August 28 - Southern Torch releases the Preseason Power Rankings:
- Fyffe
- Plainview
- Geraldine
- Collinsville
- Sylvania
- Valley Head
- Crossville
- Ider
August 29 - Fyffe (1-0) hammers Geraldine in the season opener, 38-7.
September 25 - Fyffe (5-0) hangs a 60-burger on Sylvania in the "Benefield Bowl", 62-15.
October 30 - Fyffe (10-0) rips off 543 yards on the ground to blow out the rival Plainview Bears (8-2), 59-28.
November 6 - Southern Torch releases the final 2014 Power Rankings:
- Fyffe (10-0)
- Plainview (8-2)
- Geraldine (8-2)
- Ider (7-3)
- Valley Head (5-4)
- Sylvania (4-6)
- Collinsville (4-6)
- Crossville (0-10)
November 15 - The Fyffe Red Devils Cheerleaders win the 2A State Championship!
December 5 - The Fyffe Red Devils (15-0) defeat the Elba Tigers (14-1), 28-17, to win the 2014 2A State Championship!
Austin Stiefel (SR) finishes the season with a state record 46 rushing TD's.
The State Champion Fyffe Red Devils averaged 50.1 PPG and allowed an average of 11.5 PPG in 2014.
December 20 - The #7 Sylvania Rams upset the #1 Geraldine Bulldogs, 42-35, to with the Sand Mountain Tournament.
The #4 Section Lady Lions knock off the #2 Plainview Lady Bears, 83-76, to with the Sand Mountain Tournament.
SoTo All Tourney Teams:
- MVP - Caleb Haynes, Sylvania (JR)
- G - Peyton Wilbanks, Fyffe (SR)
- G - Alex "Grizzly" Adams, Sylvania (SR)
- G - Curtis "Hollywood" Smith, Geraldine (SR)
- F - Cade White, Geraldine (JR)
- F - Zack Nelson, Geraldine (SR)
- MVP - Keneta Morris, Section (SR)
- G - Keely Ellison, Pisgah (SR)
- G - Savannah Willingham, Plainview (JR)
- G - Kaylea McAllister, Section (SO)
- F - Presley Johnson, Pisgah (JR)
- F - Anabelle Brown, Plainview (SO)
December 21 - The Alabama Sports Writers Association releases their All-State Honors
1st Team All State:
- RB - Austin Stiefel, Fyffe (SR)
- WR - Will Kirk, Plainview (JR)
- LB - Dakota Newsome, Fyffe (SR)
2nd Team All State:
- LB - Isaiah Glover, Plainview (SR)
- K - Fernando Limon, Plainview (SR)
Honorable Mention:
- WR - Chase Willingham, Plainview (SR)
December 25 - The Season 2 premiere of Heat Check: A Season with the Plainview Bears airs on Southern Torch.
January 14 - Sylvania Head Football Coach Roger Haynes resigns to be the defensive coordinator at Hueytown High School.
January 24 - The #3 Plainview Bears defeat the #1 Geraldine Bulldogs at the buzzer, 44-42, to win the DeKalb County Tournament.
The #1 Plainview Lady Bears cruise to the County Championship over the #7 Geraldine Lady Bulldogs, 67-52.
SoTo All Tourney Teams
- MVP - Cody Willingham, Plainview (SR)
- G - Chase Willingham, Plainview (SR)
- G - Dakota Newsome, Fyffe (SR)
- F - Zack Nelson, Geraldine (SR)
- F - Isaiah Glover, Plainview (SR)
- F - Cade White, Geraldine (JR)
- MVP - Savannah Willingham, Plainview (JR)
- G - Destiny Lowden, Plainview (JR)
- G - Logan Rogers, Geraldine (SR)
- G - Morgan Frazier, Sylvania (JR)
- G - Olivia Graham, Plainview (FR)
- F - Makenzie Bearden, Geraldine (SR)
January 26 - Hazel Green's Matt Putnam agrees to become the next Head Coach at Sylvania.
February 3 - Plainview Head Coach Dale Pruitt (264 career wins) agrees to become the head coach at Albertville High School.
February 12 - Geraldine Head Football Coach Tim Arnold resigns.
March 4 - DeKalb All County Basketball Honors announced
Varsity Boys
- MVP - Cody Willingham, Plainview (SR)
- Offensive Player of the Year - Zack Nelson, Geraldine (SR)
- Defensive Player of the Year - Caleb Haynes, Sylvania (JR)
- Coach of the Year - Robi Coker, Plainview
First Team
- Jalyn Martin, Collinsville (SR)
- Austin Posey, Collinsville (FR)
- Bradley Best, Crossville (SR)
- Peyton Wilbanks, Fyffe (SR)
- Austin Stiefel, Fyffe (SR)
- Keylon Harris, Geraldine (SR)
- Cade White, Geraldine (SR)
- Chase Willingham, Plainview (SR)
- Alex Adams, Sylvania (SR)
- Bert Frost, Sylvania (JR)
Varsity Girls
- MVP - Destiny Lowden, Plainview (SR)
- Offensive Player of the Year - Morgan Frazier, Sylvania (JR)
- Defensive Player of the Year - Savannah Willingham, Plainview (JR)
- Coach of the Year - Heather Powell, Plainview
First Team
- Trinity Garner, Collinsville
- Tatum Jones, Crossville
- Cassie McDaniel, Crossville
- Logan Bradley, Fyffe
- MaKenzie Bearden, Geraldine
- Logan Rogers, Geraldine
- Hannah Culpepper, Ider
- Dani Townson, Ider
- Lauren King, Sylvania
- Morgan Blalock, Valley Head
March 10 - Superintendent Hugh Taylor Forms a committee to hire the next Head Football Coach at Plainview.
March 21 - The Ider Lady Hornets defeat the Fort Payne Lady Wildcats to win the DeKalb County Softball Tournament.
March 30 - Plainview Coaching Committee chooses Hueytown Offensive Coordinator Dustin Goodwin to be the next Head Coach at Plainview.
April 10 - The Plainview Bears win the DeKalb County Baseball Tournament.
April 20 - Sylvania's Brad Waldrop is named the Head Football Coach at Geraldine.
May 8 - The Fort Payne Wildcats soccer team defeats Northview in 2OT, 1-0, to win the 6A State Championship!
May 16 - The Ider Lady Hornets softball team finishes runner-up in the 2A State Championship falling to Sumiton Christian, 8-7.
From all of us at Southern Torch to every student athlete and Coach in DeKalb County...thank you for a special year!
