Mountain Brook High School senior forward Trendon Watford was named Mr. Basketball during the Alabama Sportswriters Association luncheon Tuesday.The 6-foot-9 Watford is just the fourth repeat winner of the award. He also was named the Class 7A Boys’ Player of the Year by the ASWA and was selected to participate in the McDonald’s All-America Game, being played March … [Read more...]
Spain Park’s Barker Works to Go From Good to Better
By Blake EllsSarah Ashlee Barker has been a force to be reckoned with her entire career at Spain Park. This year, she averaged 20.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game as she led the Jaguars to the regional finals before falling to Hewitt-Trussville. She has already committed to play college basketball at Georgia.She’s still just a junior, and she’s this year’s … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook’s Watford Appreciates All of His Accolades
Trendon Watford doesn’t receive an award every day. It just seems that way for Mountain Brook’s celebrated 6-foot-9 senior forward.Last week, Watford was named the Gatorade Alabama Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.That came on the heels of him being named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team after he was the most … [Read more...]
State Champions Lead 2018-2019 All-Over the Mountain Basketball Teams: Mountain Brook’s Watford Appreciates All of His Accolades
By Rubin E. Grant Trendon Watford doesn’t receive an award every day. It just seems that way for Mountain Brook’s celebrated 6-foot-9 senior forward. Last week, Watford was named the Gatorade Alabama Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. That came on the heels of him being named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team after he … [Read more...]
Homegrown Krystle Johnson Named All-OTM Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
By Blake Ells Coaching the Hoover girls basketball team was always Krystle Johnson’s dream. She got that opportunity in 2016, and she has now been a part of five of the six state championships that the school has won. One as a player, when the school won its first championship, during her senior season in 2001; twice she was an assistant; and twice she was the head … [Read more...]