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Cleburne County's Rocky Hayes runs past blocker Stephen Voss (72) during their 28-27 win over Lineville. Photo: Misty Pointer
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The Cleburne County Tigers rallied in the second half and defeated speedy Lineville 28-27 at L.E. Bell Field last Friday. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Cleburne County head coach Michael Shortt expects his team to face even more speed when they travel to Anniston this Friday.
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What has become one of eastern Alabama’s premier football rivalries resumes at 7 o’clock Friday night at L.E. Bell Field in Heflin. Cleburne County and visiting Lineville open the season against each other for the 13th consecutive year and the series couldn’t be any closer. Cleburne County has six wins on the field over the Aggies and Lineville has six wins on the field over the Tigers.
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Since the age of three, Heflin’s Brady Padgett, 13, has been playing baseball and all that practice and playing has paid off as he will soon be playing with the USA Mid-Atlantic Baseball Team region
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A game that won't count in any record book may not be a real football game but it's a lot closer to real football than constantly practicing against teammates. Friday's trip to Heflin for a jamboree game against the Cleburne County Tigers will be a welcome break from seeing the same faces again and again for visiting Ranburne. The game will begin at 7 p.m.
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Friday's jamboree game against Ranburne will give Cleburne County fans their first taste of football other than preseason practices and scrimmaging. They just shouldn't arrive at L.E. Bell Field a little before 7 p.m. expecting the initial look at the 2010 Tigers will reveal everything in coach Michael Shortt's bag of football tricks.
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On August 17, the top players from around the New York-Penn League will be diverging on the Richmond County Bank Ballpark in St. George for the sixth annual NY-Penn League All-Star Game. Heading the game will be five Staten Island Yankees, including pitcher Chase Whitley of Ranburne.
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The Cleburne County Tigers will hold a 100-play scrimmage Friday starting at 7 p.m. Cleburne County coach Michael Shortt said the scrimmage, which he estimated will last about two-and-one-half hours, will be open to all but asked everyone attending to sit on the visitors side of L.E. Bell Field. There will be cleanup work in progress on the home side Friday evening.
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The first three days of football practice in pads produced only one negative for the Ranburne Bulldogs — Friday's practice outside was cut short after an hour by a thunderstorm.
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