Ashville Bulldogs

Ashville's Cross Country competed well in Class 4A Region 3 Sectionals on Friday, November 2nd. Ashville's 3rd ranked Girls' team dominated their competition, coming in 1st place overall and advancing to the State Competition on November 10th. Meghan McCarthy, Kathleen McCarthy, Taylor Knight, Molly Northam, Emma Thompson, and Grace Staples will travel to represent AHS at the State Meet on Saturday. Wyatt Knight will also advance to the State Meet on November 10th for placing

Like a scene from a movie, the winds shifted and the skies let out. The Tigers danced in the rain as they narrowly escaped a packed Kin Logan Stadium with a win in a thriller Friday night. Two late fourth quarter touchdowns sealed a Springville victory over Ashville, 33-22. It looked to be Ashville's game from the start as Springville fumbled on their first play from scrimmage and Derrick Walker took Ashville's first offensive play for a touchdown. After falling behind 8-0, h

There was a special feeling in the air on Friday in Ashville. The Bulldogs were hungry for a win after losing five straight games. What followed has been dubbed "The Miracle at Kin Logan." With the score tied at 20, the Bulldogs drove into White Plains territory to set up what was originally an attempt at a game winning field goal. A false start changed the mind of Coach Trey Pike to try for the "Hail Mary" instead. Quarterback Landon Cornutt rolled right to avoid being sacke

Ashville’s season came to an end on Thursday afternoon. They fell to Westminster Christian Academy at the AHSAA volleyball Super Regionals in Huntsville. The team has a great number of achievements to their name: an Area Championship, St. Clair County runner up, a 25-15 record, and a Super Regional birth. They have far exceeded the expectations that were set for them as they began their journey this summer. After months of work, these ladies have accomplished many things to b

The Ashville volleyball team defeated Childersburg and Leeds on Monday night to secure the class 4A Region 9 championship. "It feels great to win this tournament," Head Coach Mara Mattison said after the game. "These girls have worked hard this summer and to finally have this trophy in our hands is like the icing on the cake." The Bulldogs started the night against Childersburg in the first game. They swept this series, winning each game by a large margin. The championship ga

Ashville has had Oneonta's number recently with a win in football, and now a season sweep in Volleyball. The Bulldogs defeated The Redskins Thursday night by a score of three sets to one and move to 3-0 in area play. Ashville is now in first place in Region 5, and in the drivers seat to host the area tournament. "Defeating Oneonta was huge," head coach Marra Mattison said after the game. "Being able to beat them twice in area is awesome. I'm just very proud of the girls; they

Photo courtesy of Becky Staples. The Ashville Bulldogs stunned the Oneonta Redskins Friday night after trailing at halftime. The first half was dominated by the Redskins as they put up two quick touchdowns in the first quarter, and held Ashville's offense scoreless. The Bulldogs went to the locker room down 14-0, and it looked as if the game had already been decided. Coach Trey Pike and his team would have none of that. Ashville's halftime adjustment corrected their offensive

The Ashville Bulldogs came up short against the Anniston Bulldogs on Friday night. Both teams were led by strong defensive performances. Ashville was held to just 242 total yards, while Anniston put up 256 total yards. After trading scores in the first quarter Ashville found themselves down 20-6 at halftime. The third quarter was scoreless, and Anniston punched in a late touchdown to make the final score 26-6. Malik Williams led the team with 18 total tackles on the night. La

Coach Trey Pike's debut as Ashville's head football coach did not disappoint, especially in terms of excitement. The Bulldogs pulled out a nail biter against the Ragland Purple Devils by a score of 33-32 that had the crowd on the edge of their seat for the entire second half. "We don't always like a squeaker, but at the end of the day, a win is a win, and we came out on top. We fought; we have a lot of corrections to make, but once we do, I think we have a chance to be a real

After six years as Ashville High School's leader, Patti Johnson steps down and another Johnson steps up. Janet Johnson comes to Ashville from Clay-Chalkville Middle School where she has served for nine years as assistant principal. Before she became an administrator, she spent 19 years teaching at Hewitt-Trussville Junior High School. She has been influenced by Lawrence Carter, Jan Dennis, and Jane Baker, educators who have all shown exemplary organization, leadership, and ma

The Ashville varsity football team kicked off their summer with a 7-on-7 camp that took place at Homer Smiles stadium in Leeds. The Bulldogs finished the day with a 1-3 record, but were competitive in every game which was exactly what first year head coach Trey Pike had wanted from his team. "The biggest thing I wanted to do was see us compete. It was the first day after the break [from workouts], and I thought we looked good in places; we have to improve in other places," Pi

Almsot one year ago, Ashville Athletics announced plans for a new media studio that would help promote Ashville High School's sports program with the professionalism and creative potential of a university athletic department. Ashville Athletics partnered with the Ashville Spirit Club to raise the funds for the equipment and facilities necessary to build a state-of-the-art studio that can produce new and interesting content for all Ashville fans to enjoy. With the new equipmen

For over four years, Ashville Athletics has been updating our audience with the latest news on Ashville High School sporting events with professional tools and equipment; however, we have decided to improve and renew ourselves for the future. Since our inception, other schools across the South and our lovely state have followed with their own media departments. Some have been more successful than others. Ashville, over that time, has become known for our high standard of medi

It was a great weekend for the Ashville Cross Country team as the Boys' finished 10th overall and the Girls' made the top ten as well, finishing 8th in their division. Meghan McCarthy led the Girls' team with a 14th overall finish and a time of 20:27:09. Daniel Tully led the Boys' with a time of 16:59:10 and a school-record 12th place finish. Overall, the Bulldogs completed an amazing season. Congrats, Bulldogs! #AshvilleXC #AshvilleAlabama

The Bulldogs pulled out a win against The West End Patriots Friday night to finish their season with a 4-6 record. The emotional win came following senior night festivities in which seniors Clay Hyatt, Hunter Huckbay, Kyle King, Ethan Johnson, and Josh Santiago were honored. The Ashville community appreciates all that these five players have done, on and off the field. The Bulldogs out-gained the Patriots on offense 332 yards to 320 yards. QB Landon Cornutt went 10 for 15 in

We made it! We have been working for four years on this whirlwind, experimental, fun, awesome, and exciting project that has taken us on so many journeys and afforded us so many opportunities for which we would like to celebrate and thank everyone for allowing us to do what we love . . . be nerds! As maybe some of you know, the whole idea behind Ashville Athletics started with "Ashville Bulldog Sports" on October 24, 2012. We launched our very first website on that date: ashv

The Bulldogs traveled to White Plains Friday night and came away with a 35-21 victory. With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 3-6 on the season and 2-5 in region play. The Wildcats remained winless after the loss on their senior night. The Bulldogs out-gained the Wildcats, 310 yards of total offense to their 213. "We were sloppy in a lot of ways, but I was proud of their effort," head coach Steve Martin said, "I thought that we did enough to win the game, and I'm proud of th

Ashville Cross Country takes home more trophies after a great weekend at the Good Hope High School Cross Country Inivitational. The Varsity Boys came home with the championship led by a second place individual finish from Daniel Tully and a sixth place individual finish from Cesar Segura. The Varsity Girls took Runner-up at the invitational led by runners, Meghan McCarthy, Callie Stewart, and Kathleen McCarthy who individually placed fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively. (P

The Bulldogs fell to 2-5 Friday night when they were defeated by Hokes Bluff on Homecoming. The game was dominated by Hokes Bluff as they held the Bulldogs scoreless until the latter part of the 4th quarter. QB Landon Cornutt finished the night with 124 yards on the ground and 27 yards passing. RB Kyle King added 45 yards rushing and the Bulldogs lone touchdown. The Eagles out gained Ashville by a mere 308 yards to 255 yards on offense, but the final score of 37-6 told a much

The Ashville High School Boys' AND Girls' Cross Country teams dominated at the St. Clair County Invitational on Saturday, September 17th. The two teams took 1st place in the 1A-4A division, producing a girls' and boys' first place finisher in Meghan McCarthy and Daniel Tully, respectively. Girls' Individual Finishes: Meghan McCarthy, 1st place (21:26.14) Callie Stewart, 2nd place (22:03.79) Kathleen McCarthy, 3rd place (22:24.79) Boys' Individual Finishes: Daniel Tully, 1st p