By Lee Davis If Homewood girls’ basketball coach JoVanka Ward was organizing a carpool, she’d be in big trouble.That’s because the vast majority of her Lady Patriots are too young to drive.The good news is that they are all really good basketball players.“Yes, we are a little on the young side, and I have to keep reminding myself of that,” Ward said. … [Read more...]
Bucs and Eagles Lead 2014 All-OTM Football Team
By Lee Davis The 2014 high school football season was filled with highlights, but no two teams may have made bigger splashes than the Hoover Bucs and the Oak Mountain Eagles.Hoover overcame two early losses to out-of-state powers to win its third consecutive state championship and the first-ever title in the newly-created Class 7A and continued a long winning … [Read more...]
Straight A’s
By Lee DavisHoover’s football team has reached the point that every time it wins a game, an old streak is continued or a new record is set.And that was true even before the Bucs met Prattville for the first-ever Class 7A championship at Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium Dec. 3.Entering the game, Hoover was making its 13th appearance in a state title game … [Read more...]
Making History
Hoover High School scored two touchdowns in the final two minutes of the first half Wednesday night and held on to beat Prattville 35-21 to claim the first Class 7A state football championship in Alabama High School Athletic Association state playoff history.Coach Josh Niblett's Bucs claimed their third state title in a row, 12th game in a row and captured their 39th … [Read more...]
Sister Act: Lady Cavs Claim State Volleyball Crown
By Lee DavisLucy Hart had a feeling.The Alabama High School Athletic Association scheduled the Class 6A volleyball championship to be played on Thursday, Oct. 30. That fact alone made it a huge day for Hart and her John Carroll Catholic teammates, who would be playing for the title that afternoon.But Thursday mornings are always special for the school on … [Read more...]