Hubbertville

Hubbertville closed out its regular season play last Friday night, welcoming the Lynn Bears to Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium. The Lions won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kick. The kickoff sailed out of bounds, setting the Lions’ offense up for its opening possession at the 40-yard line. The Bears’ defense stood its ground early, allowing a gain of only five yards on the first three plays with Austin Berryhill punting the ball away on fourth down.

Hubbertville visited Marion County High School last Friday night to face the Red Raiders. Winning the coin toss, the Lions elected to defer, sending Tucker Bowen and the kicking team onto the field.

Traveling to Brilliant on Friday night, the Lions found themselves facing a wet and challenging playing field due to the heavy downpours of rain from earlier in the week. Following the coin toss, Hubbertville’s receiving team took the field for the opening kickoff.

 

Hubbertville traveled to Millport on Friday night to face-off with the South Lamar Stallions. The Lions won the coin toss electing to defer. Tucker Bowen’s opening kick was fielded at the 22-yard line by Mason Weathers, setting the Stallions up for its opening possession.

Hubbertville celebrated homecoming on Friday night by hosting the Hackleburg Panthers. The Panthers won the coin toss and elected to defer, sending Gage Alexander and T.J. Keeton back to receive the opening kick.

The Lions returned to Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium to face-off with the Meek Tigers in a region game. Meek won the coin toss, electing to defer. Austin Berryhill made the reception on the opening kick, setting the Lions’ offensive front up at the 39-yard line.

The move of Coach Caleb Hynds from Berry to Hubbertville during the off-season increased the tension and excitement of this year’s football game betwen the two cross-county rivals. It would be difficult for any game to live up to the hype leading into the 80th meeting between the two schools, but for the fans in attendance at Fred Webster stadium, it was one of the most exciting games ever, with Berry winning 8-6.

Hubbertville welcomed the Pickens County Tornadoes to Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium last Friday for the first regional game of the season. Winning the coin toss, the Tornadoes elected to receive the opening kick.

The Lions opened its regular season play on Friday night by traveling to Waterloo to face the Cougars. Following the coin toss, T.J. Keeton returned the opening kickoff to the 30-yard line, setting up the Lions’ offense for its opening possession.

The Hubbertville Lions kicked off the 2021 football season under the leadership and guidance of new head coach Caleb Hynds on Friday night by traveling to Hackleburg to face-off against the Panthers in a fall jamboree game. In an agreement between the two head coaches, the varsity starters played the first half of the game and the second and third string players competed in the third quarter, followed by the junior varsity team taking the field for the final quarter of the matchup.