian won the toss and elected to receive.

The Fayette Tigers faced off against the Curry Yellow Jackets at Waldon Tucker Field, on Friday, Oct. 11, for homecoming.

Traveling to Brilliant on Friday night the Hubbertville Lions were quick to light up the scoreboard. Blake Jenkins’ onside opening kick was pounced on by Tucker Bowen setting Blaize Wakefield and the Lions offensive front up with excellent field position at the 50-yard line

The Berry Wildcats hosted Lynn for Homecoming in the hopes of upsetting the 8th ranked Bears. Lynn won the toss and elected to defer to the second half.

The Fayette Tigers traveled to Cordova to face off against the Blue Devils. Fayette won the coin toss and deferred. Cordova received the first kickoff but was forced to punt.

Hubbertville celebrated homecoming on Friday night welcoming the Pickens County Tornadoes to Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium.

On Friday night, the Lions traveled to Tuscaloosa to face off against the Holy Spirit Catholic Saints.

The Winfield Pirates rushing attack was too much for the Fayette County Tigers to handle as the Pirates ran up 222 rushing yards to roll to a 35-6 victory on Thursday, Sep. 26, in Fayette.

After spending two weeks on the road, the Berry Wildcats returned to the friendly confines of Fred Webster Stadium looking to pick up their third home win of the year and fifth win overall. Standing in their way were the 2A Lamar County Bulldogs.

The Fayette Tigers hosted the Haleyville Lions on Friday at John Morgan Brown Stadium. The Lions received the ball on the kickoff but were forced to punt.

The Lions hosted the Marion County Red Raiders on Friday night at Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium. Winning the coin toss and electing to receive the Lions opening drive started from the 20-yard line following Tye Madison’s touchback kickoff.

On Friday, Sept. 13, at Fultondale, the Tigers faced off against the Wildcats.

The Hubbertville Lions hosted the Berry Wildcats on Friday night with the Wildcats coming away with a big win over their cross-county rivals. 

On Friday night the Lions traveled to South Lamar to face-off against the Stallions.

On Friday, Sept. 6, the Fayette Tigers hosted the Dora Bulldogs at Waldon Tucker Field.

The Berry Wildcats kicked off region play as they welcomed the Marion County Red Raiders to Fred Webster Stadium.

The Wildcats kicked off their 2024 campaign by hosting the Pickens Academy Pirates in the first ever meeting between the two schools as the Pirates moved to the AHSAA from AISA. Before the kickoff, both teams and the assembled fans paused for a moment of silence for Caden Tellier, the Morgan Academy quarterback who passed away after sustaining injuries in his team’s game last week.

On Friday, Aug. 30, the Fayette Tigers traveled to Millport to face off against the South Lamar Stallions.

The Lions traveled to Livingston on Friday night to meet up against the University Charter School Trailblazers.

On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Fayette Tigers faced off against the Gordo Greenwave at Libby Hankins Field.

The Hubbertville Lion’s football team along with five other teams participated in a fall jamboree at Malcolm Blake Stadium at Winston County High School on Friday, August 16. Other team’s participating in the jamboree were the South Lamar Stallion’s (Class 1A), Falkville Blue Devil’s (Class 2A), Sulligent Blue Devil’s (Class 2A), Curry Yellow Jacket’s (Class 4A) and the home team; Winston County Yellow Jackets (Class 2A).

On Friday, Aug. 16, the Fayette Tigers hosted a preseason jamboree, with each session lasting two quarters of play. The Tigers faced off in game one against the Sylvania Rams (Class 3A), with both starters and reserves taking turns each session.

The  Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) recognized 107 high schools that were ejection and sportsmanship fine free for the 2023-24 school year. The $1,000 Sportsmanship grant, which was provided by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA), was awarded to 10 of the schools, one from each district and two from districts 4 and 8, in a show of commitment and support for the AHSAA’s  sportsmanship initiatives.

The 2024 Class of inductees into the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame have been named. The Induction Ceremony will be held Saturday, July 27, at the Earl McDonald Building of Bevill State Community College Fayette Campus at 6:30 p.m. The complete list of inductees and a brief biography will be published in The Times-Record.

The Berry High School Football team went to two football camps at Auburn University.  They competed at a seven on seven camp on Friday, June 7. The Wildcats went 3-3 at the camp.  Players that participated in the seven on seven camp were Kemari Hollingsworth, Lake Norris, Max Westbrook, Jayden Smith, Ace Norris, Seth Traweek, Luke Ward, Ashton Waltrip, Drayke Parr, Dalton Greene, Dale Gray, Cody Lollar, and Jake Martin. The Wildcats then attended a linemen camp on Sunday, June 9.

Fayette County High School has started a new era for its basketball program with the recent hiring of Jake Mitchell, a seasoned coach with a decade of experience and a personal connection to the sport.

On Friday, May 10, Fayette County High School celebrated the acheivements of six athletes during the athletic scholarship signing. Shown from left to right: Brady Jones (Cross Country at Shelton State Community College), Noah Benton ( Football at Lyon College), Hollis Strawbridge (Football at Rhoades College), Cooper Sanford (Baseball at Wallace State in Hanceville), Brantley Stocks (Baseball at Bevill State Community College) and Harrison Unger (Baseball at Bevill State Community College).

The 2024 Central Softball Regional was held in Montgomery on Tuesday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 8.

The FCHS Men’s Golf Team are undefeated this year in the regular season with wins at the West Alabama Conference on Wednesday, March 23, and Invitational on Tuesday, April 23. Both held at the Fayette Country Club. The Tigers were runner up at Sectionals and boasting a low round of 76, Clark Vandiver led the whole field.