By Lee Davis If winning two state championships in a row in any sport is a difficult task, winning three is almost impossible. The Oak Mountain boys soccer team has a legitimate shot at earning that rare third straight title, and if the Eagles achieve it, Kennedy Davis is likely to be a primary catalyst. Davis, a senior midfielder, had scored a whopping 20 goals and nine … [Read more...]
Weekend Work: Bucs, Eagles Sweep Rivals; Rebels Advance; Jaguars, Patriots, Lions Eliminated
By Lee Davis The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s baseball playoff format normally calls for two games on Friday with a third game on Saturday, if necessary. Last week, as far as Over the Mountain schools were concerned, most teams – for better or worse – wound up getting Saturday as a day off. Hoover and Oak Mountain only needed two games to clinch their … [Read more...]
Early Trendons: Spartans’ Watford Earns National Honor
By Lee Davis More than a month has passed since Mountain Brook won its third boys state basketball championship in five years, but the Spartans are still raking in the awards. Sophomore forward Trendon Watford was named to the MaxPreps boys basketball sophomore All-American team last week. Watford, a key player in Mountain Brook’s successful title run, previously had been … [Read more...]
New Coach, No Problem: Vestavia Sets AHSAA Record with 15th State Wrestling Championship, Eagles’ Blakely Named MVP
By Lee Davis Throughout the history of sports, it’s easy to find cases where it was difficult for a new coach to follow a successful predecessor. That’s not the case with Vestavia Hills wrestling.Steve Gaydosh led the Rebels to 14 state championships before retiring at the end of the 2016 season. Former Vestavia wrestler Monterrious “Tee” Adams, who was coaching at … [Read more...]
Hoover’s Taylor Leads All-OTM Football Team; Lions’ Yancey Named Top Coach
By Lee Davis Any advocates of the idea that the Hoover Bucs’ longtime domination of high school football in Alabama is waning will have to come up with some fresh arguments this winter. The Bucs’ 17-7 win over defending Class 7A champion McGill-Toolen last December gave Coach Josh Niblett’s team its fourth state crown in five years and the school its 10th title in the 21st … [Read more...]