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Steve Flowers

Inside the Statehouse

Last week, wespeculated on the2016 U.S. Senate

races. However, the mostpressing political eventon the radar isnextyear’spresidential contest. Itwill be an interesting andprotracted campaign. Infact, it has been ongoingforwelloverayear.

Like our 2018governor’s race, the 2016presidential race will bevoid of an incumbentseeking reelection. BarackObamawillhaveservedhiseight-year constitutionallimit. Therefore, we willhave an open oval officeforpoliticalhopefulstofill.

In past years,Alabamians paid littleattention to presidentialpolitics.When we were aonepartyDemocraticstate,weweremoreinterestedingubernatorial and sheriffcontests. However, inmodern times since wehave become a one partyRepublican state we havebecomemoreengaged.

The Republicancandidate has carried theHeart of Dixie in everypresidential election sinceRonaldReagan’svictoryin1980.Folks,thatis36yearsandninestraightelections.The GOP nominee hascarried the state in allbut two elections sincethe Goldwater sweep of1964. Only one Democrathas carried Alabama in52 years. Jimmy Carter

won Alabama in 1976.Therefore, it is a safebet that the Republicannominee will carryAlabamanextyear.

ItisalsoagoodbetthatHillary Clinton will bethe Democratic nomineeand will more than likelycapture the White House.Demographics favor aDemocrat winning thepresidency.

Who will be theRepublicanstandardbearerandwhowillwinAlabama’sGOPpresidentialprimary?FormerArkansasGovernorMike Huckabee won ourprimary in 2008. He haskepthispresencealiveasacommentatoronFoxNews.This is the only networkthat Alabama Republicanprimary voters view. Weareoneofthemostsociallyconservative states andHuckabee,whoisaBaptistminister,haswontheheartsofsocialconservatives.

Itwill be interesting tosee how Donald TrumpfaresinAlabama.Hedrewa record setting crowdin Mobile a month or soago and appears poised tocampaign in the Heart ofDixie.

Florida SenatorMarco Rubio is a playerto be reckoned with inthe national race for thenomination. He has solidconservative credentials.He also has a terrificHoratioAlgerstorytotell.Hehasbeenarockstaron

the national conservativeradiotalkshowcircuit.HisHispanic/Cuban heritageenhances his potential asa viable candidate againstHillaryClinton.

Another Hispanic starisTexasSenatorTedCruz.Heisanovertconservative.Hehasalsocaughttheeyeofthenationalconservativemedia. He has been veryoutspoken against ObamaandObamaCare.

Two non-politicianshave emerged in the earlyGOP jockeying. SurgeonBenCarsonisverypopular,and former HewlettPackardCEOCarlyFiorinahasrecentlycaughtfire.

American politics hasa deep history of familiesdominating and creatingdynasties. The names ofAdams, Roosevelt andBushhavefather,thensonandevencousinswhohaveserved as president. It isalmostlikeafranchise.

Well guess what, wehave another Bush on thehorizon. Jeb Bush was

expected to be the heirapparent to his family’spolitical legacy. He was amuch more focused andaccomplished young manthan his older brotherGeorge. Jeb Bush is aproven popular formerGovernor of Florida.He had two extremelysuccessful terms asgovernor of America’smost populous swingstate. During his tenurehis approval ratings wereoutof sight.He leftofficeasoneofthemostpopulargovernors in Florida’shistory. He ran extremely

well in the conservativepanhandle area, which isbasically an extension ofAlabama.

It is anybody’s guesswho will win our GOPprimary next year.However, I will venture aguess that the presidentialcontest in the fall may beanother Bush vs. Clintoncontest. My predictionfor the fall of 2016 isHillary Clinton will bethe Democratic nomineeand Jeb Bush will be theRepublican nominee. TheHispanic vote again willbe pivotal. It will not be

an insignificant factor thatBush has a Hispanic wifeandoliveskinnedchildren.He also speaks fluentSpanish.

It will be fun to watchthe presidential paradeunfold.

Seeyounextweek.Steve Flowers is

Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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For the fourth time in asmany years Clay-Chalkvillehas hoisted a regionchampionship,butdon’t tellthattoseniorquarterbackTyPigrome.“It feels good. We just

knew we were going tohaveagoodgameandcomeawaywith thewin, and it’sfive (consecutive regionchampionships),” saidPigromefollowinghisteam’s52-27 Class 6A, Region 6championship game winover No. 10 Gardendale onFridaynight.TheRocketswerebelieved

to be the one opponent thatcould hang with the state’stop team leading up to thematchup, but there wasone little problem – oncethe ball was kicked andthe assumptions hushed,Gardendale couldn’t stopthatCougaroffense.Pigrome was a problem

for the guests all night.He scored early and often,finishingthenightwithfourtouchdowns through the airand another on the ground.The senior went 9-of-15throughtheairfor146yards.Hetuckeditup16timesfor102yardsandanotherscore.

It was the defense thatmade the play of thenight, however. After aninadvertent whistle tooka 100-yard pick-6 awayfrom Gardendale’s ReaganPadgett, Cougar sophomoreJamarlinSewell scoopedupa fumbled hook and ladderattempt and ran 20 yards tothe end zone for a 14-pointswing at the tail end of thefirsthalf.Sewell’s timely

performance sent the hometeam into the break witha 31-21 advantage. From

there, Clay-Chalkville putthegameaway.“That kind of changed

things,”saidClay-Chalkvillehead coach Jerry Hood. “Iwashappyfor(Sewell).He’sagoodathlete.”While Sean Talsma’s

defense kept the Rocketsquiet, Pigrome and theoffense posted three quicktouchdowns on their firstthreeposessionsofthethirdquarter to put the game outofreach.Pigrome got it started

whenhestoodtallintheface

of a pass rush to find T.J.Simmons over the middlefor a 17-yard touchdown.Thatpitchandcatchcappedaseven-playdrivethatendedwitha38-21Cougarlead.Running back Brandon

Berry got the followingClay-Chalkvilledrivestartedwitha59-yardscamper thatlanded three yards shy ofthe end zone. Pigrome tookit from there, scoring threesnaps later to all but placethe championship hardwareintheschool’strophycase.Pigrome scored his final

touchdownofthenightwithan eight-yard slant to DezWilliamsonthefirstplayofthe fourth quarter. He alsofoundNicoCollinsfora36-yard score on the openingdrive of the night beforehitting T.J. Simmons from13yardsoutonthefollowingdrive.Despite themany passing

touchdowns,itwastheClay-Chalkvillerunninggamethatbroke the Rockets. Seniorball carrierA.J.Walker puthisbruisingrunningstyletouse, churning up 148 yardsand a touchdown on 13carries.Hisscorecameat,perhaps,

the team’s most vulnerablemoment of the season.Walker pushed a blue andwhite pile of players threeyards over the goal ling toerase Gardendale’s seven-point advantage midwaythroughthesecondquarter.“We wanted to come out

andmakeastatement,”saidHood. “There was kind ofan undertone of ‘yall aregood,butyouhaven’tplayedanybody.’ We can’t helpwho’s on the schedule, butwewanted to comeout andshow that we were tougherthantheotherguy.”Rocket quarterback Zack

Cupps had his offensemoving the ball in the first

half,finishingthreeofhisfirstfour drives in the end zone.He sparked Gardendale’sfirst touchdown drive witha 43-yard pass to PadgettbeforeWalvidKing tookanoptionpitch21yardsforthescoretoeventhingsat7-all.Cuppswouldlatereventhe

scoreat14-allwitha19-yardstrike to Blake Zumbado.Thevisitor’sonlyleadoftheevening came when Cuppsendedanine-playdrivewitha2-yardplungebetweenthetacklestoputtheRocketsontop21-14earlyinthesecond.Defensively, cornerback

C.J.ToneygothishandsonaCupps’passandranitbackintoRocketterritory.“I knew they had been

running hitches, so I brokeon the ball, the ball wasthere and I made a play,”saidToney. “I’m glad to bea part of this team. We’vebeenworkingallsummerforthismomentrightheretogoon to theplayoffsandworkharder.”Clay-Chalkville will put

an end to its regular seasonnext week when it hostsClass7ArivalNo.8Hewitt-Trussville.

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Sports Editor

photo by Ron Burkett

Clay-Chalkville quarterback Ty Pigrome earlier this season.

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great team. It’s a rivalry,soyouknow there’sgoingtobejuicearoundarivalry.We’vejustgottocomeoutandplayhardandplayforfour quarters,” said Clay-Chalkville cornerback C.J.Toney.PigromeandtheCougars

have scored 50 or morepoints in five consecutiveoutings. Two of thoseopponents (Pinson Valleyand Woodlawn) weregashed for 65 points ormore.The Huskies need

their veteran defenders,particularly seniorlinebackersJalenWilliams,Bailey McElwain andJaison Williams, to tacklewell in space and createsome negative plays.Those three have servedas playmakers all season,combining for 35 tacklesforlossthroughninegames.While Brandon Berry

has been the primary ballcarrier for Clay-Chalkvillethis season, A.J. Walkerhasproventobeabruising

offensive weapon. Walkerwent for 134 yards and atouchdownon11rusheslastweekagainstGardendale.Berry, the lightning of

the thunder and lightningduo, added another 129yards in the slaughter ofGardendale’sdefense.Thatfiercerushingattack

willbehardertofindagainsta strong Hewitt-Trussvilledefense,butexpectthe25thstraight Clay-Chalkvillewin this Friday night atCougarStadium.Hewitt-Trussville team

leadersPassing: Zac Thomas:

103-of-169 (61 percent)for 1,460 yards and 12touchdowns.Rushing: Jarrion Street:

187rushesfor1,198yards(6.4) and 14 touchdowns.Thomas:172for829yards(4.8)andfivetouchdowns.Receiving: Elliott

McElwain: 35 catchesfor 450 yards (12.9) andtwo touchdowns. NoahIgbinoghene: 23 catchesfor397yards(17.3)andsix

touchdowns.Tackles: Nicholas

Jackson: 89 total tackles,9.9 tackles per game andseventacklesforloss.JalenWilliams: 79 total tackles,8.8tacklespergameand13tacklesperloss.Interceptions: Seth

Keahey:threeinterceptionsandfourpassesdefended.Clay-Chalkville team

leadersPassing: Ty Pigrome:

100-of-146 (68 percent)for 1,887 yards and 25touchdowns.Rushing:BrandonBerry:

73 rushes for 622 yards(8.5)andfive touchdowns.Pigrome: 66 rushes for605 yards (9.2) and eighttouchdowns.Receiving:NicoCollins:

37 catches for 758 yards(20.5) and11 touchdowns.T.J. Simmons: 20 catchesfor626yards(31.3)and10touchdowns.Tackles: Nick Battle: 31

tackles, 15 assists andfivepassesbrokenup.TerrenceMuse: 30 tackles and 25

assists.Interceptions:C.J.Toney:

threeinterceptionsandfourpasses broken up. AmariHolloway and Jamarlin

Sewell each have twointerceptions.

Erik Harris is the Sports Editor for the Trussville

Tribune. Follow him on Twitter @jeharris2 or email him at jmseharris2@gmail.com.

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The golden left arm ofJackie Matthews was allPinson Valley needed onFridaynight.The sophomore signal

caller completed 17-of-30 passes for a careerhigh 302 yards and fourtouchdowns,astheIndians(7-2, 4-2) knocked offShadesValley(2-7,2-4)inaClass6A,Region6clashatWillieAdamsStadium.“Theoffensedidagreat

jobtonight,”PinsonValleyhead coach Matt Gloversaid. “They’ve beenstrugglingalittlebit.Withourrunningbacksituation,we knew we were goingtohavetothrowtheballalot,andthatwasourgameplan.”ShadesValley came out

throwingtheballandneverstopped. The MountiescausedtheIndiansallsortsof problems in the firsthalf,asQBClaudeNewellcontinually completedshort and medium range

passes to move his teamdown the field. Newellwouldfinish thenight24-of-42 for 243 yards and ascoring pass to go alongwith a pair of rushingscores.Unfortunately for the

Mounties, their first twotrips inside the red zoneyieldednopoints,allowingPinson Valley to hangaround.Atthehalf,ShadesValley led 14-7, but itcould and should havebeenworse.“They did a good job

scheming us up, so wechangedsomethingsforthesecondhalf(defensively),”Glover said. “But thebottom line is we juststarted playing better. Wegot them to halftime andgotbacktowhatwedoandmadethingssimple.”Playing better is an

understatement. Afterallowing a touchdown onShades Valley’s openingdrive in the third quarter,the Indian defense wentinto lockdown mode forthe rest of the evening,forcing four consecutive

punts as the offense tookcontrolofthegame.The turning point of

the game occurred inthe ensuing possessionfollowing that Mounties’touchdown in the thirdquarter to make the score21-7. The Indians movedintoscoringrangethankstoa59-yardcatchbyLiallenDailey.ErriusCollinstookapassfromMatthewsandracedtowardsthegoalline,butacollisionmereinchesfrom the end zone forcedthe ball out of his handsand out of the end zone,resulting in a touchbackand giving Shades Valleytheball.Thedefenseheldstrong,

though, and forced athree-and-out. On thepunt attempt, sophomoredefensive linemanDesmond Scott burstthroughthelineandeasilyblocked the punt, settingup first-and-goal for theIndians. Dailey wouldcatch a 2-yard pass fromMatthews to make thescore21-14andsetPinsonValley up for the final

quarter.“That was the turning

pointinthegame,”Gloversaid. “For a 10th-grader,he’s playing really wellthese past two games.I’m real pleased with theway he’s been playing.He’scausingproblemsforpeople.”The fourth quarter

was all Pinson Valley.MatthewshitCollinson a40-yard touchdown strikeonthefirstplayandaddeda scoring pass to KeimonNorman on the Indians’next possession. KhymelChaverst finished thegame off with a 3-yardtouchdown run, to makethescore35-21.Along with Dailey,

Collins, and Norman,senior receiver KrisLewis caught a 23-yardtouchdown pass in thesecond quarter. Collinshas been the main targetall season long, but theirquarterback had a feelinghe could spread the ballaround.“Theydon’tevergetany

shine because of Errius,

but I told thembefore thegame Iwouldget them inthe end zone,” Matthewssaidofhisotherreceivers.Matthews faced a tough

week of practice as hebattled injury, and wasunsure he would even beable to play in the game,much less put on a careerperformance. He says hefeels better now, and isreadyforthestretchrun.With tonight’s results,

Pinson Valley will faceMinornextweekandthentraveltoAustinforthefirst

round of the playoffs intwoweeks.“They’reagoodfootball

team. Everybody hastold me if they ever getit together and play likethey should, then they aretough to beat. We’ve gotourhands fullwithMinornextweek.We’retryingtogo8-2,whichwouldtietheschool record for regularseasonwins,”Gloversaid.Shades Valley failed to

maketheplayoffsinDavidPartridge’s first season asheadcoach.

The regular seasonfinaleisuponus.It is the last guaranteed

home game for PinsonValley this season, asMinor will make a visittoWillieAdams Stadiumon Friday night. The twoteams met for the first

timelastyear,withMinorwinning27-9.The Indians (7-2) need

one final victory to tiethe school record witheight wins in the regularseason, which was lastaccomplishedin2011.“That’s our goal right

now,towinnextweekandmoveon to theplayoffs,”head coach Matt Gloversaid following his team’s

win over Shades Valleylastweek.That will be no easy

task,as the IndiansgoupagainstaMinorteamwitha5-4recordandacurrentthree-game winningstreak. In that span,the Purple Tigers haveoutscored John Carroll,Briarwood Christian, andPelham by a combinedscoreof143-34.

Both teams will travelnorth for a postseasonberthnextweek,asPinsonValleyplaysAustininthefirstroundof theAHSAAClass 6A playoffs, andMinorgoestoAlbertville.Pinson Valley is riding

high after a comebackvictory over ShadesValley to secure thirdplace in Region 6. TheIndiansscoredthefinal28

pointsof thegame (21 inthe fourthquarter) towin35-21.Jackie Matthews threw

for a career-high 302yards in the game withfour touchdowns. Thesophomore is beginningto find his stride as theseason nears the end,which is exactly whatcoacheswant to see fromayoungplayer.

The teams have twocommon opponents thisseason inClay-Chalkvilleand Gardendale, bothlossesforeachsquad.It’s hard to get a good

feel for the finalweek oftheseason,especiallywithplayoffberthssecuredandtheopportunitytopreparefornextweek.IsayPinsonValley wins a close one,27-23.

byKyleParmley

Staff Writer

byKyleParmley

Staff Writer

photo by Ron Burkett

Pinson Valley quarterback Jackie Matthews.

Jackie Matthews does it all in Pinson Valley’s win over Shades Valley

Indians can tie school record with win over Minor

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When it rains, it pours.Murphy’s Law wascertainly on the sidelinewith Hewitt-TrussvilleFriday night becauseeverything that could havegone wrong — did. TheHuskies not only lost thegame, a 38-0 shutout toClass 7A No. 7 Hoover,but in the process lost itsstartingquarterback.QuarterbackZacThomas,

the backbone and catalystof the Husky offense hadcompleted 5-of-8 passesandhadthreerunsformorethan 10 yards already inthe game when he wentdownwithaninjuryinthesecond quarter. The extentoftheinjuryisunknownatthistime,buthewascartedoff thefieldona stretcher,andseemedtobeinagreatamountofpain.

From there, the Huskyoffense never found arhythm, and Hoover keptpilingonthepoints.“We didn’t do a very

good job converting onoffense,” Hewitt-TrussvilleheadcoachJoshFloydsaid.The Huskies converted

just one third down in thefirsthalf.On the opening drive of

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touchdownon the openingdrive, Hewitt-Trussvillewasforcedoverondowns,

butstoodstrongdefensivelyandforcedapunt.Theensuingdrivebegan

at the 9-yard-line, but aholding penalty pushedthe Huskies back insidethe 5-yard-line. Thomasanswered the call, though.He connected on a pair ofpasses and combined withrunningbackJarrionStreetto drive all theway to theHoover 11-yard-line witha chance to tie the game.Floydoptedforafieldgoalattempt on fourth down,but Parker Colburn senta knuckle ball under thecrossbar and Hewitt cameawaywithnopoints.Both teams forced punts

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hisinjuryonthedrive,andthat left the team withoutits quarterback and itsnormal punter. Thomas’replacement Davis Burginthrew an incomplete passon the first play fromscrimmage, and Hewitt-Trussville had to punt.When theHuskies punted,Hoover was ready. PJHall returned the punt fora touchdown and Hooversteppedonthegas.They forced another

Hewitt punt on the nextdrive after three moreincomplete passes. CJSturdivant found paydirtfromfiveyardsawayonthenextdrive,puttingtheBucsup28-0.Hewitt got the ball

back with just under twominutes toplay in thefirsthalf, but couldn’t musterany offense, and Hooverhead coach Josh Niblett

saw an opportunity. Hecalled timeout, forcing theHuskiestopunttheball,andit paid off. Hewitt’s puntwentatotalofthreeyards,andafter takingsomelongpassestotheendzone,theBucssettledforafieldgoalto end the half and took acommanding 31-0 lead tothelockerroom.Hewitt responded well

coming out of the lockerroom, something Floydsaid he was proud to see

from his team.“I thoughtwe competed well in thesecondhalf,”Floydsaid.“Iamproudofourdefensefordoingthat.”Although Hewitt-

Trussville never foundthe end zone, the offensemoved the ball well onseveraldrivesinthesecondhalf, showing promise astheseasonmovesforward.Next week, the Huskies

willhavetofacearch-rivalClay-Chalkville.

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Longtime Universityof Central Florida headfootball coach GeorgeO’Leary retired onSunday, leaving a hole intheKnights’program thatwontbefilledbyoffensivecoordinator and formerHewitt-Trussvillestandoutoffensive lineman BrentKey.According to the

Orlando Sentinel, UCFwillpayKey$700,000for

choosing not to promotehimtoheadcoach.“BrentKeyhasaclause

in his contract that hewill be paid $700,000 ifhe is not the next headcoach. We will honorthat agreement and the$700,000 will be payableover 24 months,” saidUCF spokesman GrantHeston to the OrlandoSentinel.After serving as a

position coach for 11years under O’Leary,Key was promoted tooffensivecoordinatorover

the summer. The Knightscurrently sit at 0-8 while

averaging 15 points pergame(127thnationally)in

Key’sfirst season leadingtheoffense.UCFisrushingfor58.3

yards per game (128th)and tossing for 199.4yardsperouting(91st).Key shined on the

Huskies’ offensive frontin the mid 90’s beforeserving as a four-yearstarter at Georgia TechunderO’Learyfrom1997to2000.Oncehisplayingdays were over, O’Learybrought him on as agraduate assistant for theYellowJackets.O’Leary was named

UCF’sheadcoachin2004,oneyearbeforeheinvitedKeyonboardasagraduateassistant.KeyhasworkedunderhisformercoachinOrlandofor11years.According to the

Orlando Sentinel, theKnights will look outsidethe program for its nextheadcoach.ErikHarrisistheSports

Editor for the TrussvilleTribune. Follow him onTwitter @jeharris2 oremailhimatjmseharris2@gmail.com.

Clay-Chalkville neededonemorewintoadvanceonto the state tournament inBirmingham’s CrossPlex,but came up just short onSaturdayinHuntsville.AfterdowningBrewerin

the super regional openeron Friday, the Cougarsfell to Hartselle 3-1 onSaturday to end theirseason. Clay-Chalkvilleclaimed the first set 25-16, but couldn’t keep themomentum going as theTigers rolled off threeconsecutive sets (28-26,25-14 and 25-14) to takethematch.Senior Kardasia

Hitchcock shined in herfinalmomentsasaCougar.The Stony Brook commitexploded for 38 kills and33 digs against Hartselle.Shestruckdown16killson

Friday in the tournamentopener.Briana Brown and

Jaszia Bowie also foughtin their final prep match,combining for nine kills,four blocks and 15 digs.Fellow senior Anastasia

Brackin dished out 41assists on Saturday whileLexie Payne went downfor twomore to go alongwiththreedigs.Bowie andRavenOmar

combinedforsixacesand24digsintheloss.

Clay-Chalkville hadno problem gettingpast Brewer on Friday,sweeping through theopposition by a count of25-20,25-21and25-18.Despite the slip up,

second-year head coach

Natasha Brown and herteam remain positiveregarding their 27-13season.“And after the match…

Optimistic andmotivated!#backtowork,” readthe team’s Twitter page

followingtheloss.

Erik Harris is the Sports Editor for the Trussville Tribune. Follow him on Twitter @jeharris2 or email him at jmseharris2@gmail.com.

Volleyball: Clay-Chalkville Cougars come up short

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