By Lee DavisJournal sports writerA classic game between two national powers ended with a worthy finish on a steaming hot Saturday afternoon.Beymar Piraquive’s 32 yard field goal with 45 seconds remaining gave Miami Central a 24-21 win over Hoover at the Bucs home field in front of a national ESPN audience. The loss shattered Hoover’s 30-game winning streak. … [Read more...]
Spirit of ’74: Team Attitude Fueled Patriot Title Run
By Lee DavisJournal sports writerSometimes greatness begins in unlikely places.For the 1974 Homewood football team, it began in a cramped junior high lunchroom when a charismatic young coach walked in the door.Amid the long tables, the stacks of trays and the aroma of yeast rolls, Alvin Bresler told a group of teenage boys too young to drive that if they did … [Read more...]
Something New, Something Old
Alignments Change But Competition Stays The SameBy Lee DavisJournal sports writerFor the past few years, plenty of fans have been unhappy with the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s football regional alignments.The critics had a long list of legitimate points. In what sane world, for example, was Spain Park versus Wetumpka a region game, while the … [Read more...]
Father Figure: Finley’s Influence Still Carries Today
By Lee DavisUsually when driving on Columbiana Road, I’m on the way to a meeting at the office of the Over the Mountain Journal. While driving, I might be thinking about the meeting, daydreaming or listening to a song on the radio.All that changes when I drive by the campus.The campus, of course, is where the old Berry High School stood for three decades before … [Read more...]
Knowing the Ropes
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThere will be a new royal at Vestavia Hills High School when school starts next week.Lizzie Sexton will start her sophomore year on Aug. 11 as the new Miss Alabama High School Rodeo.She won the title in June at the Alabama High School Rodeo Association Queen pageant, where she also earned a spot on the Alabama National High … [Read more...]