If you think that the 2015 high school football season is going by quickly, it’s probably not your imagination. Schools that played their first game on Aug. 21 will reach the halfway point of their regular schedules a full week and a half before the end of September. So now is as good a time as any to take stock of what we have seen. The Hoover Bucs, to the surprise of no … [Read more...]
Family Tradition: Hoover’s Vacarella is Following His Father’s Footsteps
By Lee Davis Hoover quarterback Christopher Vacarella is in his first year as a starter, but he already has proven himself as a winner in the clutch. In the Bucs’ first two Class 7A Region Three victories, Vacarella directed his team to hard-fought fourth quarter victories. In a 21-14 win against Mountain Brook, he led a 65-yard touchdown drive. The following week, the senior … [Read more...]
Four Square: Bucaneers Shoot For Fourth Consecutive Title
By Lee Davis For a short time in 2014, Hoover looked to be an average football team. The Bucs lost to an excellent Miami Central team in their season opener. It got even worse the next week when Colquitt County – coached by former Hoover coach Rush Propst – dominated the Bucs 35-14. Was this the end of Hoover’s long reign as the kingpin of high school football in … [Read more...]