AHSAA

New episode 🎙️ David Holtsford sits down with J.T. Lawrence & Ken Washington to talk: 🏆 Recap of the AHSAA Hall of Fame banquet and what made this class stand out 📅 What to expect at next week's Principals & AD Conference (April 6–7) 👏 Officials Appreciation Week (April 5–11) and the impact the our Officials have on athletics Plus insight on leadership, event planning, and what makes high school athletics in Alabama so unique. youtu.be/dv3A3A2Cr5c?si…

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AHSAA Chatt Valley Athlete of the Week presented by Chattahoochee Valley Community College - cv.edu Conner Cox - Russell County High School Cox is off to an outstanding start to his season on the pitchers mound. He's currently sitting at 5-0 on the season with a 1.68 ERA, 43 K's to only 8 BB's. RCHS Warriors Baseball

AHSAA East Alabama Athlete of the Week presented by Glenda Mitchell Law Firm - glendamitchelllawfirm.com - 678-721-0417 Brady McNally - Opelika Athletics Congratulations to Brady McNally with Opelika City Schools for being named to the South Boys' All Star roster to participate in the North South All Star Basketball Game.

AHSAA Lake Martin Area Athlete of the Week presented by Satterfield Outdoor Living and J.R.'s Sports Bar and Grill Amari Cunningham - Benjamin Russell Girls Basketball Congratulations to Amari Cunningham for being named to the South Girl's All Star roster to participate in the North South All Star Basketball Game. Benjamin Russell High School

AHSAA Lee County Athlete of the Week presented by Southern Union State Community College Angelo Santiago - Auburn High School Baseball Santiago is off to an outstanding start to the season leading Auburn High in many offensive categories... batting average .429, on base percentage .506, runs with 25, hits with 33, and 2nd in HR's with 3 and slugging percentage at .662. Auburn High School currently sits at 15-10 on the season.

New episode 🎙️ David Holtsford sits down with J.T. Lawrence & Ken Washington to talk: 🏆 Recap of the AHSAA Hall of Fame banquet and what made this class stand out 📅 What to expect at next week's Principals & AD Conference (April 6–7) 👏 Officials Appreciation Week (April 5–11) and the impact the our Officials have on athletics Plus insight on leadership, event planning, and what makes high school athletics in Alabama so unique. youtu.be/dv3A3A2Cr5c?si…

Winning isn’t the only outcome that matters. High school sports and activities are about learning through every moment, whether it’s a win, a loss, or the work it takes to come back stronger. That’s where resilience is built, character is shaped, and confidence grows. Because in education-based athletics and activities, every experience moves students forward. Learn more about the impact of high school sports: nfhs.org #PlayPerformCompeteTogether

AHSAA Region Athlete of the Week presented by Alabama Community College System - #ACCSuccess #WorkInAlabama #makelifebetterinalabama Drew Mears - Briarwood Christian Athletics Mears, a 5'9 senior guard, had another standout year for Briarwood Christian School. He averaged 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game... knocking down 127 3 pointers in the process. He was named 5A 2nd Team All State by the Alabama Sportswriters Association.

AHSAA Shelby County Athlete of the Week presented by Central State Bank - centralstatebank.com Kegan Johnson - Calera High School Johnson proved to be one of the top sophomores in the state helping lead Calera to an outstanding season. He averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game. He was named 6A 2nd Team All State by the Alabama Sportswriters Association.

Congratulations to recent Chick-fil-A Alexander City, Al Grit Award Winner Owen Dye from Benjamin Russell High School. BRHS Wildcat Baseball

AHSAA Region Athlete of the Week presented by Alabama State Games - alagames.com Cortez Hudson - Mae Jemison High School Hudson had an outstanding sophomore season showing why he's one of the top in state recruits in his class. He averaged 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game. He was named 3rd Team All State by the Alabama Sportswriters Association. Mae Jemison Hoops

AHSAA Region Athlete of the Week presented by Glenda Mitchell Law Firm - glendamitchelllawfirm.com - 678-721-0417 America Salas - Selma High School Saints Only a couple years into playing tennis, Salas has seen tremendous improvement in her game. Playing the #1 seed in her first season, she only won one match. This year she sits at 7-2 in the section, 8-3 overall.

AHSAA Soccer Spotlight presented by Alabama National Guard Recruiting - joinalguard.com/prospect-page/ Richard Duchesne - St. Michael Catholic High School - Baldwin County, AL Richard Duchesne of St. Michael Catholic in Fairhope has 27 goals as well and seven assists this season for the Class 4A Cardinals (13-3-3). He managed six goals in a 10-0 win over B.C. Rain earlier this season.

The AHSAA Radio Network Coastal Alabama Player of the Week presented by Greene & Phillips - Injury Lawyers is Satsuma High School Senior Softball Player Anna Jo Bonds. Anna Jo has a .563 batting average with 71 at bats this season. She has 40 hits, 8 HR's and 33 RBI's to go along with 12 walks... giving her a .640 On Base Percentage. She picked up her 300th career hit last week helping Coach Lauren Stewart win her 200th game as a coach. She has committed to play softball at Troy University next year. Satsuma Softball

AHSAA Baseball Spotlight presented by Alabama National Guard Recruiting - joinalguard.com/prospect-page/ Ridge Brown - Lamar County High/ Intermediate School Class 2A Lamar County hurler Ridge Brown is also off to a 6-0 start this season with a 0.57 ERA with five complete games and one shutout. His 77 strikeouts this season in 37 innings currently leads the AHSAA. He has issued just seven walks and three earned runs. Brown whiffed 18 in a 4-2 win over Belgreen earlier this season and has struck out 12 or more batters in every game he has pitched except the last one – a 4-3 win over Class 6A Paul Bryant High School. He had six strikeouts in four innings in that win allowing two unearned runs and three hits.

AHSAA Baseball Spotlight presented by Scout Program Management - scoutpm.com Colton Ashton - Belgreen High School Colton Ashton of Belgreen (10-5) has a 15-game hitting streak after picking up two hits and an RBI in last weekend’s 6-4 win over Danville. He was 5-of-6 in a 20-13 victory over Colbert Heights earlier this season. Ashton is hitting .604 with 29 hits and 31 runs scored in 48 official at-bats. Belgreen Bulldogs Baseball

AHSAA Baseball Spotlight presented by Central State Bank - centralstatebank.com Terrion Nevels - Parker High Athletics BASEBALL: Junior Terrion Nevels of Birmingham’s Parker High School had a double in a 15-2 setback to Reavis High School of Burbank (IL), March 27, extending his current hitting streak to 17 games in a row. He is batting .617 this season for the Thundering Herd (11-7) with 29 hits in 47 at bats. He has hit safely in every game this season except the season opener, a 25-1 win over Woodlawn on Feb. 19. He did have three RBIs in that game – coming on a sacrifice fly and bases-loaded walks.

AHSAA Softball Spotlight presented by Glenda Mitchell Law Firm - glendamitchelllawfirm.com - 678-721-0417 Chaley Bullington - Phil Campbell High School Bullington, Phil Campbell High School’s lead-off hitter, became the first player in AHSAA history to collect seven hits in a girls’ fast-pitch softball game going 7-for-7 scoring five runs as the Bobcats downed Red Bay 23-12 on March 19. Fast-pitch softball has been a championship sport in the AHSAA since 1995. Her seven hits included six singles, and one double eclipsed the previous record (6) set by five players. The first to get six hits in a single game was Baker’s Carrie Walker in a Class 6A win over Murphy in 2004. Choctaw County’s Shakira Johnson and Tonje Willie each had six hits in a 23-11 win over Millry in a Class 1A battle in 2014. Grissom’s Darian Buss stroked six hits in the Class 7A Tigers’ 12-11 loss to Class 4A Central Florence in 2018, and Holtville’s Bailey Boone had six hits in a 23-1 Class 5A victory over Greenville in a game played in 2024. A total of 22 players in the AHSAA have been reported to have five hits in a single game – including Omeshia Mitchell of Birmingham’s Ramsay High School in a win over Jackson-Olin in 2000 to establish the initial record which was broken by Walker in 2004. Bullington’s five runs scored also tied her with 14 others for third place in the AHSAA Fast-Pitch Softball Record Book for runs scored in a single game. The AHSAA record (7) was set by Park Crossing’s Latoria Cleare in a wild 46-45 win over Sidney Lanier in 2021. Six players have scored six runs in a single game, including Janiya Watts of Park Crossing, Arya Williams, Jai Mister, and Jamil Young of Sidney Lanier in that infamous 2021 contest.