By Rubin E. Grant Mountain Brook football coach Chris Yeager knew his team had to play near-flawless football in its Class 6A semifinal matchup at Pinson Valley to pull off a victory the Friday after Thanksgiving. But an early Spartans’ fumble that Pinson Valley’s Alijah May returned 50 yards for a touchdown and the Indians’ Mike Sharpe’s 92-yard touchdown run put Mountain … [Read more...]
Rebel’s Basselin, Springs’ Underwood Claim State Championships: Future Teammate Denies Briarwood’s Mathias Three-Peat in Boys State Swim Meet
By Rubin E. Grant If not for his future college teammate, Briarwood Christian senior Mason Mathias would be a three-time state swimming champion. Mathias finished second in both the boys Class 6A-7A 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle behind Daphne junior Drew Jordan in the Alabama High School Athletic Association State Swimming and Diving Championships, held Saturday … [Read more...]
All Eyes on Davis in His First Season as Mountain Brook’s Head Basketball Coach
Tyler Davis understands the scrutiny. In some measure, he embraces it because he knows that’s how it is when you follow a highly successful coach at one of the top high school boys basketball programs in the state. Davis, in his first season as the head coach at Mountain Brook, said he is ready for the challenge of leading the Spartans’ program. He takes over for Bucky … [Read more...]
Spartans Robertson, Eagles Cole Claim Individual Titles: Homewood Girls Keep Streaking, But Boys Run of State Cross Country Titles Ends
By Rubin E. Grant Going into the 65th AHSAA State Cross Country Championships on Nov. 14, Homewood coach Josh Donaldson knew his runners faced an uphill climb to keep their streaks of state titles alive. As it turned out, the Patriots girls team won its third consecutive Class 6A, while the boys finished third behind Scottsboro and Mountain Brook, ending their run of eight … [Read more...]
Stepping Up: Young Jags Ready to Showcase Their Talents With Barker Gone
By Rubin E. Grant Spain Park girls basketball coach Mike Chase doesn’t want this to be taken the wrong way, but he’s looking forward to coaching this season without Sarah Ashlee Barker on the court. It’s not that he wouldn’t mind if the 2020 Alabama Miss Basketball was still around instead of being a freshman at Georgia, but he gets to coach like he has for most of his 25 … [Read more...]