By Rubin E. Grant For the past seven months, Sean Calhoun has been so busy with non-football-related stuff that he has had little time to think about following a legend as Vestavia Hills’ new football coach. Calhoun was hired in January to replace Buddy Anderson, who had been Vestavia Hills’ head coach since 1978 and retired at the end of the 2020 campaign. In his 43 seasons … [Read more...]
‘I Thought It Would be a Street Fight’: New Players Step Up as Mountain Brook Knocks Off Vestavia Hills
By Rubin E. Grant Mountain Brook football coach Chris Yeager was concerned going into the Spartans’ 2021 season opener against rival Vestavia Hills. The Spartans entered the game with a plethora of new faces following the graduation of 36 seniors from the 2020 team, which reached the Class 6A semifinals. “We had a lot of kids who had never played in a big game before, and … [Read more...]
Mr. Football: Davis’ Legendary Career at Homewood Ended With State’s Top Honor
By Rubin E. Grant Whenever there’s a discussion about who is the greatest running back to ever play at an Over the Mountain high school, one of the names near the top of any list — if not the top — is Robert Davis. Davis had a record-setting career at Homewood in the early 1990s and 30 years ago was named the state’s 1991 Mr. Football, the first Over the Mountain player to … [Read more...]
2021 High School Football Preview: New Coach Optimistic About Rebels’ Season
By Rubin E. Grant As he enters his first season replacing the legendary Buddy Anderson as head coach, Sean Calhoun inherits a Vestavia Hills football program that has made the state playoffs only twice since the Alabama High School Athletic Association went to seven classifications in 2014. Those appearances came in 2015 and 2019. In three of their seven seasons at the Class … [Read more...]
2021 High School Football Preview: New-Look Jags Will Be More Run-Oriented
By Rubin E. Grant For the past few years, Spain Park has attacked opposing defenses with a spread attack. But with several of their skill players on their offense in 2020 transferring to other schools, the Jaguars are changing their look on offense this season. “In high school football, you have to adjust your offense and defense to the kids you’ve got,” Spain Park coach … [Read more...]