Photo by Melanie Harvell Pirates: Tyler Shires, John Henry Robbins, Ryder Turnipseed and Rilee Reed prior to the Husky Challenge in Trussville
BY Melanie Harvell
Sports Correspondent
Photo by Kelly Lowery
Pirates Senior football players, preparing for the coin toss before Friday nights last home game.
BY Melanie Harvell
Sports Correspondent
Friday night Pickens Academy’s 9 Senior football players, 5 Senior cheerleaders and 2 Senior band members left it all on the field for the very last night they got to perform/compete/cheer at McGee-Hughes- Wright Field. While they still have at least one more game this is officially it as far as being their last performance at home. There’s just something about that last time you get to walk out onto that field as a Pirate...
Photo By Michele Banks
BY Melanie Harvell
Sports Correspondent
“Awesome game Pirates! Y’all outlasted 11 Saints and 4 Refs!” This was the first comment I saw about the Pirates Friday night game against Holy Spirit, Saturday morning when I woke up. I found it to be an accurate representation of the game Friday night. The boys from Pickens County traveled to Tuscaloosa determined to bring home a WIN and they did just that.
BY Melanie Harvell
Sports Correspondent
Ryder Turnipseed
BY Melanie Harvell
Sports Correspondent
Pickens Academy at- tended their first Cross Country meet, in several years, Saturday afternoon at The University of Montevallo. Cross Country re- turned to The Academy with the transition to AHSAA this year. The team is small but making great strides. Saturday afternoon, two middle school boys ran 2 miles. 4 Varsity girls and one Varsity boy ran.
Jason Moore
The Pickens Academy Board of Trustees, an independent private school located in Carrollton, Alabama, announced today the hiring of Jason Moore as its next Headmaster. Mr. Moore will succeed interim Headmaster Bobby Beasley and will begin fulfilling these duties May 1, 2023. Mr. Moore was unanimously recommended for the position by the Headmaster Search Committee after a careful search and interviews from an impressive pool of candidates. The search began on January 1, 2023.
Pickens Academy Veterans Day Program
Pickens Academy held their annual Veteran’s Day program on November 10th. The program was led by Millie Jaynes, Student Government Association President. A devotion and prayer was given by Alyssa Watt. The pledge was led by Aidan Johnson and the K4 class. The Pirate Band played the Star Spangled Banner. The guest speaker was Chief Master Sergeant Gary Thomas of Reform.
Coach Jeremy Pate and William Parker celebrate after PA’s Elite 8 win. (Photo Courtesy of Tammy Fikes)
BY BRIAN HAMILTON
Managing Editor
brian@pcherald.com
Drake Lowery (22) goes up for two of his points during PA’s 49-30 win over Coosa Valley.
BY BRIAN HAMILTON
Managing Editor
brian@pcherald.com
Rafe Brown (15) puts up a jumper during the second half
CARROLLTON - The Pickens Academy boys defeated South Choctaw on Thursday night for the second time this season, as the Pirates jumped out early and never trailed, winning 56-47. “We’ve only played about eight or nine games and everybody else has played 15 or more, so we’re still trying to find our stride and I think we’re getting better the more we play,” Pickens Academy Coach Jeremy Pate said. “I am proud of these boys because they get after it and they hustle.
