By Lee DavisMaybe there was a method in Homewood girls’ basketball coach JoVanka Ward’s apparent madness in starting four freshmen and a sophomore against some of the toughest competition in Alabama.Maybe Ward’s team was so young it didn’t know teams that start five girls not old enough to have driver’s licenses couldn’t possibly win a state championship.If that was … [Read more...]
Golden State: Great Area Season Reflected by All-Over the Mountain Team
By Lee Davis It’s always risky to use superlatives when describing anything, but it’s also easy to make the case that 2014-15 was the greatest season in the history of Over the Mountain boys’ basketball.Hoover won the Class 7A state championship by defeating a Mountain Brook team that was going for its third consecutive title. In Class 6A, Homewood reached the Final Four … [Read more...]