The 10-2 Central High School Red Devils will host the 9-2 Hoover Buccaneers at 8 p.m. Both teams have shown strong offensive and defensive might on the field this season as the Red Devils come into the game fresh off of a 41-21 victory of Vestavia Hills last week. Likewise Hoover will come into the game after a 32-29 victory last Friday over Opelika.
The lines are clear as Central's dominating offense will have to show up and show out for this Friday's game. Central has recorded five games this season where the Red Devils have racked up victories of more than 20 points over opponents, including last Friday's victory over Vestavia Hills.
Hoover is coming into the game with hopes of keeping their win streak alive. The Buccaneers have faced off against the Red Devils in three meetings since 2016, all of which Hoover outlasted the Red Devils. Central is hoping to put an end to that streak on Friday and advance to the state championship game.
The winner of the Hoover and Central match-up will face off against the winner of the Thompson and Enterprise game also being held on Friday. Thompson defeated Auburn last Friday with a final score of 34 to 21. Enterprise emerged victorious over Baker with a final score of 30-14.
The game will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 8 p.m. at Garrett-Harrison Memorial Stadium in Phenix City.
On Wednesday morning, the Clingstones announced the teams mascot will be named Fuzzy. The name was one of four finalist names that fans and supporters were asked to vote on for the team mascot. The four final name choices were: Fuzzy, Pit, Stoney, and Cobbler.
Fuzzy will make his appearance at the Clingstones home opener on April 15, 2025. The Clingstones began the process to determine the name of the team mascot earlier this month as fans from across the community were able to suggest a name of their own, in which the Clingstones' received 675 fan suggestions. Those suggestions were narrowed down with Fuzzy winning out and becoming the teams new mascot.
“It was great to see so much enthusiasm from the community for the mascot name and we’re looking forward to this energy carrying into our upcoming season,” said General Manager Pete Laven. “Announcing Fuzzy’s official name is just the beginning of the fun, family-friendly baseball experience the Clingstones will bring to Columbus.”
Fuzzy is outfitted with a Clingstones jersey, friendly smile and vibrant peach color, the new cheerful mascot is the embodiment of the Clingstones team pride with a fitting new name for its playful personality. Fuzzy is ready to energize fans and bring even more excitement to the Clingstones community.
The River Dragons have announced the signing of a new goaltender ahead of the upcoming season. The 19-year-old Brighton, Michigan native brings a wealth of skill and talent to the ice in Columbus and is a relative of a former River Dragon.
The River Dragons have announced the signing of Trevor Roy, who has played the last two seasons in the USPHL Premier League. In the last season Roy played with the Minnesota Squatch and the season before he played with the South Shore Kings. According to details released by the River Dragons during the last season at Minnesota Roy racked up stats in his 20 appearances that included a record of 15-3-0 with a 2.83 GAA and a .905 save percentage.
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Trevor Roy has signed on to the Columbus River Dragons for the upcoming season. |
Roy is the brother of Tyler Roy, who played in seven games with the River Dragons last season as a goaltender.
Trevor will join other River Dragons in early October for training camp for the upcoming season. The River Dragons open their 24-25 season on the road on October 18, when they face the Monroe Moccasins. The River Dragons will open play on home on November 1, when they host the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Civic Center.
Season tickets are on sale now through the team website at RDragons.com or by calling the team office at (706) 507-4625.
The River Dragons hosted the Baton Rouge Zydeco on Friday night at the Columbus Civic Center. Columbus players came out strong in the game to beat Baton Rouge with a final score of 8-5.
The game started in a true cat and mouse fashion between the Dragons and the Zydeco as each time would score in the opening minutes of the game with a response from the opponent. Baton Rouge would pull ahead to close out the first period with a score of 2-1.
The Zydeco's lead was short lived as Columbus came out dominate in the second period. In the second period Dragon's players including, Austin Daae, Justin MacDonald, Ryan Hunter and Carter Shinkaruk would all score to push Columbus to a 5-2 lead over the Zydeco.
The Zydeco kept Columbus fans entertained and on the edge of their seats as they entered the third period with racking up three more points on the board, before Columbus would answer those points and push the game to an 8-5 victory in favor of the Dragons.
The Dragons would not have long to rest as they were back in action on Saturday night and hosted the Mississippi Sea Wolves. The momentum that the Dragon's had on Friday night against Baton Rouge rolled over to Saturday night as the River Dragons came out swinging and powering their offensive weapons against Mississippi.
The River Dragons would score five goals in the first two periods of the game on Saturday against the Sea Wolves. Mississippi would answer the offensive weaponry provided by Columbus in the third period as they scored their first and only goal of the night. Columbus would continue to rack up points in the third period to close the game out with a final score of 7-1 against the visiting Sea Wolves.
The River Dragons improve their season record and will host Baton Rouge again next weekend in games on Friday and Saturday night at the Columbus Civic Center. The River Dragons are the #1 team in the FPHL Continental division. For information on tickets please visit RDragons.com.
On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Georgia Star tight end Brock Bowers announced plans to enter the draft. The 6'4" 240 pound Napa, California native made a name for himself as a Dawg and will be departing the university with a career that includes 175 catches and 26 touchdowns.
Bowers is expected to be a high pick in the draft in April. In a post on his page on X (formerly Twitter) Bowers announced how thankful he was for the past three years at UGA and cited the unbelievable honor it was to play for the university.
Bowers joins at least four other Dawgs that announced earlier this week they would be entering the NFL draft. Those players include, Ladd McConkey (Wide Receiver), Kendall Milton (Running Back), Daijun Edwards (Running Back), and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (Wide Receiver)
The Dawgs finished the 2023 season 13-1 after a record breaking victory over Florida State in the Orange Bowl.
Several members of the Dawgs took to social media on Monday, January 1, 2024, to announce and share the news that they plan to enter the NFL draft, which will be held April 25-27 in Detroit.
Among the Dawgs that will enter the draft are the following:
Ladd McConkey (Wide Receiver)
Kendall Milton (Running Back)
Daijun Edwards (Running Back)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (Wide Receiver)
On Saturday, the Dawgs closed out their 2023 season with a record of 13-1. The two time defending national champs, hopes of a 3-peat were slashed in early December, when the Dawgs lost to Alabama in the SEC Championship game. The Dawgs closed out their 2023 season in a big way with a 63-3 victory over Florida State in a record setting game.
The Dawgs are back in action next season as they face several new opponents in the SEC including a regular season matchup against Alabama in Tuscaloosa and a match against SEC newcomer Texas.
In the 2024 season the SEC will expand to 16 teams to include; Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas, and Vanderbilt. In the upcoming season Texas and Oklahoma will make the transition to the SEC.
In addition to the two new teams joining the conference, the SEC will also do away with their divisional standings of SEC East and SEC West, which has been in place since 1991. The SEC Championship Game will feature the two top teams in the Conference standings at the end of the regular season.
In June the SEC had announced that teams will face eight conference matches in the 2024 season and will plus one required opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 or major independent. Looking at the line-up of the upcoming schedule, The Georgia Bulldogs will face some fierce opponents in next years season.
8/31- vs Clemson (Atlanta, GA)
9/7 vs Tennessee Tech
9/14 at Kentucky
9/21-Bye
9/28- at Alabama
10/5- vs Auburn
10/12 vs Mississippi State
10/19- at Texas
10/26-Bye
11/2- vs Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
11/9- at Ole Miss
11/16- vs Tennessee
11/23- vs UMass
11/30- vs Georgia Tech