IT'S SENIOR NIGHT

Elkmont football is having Senior night to recognize the seniors this Friday.  This is their last  game for the 2018 season. They are playing the Falkville Blue Devils.   Win or lose, senior night is always a very emotional night at Boss Hill Stadium.  This year more so as we remember Issac Batrum and the impact he had on the community. 

Weather at Kickoff: Wet field, cloudy and 48 degrees with a breeze out of the northwest.  Suggestion for the ladies walking out on the field with the seniors, flats will be much better than heels on soft wet ground.

 

Falkville Blue Devils at Elkmont Red Devils

Where: Boss Hill Stadium

What: non-region contest

Coaches: Joel Schrenk (47-26) is in his seventh season at Falkville; Duane Wales (3-16) is in his second season at Elkmont.

This season: Falkville (9-0, 6-0), Elkmont (2-7, 1-5)

Last meeting: Elkmont beat Falkville 39-7 in 2001.

The skinny: Falkville was dominant once again last week with a 61-0 win over Gaylesville on the road. Running back Fred Walls had 200 yards in the win. The Blue Devils are hoping to finish the regular season with an undefeated record. … Falkville will host Talladega County Central in the first round of the playoffs. … Elkmont has lost four games in a row since beating Lexington. The Red Devils did improve their winning total from last season.

The Daily picks: Falkville

ELKMONT AT BROOKS

The season is winding down with only two games left.  Tonight's game will be at Brooks under a cloudy sky with cooler temps.  It's a hot chocolate night so be sure to bring what you need to stay warm.

Elkmont Red Devils at Brooks Lions

Where: E.D. Redding Stadium in Killen

What: Class 4A, Region 8 contest

Coaches: Duane Wales (3-15) in second season at Elkmont, Brad Black (35-9) in fourth season at Brooks

This season: Elkmont (2-6, 1-4), Brooks (7-1, 5-0)

Last meeting: Brooks beat Elkmont, 28-13, in 2015

The skinny: Elkmont is working to build momentum for next season. Brooks has wrapped up the region championship. The Lions have won six in a row since their only loss of the season to undefeated Hartselle.

Decatur Daily Article Link

The Daily picks: Brooks

ELKMONT VS WILSON - GAME PREVIEW

It's going to be fantastic weather for tonight's game.  Be sure to dress for the cooler temps.
 
DECATUR DAILY
Wilson Warriors at Elkmont Red Devils

Where: Boss Hill Stadium

What: Class 4A, Region 8 game

Coaches: Matt Poarch (2-4) in his first season at Wilson, Duane Wales (3-13) in his second season at Elkmont

This season: Wilson (2-4, 1-3), Elkmont (2-4, 1-2)

Radio: www.pasnetwork.net

Last meeting: Wilson won 55-0 in 2015.

The skinny: Elkmont picked up an unexpected win last week when Deshler had to forfeit its win over the Red Devils from Sept. 7 for using an ineligible player. Both Wilson and Elkmont are hanging on to their chances of making the playoffs.

The Daily picks: Elkmont

FLORENCE TIMES DAILY 

Wilson (2-4, 1-3) at Elkmont (2-4, 1-2)

The skinny: Wilson comes into its region match-up with Elkmont winning its last game against West Limestone. … The Warriors had lost the previous three games against the top three teams in Class 4A, Region 8. … Chris Silva tossed two touchdown passes in last week’s win. … For the Warriors to have a shot at the playoffs, they need to win the remaining two region games. … Elkmont’s only region win was actually a Deshler forfeit. … Wilson owns a 5-2 series record with the most recent meeting a 55-0 beatdown of Elkmont in 2015.

ELKMONT VS CENTRAL PREVIEW

DECATUR DAILY
Elkmont Red Devils at Central Wildcats

Where: Wildcats Stadium in Florence

What: Class 4A, Region 8 game

Coaches: Duane Wales (2-13) in second season at Elkmont, Heath Wood (44-37) in eighth season at Central

This season: Elkmont (1-4, 0-2), Central (2-3, 1-2)

Last meeting: Central won 40-13 in 2015

The skinny: Elkmont picked up its first win last Friday over Lexington, 28-27. That gives the Red Devils four wins over the last four seasons. … Central won 35-0 at West Limestone in its last game on Sept. 21. … Central leads the series 5-1.

The Daily picks: Central
 

TIMES DAILY

Elkmont (1-4, 0-2) at Central (2-3, 1-2)

The skinny: Central had a much needed week off last week before the matchup against region team Elkmont. … Central had lost three games in a row before shutting out West Limestone 35-0. … Dalton Hanback leads the Wildcat backfield with 457 yards rushing on 72 carries with five scores on the season. … Elkmont had only scored seven points through its first four games before upsetting Lexington 28-27 last week. … Central leads the all-time series with Elkmont 5-1. … Central beat Elkmont 40-13 in the teams’ last meeting in 2015.

ELKMONT AT DESLER - PREVIEW

It going to be a long road trip for the Elkmont Red Devils.  
Kickoff:  7 pm
Radio: FM-94.9

DECATUR DAILY:
Where: Howard Chappell Stadium in Tuscumbia

What: Class 3A, Region 8 contest

Coaches: Duane Wales (1-11) is in his second season at Elkmont, Bo Culver (7-6) is in his second season at Deshler

This season: Elkmont (0-2), Deshler (0-2)

Last meeting: Deshler beat Elkmont, 38-7, in 2015.

The skinny: This is the region opener for both teams. … Elkmont has losses to Clements, 29-0, and Ardmore, 41-0. … The Red Devils are led by quarterback Davis Hobbs and defender Nick Gibson. … Deshler has losses to Muscle Shoals, 31-0, and Russellville, 40-34, in two overtimes. … The Tigers had 400 yards offense in the loss, but lost quarterback Channing Marmann late in the game. … Deshler leads the series 5-0.

The Daily picks: Deshler

FLORENCE TIMES DAILY 

The skinny: Both teams are looking for their first win as they begin Class 4A, Region 8 play. … Deshler lost a heartbreaker last week, falling 40-34 at Russellville in double overtime. The Tigers has a chance to win in overtime but missed an extra point and then had a field goal blocked in the second overtime. … Senior quarterback Channing Marmann was injured in the second quarter last week and did not return. Nick Whitten had a TD pass in overtime against Russellville, and Deshler might also use Will Pilgrim at quarterback.  … Elkmont is 1-19 over the last two seasons and has not scored in two games this season. … Deshler holds a 5-0 lead in the all-time series.

MIDDLE SCHOOL/ JV TEAMS OPEN SEASON

The younger Red Devils traveled to Ardmore for their first games of the season. The middle school game saw the Tigers winning, 38-8.  

The next game of the double header was another hill too high to climb as the JV Red Devils lost, 20 - 6.  

The Middle School and JV Red Devils will next step on the field with a homestand against Clements next Monday. Middle School kicks off at 5:30 with the JV game following at 7 pm

ARDMORE BURN RED DEVILS, 41-0

In a game filled with penalties and multiple turnovers, the Elkmont Red Devils had no answer for the Ardmore Tigers, as the Tigers cruised to a 41-0 victory. Ardmore's defense set up the first score of the game, as senior defensive end Mack Hughes pounced on an Elkmont fumble, setting up the Tigers in prime position at the Red Devils' 6-yard line. One play was all Ardmore senior running back Chase Lay needed to take it in up the middle from 6 yards out to make the score 7-0 Tigers. Turnovers were the story of the evening for the Red Devil offense and special teams, which were never able to mount any consistency moving the ball.

For Athens News Courier complete article, click on link: 
ARDMORE ROLLS

ARDMORE VS ELKMONT - PREDICTIONS

Where: Cooper Field

What: Non-region game

Coaches: Duane Wales (second season, 1-10) for Elkmont; P.J. Wright (first season, 1-0) for Ardmore

This season: Class 4A Elkmont (0-1), Class 5A Ardmore (1-0)

Radio: 1110-AM, 105.1-FM

Last meeting: Ardmore defeated Elkmont last season, 15-7. Ardmore leads the all-time series, 45-27, and is on a two-game winning streak against Elkmont.

The skinny: Ardmore beat West Morgan last week to open the season. It was a high-scoring affair with the Tigers racking up 52 points. Running back Chase Lay ran for four touchdowns. The Tigers also scored on an 80-yard kickoff return. ... The win gave P.J. Wright his first win as head coach. He came to Ardmore from Spanish Fort, where he was an assistant. … Elkmont lost to Clements, 29-0, to open the season. The Red Devils are on a six-game losing streak dating to last season. … Elkmont is now in Class 4A, Region 8 after being in Class 3A last season.

The Decatur Daily picks: Ardmore

ATHENS NEWS COURIER ARTICLE 
*you can get a hard copy at the news paper office
* Article Link *

The towns of Ardmore and Elkmont are situated just a few miles from each other in northern Limestone County, and that close proximity makes for a fierce football rivalry. The two schools will meet on the gridiron Friday night for the 73^rd time, with Elkmont trying to break a three-game losing streak to the Tigers, including a 15-7 loss last season.

Duane Wales has experienced the rivalry from all sides, from an Elkmont player to an assistant coach, and now his second season as Red Devils' head coach.“No doubt, this rivalry is a lot of fun,” Wales said. “These communities are so close, and there are so many people that are friends and a lot of these kids hang out together. It's one of those games that if you win, you have bragging rights for 365 days.”

Ardmore is coming into the game on a high, having defeated West Morgan 52-39 last Friday. Elkmont was defeated by Clements 29-0 in its season opener on the same night. But Ardmore coach P.J. Wright knows that won't matter when the two rivals clash. “This is a rivalry game, so it does not matter what happened last week for us or for them,” Wright said. “They're going to come ready to play, because their community wants to beat Ardmore as much as Ardmore wants to beat Elkmont. You can literally throw any record out the window that you want to because they're going to play us harder than they played Clements.”

The key to Ardmore's success last Friday was the running of tailback Chase Lay, who rushed for 239 yards against the Rebels. “We played well and executed well, but it's important for us as a team, staff and community to know we can still improve,” Wright said. “We've got a long way to go, and we've preached that all week. You've never arrived as a team or as a person. You're trying to continuously get better.”
Wright also cautioned his players against looking past the Red Devils, pointing out Ardmore's record from last year.

“I don't think there's any room for a 3-7 team from last year to ever look past anybody,” Wright said. “We can't afford to do that. They are a good football team and have some good players. We're going to be ready to face a good Elkmont football team.”

Wright also cautioned against his players getting caught up in the emotion of the rivalry game.
“You don't play this game on emotion, you play it on energy,” he said. “A lot of times people don't know the difference. They think if you're emotional you're playing on energy. But that emotion lasts until the opening kickoff and then you're tired. You've got to play on energy the entire game.”

ROCKY START FOR THE RED DEVILS

Moving up to 4A will be difficult for our boys in red this year.  The Clements Colts left the hilltop with a 29-0 shutout on Friday night as Elkmont started its 2018 season. Elkmont travels to Ardmore next Friday to play a strong Tigers squad.

ELKMONT OFFENSE:
*133 total yards.
* 73 of them were on two trick plays. 
Leading Rusher: Peyton Lovell with 36 yards
Receptions: Clay Hunt had three for 62 yards

Elkmont had a chance to get back into the game after a trick play worked to perfection. Quarterback Davis Hobbs pitched the ball to his brother Ben, who then threw a pass to a wide open Clay Hunt. The play went for 44 yards and put the Red Devils on the 5-yard line. However, Elkmont had a touchdown pass nullified by a holding penalty a few plays later and were eventually stopped on fourth down.

Athens News Courier Article Link

 

DECATUR DAILY PRESEASON TAKE ON THE RED DEVILS

Biggest change for this season:  
The Red Devils move up from Class 3A to Class 4A. Elkmont is the sixth-smallest school in 4A, with an average daily attendance in grades 10-12 of 303.5. West Morgan is the smallest in 4A at 297.9. Elkmont will be playing in Class 4A, Region 8 with West Limestone, Rogers, Wilson, Deshler, Central-Florence and Brooks, which is moving down from Class 5A. Elkmont and Central are the only schools in the region that did not make the playoffs last season. The Red Devils’ non-region games are with Clements, Ardmore, Lexington and Falkville.

 

Head coach: Duane Wales starts his second season as head coach at his alma mater. The 49-year-old also has coached at Clements and Ardmore. “This is the job I’ve always dreamed about,” Wales said. “I take a lot of pride in the football program because my grandfather, father and I all played here. That means a lot.”

Last season: Elkmont went 1-9 last season while scoring an average of 13.6 points a game while giving up 33.7 points. The Red Devils lost three games by eight points or less.

Last three seasons: Last season’s record was an improvement over the 0-10 record in 2016. The 2015 Red Devils went 2-8. Elkmont went 8-3 in 2014. “Schools our size have an up-and-down cycle of athletes,” Wales said. “We’ve been in a down cycle since the year after we went to the playoffs, but I see us heading back up.

Words to grow on: “Playing in 4A will be a challenge that we have to face,” Wales said. “It’s up to us to take up that challenge every Friday night.”

Quarterback: Senior Davis Hobbs gives the Red Devils experience at this key position. He started all 10 games last season.“He got better every game last season,” Wales said. “He’s continued to improve this summer and has done really well in 7-on-7s.”

Offense: The Red Devils will be in the spread formation looking to run the football. Peyton Lovell and Luke Claunch should get most of the carries. Jesse Hicklen at center and Benji Hanback at tackle will lead the blocking.

Defense: Ben Hobbs is expected to be a leader in the secondary. Clay Hunt will start at linebacker or defensive end. Seth Coffman will be the strong safety. Lovell and Claunch lead the linebackers. Handback and Hicklin also will see time on defense. “We have several that will play on both sides of the ball,” Wales said. “We have enough that we can make it work, if we are careful with our substitutions. We want everybody ready for the fourth quarter.”

Must-see game: The season opener at home Friday vs. Clements is a big rivalry game. The teams closed out last season with Clements winning, 7-0, at Elkmont. The second game at Ardmore is a renewal of a neighborhood rivalry. They have played 72 times dating to 1935. Ardmore holds a 45-27 advantage and has won five of the last six meetings.

Final word: “We really need this team to believe in themselves,” Wales said. “We need to get off to a good start.”

— David Elwell

IMPORTANT DATES FOR ELKMONT FOOTBALL FANS

August 18 @ 6 pm
Meet the  Red Devils and Hamburger Supper. 
Admission Price: We ask that you bring cleaning supplies. (i.e laundry detergent, bleach, chlorox etc.) 
*Free Hot Dogs/ Hamburgers
*Drinks will be sold

August 24
*Pep Rally @ 2:15 pm
*Gates open at 6 pm
*Elkmont vs. Clements at Boss Hill Stadium @ 7pm

GET YOUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM AD

It is time again for the Elkmont Football Program to be put on the drawing board for the 2018 season. The program is always well done and a keepsake to remember the season. 
  
The Elkmont Quarterback Club is offering you the opportunity to congratulate an athlete, band member, cheerleader, cross country, volleyball player, senior, or group, etc., by placing an ad in their honor.  You may include a picture of the honoree with your ad. Extended Deadline is August 4.  Picture Day is August 2@ 6:30 pm.

*ATTENTION SENIORS*

If you sell a full page of business ads for the football program you will receive a

FULL PAGE B/W SENIOR PERSONAL AD FREE

FULL PAGE BUSINESS AD:  $150

HALF PAGE BUSINESS AD:  $100

QUARTER PAGE BUSINESS AD:  $50

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity please see or contact: 

Mary Jane Hobbs (at school)

Crystal Miller @ 256-206-2556 or cmiller@mypbi.com

CLEAN UP DAY AT BOSS HILL STADIUM

Saturday, August 4

Come out and lend a hand! All interested football fans and family will meet at the stadium beginning at 8 AM to clean. Need pressure washers, paint scrapers, weed eaters, and lots of man power!

TIME TO GET INVOLVED WITH ELKMONT QUARTERBACK CLUB

The Elkmont Quarterback Club group has been created for ALL football parents at Elkmont. The QB club is not just for varsity. We invite MS, JV and V parents to join the group!!! Come visit our site and ask to be added to our pigskin group.
Elkmont Quarterback Club Facebook Page



If you your player is involved in EHS football, you can send @qbclu to 81010 and receive any updates regarding meetings or upcoming events.

Officers for 2018
President:
Joey Scorggins

Vice-President:
Neil Miller
 
Secretary:
Crystal Miller
cmiller@mypbi.com

Treasurer:
Crystal Miller

Concessions: 

SPRING GAME IS MAY 18

The Red Devils have been having spring practice to prepare for the upcoming 2018 season. You can get an early preview of what fall has in store for Elkmont. They will be hosting Tanner for a Jamboree tonight. Game time: 7 pm

SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE STARTS SOON

The 2018 season has started.   Middle school is practicing and high school practice is knocking on the door.  

There is a a lot to do and a lot to know to get next season started for your Elkmont Red Devil.  Get in on the ground floor of this season and be part of the excitement.

*Middle School Spring Practice April 16th - 27th.

*Varsity Spring Practice April 30th - May 18th.