Muscle Shoals High
December 17, 2019
Christmas Break begins Thursday
MSHS leads annual Santa Bus initiative
Basketball News
Trojans anxious for re-match with Hartselle Tuesday
On Tuesday, December 17, the Trojans will travel to Hartselle for a much anticipated re-match. On Tuesday, December 5, the Trojans fell short, 58-52, against the Tigers in a close home match-up. The varsity boys are anxious for the re-match.
At the December 5th game, the Lady Trojans came out on top with a winning score of 46-37. Sara Puckett had 26 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Makiyah Horrison added 10 points and six rebounds for the Trojans, who outscored Hartselle 14-8 in the second period and 15-8 in the third to turn a deficit into a solid lead.
Find the 2019-2020 basketball schedules at the MSHS Trojan Athletics website!
Photo by Matt McKean of TimesDaily
Muscle Shoals 68, Florence 64: Acklin, Trojans clutch at foul line in win over Florence last Friday
By Michael Hebert, Sports Writer for the TimesDaily
FLORENCE — In a game that went down the stretch with both teams battling and fouling often, it came down to free throws.
Muscle Shoals senior guard Jamal Acklin made nine of nine in the fourth quarter to seal a 68-64 win over Florence (6-3) on Friday.
Acklin, who led the Trojans (6-1) with 21 points, credited his coach, Neal Barker, for the everyday focus after practice on shots at the charity stripe.
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Character In Action
Matthew James selected for "Character in Action" award
At the ceremony, Matthew received a certificate, a t-shirt, and $25 cash. When asked what he planned to do with the money, he said, "After I buy myself a game, I'm going to buy something for the school. Y'all are so nice to me. I want to do something nice for you." Congratulations, Matthew! Thank you for being an example of good character for all of us.
Math Teams Compute
Geometry team places 2nd at Vestavia
9th grader Josh Banister received the 8th place overall individual award.
Trumbauer Superiors Announced
CONGRATULATIONS TO STATE TRUMBAUER SUPERIORS REPRESENTING MSHS!
Lyric Malone (Solo Musical)
Alex Minor (Solo Acting)
Kenzie Fowler (Solo Musical)
Heather Medlin (Solo Musical)
Marleigh McCullar (Solo Musical)
Marianna Warner (Solo Musical)
Conner Simmons (Solo Musical)
Lauren Keeton and Carly Harrelson (Duet Acting)
Garyson Campbell (Solo Musical)
Garyson Campbell and Riley Grace Inman (Duet Musical)
2020-2021 School Calendar
AHSAA announces new football region alignment
By Todd Thompson
Muscle Shoals will face some traditional rivals and some new foes in the new football realignment announced this morning by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
The Trojans will be joined in the new Region 8 alignment by Athens, Buckhorn, Columbia, Cullman, Hartselle, Decatur and Hazel Green. The region has six teams – including Muscle Shoals – that played in Region 7 last season.
Buckhorn and Hazel Green were moved into the new Region 8 lineup.
“The region really stays the same for us with the exception of the two new teams,” said Muscle Shoals head football coach Scott Basden. “The biggest change for us with the adding of two teams to the region is the fact that we don’t have to schedule too many non-region games now that we have an eight team region.”
For the last two classification periods, Region 8 was a six team region.
Muscle Shoals has a 4-0 all-time record against Buckhorn with the last meeting coming in 2015 when the Trojans beat the Bucks 28-0.
The Trojans have not faced Hazel Green since 2017 when Muscle Shoals beat the Trojans 33-16. Muscle Shoals has a 6-0 all-time record against Hazel Green.
The new alignment will take effect next fall and will be used for the next two seasons.
As expected, Muscle Shoals will remain in Class 6A for the next two school years – 2020-21 and 2021-22 – despite being one of the smallest 6A programs in the state.
Region alignments for other sports will be announced over the next several days by the AHSAA.
For information on other sports, visit the AHSAA website.
Congratulations, Mrs. Brooks!
Braden Hall selected to serve on statewide committee
Pre-Registration for 2020-2021 COMING SOON!
Future ACT deadlines
Registration Deadline, January 10
Late Registration, January 17
April 4 Test
Registration Deadline, February 28
Late Registration, March 13
Remember that all 11th graders across Alabama will take the ACT (paid for by the state) on March 10. Individual registration for this test is not necessary. MSHS will take care of registering all juniors for the March 10 test.
Dr. Chad Holden, Principal
Email: cholden@mscs.k12.al.us
Website: www.mscs.k12.al.us
Phone: 256-389-2682
Twitter: @choldenEdD
Muscle Shoals City Schools ranked #8 Best School District in Alabama by 2020 Niche Rankings!
A+ for Teachers
A for Clubs and Activities
B+ for Diversity
A for College Prep
A for Health and Safety