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Vestavia Hills Rebels

Head Coach: Robert Evans (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Vestavia Hills: First season
Stadium: Thompson Reynolds Stadium, Buddy Anderson Field
2022 Enrollment:  1,587
Rank:  8th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   377-211-1   (64.0%)
Last 25 years:   201-93   (68.0%)  (Rank: 43rd in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   79-55  (59.0%)  (Rank: 121st in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2019
Last Region Championship:   2013
Last Winning Season:   2019
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2021 
Class:  7A              Region:   3
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   3-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  197 (19.7)
Defense:  218 (21.8)


 2022 
Class: 7A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 75-44 (63%) (15th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  48-34 (58%)
Non-Region Strength:  27-10 (73%)

Players to Watch
      Houston Owen,  LB
      Jordan Ross,  DE
      Andrew Sykes,  DE


 2021 Results 
 8/20  vs. Mountain Brook  (6A)   3-33   L  
 8/27  @ Homewood  (6A)   7-9   L  
 9/3  @ Hoover  (7A)  *  6-34   L  
 9/10  vs. Oak Mountain  (7A)  *  14-24   L  
 9/17  @ Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *  50-0   W  
 9/24   OPEN 
 10/1  vs. Thompson  (7A)  *  7-49   L  
 10/8  @ Hewitt-Trussville  (7A)  *  35-49   L  
 10/15  vs. Spain Park  (7A)  *  37-6   W  
 10/22  vs. Gadsden City  (7A)  *  21-14   W (OT) 
 10/28  @ Shades Valley  (6A)   17-0   W  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/18  vs. Mountain Brook  (6A)       
 8/26  vs. Homewood  (6A)       
 9/2  vs. Thompson  (7A)  *      
 9/8  @ Hoover  (7A)  *      
 9/16  @ Spain Park  (7A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Chelsea  (7A)  *      
 10/7  @ Hewitt-Trussville  (7A)  *      
 10/14  @ Oak Mountain  (7A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *      
 10/27  @ Helena  (6A)       
 11/4  @ Austin        
 11/11  @ Thompson        


Class  7A Region  3
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Chelsea (6A) 4-7275-313
Hewitt-Trussville (7A) 9-3426-260
Hoover (7A) 12-1463-201
Oak Mountain (7A) 7-5263-282
Spain Park (7A) 2-8171-360
Thompson (7A) 13-1636-99
Tuscaloosa County (7A) 1-9115-408
Vestavia Hills (7A) 4-6197-218

 2022 Preview 


       Vestavia Hills completed the 2021 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Vestavia Hills just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 7A region three with a 3-4 region record.

       Vestavia Hills was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Rebels want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.7 points a game.

       Since 2010, Vestavia Hills has gone a combined 79-55. Their 59.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 7A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Vestavia Hills has gone a combined 201-93. Their 68.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 7A and 43rd in the AHSAA. The Rebels have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time.




       The Rebels will be under the direction of new head football coach Robert Evans as they enter the 2022 season.  Coach Evans was the defensive coordinator at Mountain Brook last season.

       Coach Evans will bring a wide open offense and a fast paced game to Vestavia Hills in 2022. It will be a different look for the Rebels.

       The Vestavia Hills Rebels will play in Class 7A region three during the 2022 season. The Rebels have one of the toughest schedules in Class 7A. Their opponents had a combined record of 75-44 last season. That ranks 9th in Class 7A and 15th in the AHSAA.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Rebels could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region three this season. Vestavia Hills missed the playoffs the past couple of seasons but hope to return to the post season in 2022.

       The Rebels open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Mountain Brook on Thursday, August 18 at Thompson Reynolds Stadium, Buddy Anderson Field. Last year the Mountain Brook Spartans finished with an overall record of 12-2 and in first place in Class 6A region five. The Spartans lost in the semi-finals round of the Class 6A playoffs to Clay-Chalkville by a score of 24-18.

       Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook have met a total of 58 times on the football field. The Rebels have a 30-28-0 record against the Spartans. They last met in 2021 with Mountain Brook winning by a score of 33-3.

       Vestavia Hills returns 7A All-State  linebacker Houston Owen. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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