Tyler Raley

From interviews to reality, here is your 2025 Metro Football Magazine! Coming to you for the season is 96 pages of previews, rosters, predictions and feature stories that make up one of my most proud moments! A big THANK YOU to the programs that I got to work with for this!

Oak Mountain keeps the undefeated record going today with a comeback win over Norman North (OK). While the clean sheet streak ended, the battle for the Eagles was one that showed resilience to build off of for the rest of the week’s end.

Gosh dang it, I thought this was the year for my bracket to be perfect There’s always next year

Tramon Mark with the MAJOR. ONIONS.

BRYCE HARPER!!!

I love 16-seed First Four games because these teams have like five players each getting four fouls before 10 minutes left in the game despite knowing they have little to no depth

A special night ended in a special way. All for CH7

Folks, it’s currently snowing in Alabama… and it’s sticking This is March Madness

There it is #Auburn will host South Alabama in the first round of NIT on St. Patty’s Day at 9 p.m. CST

What an East Region: Duke Kansas St. John’s Michigan State Louisville UConn UCLA That is a gauntlet

Thompson swept Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa on Tuesday, March 10 thanks to clean sheets from both the boys and girls teams, who scored a combined 16 goals on the night. Photos by @JrainFromAl / Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/thompso… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage.

The Chelsea Hornets walked away from Pelham High School with a big 17-8 area win over the Pelham Panthers, scoring 12 in the sixth to surge to victory. Photos by Tracy Wood Franklin/Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/big-six… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season

The Calera Eagles secured back-to-back wins with a 4-2 victory over the John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers on Tuesday, March 10 behind a brace from Edson Gonzalez. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/gonzale… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.

The Briarwood Christian Lions picked up a second area win over the Central Clay County Volunteers on Thursday, March 12, scoring all of their runs in the first inning of a 4-3 win. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/briarwo… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.

The Shelby County Wildcats capped off their area opener against Sylacauga with an emphatic grand slam from Kloe Gallups, cementing a 12-0 win on Tuesday, March 10. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/surge-i… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.

The Vincent Yellow Jackets handled the Weaver Bearcats with ease, seeing 13 runs in the third inning power them to a 20-0 win on Thursday, March 12 at home. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/vincent… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.

The Thompson Warriors celebrated Caidyn Harrington Night with a walk-off single from Aiden DeRamus as they defeated the Huntsville Crimson Panthers 6-5 on Thursday, March 12. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/deramus… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.

Shelby County picked up a win in an offensive-powered game against Central-Florence on Tuesday, March 10, scoring two key insurance runs in the sixth to secure the outcome. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/three-m… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.

Per the ESPN broadcast, Joe Lunardi has said with this win over Texas A&M, #Oklahoma will move up to the First Team Out slot on the bubble, replacing Auburn. Makes this Friday game a do-or-die situation for the Sooners and head coach Porter Moser

The Calera Eagles saw early production at the plate along with a number of strikeouts on the mound power them to two wins over Marbury and Jemison. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/strikeo… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.

Knox Morrison put together a solid five innings of work together on the mound while Thompson's bats got going in a 7-3 win over the Chilton County Tigers. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/sports/thompso… Thanks to @CoosaPinesFCU for supporting our coverage this season.