Hartselle players selected for North-South All-Star game

Hartselle’s Ri Fletcher scores on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Landon Blackwood in the second quarter of the Tigers’ 44-0 win over Columbia. Photo by Jim Meadows

Two Hartselle Tigers have been given the opportunity to play in the AHSAA's 65th annual North vs. South All-Star game.

Hartselle senior running back Ri Fletcher and defensive back Peyton Steele were named to the North team's roster.

The game is set for Dec. 15 at Mobile's Hancock Whitney Stadium on the University of South Alabama campus.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Fletcher has rushed for 958 yards and 13 touchdowns, along with 152 receiving yards and two more scores. Steele has 67 tackles on the year, five for a loss, with three sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown.