It was a nip-and-tuck affair Thursday night and Benjamin Russell showed it’s made some clear improvements on the boys basketball team. But it wasn’t quite enough to overcome Childersburg in a 53-49 loss to start the season.
Former Benjamin Russell and current Central Alabama Community College golfer Dylan Moncus, seated center, officially signed his National Letter of Intent to play at Samford University next year.
Offense was undoubtedly going to be the biggest problem for Benjamin Russell’s girls basketball coming into the season, and it learned just how tough it might be Thursday night in the season opener against Childersburg.
Benjamin Russell returned to the friendly confines of Lake Martin on Saturday in the third tournament of the Three River Throwdown, and the Wildcats used their home lake to their advantage. BRHS took four of the top-10 positions to dominate the competition and win the team title at this week…
It’s arguable Benjamin Russell lost the two best girls basketball players in the county from last year’s squad.
Jeremy Freeman had a relatively simple plan for the Central Coosa boys basketball team, and he took it to the state championship a year ago.
With football season coming to a close any week — and certainly within the next five weeks — Inside the Lines Podcast will slowly start shifting its focus to the winter sports season. Basketball season begins this week and wrestling follows shortly behind.
With basketball season officially starting this week, Caleb and Lizi put together a special episode to discuss some of the expectations for the hardwood.
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For the most part, football season has ended around Tallapoosa and Coosa counties. But don’t expect Friday nights for the area athletes to free up any time soon as basketball season officially kick starts next week.
When a team finishes with a .500 record, it’s hard to say it had a bad season. But Benjamin Russell certainly didn’t have the season it wanted or expected, and the Wildcats aren’t often sitting at home during the first round of the postseason.
For the past two seasons, Benjamin Russell coach Michael Ransaw has been working with the Wildcats to put the wrestling program back on the map. If placing high in two state tournaments in a row wasn’t enough, the proof is in the pudding this season as Benjamin Russell was recognized by coac…
Caleb and Lizi open the show with a quick recap of the final week of the regular season (1:36) with their best moments of Week 10.
Just because a defensive touchdown gets called back due to a penalty doesn’t mean it’s any less important for a team.
Despite local cross country teams having some small roster numbers, they are still managing to do big things this season. Benjamin Russell, Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend will all have representatives at Saturday’s AHSAA Cross Country Championships in Oakville.
Benjamin Russell’s wrestling team will host its inaugural alumni wrestling challenge Saturday, Nov. 16.
Football is more than just about making the playoffs.
Despite having just one game left in their high school careers, the Benjamin Russell football seniors still have a lot to play for and they aren’t giving up on the season just yet.
Despite Reeltown being on a bye week prior to the playoffs beginning next week, the Rebels can’t do a whole lot of extra preparation. As the winners of Class 2A Region 4, Reeltown will face off against the No. 4 seed out of Region 3.
It's time to wrap up the regular season as Caleb and Lizi quickly discuss the big coaching news out of Dadeville last week (5:48) before diving into the Game of the Week between Tallassee and Elmore County (9:00).
It was a cold, windy and somewhat dreary day for fishing last Saturday but that didn’t stop the local high school teams from taking to Lake Jordan for the second tournament of the Three River Throwdown.
“It’s the worst possible time to have a bye week.”
All good things must come to an end and Benjamin Russell’s volleyball team felt that the hard way Friday afternoon.
Both Benjamin Russell and Wetumpka's volleyball teams are moving on to the second round of the Class 6A South Super Regionals in Montgomery.
The fall sports calendar is starting to come to an end but not before Caleb and Lizi dive into the latest news from the football field to the volleyball court.
Every coach has said the cliché, “It’s hard to beat a team three times in one season.”
The home crowd for Benjamin Russell’s volleyball matches has been a huge advantage for the Wildcats and they’re hoping that continues Tuesday night. They’ll host the Class 6A Area 6 tournament and will have a bye through the semifinals.
Although Central Coosa won the right to host the Class 2A Area 8 volleyball tournament Tuesday, there is no time to take anyone lightly. The Cougars will start off with Thorsby, which it swept in the regular season but went to four sets in both matches, then it’ll have the winner of Reeltown…
After two sets against Handley on Thursday, it looked like it was going to be a quick and easy Senior Night for the Benjamin Russell volleyball team.
Going into Friday night’s game, Hezekiah Hunter needed only 54 yards to surpass the century mark for Benjamin Russell’s football team. It seemed inevitable with two games left on the schedule, it wasn’t a matter of if he would get it but when.
The playoffs are out of the question for Benjamin Russell’s football team, but instead of focusing on that, the Wildcats are trying to look at what’s ahead.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is symbolized by the color pink.
Benjamin Russell’s offense may have finally found its footing.
With limited region games remaining, Caleb and Lizi dive into the local playoff picture (13:15) before shifting the focus to Week 8.
Every team’s goal is to make the playoffs, first and foremost.
Trust me, I get it. Fans want their teams to win.
Less than three minutes into Thursday night’s must-win game against Wetumpka, Benjamin Russell found itself trailing by two touchdowns. The Wildcats showed some fight and had the lead trimmed to just one score early in the fourth quarter but a late interception from Wetumpka’s Tyquan Rawls s…
When fans show up at Martin-Savarese Stadium, they are greeted with a beautiful field.
The one and only way Benjamin Russell’s hopes for the football playoffs can stay alive is with a victory tonight.
After losing the opening set in a Class 6A Area 6 match against Opelika on Tuesday night, Benjamin Russell’s volleyball team came storming back. It won three sets in a row to take the victory and clinch the area regular-season title.
Any time a team can hold an opposing offense to just eight points in a football game, it should be winning the contest.
The playoff picture is becoming more clear each week as region play continues.
It’s one thing to be strong. It’s another to be fast.
The Benjamin Russell volleyball team knew it would have a target on its back entering Saturday’s Elmore County Block Party after the Wildcats won the tournament last season. After dropping their first match of the day to Prattville Christian, the Wildcats responded with three straight wins t…
After a less than impressive first half, Benjamin Russell came out swinging Friday night in a Class 6A Region 3 game.
All coaches will say they’re not looking ahead to the playoffs.
After dropping two of the first three sets against Elmore County, the Benjamin Russell volleyball team had its back against the wall, trailing 19-17 in the fourth set. After a timeout from BRHS coach Magan Ford, the Wildcats rolled off six of the next seven points to take the lead before Bro…
