With the All-Outlook football teams and players of the year to be announced Wednesday, The Alexander City Outlook wanted to take time to recognize a few players that stood out in specific ways over the course of football season.
There were plenty of great storylines to follow, from alter-egos to broken bones being played through and much more. So the paper is handing out 11 superlatives, yearbook style, to recognize some of those tales.
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Andy Anders / The Outlook Benjamin Russell wide receiver Corri Milliner (4) goes up high to pull in a seven-yard touchdown against Smiths Station Friday.
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Horseshoe Bend running back Holt Tidwell (13) carries the ball during an AHSAA football game between the B.B. Comer Lions and the Horseshoe Bend Generals at Legion Stadium in Sylacauga, Ala. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2021. Comer won the game 40-7.
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