Because I am a terrible blogger…

Here’s a brief about four local players who made the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s player of the week lists. But a day late.

Better late than never, right?

Loachapoka junior Tracy Brooks matched his season interception total in about a minute of game time in the fourth quarter of No. 5 Indians’ 18-12 win over No. 4 Maplesville last Friday night, helping advance Loachapoka to its fourth quarterfinal appearance in the past six seasons.

That’s in addition to the pick he had earlier in the game.

Brooks’ three-interception performance against the Red Devils earned him a “best of the rest” mention in the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s defense/special teams player of the week list, released Tuesday.

Two of Brooks’ teammates joined him on the list: senior quarterback Patrick Moore on the offensive side and senior defensive lineman Jerome Greer on defense.

Greer recorded eight tackles and two of the Indians’ four sacks — giving him a team-leading five on the year — and also blocked an extra point in the win.

Moore accounted for 310 yards of offense — 178 rushing and 132 passing — and all three of the Indians’ touchdowns. Moore has now passed for 1875 yards and 17 touchdowns this season while adding 847 yards and 17 scores on the ground.

Auburn High’s James Ponder also made “best of the rest” on the defense/special teams list, recording nine tackles and 2.5 sacks in the No. 1 Tigers’ 27-24 win over Wetumpka. Ponder has 10 tackles for loss and a team-leading 5.5 sacks this season.

Deshler’s Deion Belue — an Alabama commit — won the offensive honor, compiling 287 all-purpose yards and scoring four touchdowns in a 49-13 win over Central-Florence in the Class 4A playoffs, also extending his streak of games in which he has returned a kick for a touchdown to six.

Ryan Romans of Russellville won the defense/special teams honor, blocking a 32-yard field-goal attempt and later returning an interception 90 yards for a touchdown in the first half of a 14-0 win over Muscle Shoals in the 5A playoffs.

How many Maddox sisters are there?

Oh yeah ... five.

Just when I got through watching Melissa help lead the Lee-Scott girls basketball team to a 46-21 win over Prattville Christian tonight (younger sister, Abigail, was there too, by the way), I find a press release in my e-mail inbox saying the one at the top of the screen (that’s Anna) is being a stud in soccer at the University of Mobile.

Read on:

Former Auburn High School standout Anna Maddox continues to make a strong impression at the University of Mobile.

Maddox, a junior goal keeper, is a three-year starter for the Lady Rams, who finished the season one game away from the 2009 NAIA National Tournament.

The Gulf Coast Coast Athletic Conference released the 2009 Women’s Soccer All-Conference team, and Maddox earned 1st-Team honors for the third straight season. She was also named GCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.

Maddox worked 16 games in goal, logging 1444:29 minutes. She posted 4 shutouts and racked up 84 saves, including 12 saves versus NAIA Top-5 team Azusa Pacific and 10 saves versus NCAA II Nova Southeastern.

Sidenote: Abigail is replacing this Maddox on the Lee-Scott basketball team, just in time for aforementioned Maddox to join the Maddox at the top of the page on the Rams’ soccer team.

It’s like our own little Manning family in the greater Opelika-Auburn area.

(Photo from: The University of Mobile’s athletics Web site).

Saturday night boxing with…Auburn High/Lanett girls basketball

Auburn             9       7       11       8       —      35
Lanett               2       6       16       13     —      37

AUBURN             FG-A       3P-A       FT-A       PTS.      REB.      AST.      STL.      BLK.      FOULS
Halle Bentley*          5-13         0-0         0-4         10         10           1           2           0           3
Dee Hall*                  1-3           0-0         0-0         2           4           0           0           0           2
Abby Jones*            0-0           0-0         0-2         0           3           4           3           0           3
Kierra Scott*            1-6           1-1         6-6         9           4           5           3           0           3
JeNanc Williams*      5-7           0-0         0-0         10         4           0           0           0           1
Shyannon Haygood 0-0           0-0         1-2         1           0           0           0           0           0
Brittney Strozer       0-3           0-0         0-0         0           1           0           0           0           1
Rachel Stuckwisch 1-2           0-0         1-2         3           0           0           0           0           2
TEAM                                                                                 6
TOTALS               13-34         1-1         8-16       35         32         10         8           0           15

FG: .382; 3-PT.: 1.000; FT: .500. TOs: 23

LANETT               FG-A       3P-A       FT-A       PTS.      REB.      AST.      STL.      BLK.      FOULS
Jasmine Dawson*    2-5           0-1         5-6           9         9           1           2           0           2
Jasmine Frazier*    5-16           0-2         2-4         12         4           0           5           0           4
Shamiya Hicks*      2-11           1-6         0-0           5         2           2           3           0           2
Persis Sims*            1-4           0-0         1-4           3         2           0           1           1           2
Jabrea Stiggers*    2-13           1-4         1-2           6         6           3           1           0           1
Alexis Harvey         0-1             0-0         0-0           0         4           0           0         2             1
Mercedes Jackson   0-0           0-0         0-0           0         0           0           0         0             0
Alexis Jones             1-2           0-1         0-0           2         1           0           0         0             0
TEAM                                                                                 5
TOTALS               13-52         2-14         9-16       37         33         6         12           3           13

FG: .250; 3-PT.: .143; FT: .563. TOs: 18

* - denotes starter

Moore, Moore, Moore

How do you like it, how do you like it?

MHS   0   0   6   6 — 12  
LHS   6   0   12   0 —  18

1st Quarter—(LHS) Gregory Moss 5 pass from Patrick Moore (pass failed), 2:30. 15 plays, 94 yards, 6:02
3rd Quarter—(LHS) Rontavis Dinkins 15 pass from Moore (pass failed), 4:23. 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:49
              (MHS) Hunter McCay 6 run (kick blocked), 1:09. 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:08
              (LHS) Moore 79 run (pass failed), 0:06. 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:54
4th Quarter—(MHS) Chris Bailey 85 pass from Matthew Hamner (kick failed), 3:36. 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:33

TEAM
First Downs: MHS 15; LHS 18
Rushing: MHS 31-100, 1; LHS 36-269, 1
Passing: MHS 10-23-205-1-4; LHS 11-27-132-2-2
Total Plays-Yards: MHS 54-305; LHS 63-401
Penalties-Yards: MHS 7-48; LHS 10-50
Fumbles-Lost: MHS 1-0; LHS 3-0
Punts-Yards: MHS 6-191; LHS 6-204
Time of Possession: MHS 21:04; LHS 26:56

INDIVIDUAL
Rushing: MHS—Matthew Hamner 12-0; Hunter McCay 11-82, 1; Chris Bailey 8-18. LHS—Patrick Moore 13-178, 1; Cory North 8-54; Kevin Dowdell 8-21; Quindravius Richardson 2-10; Gregory Moss 2-9; TEAM 3-minus-3.
Passing: MHS—Hamner 10-23-205-1-4. LHS—Moore 11-26-132-2-2; TEAM 0-1-0-0-0.
Receiving: MHS—Bailey 3-140, 1; Dustin Stephens 2-14; Tyler Crumpton 1-19; Darrell Goodwin 1-12; Timothy Crumpton 1-12; McCay 1-6; Edwin Pettiway 1-2. LHS—Rontavis Dinkins 4-44, 1; Richardson 3-48; Moss 2-11, 1; North 1-17; Travis Echols 1-12.
Tackles: MHS—James Madsen 7 (INT); John Atchison 7; Anthony Johnson 6; Tyler Crumpton 6; Goodwin 5; Jonathan Fuller 4; Cameron Morrow 4 (INT); Dylan Wallace 3; Pettiway 2; Stephens 2; Brett Connell 2; Matthew Dunkin 1; Bailey 1; Cody Howell 1; Jarnez Marzette 1. LHS—Jerome Greer 8 (2 sacks); Moss 6; North 5; Richardson 4 (INT); Marvin Hunter 4 (sack); Lazavier Nailor 4; Darius Poole 4 (0.5 sack); Terance Tolbert 3 (0.5 sack); Tracy Brooks 3 (3 INT); Deguan Aikens 2; Moore 2; Dowdell 1; Echols 1.

In which your intrepid preps reporter lets you know how he did when he tried to predict the future

The ones I got right, I left as is. The ones I missed, I put a strikethru.

I’m not doing it against the spread or anything. Because, you know, there are no spreads in high school and stuff.

AISA
Class AAA
Bessemer 24, Fort Dale 23
Pike Liberal Arts 35, Morgan 20

Class AA

Southern 29, Edgewood 22

Monroe 26, Escambia 24

Class A
Crenshaw Christian 22, Coosa Valley 16

Cornerstone Christian 30, Patrician 22

AISA record: 4-2

AHSAA
Class 1A
Brantley 35, McIntosh 15
Sweet Water 34, McKenzie 18
Loachapoka 23, Maplesville 21
Linden 31, Winterboro 15

Spring Garden 27, Gaston 24

Appalachian 33, Cedar Bluff 14
R.A. Hubbard 27, Berry 26
Hackleburg 27, Lynn 22

1A record: 7-1

Class 2A

Elba 24, Washington County 20

Leroy 25, Houston Academy 24
Pickens County 30, Goshen 24
Reeltown 28, St. Jude 16
Ider 26, Lineville 14
Clay County 24, Westbrook Christian 12
Winston County 26, Lexington 24
Lamar County 30, Tanner 14

2A record: 7-1
Class 3A

T.R. Miller 27, Luverne 16

Straughn 27, Bayside Academy 23
Cordova 30, Dadeville 20
Trinity 29, Gordo 19

Susan Moore 25, Piedmont 22

Leeds 26, Glencoe 16
Madison Academy 19, Winfield 18
Hamilton 27, Elkmont 26

3A record: 6-2

Class 4A
Jackson 27, Opp 17
UMS-Wright 37, Thomasville 23
Handley 33, Saks 23
Bibb County 31, Anniston 10
Cherokee County 34, Fayette County 18
Midfield 24, Alexandria 23
Deshler 35, Central-Florence 25

Guntersville 23, North Jackson 21

4A record: 7-1

Class 5A

Gulf Shores 22, LeFlore 21

Spanish Fort 25, Vigor 18

Carver-Montgomery 22, Briarwood Christian 21

 

Greenville 32, Demopolis 15

Cullman 20, Fairfield 17
McAdory 22, Walker 18
Hartselle 28 , Athens 19
Russellville 22 , Muscle Shoals 21

5A record: 5-3

Class 6A

Fairhope 31, Daphne 20

 

Blount 26, Davidson 25

Prattville 28, Central 17
Auburn High 30, Wetumpka 14
Spain Park 21, Minor 15
Hoover 20, Jess Lanier 14
Bob Jones 23, Decatur 14
Gadsden City 22 , Florence 21

6A record: 6-2

Overall record: 42-12

That’s a 78 percent kill rate.

I’ll take it. Tune in next week for more…