Four local schools to be on the field in preseaon jamborees:
GDW Analysis: Four local football teams will step on to the field for preseason jamboree games. All will be played on Friday. County rivals West Point and Hanceville clash at Ray Talley Stadium. They faced each other a year ago in a jamboree from West Point. Now the rivalry shifts to the Hanceville campus. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. Elsewhere, the Cullman are going to a place they have never been to in the history of playing football since 1915. Cullman is in a jamboree at Winston County High School. The Bearcats face Winston County for a half starting at 5:30 p.m. and have Cordova for a half around 7:30 p.m. The jamboree is at Malcolm Blake Stadium in Double Springs. Winston County will be a good challenge for the Bearcats with first year coach Trent Walker. The Yellow Jackets compiled a 12 & 1 mark lasts season, the best single season the school has endured. Long time foes the Holly Pond Broncos and JB Pennington Tigers do battle from Blountsville at 6:00 p.m. Holly Pond is in its 2nd year with Will McDaniel. The Broncos went from a 2 win ball club in 2023 to 4 & 6 last season, missing the state playoffs by one game. Pennington is 30 & 14 all time vs. Holly Pond. The last time the two played was in 2021 with Pennington winning 49 to 6. Other interesting matchups nearby: Addison at Lynn Thursday: Former Lynn coach Mark Hastings is now in command of Addison. Hastings led Lynn to 34 wins against 14 losses in 4 years. Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Arab has the Grissom Tigers visiting Thursday at the Arab Sports Complex. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. Brewer Patriots meet the Danville Hawks Friday from Florette at 7:00 p.m. The Jasper Vikings and Gardendale Rockets go to battle Friday 7:00 p.m. from Ki-Ro/Gambrill Field. At Burl Vest Stadium Friday is the Falkville Blue Devils vs. the Meek Tigers. The game is set for 7:00 p.m. from Falkville.
Photo of the West Point Warriors in a controlled scrimmage from West Point Stadium August 08. Photo courtesy of West Point High School.
