By Lee DavisThe next time you’re daydreaming about football, imagine a high school team that had the best players from Homewood, Cahaba Heights, Irondale and, for good measure, add some from Mountain Brook. Do you think there might be a playoff-worthy team coming from that talent pool?In 1966, you didn’t have to imagine. The Shades Valley Mounties had that exact mix, … [Read more...]
November Fever: Football Playoffs Provide Interesting Match-up Potential
By Lee Davis There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the arrival of November, and not all of them have to do with the presidential election finally being over. One reason is the beginning of the Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs, which kick off Friday night. As usual, the Over the Mountain area is well represented, with six schools qualifying for post- … [Read more...]
All-Star Effort: Jaguars’ Wiley Leads North to Impressive Win
By Lee DavisAustin Wiley entered the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s All-Star Week with a big reputation. He left it with an even bigger one. Wiley, Spain Park’s 6-foot-11-inch center who has already committed to Auburn University, put together an impressive show in the North-South All-Star Basketball game. Wiley scored 30 points and snatched 15 rebounds … [Read more...]
Double Eagles: Jaguars and Patriots Roll to Boys Golf Titles
By Lee Davis One of Alabama’s perennial powers in high school golf reasserted itself and a potential new one arose at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Class 7A and Class 6A championships last week at Huntsville’s Hampton Cove course. In Class 7A, Spain Park earned its fourth title in five years. The Jaguars’ two-day total of 571 easily claimed the blue … [Read more...]