High School Sports, RSS Facebook, RSS General, RSS Twitter, Sports, Tharptown Wildcats
 By  Staff Reports Published 
11:56 am Wednesday, September 30, 2015

THS powers through football challenges

By Bart Moss

For the FCT

 

Losing can dampen spirits and cause some teams to quit, but Tharptown coach Jason Murray has seen some positive developments come from the Wildcats struggles in the first half of the season.

“We can let it get us down, or we can keep fighting,” said Murray. “We have a lot of young guys who are hungry to get this program going in the right direction. If they stick with it and keep working and keep their goals in mind, I believe they will see some success.”

Tharptown lost to Decatur Heritage Friday night and will travel to Phil Campbell this week to face the Bobcats.

“Phil Campbell is a good team that has had struggles of their own,” said Murray. “They were playing really well until they lost two of their best players to injuries. I expect we will get their very best effort, and we will give them our best effort, and hopefully we can get a win.”

The Wildcats will close the season with a tough stretch of games that include two of the state’s top ranked teams: Red Bay and Hubbertville.

“We have played a very tough schedule,” said Murray. “There are no easy wins on the schedule for us.  We have to work hard every week and give our very best effort each week.”

Also on Franklin County Times
‘All we did was done fully’
Main, News
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
THARPTOWN — Glenda Amelia Aycock-Long has lived many chapters, each distinct, each demanding, each shaped by her willingness to say “yes” to the next ...
Patriot Riders give ‘brother’ full honors
Main, News, Russellville, ...
Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
December 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Vietnam veteran Avery Brewster finally received the full military funeral he deserved. Local American Patriot Riders escorted a hearse ...
Ayers, at 90, still a pillar of community
Main, News, Phil Campbell, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Barbara Ayers, who taught home economics at Phil Campbell High School for more than three decades, remains engaged in the life of the ...
A jolly good time was had by all
Franklin County, Main, News, ...
December 17, 2025
Community members gathered last week to celebrate the season with annual Christmas parades in Russellville, Red Bay, Vina and Phil Campbell. Parade wi...
Garden club hosts ‘Every Light a Prayer for Peace’
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Community members gathered at the Franklin County Courthouse on Thursday for the annual “Every Light a Prayer for Peace” ceremony hoste...
Cyber criminals target holiday shoppers
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
December 17, 2025
By Susie Hovater Malone Columnist Online scams have grown more sophisticated in recent years, making it harder for people to tell legitimate businesse...
State has chance to get data center boom right
Columnists, Opinion
December 17, 2025
Every day, we read about massive data centers coming to the Southeast. Billions of dollars. Thousands of construction jobs. The promise of economic tr...
Baker reaches 1,000 career points
High School Sports, Phil Campbell Bobcats, Sports
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Phil Campbell High School senior Leela Baker has added her name to a small group of Franklin County athletes by scoring the 1,000th po...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *