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By Lee Davis Journal Sports Writer When third-ranked Hoover met Class 6A Area 10 rival Thompson Friday night, Buccaneer fans didn’t have to worry about their team taking the Warriors lightly. In their previous meeting Jan. 10, Thompson pushed Hoover to the limit before falling 71-68 in overtime. Determined to avoid a similar trap in Read More…
The reputation of Over the Mountain boys’ basketball is in some ways similar to the reputation of men’s basketball in the Southeastern Conference: No matter how strong the caliber of play, it will always – in some people’s minds – be overshadowed by the image of football. It’s an unfair rap, but understandable, especially the Read More…
By Lee Davis Journal Sports Writer By any measure, 2011 was a season that few Mountain Brook fans will ever forget. Although the Spartans fell short in their pursuit of a Class 6A championship, Coach Chris Yeager’s team accomplished much more than many expected: 4Mountain Brook ran the table for a perfect 10-0 regular season Read More…
By Lee Davis Journal Sports Writer The old sports adage that anything can happen when archrivals meet was proven true at Spain Park Friday night. Coach Neal Barker’s boys’ team stunned heavily-favored and second-ranked Hoover 64-55. Spain Park was led by the talented guard tandem of Rembert Martin and Eric Washington, who scored 21 and Read More…
By Lee Davis Journal Sports Writer By all rights, Hoover shouldn’t have been in the position it faced with 47 seconds remaining in the Super Six Class 6A football championship at Bryant-Denny Stadium Dec. 2. After holding a 28-14 lead in the third period over rival Prattville, the Bucs had seen that advantage melt into Read More…
When they write the book on the 2011 Over the Mountain football season, there won’t be a chapter about a state champion. Hoover’s dramatic 35-34 loss to longtime nemesis Prattville sent the Bucs home as the runner-up for the third time in four years. The last final-game two losses ‚Äì Daphne in 2010, along with Read More…
You’re not going to get anybody around the Mountain Brook or Hoover football programs to admit this, but there’s a very good chance the Spartans and Bucs are going to be playing again on Nov. 25. Both teams go on the road for their third-round Class 6A playoff battles this Friday, so nobody in either Read More…
