Alabama High School Football - Houston County prevails Ashford

(August 31, 2007: Ashford, AL 36312) The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Houston County Lions (Columbia, AL) and the host Ashford Yellowjackets (Ashford, AL), observed Houston County's football squad defeat Ashford by a count of 26-18.

The Lions now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Cottonwood for a 2A Region 2 contest on Friday, September 7. Houston County will play a Bears squad coming off a 27-6 non-league win over Slocomb (Slocomb, AL). The Bears record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Yellowjackets play the Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats (Montgomery, AL) in a 4A Region 2 contest, on Friday, September 7. Ashford will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Wildcats go into the outing with a 0-1 record after their 14-13 non-league loss to Montgomery Academy (Montgomery, AL).