Jacob Stclair News Today

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SAND ROCK – Sand Rock senior point guard Jacob StClair helped bring the Wildcat boys basketball program back to prominence. Now he’s hoping to do the same at Division I Arkansas State under first-year head coach and former Alabama assistant Bryan Hodgson. StClair signed as a preferred walk-on with

NSM senior finishes as Top 3 player in Class 2A

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director MONTGOMERY – There are two things Sand Rock senior point guard Jacob StClair isn’t particularly fond of. One is getting dressed up. The second is speaking in public. StClair had to do both on Thursday at the Montgomery Renaissance for the Alabama Sports Writers Association Basketball Player of the

Senior averaged 19.5 points, 16.5 rebounds per game for Bison

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director BIRMINGHAM – On most nights when the Sand Rock dynamic duo of senior point guard Jacob StClair and senior guard Kaden Justice are scoring, the Wildcats are in pretty good shape. But on Monday night against No. 9 Aliceville in the Class 2A state basketball semifinals, the Yellow Jackets

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director JACKSONVILLE – There’s a gospel song that’s one of Sand Rock boys basketball coach John Blackwell’s favorites. It’s called “Through the Fire.” Blackwell likens a few of the lyrics from that song to this year’s Wildcats. “It goes ‘He never promised the cross would not be heavy, a hill

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director JACKSONVILLE – You can call the Sand Rock Wildcats students of the game. They take the scouting reports head coach John Blackwell gives them, study film, communicate with each other well, and make adjustments when needed. Add in some strong fundamental play and you get the result they had

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SAND ROCK – The North Sand Mountain Bison are perennially one of the state’s most prolific scoring teams in Alabama high school basketball. This season they’ve averaged over 72 points per game with shooters all throughout their lineup. The Sand Rock Wildcats knew it was a distinct possibility they

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SAND ROCK – Friday night was one final opportunity for eight Sand Rock senior boys basketball players to have the honor of cutting down a piece of the net from their own goal. Senior point guard Jacob StClair said he puts his strands in a clear picture frame. Senior

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SAND ROCK – It’s a senior-night basketball tradition for the Sand Rock Wildcats to bring out the throwback uniforms. For the past three years, senior point guard Jacob StClair has worn No. 10 in lieu of his regular No. 1 jersey for the special occasion. When asked why not