Walter Wellborn gets pick six on QB throwback

Note from the Commish: In the BS call of all-time…In 1977 Gardendale had the opening kick-off returned for a touchdown against Wellborn by Barry Harrison called back because the kicking team was off sides. It was so loud, nobody heard the whistle (if there was even one is still questionable to this day) and every man played through the play. However, the dinner bell was heard for the refs home-cooked meal. This was the difference in the game.

Commish Tops Blue Deacons 26-20:

The difference in this game was the Grenadiers coming out of the tunnel, and the Blue Deacons getting off the bus. Now, the 26-20 score looks pretty close, but it was a rout before the Commish had mercy on the Hayden District Bishop Squad (HDBS) and starting playing his second string (Kamikazes) and then his third string (Death Squad). So, the final score was a little misleading. The loss drops the Bishops to 3-7 on the season and one loss short of being eliminated from the Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) under the legendary “Bullet Rule.”

Thomas Coffee runs wild in first quarter

GHS lost in Leighton (home of Ozzie Newsome) to Colbert County High School in a game where they fell behind early and fell short late after a furious rally.

Nauts Rally to Whip Dillos 36-20 in Jugtown:

A.E. was already on the brink of Bullet Rule elimination, but staved that off – at least for another week – by throttling K.P., 36-20. This loss was embarrassing for the Duncanville Armadillos, who entered Week 10 in the BDFL as the biggest favorite. But, the “Little Team from Texas” got caught up reading their press clippings and walking the halls with their chests poked out, and it cost them big time. The Juggernauts definitely have their backs to the wall in regards to making the BDCS, but Allyson vows to fighting until the bitter end, or until her team is vanquished by a proverbial 8th loss, whichever comes first.

Glencoe wins by one in the rain

Bullet Hand and Lep Train and maybe Les Nichols got their picture in the paper, standing more than ankle deep in water along the sidelines. No kidding, the water was over their ankles on the sidelines. The team started up the Interstate on Friday evening and was stopped by full-grown bears (Alabama State Troopers) because it was raining so hard up in Glencoe. After it rained all day Saturday, the “powers that be,” decided they could not postpone the game any longer, so Gardendale played at Glencoe in the wettest high school game maybe ever. The Rockets lost a gut-wrencher by one.

Bullets Luck Out and Win Against Blitz:

When Nick Chubb (Browns/Blitz) ran out of bounds, on his own, at the end of a 59-yard run in the final minute of their game Sunday, it cost bookies and betters everywhere, and it cost the Druid City Blitz a 12-point TD in the BDFL. The beneficiary was Bullet. The Benton Bullets finally caught a break in the 2020 season and notched a big 27-22 vict’ry over the Fritz Gritz Blitz. With basketball season in the AISA getting started this week… the rivalry between Tuscaloosa Academy (Fritz) and Morgan Academy (Bullet) appears to be in a virtual tie – in a virtual season – as Morgan’s varsity football teams whipped T.A., 30-13, but the Knights JV team dominated the Senators JV team (featuring Milton Hand) twice, even though Milton had a 60-yard TD reception.

Despite Jerome’s (Jackson) efforts, Erwin Wins

GHS’ 21-14 loss to Erwin dropped the Rockets to 8-2, and GHS missed the playoffs. Can you imagine going 8-2 these days and NOT making the playoffs in the AHSAA or AISA?

Dorians Fall to Mayors in Landslide, 27-15:

Barry K. Stephenson was on the field for that late season GHS loss to E.B. Erwin – a school that doesn’t even exist anymore. He was also out there the next year, when the Rockets wiped the floor with the Eagles. In Week 10 2020 of the BDFL, Old Barry’s Dorians were again on the losing end. The JeffCo Election Gurus were lambasted by the City Team, the Magic City Mayors in a landslide. The pregame polls had the Dorians favored by 4.5 points, and the exit polls looked to favor the county kids. However, when the votes were counted, it was all in favor of the Cronies. The recount is being held up in the courts.

Cullman gets revenge on Silver Spoons

The Cullman Bearcats players were calling GHS players “silver spoons.” This close game was the only regular season loss for GHS, and a game where the Bearcats enacted revenge from Jammin’ Jaimie Hand’s OT FG the year before.

Hime Hand Loses a Close One to Gamblers, 19-17:

Ol’ Bocephus saw his 17-16 lead evaporate on a late FG, and the Gulf Coast Gamblers broke the hearts of the Black Creek Freebirds, 19-17. An even later field goal attempt by the F’birds was no good causing even more heartbreak for Hime, who apparently had a gr, gr, groin injury.

Curtis Stewart runs wild at Cramton Bowl

Hime had a FG in this one, but the home cooking calls and lack of calls doomed the Rockets in a close loss to the Volunteers in Montgomery. The prevailing opinion is that the Rockets would have walked to the 3A title that season, but this was the second of two seasons in 4A, when the enrollment the previous year at GHS rose to 701 (over the 700 mark) causing the Rockets to move up to 4A for two years, and face the 1,500 enrollment of schools like J.D. and the highway robbery which ensued.

Mukes Gets A.W. as Belrose Captures Toilet Seat:

Ol’ Mukes participated in the epic loss at Cramton Bowl. In fact, his folks may have been in the vehicle going to the game that said, “Donald Hand is in this van.” In BDFL action, Muke’s Three Toed Tree Dwellers dominated the Bellcows in Week 10, putting an A.W. on the Bellheads, 38-10. For Belrose, he did not go home empty handed from his lopsided loss to the Sloths… the Bellcows captured the “Toilet Seat Team of the Weak” award.

Jelks & Rose top Jarvis & Bucket by one

A Trent Walters extra point was wide left, and the Rockets led 6-0 for most of the game. Emma Samson had tried a lot that didn’t work that night, but on their final drive, they ran Jelks behind Rose on every play, including several 4th downs. They scored late and won 7-6. All of the above mentioned individuals signed with Alabama except Walters.

The Bulletin Buries the Lead – BioCats Put A.W. on Sleds:

Roommates at Alabama, Jack & Jerry went up that hill again in Week 10. It was not to fetch a bucket of water, but to administer an A.W. The “James Gang” whipped the “Mean Machine” in a contest that wasn’t close. The Western Hills Wildcats won this old neighborhood battle against the Fairfield PowerSleds to take control of the hood. The final score at Glen Oaks Park read 50-25 as the BioCats dominated the Sledheads.

Freddie Weygand outduels Roderick Green

Amazingly, Weygand’s most miraculous catches were out-of-bounds, on long throws, way out of bounds, he made catches and was almost ruled in-bounds. He caught everything. On the other side, GHS couldn’t run the ball in this epic Emma Samson-GHS rematch in Gadsden, but ESHS could not contain Rod Green, who was just as spectacular as Weygand. The Rockets – again deep in the playoffs – lost a gut-wrencher.

Mark’s Mutts Run Over by Sin Wagon 32-18:

The defending BDFL Champions got run over by the Southside Cheetahs in Week 10. The Brookside Dogs had no answers against the Sin Wagon that was rolling down hill like a snowball headed for H.E.Double-Hockey-Sticks. Mark’s Mutts have negotiated through a roller coaster season, but are still in striking distance of defending their beloved championship and the coveted Grand Daddy Trophy. The Dogs are hoping to hold onto the Helmet O’ Silver, as they head to the stretch run with a 5-5 record. On the other side of the line of scrimmage, the Cheetahs are in great position. Butch’s felines have the top record in the BDFL (7-3), as the only team that has guaranteed themselves that they will finish above the dangerous sanctions of the Bullet Rule.

“It’s all about the kids,” at look into the Junior League: