The on-going COVID pandemic again disrupted school and extracurricular activities last week.
Local schools started attending virtual-only classes at midweek, which also forced the postponement of several key area matchups between teams. The area matchups will have to be rescheduled and played if at all possible due to playoff implications.
The Berry Town Council held a special-called meeting on Dec. 20, 2021. All council members were present with the exception of Councilman Chuck Tidwell. The meeting was called for the purpose of considering the proposed Endo Corporation opioid settlement, and to also hear the annual audit report from Phillip Eads, of the accounting firm Kellum, Wilson and Associates.
Three local football players were recently named to the 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State football team. Gage Alexander, Hubbertville running back, repeated as a first team All-State player in Class 1A after also making the team in 2020. Joining Alexander as first team Class 1A All-State was Tanner Parr of Berry, who was named All-State punter.
Making second team All-State from Hubbertville was defensive lineman Dawson Youngblood.
The Hubbertville Lady Lions accomplished something on Jan. 7 that they had not done in more than 10 years – beat the Berry Lady Wildcats in a basketball game. Hubbertville defeated Berry 53-33 to snap a 27-game losing streak against the Lady Wildcats.
The Town of Berry held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 6. All council members were present for the meeting, with the exception of Councilman Troyce Townsel. The brief meeting began with Councilman Chuck Tidwell making a motion to approve the minutes of the Monday, Nov. 1 town council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Mary Sue Lollar, and the motion was approved unanimously.
Berry boys won two of the three basketball games that they played last week, losing to South Lamar before defeating Meek and Sumiton Christian. On Nov. 30, Berry traveled to South Lamar and was defeated 58-36. Isaiah Kizzire led the Wildcats with 18 points, followed by Chrishaun Jennings with eight points. Colton Cunningham scored six points during the game, Tanner Parr had three points and Blake Johnson made a free throw.
Before the start of the game on a cool, damp night, the Berry Wildcats took time to recognize its 21 senior football players and cheerleaders. After the pre-game activities, the Wildcats faced the Winterboro Bulldogs in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Despite great efforts by both the Berry offense and defense, the Bulldogs’ ground game proved to be the difference as Winterboro took the win 34 - 20.
The Berry Town Council held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 4. Councilman Russell Madison was absent from the meeting, with all other council members present. Berry Police Chief Gerald DeDeaux said that he wants to upgrade the town’s body cameras so they will synchronize with the police officers’ Tasers. He said that the new cameras would also automatically download footage when the officers return to the police station.
The Berry Wildcats faced its final road test of the season and concluded its region play as they traveled to Arley to face the Meek Tigers. Meek controlled the game clock and used special teams' turnovers to defeat the Wildcats 28-7. The Tigers won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. Meek started its opening possession on its 32-yard line. The Tigers failed to move the ball and punted on fourth down from the Meek 34-yard line.
The Berry Wildcats continued region play by traveling to Brilliant to face the Tigers. First half turnovers kept the Wildcats’ offense from getting on track, while miscues on special teams led to two Brilliant touchdowns as Berry fell to the Tigers 14-7.
