By John Morgan, Sports Reporter Section 52-Collinsville 38 In the championship game, Section rode the play of Caleb Haynes and Caleb Henshaw. Haynes had 12 of Section’s first quarter 14 points,…
Tag: Collinsville
Collinsville heads to regionals
By John Morgan, Sports Reporter Collinsville 39-Randolph County 37 Collinsville “How do you win a game where you only score 9 points in the second half?” A Collinsville coach answered, “You…
Mayor asked to surrender keys to city hall
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Truth remains murky in Rainsville, as conflicting explanations and widely varying news reports continue to emerge amidst the high drama that began at a…
Panthers defeat the Lions
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Collinsville 54-Crossville 39 COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— In a next door neighbor rivalry game, Collinsville Varsity Boys defeated Crossville 54-39 Thursday night. Collinsville jumped to an early…
Lady Lions bring down the Panthers
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Crossville 61-Collinsville 50 COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— The Crossville Lady Lions defeated the Collinsville Panthers Thursday night in a crosstown rivalry game. The first quarter was evenly…
One Pool, Two Dips
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Thanksgiving. Gulf Shores. My family alternated years celebrating Thanksgiving in north Alabama one year and in south Alabama where one of my sisters…
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…
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