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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Hoover Football Team History


Hoover Buccaneers
Hoover High School

1000 Bucaneer Dr. Hoover, AL 35244
Stadium: Regions Park
Colors: Orange, Black & White
Coach: Josh Niblett
Region: 7A-R3
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1963  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Josh Niblett enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Hoover.
 The Buccaneers finished 2nd in Region 3.
 The Buccaneers set a team record for margin of victory at 63 points.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  @ Grayson GA    26   35   L       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Meridian MS    42   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Mountain Brook   *  31   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Spain Park   *  27   24   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Tuscaloosa County   *  63   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Oak Mountain   *  59   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Huffman   *  38   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Vestavia Hills   *  17   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Thompson   *  25   32   L       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. IMG Academy FL    21   32   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  vs. Sparkman    49   7   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 17  @ Hewitt-Trussville    56   21   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 24  @ Thompson    31   12   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Wed., Dec. 6   McGill-Toolen    48   20   W    Auburn   Championship Game 
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record11-3
  Points Scored533
  Scoring Average38.1
  Points Allowed231
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record84-42
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record5-1
2017 Class 7A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/8/2017PS 1(12-2)366 ASWA
8/29/20171 2(0-1)272 ASWA
9/5/20172 2(1-1)236 ASWA
9/12/20173 2(2-1)280 ASWA
9/19/20174 2(3-1)284 ASWA
9/26/20175 2(4-1)287 ASWA
10/3/20176 2(4-1)257 ASWA
10/10/20177 2(5-1)259 ASWA
10/17/20178 2(6-1)276 ASWA
10/24/20179 2(7-1)263 ASWA
10/31/201710 5(8-1)184 ASWA
11/7/2017Final 6(7-3)139 ASWA
  
2017 Class 7A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Thompson 12-14962222-181417-0310113  Mark Freeman
Hoover 11-35332314-0184606-126097  Josh Niblett
Mountain Brook 8-43262931-133565-2189185  Chris Yeager
Spain Park 6-53272790-121333-4186206  Shawn Raney
Vestavia Hills 4-61501713-4112124  Buddy Anderson
Oak Mountain 5-52222482-5137182  Cris Bell
Huffman 4-61592651-6103231  Alex Wilson
Tuscaloosa County 2-81573501-6110269  John Holladay

2017 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Khamari Brown DL Sr.6-2269 All-Star Game  
 Mike Maye OL Sr.6-3278 AL-MS Game  
 Shedrick Jackson WR Sr.6-2195 AL-MS Game  

2017 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Chase BrownDB Sr. 6-0175 2nd  ASWA
 George PickensATH Jr. 6-4215 1st  ASWA
 Larry McCammonRB Jr. 6-0190 1st  ASWA
 Mike MayeOL Sr. 6-4300 1st  ASWA
 Shedrick JacksonWR Sr. 6-1200 2nd  ASWA



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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.