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TheStateofAlabamafiscal year beginsthis week and we

finally have a budget forthe year. Constitutionally,the only mandatoryrequirement that theLegislature has each yearin their legislative sessionistopassthebudgets.TheEducation budget wasapproved during the fourmonth Regular Session,but it was uncertain if wewould have a budget forthe beleaguered GeneralFund.Gov. Robert Bentley

called a Special Sessionin early summer to pass abudget. However, despitecosting taxpayers around$400,000, there was stillno budget. Therefore,the Governor called yetanotherSpecialSessionforSeptember.Thethirdtimewas a charm. A budgetwas passedwith only twoweekstogountilthefiscalyearbeginsthisThursday.It is uncertain what

would have happened ifthe legislature had failedon their third try. Most

people assumed the statewould have simply closeddown. The Governorand Legislature avoideda total shut down of Stategovernment. However,most state agencies andmost state workers wouldargue that the recentlypassed budget partiallyshutsdownstateoperations.It is indeed a patched

together,barebonesbudget.The $1.7 billion GeneralFund Budget level fundsthe major departments ofMedicaid, Corrections,Mental Health, HumanResources, Pardons andParoles and the Courtsystem. Most other Stateagencies saw cuts ofbetween 5 to 10 percentfromlastyear’sbudget.Intheend,thelegislature

cobbled a budget togetherby taking $80 milliondollarsoutoftheEducationcoffers and also passing a25centsperpack increaseon cigarettes, which willraise another $70 milliondollars. Therefore, theGeneral Fund is receivingaround $150 million in

additionalfunding.GovernorRobertBentley

began the year proposinga hodge podge of taxincreases totaling $720million dollars of newmoney for the GeneralFund. He later pared thatdown to $540 milliondollars in proposals.The Legislature quicklyand decisively made itclear to our old doctorgovernor that they werereal Republicans and theydid not want any part ofnew tax revenue. TheysentBentleyamessagethattheyadheredtothecardinalRule of Republicanism,“No NewTaxes.” It also

was made apparent to theadministration that theGovernor might propose,but the Legislaturedisposeswhen it comes toappropriatingstatedollars.In the end, however,

the Legislature did adopt$150 million of the $540million proposed by theGovernor inFebruary. Asthe final Special Sessionbegan, it was generallybounced about that $200million dollars was theamount needed to keepstate government at leastafloat for another year.Even though the largeagencieslikeMedicaidandPrisonswere level funded,theysaidrisingcostscouldstill affect basic services.This budget keeps prisoncapacity in the state at200 percent. The FederalCourtstookoverCaliforniaprisons at less than 150percentofcapacity.TheAlabamaDepartment

of EnvironmentalManagement wasemaciated. Its budgetwas reduced from $1.2million to $280,000, a 77

percentcut.Theirdirectorindicated that they wouldmake up their deficit byraising fees on permits by20percent.The Department of

Senior Services and theAttorney General’s officewere especially hit hard.Most insiders believe theAttorneyGeneral’s budgethas been targeted the pasttwoyearsbecauseAttorneyGeneral Luther Strange’sofficeisprosecutingHouseSpeakerMikeHubbard.The real loser in the

General Fund battle ispubliceducation.Foroverthree decades, from the1970’sto1990’s,educationdollars were sacred. Dr.PaulHubbertandhisAEAwere so powerful anddominant that he wouldhave never allowed theLegislature to rob $80millionfromtheeducatorsto balance the GeneralFundBudget.When the Republicans

took control of theLegislature in 2010, theymade it their mission todismantle and destroy the

AEA. Theyaccomplishedtheirmission in four shortyears.Therefore,itwasaneasy prey to simply takeeducationmoneytoresolvethisyear’sdilemma.This budget is only a

shorttermfix.Therewereno long term solutionsaddressed. The GeneralFund Budget will needanother transfusion nextyear, but for now thelegislature has found aneasy solution – just takeit from education. TheAEAhasnopoliticalcloutor power anymore. Infact, theAEAhasbeen sodecimatedtheydonotevenhaveaPAC.Letthefiscalyearbegin.

The next Regular Sessionisonlyfourmonthsaway.Seeyounextweek.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

Friday night atthe annual AlabamaButterbean Festival, theJohnathanEastBandwilltake the stage at 8 p.m.andtheband’sleadsingerand namesake JohnathanEastislookingforwardtotheevent.The real country singer

witharealcountryaccentsaid he was excited toplay the festival forseveral reasons, includingthe chance to play for adifferent crowd than he’sused to while travellingthebarscene.“Youseeadifferentkind

of crowd at festivals,”East said. “You usuallysee families and a largervariety of fans there, andthey pay more attentionthanpeopleinbars.”Whenheplayslive,East

lovestomixinsomeofthesongs that influencedhimas a kid with songs he’swritten. East said HankWilliams Jr. and CharlieDanielsreallyplayedabigpartincurbinghismusicaltasteasateenager.Hegothisfirstguitarat13yearsold and began writingsongs as a teenager. East

put out his first album“GritsandGravy”in2007.As far as hits go, East

hasn’t seen the radioairwaves much, but 1.8million people haveviewed his video onYouTube for the song“A Little on the RedneckSide”.“That’s my big hit.

That’s my ‘Free Bird’,”he said. “We had a ballshooting that video. Wejusthadalotoffun.Itoldthemifwe’regoing tobeout there all day, let’s bedoingsomethingfun.”The video has garnered

plenty of attention, andEast has ridden that littlebitoffametofouralbums,and his fifthwill soon bereleased with the newsingle “Act Like a Man”whichwillalsocomewithamusicvideo.“The name of the new

album is ‘Free Advice’which isoneof thesongson there. It’s a 15-songalbum,” he said. “It’sprobably the best thingI’veeverdone.”East said his albums

have progressively gottenbetter as he has learnedmore about the process,and that’s something he’spridefulabout.Describing Johnathan

East’s music, however, isnot an easy task. He’s atraditional country singerwith a little rock androll that he can carry along, long way -- whichcoincidentally is thehookinoneofhissongs.“I like the traditional

country better,” he said.“Butnoteverythingisrealtraditional, but more ofit is like the early 2000s,1990s.”His style of music has

ledhimtoopenforseverallargeacts,includingaspotat Rock the South twoyearsago.He’sembarkingon the country cruisin’tour with Neal McCoy,Trace Adkins, Parmaleeand Thompson Squaresoonaswell.Getting to that point

in his career, he’s paid alot of dues and had a lotof help along the way.He credited his wife andmanager PatrickMcCarty

forhelpinghimgettothislevelofsuccess.“I just kindof showup

andsing,”Eastsaid.“I’mreally lucky to have (hiswifeandMcCarty)takingcareofthebusinesssideofthings.”

East takes the stage atthe Alabama ButterbeanFestivalat8p.m.withhisband, of whom severalmembersarelocal.“I’m looking forward

toplayingPinsonbecausemost of my band comes

from that area,” he said.“It’s really neat to get toplaysomethingwhereourbandiskindofbased.Andanyplacethat’sgotfunnelcakes I’m pretty excitedabout.”

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2015 Trussville City BOE meetingsTheTrussvilleCityBoardofEducation

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Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge meetingsGeorgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No.

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Center Point Masonic Lodge meetingsCenter Point Masonic Lodge No. 872

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Springville Military Order of the Purple Heart meetingsTheMilitaryOrderofthePurpleHeart

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Republican Women of Trussville meetingsRepublicWomenofTrussvillemeetings

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Cahawba Art Association meetingsThe Cahawba Art Association meets

monthly on the secondMonday at 6:30p.m.attheTrussvillePublicLibrary.

AL School of Math and Science meetingStudentsandtheirparentsareinvitedto

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Oktoberfest set for Oct. 10OktoberfestTrussvillereturnsSaturday,

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Sons of Confederate Veterans meetingTheSonsofConfederateVeteransmeets

the 3rdThursday of eachmonth at FirstBaptistChurchTrussvilleat7p.m.

Hewitt-Trussville Class of 1995 reunionTheHewitt-TrussvilleHSClassof1995

will hold their 20-year class reunion theweekend of Oct. 16-17. The class willhostatailgatepartyforfamilymembersattheHewitt-Trussvillefootballgamefrom5p.m.until7p.m.Oct.16.OnSaturday,Oct.17,theeventwillbeforadultsonly,andwillbeheldatSuperiorGrillonU.S.280. The cost for the event is $25 perpersonbeforeSept.24or$35perpersonafter that date. Email hthsclassof95@gmail.comtopayorgraduatesmaycontactAshley Rogers-Lybrand at alybrand2@yahoo.comformoreinformation.

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TrussvilleThe 2015Trussville City Council

meetings will be Oct. 13, Oct. 27,Nov. 10,Nov. 19,Dec. 8 andDec.17. All meetings are at 6 p.m. atTrussvilleCityHallonMainStreet.

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meetings are scheduled for Oct. 5,Oct.19,Nov.2,Nov.16,Dec.7and

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PinsonThePinsonCityCouncil typically

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After taking last Fridaynight off, No. 1 Clay-Chalkville will now jumpback intoClass6A,Region6actionthisweekasCenterPoint (1-4, 1-2) welcomesthe Cougars to BowmanField.The Eagles, coming off

a disappointing 1-9 season,have started 2015 in theslow lane. Head coachBennie Hall has yet to seehisoffensescoremorethan14 points on any opponentthisyear.The Cougars average

more points per game(46.8) than Center Point’s

combinedtotal throughfiveweeksofplay(30).HallandtheEaglesarecomingoffa35-2lossagainstParkerlastweek.With a win, Clay-

Chalkville would climb to3-0 in region play. Theycurrently trail Gardendale(3-0) in the Region 6standings. The Rocketsare also in league play thisFridaywithatriptoShadesValley on the docket.Gardendale will visitCougarStadiumonOct.23for the final region test oftheyear.But first the Cougars

have to take careofCenterPoint,who’sonlywincameagainstWoodlawn in a 6-0contest. Clay-Chalkville

downed theEagles last fallbyacountof49-6.TheCougarswilltakethe

fieldonFridaynightpostingan average of 46.8 pointspergame.Excludingthe6-0winoverWoodlawn,CenterPoint is allowing opposingoffenses to roll off 36.5pointspercontest.Clay-Chalkvilleshouldn’t

have a problem lookinglike the state’s top teamin an apparent mismatch.Afterward,theywillprepareforthreeconsecutiveleaguecontests that will leadup to the regular seasonfinale against rival Hewitt-Trussville.

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Pinson Valley must come backtoearthquickly.Following a thrilling 24-21

overtime victory over No. 4McAdory, the Indians return toregionplaylookingtogetbackontherighttrack.PinsonValley(4-2,1-2)entered

the toughest stretch of its seasonthreeweeksago,withconsecutivegames against region foesGardendale and Clay-Chalkvilleandanout-of-regionmatchupwiththeYellowJackets.The three-game slate did not

start according to plan, as theIndiansfailedtomatchGardendale

or Clay-Chalkville physicallyin blowout losses. Not muchwas expected against McAdory,especially with starting runningbackTorreyHendrixsidelinedduetoinjury,buttheTriberosetotheoccasion.“A win at McAdory is tough,”

Glover said after the win overMcAdory.“WehadtobephysicalandIthoughtourguysdidagoodjobofbeingphysicalthisweek.”Saul Rios notched the game-

winning field goal in overtime tosend Pinson Valley to the upset,andsharedhismindsetleadinguptothekickafterthegame.“Iwas confident, I knew Iwas

goingtomakeit,”Riossaid.Huffman has been outscored

102-39 on the season, as a 20-

14 win over Wetumpka is theonly game that the Vikings havescoredmorethansevenpoints.Ina massive defensive struggle lastweekagainstPellCity,aPanthersfieldgoalwastheonlydenttothescoreboardina3-0win.PinsonValley will take its bye

followingtheHuffmancontest,andtheteamwilllooktoridethewaveof momentum captured againstMcAdory through Huffman andintotheoffweek.TheIndiansreturntoregionplay

andtheirhomefieldwithrenewedconfidence.Thedefensemayhaveenoughtopitchitssecondshutoutof the season. Look for PinsonValley to capture its fifth win oftheseasoninconvincingfashion.

Cougars return to field for Region 6 bout

Pinson Valley returns to region play with renewed confidence

byErikHarris

Sports Editor

byKyleParmley

Staff Writer

photo by Ron Burkett

Brandon Berry (1) and the Cougars will begin a stretch of four straight Region 6 games this Friday night at Center Point’s Bowman Stadium.

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Quarterback Jackie Matthews (14), receiver Keimon Norman (13) and Pinson Valley get back to Region 6 play this week following a statement road win.

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All PinsonValley head coachMatt Glover wanted from hisguyswastogetNo.4McAdoryinto a four-quarter game. Theynot only responded, but uppedthe ante to take the hosts intoovertime, where a 20-yard fieldgoaloffthefootofSaulRiossentacollectivehushover thehomeside of McAdory Stadium witha 24-21 final shining from thescoreboard.“(McAdory) has been beating

teams pretty bad and I thoughtthat we’ve been playing fullgames, so it’s a little differentwhen you have to play fourquarters,”Gloversaid.“Myhat’sofftoMcAdory,theyplayedtheirbutts off, our guys played theirbuttsoff,Ihatetoseeateamlosethatgame.”That quiet disappointment

hasn’t been heard on thosegroundsoftensincecoachDavidPowell took the Yellow Jacketprogram in 1994. With Fridaynight’supset,Powellisnow60-8

athomesincethe2005season.“AwinatMcAdoryistough,”

Glover said after the win. “WehadtobephysicalandIthoughtourguysdidagoodjobofbeingphysicalthisweek.”Rios wasn’t worried about

records or how his teamwasn’texpectedtohangwiththestate’sfourth-ranked team on Fridaynight.Hehasexperiencekickingwalkofffieldgoals,andhisthreeyears as a starter showed as heblastedthe20-yarderthroughthecenteroftheuprights.“Iwasconfident,IknewIwas

goingtomakeit,”Riossaid.He owes the Indians’ defense

for that opportunity. Led by astellar outing fromDJ Gregory,Josh Jemison, Zeke Lawrence,DezScott and the entire PinsonValley defensive front, thevisitors keptMcAdory (4-1) offof the scoreboard in the secondhalf.Their overtime stand set the

tableforRios’gamewinner.On three overtime snaps, the

Yellow Jackets totaled negativeeight yards of offense beforekickerEduardoGarcia-Enriquez

pulled his 35-yard attemptwideright.A second half shutout didn’t

seem likely at the end of thesecond quarter when McAdoryquarterback Jordan Jonesshrugged off defenders, rolledright and launched a 51-yardtouchdown pass to MalcolmAskew as time expired. Thatunlikely score sent the hometeamintothebreakwitha21-14advantage.Pinson Valley wideout Errius

Collins worked through someadversity to piece together hisbest four quarters of the year.Hisearlyfumbleonapuntreturnset the opposition up with afirst-and-ten from the Indians’18-yard-line. Two plays later,Jones rumbled in from13yardsoutfortheeveningsfirstscore.All was forgiven as Collins,

who was injured in last week’sloss atClay-Chalkville, boardedthebuswithninereceptions,119yards and a touchdown to bragabout.His quarterback, sophomore

Jackie Matthews, also had anight to be proud of. The leftywent 19-of-31 through the airfor 224 yards and two scores.He connectedwithCollins overthe middle to claim a 7-6 leadin the secondquarter.Matthewsfinishedhisfinaldriveofthefirsthalfbygoing4-for-4for50yards,includinga33-yardwheelrouttoLiallenDaileyforsixpoints.However, that would be

Matthews’ final score of thegame,asMcAdorymimickedthevisitors by pitching a defensiveshutoutover the last24minutesofregulation.The score that sent the game

into overtime came courtesy ofPinsonValley’sdefense.Afiercepass rush got to Jones early inthe fourth quarter, jarring theballlooseintheendzonewhereLawrence covered it up for atouchdown to even things upwith8:18remaining.

Jones finished the night 8-of-22 passing for 133 yards, twoscoresandasmanyinterceptions.He had trouble challengingcornerback Jay Woods, whopulledinoneoftheinterceptionsandbrokeupmultiplepasses.“I just had tobeonmygame

tonight. They’re big-timerecruits, I’m a big-time recruit,so big-time players make big-timeplays,”Woodssaid.TheSouthAlabamapledgewas

also called into offensive dutyon Friday night. It was his firstoffensivesnapsoftheseason,buthe looked comfortable running

for18yardsandacoupleoffirstdowns.“We had a couple players

banged up after the Clay game,soIjusthadtofillacouplespotsandhelpmyteam,”Woodssaid.“I’manathlete, so I’mgoing todo whatever I can to help myteam.”Pinson Valley (4-2, 1-2) gets

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Sports Editor

photo by Ron Burkett

Indians’ kicker Saul Rios served as the hero yet again, striking a 20-yard overtime field goal in walkoff fashion. He delivered an almost identical performance in a 2013 state playoff win over Hartselle.

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Pinson Valley head coach Matt Glover got his team back on track with a 24-21 win at No. 4 McAdory on Friday night.

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In a crucial leaguecontestatBragg(5-0,3-0),theClay-Chalkville eighthgraderscameupjustshortonThursdaynight.“BetweenusandBragg,

I think we’re the top twoin the area, so it’s toughloosing this one,” saidClay-Chalkville MiddleSchoolcoachMattTaylor.“But, our goal is still inhand. We’ve still got togodoour jobandwin thenext two games, and whoknowswhat happens afterthat?”Despite falling into a

14-0holeearly,theCougars(2-3,2-1)foughttheirwayback with a chance toforce overtime with twominutes remaining. Thetwo-minute offense madethings interesting, but apairof sacksproved tobetoomuchtoovercomeina

14-7defeat.C l a y - C h a l k v i l l e

Middle School struggleddefensively on the firsttwo drives of the contest,allowing the Rockets tomarchintotheendzoneonconsecutive series. Fourthdown conversions servedas the launching pad tobothBraggtouchdowns.The Rockets converted

a fourth-and-11 scenariowithaperfectlytimedhookand ladder play to set thetablefortheopeningscoreof the night – a six-yardpitch and catch with 2:39remaining in the openingframe.Following a Cougar

punt, the host’s offensewas on the move again,converting a third-and-sixfollowedbyafourthdowntoallowanotherscore.TheRockets’ time-consumingdrive ended with a five-yard quarterback keeperto build a two-touchdownlead with 4:41 remaining

inthehalf.Atthatpoint,itwould’ve

beeneasyforTaylor’steamto accept defeat and coastthrough the remainingsnaps, but that’s not thewayitwas.Instead,Taylorgot fight on both sides oftheball.“I’m so proud of the

boys,” Taylor said. “Theboysfightbackallthetime.They have come aroundsince their seventh gradeyear and this group is sogoodandthey’regettingsomuchbetter (everyweek),andIcan’tbemoreproudofthem.”It all started when his

defensegotitsfirststopofthenight,forcingafumbleandcovering itup to shiftmomentum. The Clay-Chalkville Middle Schooloffense,ledbyquarterbackDamion Ward, took thatmomentum and turned itintoaquicksevenpointstopulltowithinatouchdownheadingintothebreak.

Ward showed poise ashedeliveredapairofthirddown conversions on thescoring drive. First, hethrewwellona third-and-eight before converting athird-and-five with a 44-yard pitch and catch toJoshAustin,who turned ashortreceptionintoa longsprinttotheendzone.Ward and the offense

just couldn’t get thatmomentum back in thesecond half. The Cougarsfirst three drives of thesecondhalfendedabruptlyby way of turnovers(one fumble and twointerceptions).The defense stayed

stout despite the quickturnarounds. Threeconsecutive times thedefensewasaskedtostandtall following a Clay-

Chalkville turnover, andthree consecutive timestheyfoundstopsonfourthdown.AfterthefirsttwoBragg

drive of the night, whichended in the end zone,the Cougars forced fourturnovers and a three andout.“We came out slow,

but we didn’t make anyadjustments,” Taylor said.“We just told them, ‘Youjust have to do your job.Wehavetocomeouthereandhittheminthemouth,because they came outhere and they hit us inthe mouth, so we have toreturnthefavor.’”They held their hosts

to two-of-nine on thirddowns. On the other side,Clay-Chalkville convertedseven of their 13 third

down opportunities. Someof thoseconversionscamethankstoKelvinAndersonandKelvinSlaughter.Slaughter, a bruising

ballcarrier,gotsomehighpraisefromhisheadcoachfollowingthegame.“He’s our workhorse,

he’s the person in theback thatwe alwayswantcarrying the ball,” Taylorsaid.“Iappreciatehishardwork.He’saleaderonthisteam, so it’s always goodwhenhe’sdoingsomethingwell.”The Cougars will now

looktoreboundfromtheirfirst league loss of theseason, as Pizitz (4-1) isnextupontheschedule.

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Cougars’ quarterback Damion Ward (11) threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Josh Austin last week against Bragg.

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Clay-Chalkville Middle School coach Matt Taylor talks with running back Kelvin Slaughter (5) prior to a game in Gardendale last Thursday.

Middle school football: Cougars fight on road, come up shortbyErikHarris

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Spain Park and aweek ofrecovery,Hewitt-TrussvilleisnowsettovisitClass7A,Region 3 challenger OakMountainonFridaynight.The Eagles, fresh off

a 10-2 campaign, startedthe season with highexpectations that quicklyfellwithan0-3start.Theybegantheyearrankedfifthin the Alabama SportsWriters Association pollbeforeanopeningnightlossto Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa,

31-0.Although the margins

got tighter, OakMountainstruggled through twomore defeats to regionrivals Vestavia Hills andHoover, eclipsing its totalnumberof losses from thepreviousseason.Despitethatsloppystart,

the Eagles have gainedsome confidence withback-to-back road wins.Theirfirstwinoftheseasoncame on Sept. 18 thanksto a 15-7 decision overTuscaloosa County. Nextcame a decisive 35-0 winover Briarwood Christianinnon-regionaction.Hewitt-Trussville failed

to slow a powerful OakMountain running gamelast season in a 45-38Eagles’ win. First-yeardefensive coordinatorRudy Griffin and his unithope to change that thistimearound,astheHuskiesenterFridaynightona3-1run.Unfortunately for Oak

Mountain,theirguestshavehadnoproblemperformingon the road this fall. TheHuskiesare2-0awayfromHewitt-Trussville Stadiumthrough the early part ofthe schedule with wins atGardendale and VestaviaHills.HeadcoachJoshFloyd’s

Husky Fast offense isaveraging 33.5 points perroad game thus far, whileGriffin’sdefenseisholdingroadopponentsto23pointspergame.With awin, theHuskies

would improve to 3-1in league play, givingthem optimism for a thirdconsecutive postseasonbirth. If thathappens,OakMountainwillfallto1-3inregion play, making theirplayoffchancesslim.How Hewitt-Trussville

performsfollowinganidleweek is unsure, but theoutcome will undoubtedlyalter its path to the Class7Astateplayoffs.

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TrussvilleTribunewritersErikHarris,ChrisYowandKyleParmley will be awarding Players of theWeek in eachhighschoolfootballmatchupofthe2015season.Playersor position groupswill be awarded based onmore thanjuststatistics.Theawardedplayer(s)willalsobeevaluatedbased on the timeliness of their performance. TribunePlayersoftheWeekwillbeannouncedweeklyonTribuneSportsLive.

Pinson Valley 24, McAdory 21. In the only area action of the week, Pinson Valleyreboundedfromapairofblowoutlosseswithawininoneofthestate’stoughestClass6Aenvironments.CornerbackJayWoodsprovidedproductiononbothsidesoftheballinanupsetwinoverNo.4McAdoryinnon-regionaction.Hewasaskedtoholdupincoverageagainstelite playmakers MalcolmAskew and Willie LanghamwhilealsotakingsnapsfromtheIndians’backfield.“They’re great athletes,” Woods said of Langham andAskew.“Ijusthadtobeonmygametonight.They’rebig-time recruits, I’mabig-time recruit, sobig-timeplayersmakebig-timeplays.”Oneofthebig-timeplayshedeliveredcameonMcAdory’s

fourthdriveofthenightwhenheinterceptedaJordanJonespasswhichwasintendedforAskewonadeeppostrout.Withthree-timeTribunePlayeroftheWeekTorreyHendrixinactiveatrunningback,WoodsknewhewouldbecalledupontoprovideanoffensivesparkonFridaynight.“WehadacoupleplayersbangedupaftertheClaygame,so I just had to fill a couple spots and helpmy team,”Woodssaid.“I’manathlete,soI’mgoingtodowhateverI

cantohelpmyteam.”Sophomore running back Khymel Chaverst has spelledHendrix all season in the Pinson Valley backfield, andfilledinnicelyasthestarterinaharshroadenvironment.Chaverstprovedtobeahardrunner,goingfor50toughyardson18attemptsagainsttheYellowJackets.ButwhenheadcoachMattGloverwenttohisSeminolePackage,whichwaspreviouslydesignedtocreaterushingopportunities for former standout Nick Gibson, Woodsplayed the leading role. He unofficially took five snapsfrom that formation, twoof themcoming in thirddownsituations.“IhadtolearntheplaysallweekbecauseIhadnotplayed(any offense),”Woods said. “We did good. I thought Icaughtontoitwell.Wegotacoupleoffirstdownsonacoupleofthird-and-short(situations).”Heranwithitfivetimesfor18yards,movingthechainsin some key situations. Glover showed tremendousconfidence in his senior South Alabama pledge in thesecondquarter.Onafourth-and-sixplaywiththeIndianstrailing 6-0,Woods took the shotgun snap, rolled rightanddeliveredanaccurateballintotheflatsthatshould’vemovedthesticks ifnotforsomeshakyhands.Woods isawardedbyErikHarris.

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Week 6 Tribune Player of the WeekbyErikHarris

Sports Editor

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Pinson Valley defensive back Jay Woods talks with the Tribune following the Indians’ 24-21 overtime win over fourth-ranked McAdory.

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Defensive lineman K.J. Presley (54) and the Hewitt-Trussville defense hope to limit a run-heavy Oak Mountain offense on Friday night.

Hewitt-Trussville returns from off week for Region 3 testbyErikHarris

Sports Editor