By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Plainview 74-Geraldine 69 RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Anticipation filled the coliseum as the Class 3A, No. 3 Geraldine Bulldogs faced the No. 9 Plainview Bears for the…
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The Dekalb County Basketball Boys trophy is named after the late, Coach L.D. Dobbins
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Dobbins was a 1954 graduate and All-State basketball player at DeKalb County High School. He coached basketball for 29 years and amassed a career record…
The Plainview Bears recently won the Dekalb County Tournament
Pictured (not in order): Coach Robi Coker Jake Slay Caden Millican Phillip Dukes Jeffery Armstrong Cade Willingham Anthony Cooper Koby Tinker Will Kirk Jon Scott
DeKalb Co. All Tournament Team Boys
Joshua Bailey-Crossville Tyler Blakely-Collinsville Hunter Hill-Sylvania Tate Richey-GHS Justin Murphy-GHS Colby Lee Mincey-GHS Cade White-GHS Will Kirk-PHS Cade Millican-PHS Clay Cooper-PHS MVP-Jeffery Armstrong-PHS
Dekalb County Tournament Champions- Fyffe JV Boys
Top row: Coach Heath Thrash, Dakota Dalton, Patrick Johnson, Cole Lyles, Chase Adams, Andrew Dunston, Brody Dobbins, Crimson Long, Ed Pope, Chris Szydlowski Bottom row: Tucker Goolesby, Jon Garrett, Cody Collins,…
Ider Lady Hornets win County Championship
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Ider 81-Sylvania 58 RAINSVILLE, Ala.- The Sylvania Rams (17-7) met the Ider Hornets (15-8) in the Dekalb County Tournament championship game on Thursday, January 28,…
The Dekalb County Basketball Girls trophy is named after Coach Mike Cochran
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com During Cochran’s twenty-eight years of teaching at Fyffe High School, he boost a 627-226 record that contained seven State Championships, including four in a row…
Ider Lady Hornets-Dekalb County Tournament Winners
Hannah Culpepper Shelby Hawkins Jaclyn Allday Morgan Flynn Rachel Cavitt Dani Townson Laney Gaddis Makenzie Hughes Allison Stephens Kaylan Brown Catlin Tinker Kelly Hale Head Coach, Mark Mcmahon