By Lee Davis Some high school football coaches have decided the way to beat the intense heat of August is to get ahead of it. Briarwood’s Fred Yancey is one of those coaches. The Lions opened their fall two-a-days with morning practices beginning at 6 a.m. “Normally kids don’t like to get up early, but in this case they were OK with it,” Yancey said. “We did most of our … [Read more...]
Patriot Power: Berguson Has High Expectations for 2015
By Lee Davis At most schools, three consecutive 9-1 regular season records would be cause for celebration. Homewood is not most schools. “Yes, it’s great to win nine regular season games,” said Patriot coach Ben Berguson. “But we have high expectations here. We expect to contend for a state championship every season. That’s what we want to do this year.” Homewood reached … [Read more...]
Four Square: Bucaneers Shoot For Fourth Consecutive Title
By Lee Davis For a short time in 2014, Hoover looked to be an average football team. The Bucs lost to an excellent Miami Central team in their season opener. It got even worse the next week when Colquitt County – coached by former Hoover coach Rush Propst – dominated the Bucs 35-14. Was this the end of Hoover’s long reign as the kingpin of high school football in … [Read more...]
Keeping the Faith: Sanders Believes Cavaliers Can Succeed
By Tyler Waldrep There might not be a team in Alabama that enjoys halftime as much as John Carroll does. That’s one of the few times John Carroll’s starters can catch their breath during a game. Offense, defense, it makes little difference to a team filled with two-way players. “Last fall we played roughly 17 kids,” said Cavalier coach Tim Sanders. “Well everybody that we … [Read more...]
Going Forward: Spartans Looking Past Disappointments of ’14
By Lee Davis Mountain Brook coach Chris Yeager insists that he doesn’t dwell on the past, but nobody could blame him for still having nightmares about what happened to his team in 2014. The Spartans lost three times on – literally – the last play of the game on the way to a disappointing 3-7 season. They came within a few minutes of a couple of additional wins. “Last season … [Read more...]