Sports

EHS team recognized

The Eufaula High School Tiger football team was named Kia AutoSport Athletes of the Week for their recent win over Demopolis. This football season is one for the history books for the Eufaula Tigers.

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Eufaula Tigers going to semi-finals

For the first time since 2006, Eufaula will play in the state semi-finals. Eufaula, one of only four teams remaining in the Class 5A playoffs, will travel this week to Gulf Shores to take on the Dolphins. They made it there by coming from behind to defeat Demopolis by a score of 20-17. It was the first road playoff game for the Tigers this season, coming at a challenging time with students being out of school for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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BCHS falls to Trojans 62-28

The Barbour County High Jaguar boys varsity basketball team fell to the Charles Henderson Trojans 62-28 in the Dothan Turkey Classic Play-In Tournament last Monday at the Dothan Civic Center. It was a single elimination tournament and the Jaguars fell to 0-3 with the loss.

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Junior High Jags get first win

The Barbour County Junior High Jaguar boys basketball team got their first win of the year defeating the Abbeville Junior Yellow Jackets 38-31 at home. They also lost to Pike County 42-31, Ariton 32-22, G.W. Long 3024 in overtime and Abbeville 42-32. They are now 1-6 on the season.

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Jaguars prepare for season

The Barbour County High Jaguars are busy preparing for the 2023-24 basketball season and at press time were hosting the Ashford High Yellow Jackets on Tuesday and hosting rival Bullock County on Friday. Tip-off for both games is at 4:30. The Jaguars will have new coaches this year as Leon Douglas will be over the boys and his brother John Douglas will take over the girls. Leon, a former University of Alabama star and NBA player, was a two-time SEC Player of the Year for the Crimson Tide in the 1970's and played seven seasons in the NBA. He was later a college men's head basketball coach with successful stops at Stillman College, Tuskegee University and Miles University. He last coached on the high school level at Cordova in 2019. Long time BCHS head coach Raymond White will assist him.

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