Jon Johnson

Jaslyn Smith scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in leading Dale County past Pike Liberal Arts 43-32 in girls high school basketball on Friday.

Ross, a junior, went over the 1,000-yard mark in receptions during the Trojans' season-ending 52-20 win over Southern Miss on Nov. 30. During that game, he had five catches for 70 yards.

Before Auburn football games, the players on the team traditionally lock arms and make a circle at midfield for prayer time that was led by Williams before going into the locker room to dress out.

Tyler Nichols led the RedTops with 16 points, while Cade Birge followed with 14 and Wyatt Reeder added 11.

AnnaBeth Townsend had 23 points, eight rebounds and five steals in leading Providence Christian to a 59-33 win over Headland in girls high school basketball Monday night.

Jakiyan Redding hit two clutch free throws with eight seconds left to extend the lead to three and G.W. Long held on for a 57-54 win over Dale County on Thursday night in boys high school basketball.

Kelly, who has spent the past season at his alma mater Auburn following a one-year stint as defensive coordinator at Colorado, is an Ozark native who graduated from G.W. Long.

Jacksonville State made it official on Saturday in naming Wiregrass native and former Auburn co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Charles Kelly as its new head football coach.

Troy dominated the inside game in out-rebounding the Panthers 43-29 and scored 36 points in the paint, along with earning 18 second-chance points

Providence Christian's Henry Parsons scored on a layup with 8.2 seconds left to put the Eagles in front and they survived a last-second miss by St. Michael Catholic to take a defensive-minded 35-34 win over the Cardinals in Fairhope on Saturday.