With the indoor track and field state championship less than a month away, the best athletes descended on the Birmingham CrossPlex on Saturday, Jan. 6 for the biggest event of the season thus far in the 2024 Ice Breaker Invitational.
The Spain Park Jaguars kept their winning ways going by beating the Montevallo Bulldogs and John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers to win the Jag Challenge, and in the process, helped their coach reach an important milestone.
The Thompson Warriors had a successful beach trip over Christmas break as they finished second at the Marlin Christmas Classic in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Christmas came early for the Spain Park Jaguars after they secured three straight wins in four days, beating the Westminster at Oak Mountain Knights, Gardendale Rockets and Bessemer City Tigers at home at Spain Park High School.
Thompson linebacker Tyler Hicks and running back AJ Green got to don their Warriors helmets one last time, but this time, they represented the entire state of Alabama.