East Alabama High School Football - Week Five News and Notes

Class 4A Region 4

Anniston - Antonio "Spoodie" Kite: Four TD receptions of 25 or more yards in last three games

Last Week: Off

This Week:  at Center Point (5A/Region 6) - 0-2 all-time vs Center Point

Cherokee County - second straight season starting 2-0 in Region play (first time starting 2-0 in consecutive seasons since 2007-09)

Last Week: Defeated White Plains, 40-0

This Week: Host Coosa (GA); last played them in 2003, winning 23-21 (2-2 all-time)

Cleburne County  

PPG in 2021: 

Home: 44.3  

Road: 14.5

Last Week: Lost 26-7 at Handley

This Week: at Alexandria (5A) - lost 7 straight & 12 of last 14 vs. the Cubs (19-46-1 all-time - last win: 42-28 in 2011)

Handley - Won 10 straight region games (last loss October 19, 2018, at Lincoln). Have outscored opponents 319-106 over span).

Last Week: Defeated Cleburne County 26-7

This Week: Host Lanett (2A/Region 4); Won last year snapping 3-game losing streak against them.

Jacksonville - Won 2 straight (outscoring opponents 83-19) after losing previous two games 

Scored 83 points in last 2 games after only scoring 15 in their previous two games.

Last Week: Defeated Munford, 35-12 (won five of last six against them).

Munford -

W-L/Pts Allowed in 2021:

Non-Region:  2-0/28 (14 PPG)

Region: 0-3/122 (40.6 PPG)

First three-game losing streak since 2018 (lost 4 straight); First 0-3 start in Region play since starting 0-5 in 2010 (Region 3) 

Last Week:  Lost 35-12 vs Jacksonville

This Week: at Lincoln (5A/Region 6). Won 2 straight and 7 of last 8 vs Lincoln. Lost last game at Lincoln (28-27 in 2018).

White Plains -

Points scored in 2021  

1st 2 games: 55 

Last 3 Games: 10

W-L/Point Differential:

Non-Region Games:  1-1   (+13); 

Region Games: 0-3   (-98)

Last Week: Lost 40-0 vs Cherokee County

This Week: host 5A Elmore County (Won 21-0 in only previous meeting in 2020

Class 3A Region 5

Saks - 

Point total/PPG (W-L) in 1st 3 Class/Region Games: 

2020: 14/4.6 (0-3)

2021: 60/20 (2-1)

Last Week: Defeated Ohatchee 16-7

This Week: host Geraldine (3A/Region 7) - defeated them 46-14 last season (only other previous meeting).

Glencoe - Outscored 159-7 in starting 0-4. Lost 9 straight dating back to last season (Outscored 355-27)

Fourth time in last five years starting 0-4; lost 33 of last 36 games Class/Region games dating back to 2016.

Last Week: Lost 48-0 to Hokes Bluff

This Week: Host Douglass (5A/R7). Won 6 straight against Douglass (6-1 all-time; only lost was 21-6 in 1998)

Hokes Bluff - 

2021 Home/Road Point Differential

Home: 0-2, -58

Road: 2-0, +89

Last Week: Defeated Glencoe, 48-0

This Week: at Spring Garden (2A/R6)

Ohatchee - Ennis: 17 yards shy of 1,000 rushing yards. Averaging 196.6 YPG

Last Week: Lost 16-7 to Saks

This Week:  OPEN


Piedmont - Looking to start 5-0 for third straight season

Point/PPG Differential During Last Three Seasons starting 4-0

2021: +156/+39

2020: +126/+31.5

2019: +105/+26.3

2018: +30/+10

Last Week:  Defeated Weaver 70-13 (set school record with 70 points)

This Week: Host Jacksonville; won 2 straight vs Jacksonville (last year was a forfeit) after losing previous four against them. Jacksonville handed them their first loss in 2018.

Pleasant Valley - Points scored in 2021: 42 vs Weaver, 22 vs other four opponents combined

Last Week: Lost to Walter Wellborn 57-8
This Week: OPEN

Walter Wellborn - Scored 57 Points against Pleasant Valley after only scoring 47 in their first four games combined. 

Last Week: Defeated Pleasant Valley 57-8

This Week: Host Hamilton (4A/Region 5) in second all-time meeting. Defeated the Aggies 55-7 in 2020.

Weaver - allowed 112 points in last 2 games after allowing just 7 in snapping their 20-game losing streak vs Glencoe

Last Week: Lost 70-13 at Piedmont

This Week: at Armuchee (GA)