The search for a head coach is still ongoing. Coach Steve Bates will be overseeing practice these next few weeks.
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
SPRING PRACTICE HAS STARTED
The search for a head coach is still ongoing. Coach Steve Bates will be overseeing practice these next few weeks.
Friday, September 20, 2013
MEET THE WEST MORGAN REBELS
It's the second year of West Morgan head football coach Heath Saint's rebuilding process and he expects to see positive steps this season after last season's 1-9 record. In 16 years of coaching, Saint has experienced only two losing seasons. Last season was just the second when his team was not in the playoffs.Saint has been around winners. In 1998-2000, Saint was a volunteer assistant at West Morgan.The Rebels went 10-2, 10-2 and 7-5. He was a coordinator at Cordova when the Blue Devils went to the state championship game three times, winning the 2007 Class 3A state title.
"I knew what I was getting into when I took this job," said Saint. "The program lost a big senior class. We knew we were going to play a lot of young kids the first season. We still will be playing a lot of young kids this season.
"It's like I tell my players, when you take down a tree, one swing of the axe won't do it. It takes a lot of hacks to bring it down, but eventually it will come down. Eventually this football program will be back to where it should be."
Saint expects to dress 38 players. There are nine seniors and four juniors on the team. "We have a lot of starters back," said Saint. "Because we played so many young people last season, we will have a lot of starters back next season. The experience will be valuable, but the biggest difference is strength. We want to play physical football. You can't do that if you are weak. We've worked hard in the weight room. We're 1,000-percent stronger this season."
Offense:
Rodney Young (6-foot-2, 185-pounds) will be quarterbacking the West Morgan offense.
The Rebels want to run, run, run the football.
"Last year, I bet we didn't throw it 30 times all season," said Saint. "We want to embrace physical football, and to me that means lining it up and running the football. That's my style."
Saint likes the talent and depth in the offensive backfield, especially at fullback. Freshman Zac Mills (5-8, 200) started as an eighth grader.
Morgan (5-8, 205) and Devin Hawkins (6-0, 245) are two juniors.The tailbacks are senior Shelton Stewart (5-11, 175) and sophomore J.T. Kirby (5-11, 165). The offensive line has experience but lacks depth. Doing the blocking up front will be Dustin Beason (5-11, 240), Matthew Rolin (5-10, 175), Matthew Jasso (6-0, 255), A.J. Bolton (6-0, 215) and Brad Wilson (6-2, 235).
Defense:
On defense, Saint wants to rotate a lot of players at all positions. The defensive line will come from a group of Morgan, Wilson, Bolton, Beason, Austin Guyse and Blake Kranik. Mills will start again at middle linebacker. The other linebackers are Sam Hughes, Branden Tucker and Devin Hawkins.
The cornerbacks are Kirby, Derrick Cross and Judd Black. The safeties will be Young, Stewart and Austin Hulbert.
"We were not a good tackling team last season," said Saint. "A lot of that was because we were not physically strong. We're stronger this year, but we still have a long way to go to be where we need to be."
source article: Decatur Daily
Sep 13 @ 7:00 - Football Box Score
Game StoryAlabama High School Football - Colbert County routs West Morgan(September 13, 2013: Leighton, AL 35646) The Colbert County Indians football squad scored 55 points and limited the visiting West Morgan Rebels to 0 in the Indians league win on Friday.Coming up next, the Rebels play the Elkmont Red Devils (Elkmont, AL) in a 3A Region 8 battle, on Friday, September 20. West Morgan will attempt to advance on its 0-3 season record. The Red Devils go into the battle with a 1-2 record after their 17-7 league win over Westminster Christian (Huntsville, AL). Alabama High School Football - Clements nips West Morgan(September 6, 2013: Trinity, AL 35673) The Clements Colts (Athens, AL) football nudged the host West Morgan Rebels (Trinity, AL), 34-32 in Friday's league bout.Aug 29 @ 7:00 - Football Box Score  Priceville
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
ARDMORE/ELKMONT GAME REPORTS
Tigers Take Game
On the road to open the season, Ardmore's quarterback, Garrett Miller, completed 7 of 9 pass attempts for 139 yards and a pair of scores as the Tigers opened 2013 with a 25-14 win over Elkmont.
For good measure, the quarterback added another score with his legs. Miller got the Tigers on the board early, connecting with Dominic Clemmons on a 55-yard scoring pass less than three minutes into the game.
Elkmont tied the game later in the quarter when Jordan Nelson found Eli Hobbs for a 71-yard touchdown pass. Miller scored from six yards out on a quarterback keeper in the second, but Elkmont blocked the extra point try. The Red Devils took the lead early in the third quarter on a 7-yard run by Mike Tucker. Miller connected with Hayden Durrett on a 22-yard touchdown pass to give the Tigers the lead for good late in the third period. A 3-yard touchdown run by Ricky Lowerey sealed the victory in the fourth quarter. Lowerey finished the game with 86 yards rushing.
ELKMONT — Control the clock. Control the score.
That was the method Ardmore head coach Clint Legg used to get his first victory over rival Elkmont Friday. The Tigers played ball control on the way to a 25-14 victory.
Ardmore had 10 players carry the football, led by junior Ricky Lowery. The bruising back finished with 19 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown.
While the running game carried Ardmore, it took a pass to jump-start the Tigers. Quarterback Garrett Miller connected with Dominic Clemmons for a 55-yard touchdown for the game’s opening score.
Elkmont answered on the next possession with a bomb of its own when quarterback Jordan Nelson got the ball to speedster Eli Hobbs behind the Tigers’ defense for a 71-yard scoring play.
Ardmore grabbed the lead entering the break when Miller scored on a keeper to make it 13-7 at halftime.
Despite being doubled up in time of possession and plays, Elkmont took the lead to open the second half on a 7-yard run by Mike Tucker. Minutes later, Hayden Durrett regained the lead once and for all on a 22-yard pass from Miller. A 3-yard rush from Lowery in the fourth quarter sealed the game for Ardmore.
Cody Fox added 66 yards on 25 carries for the Tigers. Ardmore ran for 239 yards and held Elkmont to 99.
Rhett Bailey led Elkmont with 56 yards on the ground.
- See more at: http://enewscourier.com/archivesearch/x789518244/Ardmore-controls-the-clock-beats-Elkmont#sthash.TWUY3fhU.dpuf
Full Article: Decatur Daily That was the method Ardmore head coach Clint Legg used to get his first victory over rival Elkmont Friday. The Tigers played ball control on the way to a 25-14 victory.
Ardmore had 10 players carry the football, led by junior Ricky Lowery. The bruising back finished with 19 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown.
While the running game carried Ardmore, it took a pass to jump-start the Tigers. Quarterback Garrett Miller connected with Dominic Clemmons for a 55-yard touchdown for the game’s opening score.
Elkmont answered on the next possession with a bomb of its own when quarterback Jordan Nelson got the ball to speedster Eli Hobbs behind the Tigers’ defense for a 71-yard scoring play.
Ardmore grabbed the lead entering the break when Miller scored on a keeper to make it 13-7 at halftime.
Despite being doubled up in time of possession and plays, Elkmont took the lead to open the second half on a 7-yard run by Mike Tucker. Minutes later, Hayden Durrett regained the lead once and for all on a 22-yard pass from Miller. A 3-yard rush from Lowery in the fourth quarter sealed the game for Ardmore.
Cody Fox added 66 yards on 25 carries for the Tigers. Ardmore ran for 239 yards and held Elkmont to 99.
Rhett Bailey led Elkmont with 56 yards on the ground.
- See more at: http://enewscourier.com/archivesearch/x789518244/Ardmore-controls-the-clock-beats-Elkmont#sthash.TWUY3fhU.dpuf
Ardmore Controls Clock:
Control the clock; control the score. Ardmore head coach Clint Legg used this method to get his first win over rival Elkmont. The Tigers doubled Elkmont's time of possession and plays. The Tigers played ball control on the way to a 25-14 victory.
Ardmore had 10 players carry the football, led by Ricky Lowery with 19 carries for 86 years and a touchdown. Rhett Bailey led the Red Devils with 56 yards on the ground.
Full Article: Athens News Courier
Injury report:
Several Elkmont players took injuries last night, most due to muscle cramps, heat related. Rhett Bailey was sent to the (ER), Huntsville Hospital last night. Results: After all night in ER, they think it might be scar tissue from his previous surgeries that might be stretched or pulled. He is still in a lot of pain but they let us come home. Thanks for the prayers and best wishes. We appreciate it all! Hopefully rest for a couple days will help.
Missy Bailey
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ELKMONT — Control the clock. Control the score.
That was the method Ardmore head coach Clint Legg used to get his first victory over rival Elkmont Friday. The Tigers played ball control on the way to a 25-14 victory.
Ardmore had 10 players carry the football, led by junior Ricky Lowery. The bruising back finished with 19 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown.
While the running game carried Ardmore, it took a pass to jump-start the Tigers. Quarterback Garrett Miller connected with Dominic Clemmons for a 55-yard touchdown for the game’s opening score.
Elkmont answered on the next possession with a bomb of its own when quarterback Jordan Nelson got the ball to speedster Eli Hobbs behind the Tigers’ defense for a 71-yard scoring play.
Ardmore grabbed the lead entering the break when Miller scored on a keeper to make it 13-7 at halftime.
Despite being doubled up in time of possession and plays, Elkmont took the lead to open the second half on a 7-yard run by Mike Tucker. Minutes later, Hayden Durrett regained the lead once and for all on a 22-yard pass from Miller. A 3-yard rush from Lowery in the fourth quarter sealed the game for Ardmore.
Cody Fox added 66 yards on 25 carries for the Tigers. Ardmore ran for 239 yards and held Elkmont to 99.
Rhett Bailey led Elkmont with 56 yards on the ground.
- See more at: http://enewscourier.com/archivesearch/x789518244/Ardmore-controls-the-clock-beats-Elkmont#sthash.YTtGF3cI.dpuf
That was the method Ardmore head coach Clint Legg used to get his first victory over rival Elkmont Friday. The Tigers played ball control on the way to a 25-14 victory.
Ardmore had 10 players carry the football, led by junior Ricky Lowery. The bruising back finished with 19 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown.
While the running game carried Ardmore, it took a pass to jump-start the Tigers. Quarterback Garrett Miller connected with Dominic Clemmons for a 55-yard touchdown for the game’s opening score.
Elkmont answered on the next possession with a bomb of its own when quarterback Jordan Nelson got the ball to speedster Eli Hobbs behind the Tigers’ defense for a 71-yard scoring play.
Ardmore grabbed the lead entering the break when Miller scored on a keeper to make it 13-7 at halftime.
Despite being doubled up in time of possession and plays, Elkmont took the lead to open the second half on a 7-yard run by Mike Tucker. Minutes later, Hayden Durrett regained the lead once and for all on a 22-yard pass from Miller. A 3-yard rush from Lowery in the fourth quarter sealed the game for Ardmore.
Cody Fox added 66 yards on 25 carries for the Tigers. Ardmore ran for 239 yards and held Elkmont to 99.
Rhett Bailey led Elkmont with 56 yards on the ground.
- See more at: http://enewscourier.com/archivesearch/x789518244/Ardmore-controls-the-clock-beats-Elkmont#sthash.YTtGF3cI.dpuf
Saturday, September 29, 2012
TURNOVERS SINK RED DEVILS
For the first time in 13 years, West Limestone enjoyed the short bus ride back to Salem after playing at cross-county rival Elkmont.
With the halftime score deadlocked at 14, the Wildcats took advantage of two key turnovers by Elkmont to defeat the feisty Red Devils 41-14 in a non-region tussle at a soggy Boss Hill Stadium Friday night.
Class 3A Elkmont (1-4) trails West Limestone 40-17-1 in a heated series that dates back to the early 1950s, but the Red Devils have dominated the rivalry in the past 13 seasons with a 9-3 record. During that span, Class 4A West Limestone (3-2), a former 3A school, beat Elkmont only in 2010 (35-34, 3OT), 2004 (20-12) and 1999, when the Wildcats earned a 34-28 road victory.
West took a 6-0 lead on a 4-yard Tucker McCormick run with 9:18 to play in the first quarter, but Elkmont seized a 7-6 advantage less than three minutes later in the quarter on a 27-yard TD by Dustin Ward and an Alexis Hernandez PAT.
In the second quarter, the Wildcats took a 14-8 lead on a 5-yard TD dash by Logan Pugh, but the Red Devils answered again when senior quarterback Bryant Wales connected on a 60-yard touchdown play to junior receiver Rhett Bailey, who was playing in his first game since sitting out the 2011 season and the first four games this season due to cancer.
With the halftime score tied at 14, Elkmont had the first possession in the third quarter, but West’s Matthew Reyer forced a fumble on a high snap and Pugh recovered the ball. The Wildcats’ offense took advantage of the turnover when Dillon Miller found the end zone from the Elkmont 4. The 2-point conversion failed, but West took the lead for good at 20-14.
West defensive back Drew Blakely picked off Wales on the next Elkmont possession, and the Wildcats turned the turnover into a 28-14 lead when Miller rushed for a 9-yard touchdown and Drake Lopez ran in the 2-point conversion.
West added 13 more points in the fourth quarter on a 51-yard scamper by Pugh and a 5-yard quarterback keeper by Caleb McConnell. The Wildcats went for two on Pugh’s score and didn’t convert, but Matthew Sanders booted the PAT on the second score for the 41-14 final score.
Pugh had a team-high 134 yards on 19 carries and a pair of touchdowns, and Miller finished with 18 carries for 118 yards and two scores.
Mike Tucker led Elkmont in rushing with 50 yards on six carries and finished with a team-high five tackles, and Ward added 43 yards on six rushes for one touchdown Wales finished 2 of 6 passing for 57 yards.
West outgained Elkmont 320-179, including 311 yards on the ground, and had a 15-5 advantage on first downs.
With the halftime score deadlocked at 14, the Wildcats took advantage of two key turnovers by Elkmont to defeat the feisty Red Devils 41-14 in a non-region tussle at a soggy Boss Hill Stadium Friday night.
Class 3A Elkmont (1-4) trails West Limestone 40-17-1 in a heated series that dates back to the early 1950s, but the Red Devils have dominated the rivalry in the past 13 seasons with a 9-3 record. During that span, Class 4A West Limestone (3-2), a former 3A school, beat Elkmont only in 2010 (35-34, 3OT), 2004 (20-12) and 1999, when the Wildcats earned a 34-28 road victory.
West took a 6-0 lead on a 4-yard Tucker McCormick run with 9:18 to play in the first quarter, but Elkmont seized a 7-6 advantage less than three minutes later in the quarter on a 27-yard TD by Dustin Ward and an Alexis Hernandez PAT.
In the second quarter, the Wildcats took a 14-8 lead on a 5-yard TD dash by Logan Pugh, but the Red Devils answered again when senior quarterback Bryant Wales connected on a 60-yard touchdown play to junior receiver Rhett Bailey, who was playing in his first game since sitting out the 2011 season and the first four games this season due to cancer.
With the halftime score tied at 14, Elkmont had the first possession in the third quarter, but West’s Matthew Reyer forced a fumble on a high snap and Pugh recovered the ball. The Wildcats’ offense took advantage of the turnover when Dillon Miller found the end zone from the Elkmont 4. The 2-point conversion failed, but West took the lead for good at 20-14.
West defensive back Drew Blakely picked off Wales on the next Elkmont possession, and the Wildcats turned the turnover into a 28-14 lead when Miller rushed for a 9-yard touchdown and Drake Lopez ran in the 2-point conversion.
West added 13 more points in the fourth quarter on a 51-yard scamper by Pugh and a 5-yard quarterback keeper by Caleb McConnell. The Wildcats went for two on Pugh’s score and didn’t convert, but Matthew Sanders booted the PAT on the second score for the 41-14 final score.
Pugh had a team-high 134 yards on 19 carries and a pair of touchdowns, and Miller finished with 18 carries for 118 yards and two scores.
Mike Tucker led Elkmont in rushing with 50 yards on six carries and finished with a team-high five tackles, and Ward added 43 yards on six rushes for one touchdown Wales finished 2 of 6 passing for 57 yards.
West outgained Elkmont 320-179, including 311 yards on the ground, and had a 15-5 advantage on first downs.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
ELKMONT FOOTBALL GAINS TWO WINS MONDAY
Both teams rolled to easy wins on Monday. Congrads to the teams and coaches on their victories.
Middle School beat Clements 34 - 6
JV beat Westminister 26 - 6.
Middle School beat Clements 34 - 6
JV beat Westminister 26 - 6.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
ELKMONT BREAKS THROUGH FOR FIRST WIN
The game deadlocked at halftime, Elkmont head coach Sean Holt challenged his young offensive line to dig deep and they responded by paving the way for two second-half touchdowns en route to the Red Devils’ 28-14 win over Class 3A, Region 8 rival West Morgan Friday night at Boss Hill Stadium.Elkmont (1-3, 1-2) claimed its first victory this season by dominating the point of attack against West Morgan (1-3, 1-2) on both sides of the ball in the second half as the Rebels were held to 69 rushing yards in the final two quarters after gaining 173 on the ground in the first half.
The Red Devils deployed four running backs who had a turnover-free night and took advantage of ferocious blocking up front – anchored by senior center Jake Marshall, sophomore guards Kody Clark and Brent Stovall and sophomore tackles Jon Jon Willliams and Eli Vining — to gain 253 yards on only 36 carries for an average of just over seven yards per carry.
West Morgan opened the scoring with a 14-yard touchdown run by Demetrius Warren with 3:28 remaining in the first quarter. Elkmont responded with a 4-yard TD run by Mike Tucker less than a minute into the second quarter and an 11-yard score by Dustin Ward with 6:05 left until halftime.
The Rebels tied the score at 14 heading into the locker room when quarterback Rodney Young, who had a team-high 126 yards on 17 carries, found the end zone on an 8-yard keeper with 3:01 left in the second.
It was all Elkmont in the second half as Ward struck again with a 2-yard TD with 4:05 left in the third quarter and a 2-yard keeper by quarterback Bryant Wales (3 of 4 passing for 25 yards) with 6:26 remaining in the fourth.
Ward led the Red Devils in rushing with 14 carries for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and he also had a team-high nine tackles and two sacks. Mike Tucker ran 10 times for 44 yards and a TD, while Jared Bailey was 3 of 3 passing for 59 yards and rushed 10 times for 76 yards.
Elkmont hosts 4A West Limestone in a cross-county, non-region matchup Friday, while West Morgan plays 4A East Lawrence at home Friday.
—Michael Carter
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
WESTMINISTER TOO MUCH FOR ELKMONT
Elkmont rushed for 239 yards, but still dropped a Class 3A Region 8 game at Westminster Christian Friday. The Wildcats jumped out to a 19-0 halftime lead and never looked back in a 40-14 win.
Elkmont drove down the field and scored on its first possession of the second half on a 25-yard run by Dustin Ward. That was as close as the visitors would come, however as Westminster scored on the next three possessions to pull away for the win.
The Wildcats rushed for 316 yards, led by Jordan Lake, who carried the ball 11 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Westminster quarterback Jacob Parker completed 7-of-11 pass attempts for 84 yards and one touchdown.
Elkmont was led by Dustin Ward, who carried the ball 11 times for 125 yards. Elkmont quarterback Bryant Wales scored the Red Devils’ other touchdown on a 10-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Elkmont (0-3, 0-2) will host West Morgan next week while Westminster (2-1, 1-1) will travel Colbert County.
-Michael Carter
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
MEET THE WESTMINISTER WILDCATS
Elkmont is traveling to play at Westminister Christian Academy this Friday. Kick Off: 7:00 pm
Wildcats Returning Players
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