GDW Analysis:
One week of football for October is now into the memory bank.
In returning to the regional part of the schedule, October 3 was rewarding for Cold Springs, Fairview, Good Hope and Vinemont.
It went off course for Cullman, Hanceville, Holly Pond and West Point.
Looking back from October 3 games:
Cold Springs: 28 to 0 win over West End
Fairview: 35 to 28 win over Russellville.
Good Hope: 48 to 8 win over Curry
Vinemont: 78 to 42 win over Hanceville
Cullman: Lost 24 to 0 to Hartselle
Holly Pond: Lost 28 to 6 to Whitesburg Christian
West Point: Lost 26 to 0 to Priceville.
Where the teams stand in regional play:
Cold Springs: 2 & 1 in 2A, R 6, tied for 2nd.
Cullman: 0 & 4 in 6A, R 7, last place
Fairview: 4 & 0 in 5A, R 7, tied for 1st.
Good Hope: 4 & 0 in 4A, R 5, tied for 1st
Hanceville: 0 & 4 in 3A, R 5, last place.
Holly Pond: 2 & 2 in 3A, R 8, tied for 3rd.
Vinemont: 4 & 0 in 3A, R 5, tied for 1st
West Point: 1 & 2 in 5A, R 7, 4th place.
Huge regional games this week for these teams:
Cold Springs (6 & 1) vs. Coosa Christian (4 & 2) Thursday.
Fairview (6 & 0) at Priceville (5 & 1) Friday
Good Hope (6 & 0) at Hamilton (7 & 0) Friday
Holly Pond (3 & 2) vs. Asbury (0 & 7) Thursday
Vinemont (5 & 2) at Gordo (6 & 0) Friday
West Point (3 & 3) vs, East Limestone (1 & 5) Friday
All games at 7:00 p.m.
For the Cullman Bearcats:
Friday vs. Columbia at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville 7:00.
Columbia is currently at 97 consecutive losses.
Cullman is 1 & 6, having its worst season since 2018 when the Bearcats finished 3 & 7.
For the Hanceville Bulldogs:
Friday at Midfield 7:00.
Bulldogs are currently in a 12 game losing streak.
Hanceville has not won for Levi Estes since September 13 of 2024 when the Bulldogs shut out Carbon Hill 24 to 0.
Current winning streaks:
Cold Springs: Eagles 4 in a row
Fairview: Aggies 6 in a row
Good Hope: Raiders 6 in a row
Vinemont: Eagles 5 in a row
Photo of Vinemont defensive player Will Conquest making a tackle in game at Carbon Hill September 19.
Photo courtesy of the Daily Mountain Eagle.
