By Blake Ells Mountain Brook entered the 2018 season with big holes to fill. They’d need a new quarterback, as Hamp Sisson had moved on to Furman, and they’d need a new running back, as Harold Joiner had moved on to Auburn. When they kicked off with those positions being filled by a sophomore and by a committee, respectively, there wasn’t much cause for high preseason … [Read more...]
Moving On: Briarwood, Homewood, Hoover and Mountain Brook Advance to Second Round
By Rubin E. Grant Yeager Sets Milestone as Mountain Brook Advances in State Football Playoffs Chris Yeager can thank the Spartans’ defense for making him Mountain Brook’s winningest football coach in program history. The Spartans’ defense intercepted four passes as Mountain Brook shut out Austin 31-0 in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs last week. The win was … [Read more...]
Briarwood Looks to Build a Team on Base of Two Returning Players
By Blake Ells Briarwood Christian’s 2018 volleyball team faces an uphill battle. The Lions return just two players from last year’s squad, and as they typically have, they’ll play up to a lot of 6A and 7A competition in the Birmingham area, including their opening match against 6A Pelham. But the latter is something to which they’ve grown accustomed. “I’ve been on the … [Read more...]
‘We Could Have an Outstanding Team’: Briarwood Faces a Tough Schedule but Aims for the Top With Position Switches
By Blake Ells It’s tough to find room for improvement when you’re coming off of a 14-1 season. Briarwood Christian School fell in last season’s state championship game to St. Paul’s Episcopal 17-14 when the Saints scored on a fourth down with 1:54 remaining in the game. After its third title in four years, St. Paul’s now moves to 6A because of the AHSAA’s new competitive … [Read more...]
Halls’ Move to Homewood Turned out Splendidly for Father and Son
By Rubin E. Grant A year ago, Lee Hall had his doubts about accepting the Homewood baseball coaching job. It wasn’t because he didn’t think it was a good opportunity, but because of his son Josh. Lee Hall had been the head coach at Randolph High in Huntsville and Josh had been a standout center fielder on the team for three seasons. “I had my reservations about uprooting … [Read more...]