By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterSpain Park was due some good news.With head coach David Shores on administrative leave because of an alleged incident at a practice, the Jaguars’ football season was off to a difficult start. On top of that, the team had suffered two consecutive losses, including a 44-0 defeat at the hands of archrival Hoover.It didn’t look any … [Read more...]
Don’t Look Now: Hoover May Be Better Than Ever
By Lee DavisBelieve it or not, somebody will actually score points against the Hoover Bucs in the 2010 football season.Gadsden City, the fourth-ranked team in Class 6A, could be the team that finally lights up the scoreboard when it visits Hoover Sept. 24.Then again, the Titans might not be the ones that finally earn a point against the rugged Buccaneer defense. But … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Pillage
By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterMountain Brook entered its game against Homewood Sept. 16 as a team on the cusp of being very good.The Spartans had sandwiched impressive wins over Shades Valley and Pelham around a hard-fought 17-13 loss to Vestavia Hills.Coach Chris Yeager’s offense had shown flashes of brilliance in its two victories, while his … [Read more...]
Hoover’s QB Is Living the Dream
By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterLike many little boys, Ryan Carter knew what he wanted to be when he got older.But in Carter’s case, he didn’t want to be a cowboy, a firefighter or an astronaut. He wanted to be the quarterback of the Hoover Buccaneers.Carter began following Hoover football at an early age and idolized the Bucs’ impressive line of … [Read more...]
39-Grand: Anderson Still Lives For His Players and the Game
By Lee Davis Journal Sports EditorBuddy Anderson has seen a lot of things change in his 39 years at Vestavia Hills High School.For one thing, the cramped coaches’ office of 1972 is a sprawling athletic complex in 2010. The football stadium is different as well, as natural grass has been replaced with a prescription athletic turf.But the other difference about … [Read more...]