Teen Killed In West End Shooting + Football Playoff Scores

Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Here's everything you need to know this Saturday before you get ready to roll with the Tide.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• TA Knights play for state title.
• High school playoff semifinals.
• Woman killed in Hay Court shooting

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First, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 63 | Low: 45.

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🌱 Patch Shout Out! 🌱

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to the newest Tuscaloosa Police officers who graduated from the Alabama Law Enforcement Academy this week. (More)

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🌱 Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today 🌱

1. A 19-year-old woman has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting Friday afternoon in Tuscaloosa's West End. No suspects have been taken into custody or named as of the publication of this newsletter. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Hillcrest High School's football team won a thriller to become one of the only area teams to advance to the AHSAA semifinals, along with Pickens County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Tuscaloosa Academy Knights saw a thrilling football season comes to a close Friday night in the Class AAA AISA state champion game, losing 41-21 in a rematch with Pike Liberal Arts. The game represented the school's last in private school sports as it makes the move to the AHSAA. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The No. 14 Alabama men's basketball team improved to 4-0 for the season with a 86-59 victory over Oakland Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. (More)
   
5. The City of Tuscaloosa announced it will be on the receiving end of a federal grant for over $17.1 million to go toward improvements on along the University Boulevard corridor. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🌱 Tuscaloosa Patch Scoreboard 🌱

High School Boy's Basketball

Tuscaloosa County 48, Central 29

Northside 60, Holy Spirit 50

Pelham 54, Brookwood 37

Demopolis 44, Greene County 42

Marion 52, Greensboro 49

Evangel Christian 79, Tuscaloosa Home Educators 55

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High School Girl's Basketball

Central 49, Tuscaloosa County 39

Northside 40, Holy Spirit 38

Pelham 70, Brookwood 18

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🌱 Today in T-Town 🌱

- Wagner's 13th Annual Turkey Trot! (Saturday)

- Autograph Signing - Scott Hunter and George Ranager at the Paul W. Bryant Museum (Saturday)

- FallRisk Live At The Filling Station (Saturday)

- T-Town Harley Davidson Adoption Day (Saturday)

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🌱 Other stories I'm reading today 🌱

• Remembering Cameron: Family, friends honor Hillcrest student's legacy (Ryan Gillin & Jabaree Prewitt, WVUA 23)
• What to watch when Alabama plays Arkansas (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
• Are Alabama fans mad at the wrong coordinator? (Blake Byler, Crimson White)
• Former House speaker sent messages, made calls on state-supplied device (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Bibb County Man Arrested For Having Sex With Two Dogs, Killing One (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• Fetus found in wastewater at Mobile treatment plant (Associated Press)
• Alabama unemployment holds at 3.1% (Alabama Daily News)
• Ex-NFL player Zac Stacy arrested at Florida airport after viral attack on ex-girlfriend (Athina Morris, CBS 42)

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🌱 Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook 🌱

Holy Spirit Catholic School softball standout Olivia Watkins signed this week to continue her athletic career at Bishop State Community College. (More)

A new Birmingham restaurant has made national news, listed among Esquire magazine's 40 Best New Restaurants In America list released Thursday. Helen is the only Alabama eatery that made the Esquire list. (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)

The City of Tuscaloosa says that Angela "Michele" Coley, Ken Swindle, Timothy Nunnally and T. Allen Henry were recently sworn in for terms on the city's Personnel Board. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

More details have been released after Joe Brandon Thornton, 32, reportedly escaped the small jail in Carbon Hill after setting a blanket on fire in his cell area using an electronic cigarette or vape. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The University of Alabama men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete Saturday in the NCAA Championships hosted in Knoxville, Tennessee. (More)

AAA data shows the average price for a gallon of gas in Alabama was $3.17 on Friday as many gear up to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)

Bevill State Community College sophomore baseball pitcher Griffin Busby signed his letter of intent this week to take his talents to UAB. (More)

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