From Staff Reports

ATHENS – The Athens Bible volleyball team lived up to its No. 5 ranking in Class 1A by knocking off Class 3A’s No. 3 ranked West Limestone 3-0 Thursday afternoon in the season opener.

The Trojans swept the three games with scores of 25-15, 25-19 and 25-17.

Christina Ivey led the Trojans with four kills, three aces and four digs.

Kirsten McClure recorded 16 assists while Abbie Melvin had five kills and five digs, Emily Cathey had four kills and Kirsten McClure had 16 assists in the win for Athens Bible.

Athens Bible, along with East Limestone, Elkmont, Tanner, Athens, Ardmore, Clements, New Hope, West Limestone and Randolph will take the court today in the Athens Invitational. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. at Athens.



Elkmont 3,

East Limestone 1

Elkmont opened its volleyball season by taking 3-of-4 games at East Limestone Thursday in a day match for the Indians’ student body.

Elkmont won the first game 25-21. East Limestone countered by winning second game 25-22.

The Red Devils closed out the match by taking the last two games 25-11 and 25-22.

Rachael Stander led the Indians with 10 kills and 10 digs, with Edrea Danielly recording 10 kills and three digs.

Erin Fudge added 15 assists and 14 digs, Morgan Franks had three kills, two aces and four blocks, Bess Rhodes had three kills, three assists and a block and Carly Rhodes had three kills, two aces, four digs and a block.



Ardmore 3, Clements 1

Ardmore opened volleyball season with a strong start by beating cross-county rival Clements 3-1 Thursday.

The Colts took the first game 25-14, but the Tigers struck back by posting three consecutive wins with scores of 25-22, 25-21 and 25-23.



Prep football:

Elkmont 12, Falkville 0

Before school started back, Elkmont coach Chad McGehee said he was going to need several young players to play important roles this season.

The Red Devils’ youngsters showed everyone they’re up to the challenge Thursday night at Falkville when Elkmont’s B-team struck twice in the second half for a 12-0 win in a jamboree.

Both teams’ varsity units played the first two quarters in what turned out to be a defensive struggle.

Neither team was able to muster any offense until Joshua McWilliams scored on a 10-yard touchdown run with 3:40 seconds remaining in the third quarter to give Elkmont a 6-0 lead.

McWilliams struck again with a 10-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.

Red Devils quarterback Jonathan Carter competed 4-of-8 passes with the varsity offense.

Elkmont opens its season Friday at Ardmore.



Madison Academy 7, Clements 0

Last season, not many teams were able to find the endzone against Madison Academy’s defense, with the unit recording six regular season shutouts.

The Mustangs showed the same type of defensive dominance Thursday night at Clements by shutting out the Colts 7-0 in a jamboree.

Clements opens its regular season Thursday night at home against cross-county rival Tanner.

Madison Academy hosts Brooks for its season opener Friday night.