The Vestavia Hills boys’ and Hoover girls’ basketball teams took vastly different routes to the state Final Four last week, but both sadly ended the week in Disappointment Alley. Once again Rebel coach George Hatchett proved he is the best post-season coach anywhere by taking a Vestavia team with only 11 regular season victories to Read More…

As the 2010-2011 regular season ended, the Homewood and Mountain Brook boys’ basketball teams both looked to have a pretty good shot at reaching the Class 6A Final Four – and just maybe winning the big blue state championship trophy in March. Unfortunately for the Patriots and Spartans, their seasons not only didn’t stretch into Read More…

If you wanted championship play and high drama on and off the field, Over the Mountain high school athletics had it all – and then some – in the 2010 calendar year. It all began last January, when the Hoover girls’ and Homewood boys’ basketball teams were on their way to the state 6A finals. Read More…

To be honest, I didn’t expect either Hoover or Briarwood to come home with red runner-up trophies last weekend. Instead, I fully expected both schools to win football championships in their respective classifications. But the fact they didn’t shows once again that football can take some funny (as in unusual) bounces. In Class 6A, for Read More…

by Lee Davis If you thought Tuscaloosa’s Bryant-Denny Stadium was a crazy place last weekend, wait until you visit Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium this weekend. That’s when Briarwood and Hoover will attempt to win state football championships. The Lions, coached by the venerable Fred Yancey, will be going for their first Class 5A title since 2003 Read More…

By Lee Davis Most people expected Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook to have decent football teams in 2010. It’s unlikely, however, that many expected the Rebels and Spartans to enter week 7 with a combined record of 11-1. Of course, there’s no way they could both be undefeated, because the two teams faced each other Read More…