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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Prattville hosts Spain Park, and UMS-Wright gets St. Paul's again in Round 2

Plus, Montgomery County's unsheltered count is up 50% in two years.

The Daily Montgomery team2 stories15 sources5 min read

Prep FootballTop story

Carver-Montgomery and Pike Road win in Round 1, and UMS-Wright gets St. Paul's again

Carver-Montgomery and Pike Road won Round 1 games Friday

  • Robertsdale25
    Carver-Montgomery47
    Final
  • Bessemer City17
    Pike Road28
    Final
  • Stanhope Elmore7
    Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa50
    Final
  • Houston Academy0
    UMS-Wright35
    Final
  • St. Paul's6
    Montgomery Catholic3
    FinalPrivate Class AA

Sources: WEIS Radio, Lagniappe Daily, Montgomery Advertiser

If you follow Friday night football, here's how Round 1 went. It was the first step toward Mobile for 13 Montgomery-area teams. Carver-Montgomery beat Robertsdale 47-25 and Pike Road topped Bessemer City 28-17, while Stanhope Elmore fell 50-7 at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa. Carver-Montgomery and Pike Road both hit the road in Round 2.

The "" gets an encore. UMS-Wright beat Houston Academy 35-0 at home, while St. Paul's went to Montgomery Catholic and won 6-3 in Private Class AA. That sets up a rematch next Friday at UMS, so the Saints get another shot at the Bulldogs.

  • Series: tied 24-24 after UMS-Wright's 31-0 regular-season win
  • Carver-Montgomery: 7-4, visiting Daphne (7-3)
  • Pike Road: 8-3, visiting Homewood (10-1)

Carver-Montgomery and Pike Road both play on the road in Round 2

ClassRound 2 game
Class 6ACarver-Montgomery at Daphne
Class 5APike Road at Homewood
Private Class AASt. Paul's at UMS-Wright

Sources: WEIS Radio, Lagniappe Daily

Prep Football

Spain Park beat Buckhorn 38-⁠28 and now heads to No. 1 Prattville for a rematch

If you're a Prattville fan, your Round 2 opponent is set. Spain Park beat Buckhorn 38-28 Friday night in New Market in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, and the Jaguars now head to No. 1 Prattville for a rematch.

Spain Park held off Buckhorn's comeback

38-28
Spain Park's final score at Buckhorn
28-7
Spain Park's lead in the third quarter
35 yards
Garrett Hoffman's field goal with 1:43 left

Source: 280 Living

Buckhorn climbed back to 35-28 with 8:00 left. The Jaguars then ran more than six minutes off the clock before Hoffman's kick sealed it.

“Our kids figured out a way to win on the road and playoffs and that’s not easy to do.”

Tim Vakakes, Spain Park head coach
  • Nash Davis: 3 touchdown passes, 2 to Barrett Price
  • Davis's scoring throws: 29, 21 and 24 yards
  • Hudson Hibbard: 5-yard touchdown run in the second quarter

Spain Park (7-⁠4) visits an unbeaten Prattville team (10-⁠0)

7Wins10
4Losses0

Source: WEIS Radio

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News Notes

Homelessness

The Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless' latest census found at least 364 people dealing with homelessness in Montgomery County, 212 of them unsheltered. That's a 50% increase in unsheltered people over two years, and says the count is a one-night snapshot. WSFA

Rail crossings

If you drive in Marbury or Deatsville, plan ahead: seven railroad crossings will temporarily close from Thu., Nov. 12, through Tue., Nov. 17. The Autauga County engineer's notice says CSX is preparing the closures. The dates are tentative and could change with weather or other delays. WSFAElmore-Autauga News

Seven Autauga County railroad crossings close on three days

Marbury and Deatsville crossing closures, tentative

November 2026

  • Crossings close

Dates may change with weather or other delays.

Sources: WSFA, Elmore-Autauga News

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Crossings closeNov. 12 and 16–17

Tolls

Starting Monday, passenger cars will pay $3 in cash to cross the bridge on the Emerald Mountain Expressway, and Freedom Pass users will pay $2.50, as American Roads puts the delayed toll increase in place. Elmore-Autauga News

Top lobbyist

Montgomery's Greg Jones, founder of The Jones Group, was named a 2026 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics, one of 100 professionals chosen from more than 500 nominations nationwide. Yellowhammer News

Home

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Around Alabama

Water funding

Almost $246 million has flowed into Black Belt drinking water and wastewater systems since 2021, including projects in Montgomery County, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management () said. ADEM has funded 181 projects there since 2021, with 53 more pending. Black Belt News Network

Black Belt water projects funded since 2021 outnumber those still pending

93Drinking water projects31
88Waste water projects22

Source: Black Belt News Network

Airport grants

has awarded $12,099,563 in state grants to public-use airports across Alabama. The projects receiving funding total $73,071,980, including $53,635,243 in federal funding. WBRC

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— Cesar A. Cruz

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The Wrap

Santa's trading the sleigh for a parachute this year. The Santa Drop in Prattville is set for Saturday, Nov. 14, when Santa makes a skydiving entrance at the Willis Bradford YMCA. The Grinch is joining the celebration too, along with giveaways and other holiday activities. Reindeer, take the day off.

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Past issues

  1. Fri., Nov. 6LifeSouth says O-negative blood is below a one-day supply
  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Montgomery news notes, plus weekend plans and two quick polls
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Montgomery gets $13.4M for interstate lights; council backs health authority
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Alabama votes today: polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Daily Montgomeryto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

Prattville hosts Spain Park, and UMS-Wright gets St. Paul's again in Round 2

Plus, Montgomery County's unsheltered count is up 50% in two years.

The TLDR

  1. Area teams' Round 1 results and Round 2 matchups
  2. Spain Park heads to No. 1 Prattville for a rematch
  3. Montgomery County's unsheltered count is up 50% in two years
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    CLASS 6A Hewitt-Trussville (7-4) at James Clemens (8-2) Foley (7-4) at Auburn (7-3) Spain Park (7-4) at Prattville (10-0) Carver-Montgomery (7-4) at Daphne (7-3) Baker (6-5) at Central-Phenix City (9-1) Vestavia Hills (8-2) at Sparkman (9-2) Opelika (5-5) at Fairhope (8-2) Hoover (5-6) at Thompson (8-1) CLASS 5A Pike Road (8-3) at Homewood (10-1) McAdory

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