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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

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.

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
Record	11-3
Points Scored	533
Scoring Average	38.1
Points Allowed	231
Defense Average	16.5
Opponents Record	84-42
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	5-1

2017 Class 7A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/8/2017	PS	1	(12-2)	366	ASWA
8/29/2017	1	2	(0-1)	272	ASWA
9/5/2017	2	2	(1-1)	236	ASWA
9/12/2017	3	2	(2-1)	280	ASWA
9/19/2017	4	2	(3-1)	284	ASWA
9/26/2017	5	2	(4-1)	287	ASWA
10/3/2017	6	2	(4-1)	257	ASWA
10/10/2017	7	2	(5-1)	259	ASWA
10/17/2017	8	2	(6-1)	276	ASWA
10/24/2017	9	2	(7-1)	263	ASWA
10/31/2017	10	5	(8-1)	184	ASWA
11/7/2017	Final	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	12-1	496	222	2-1	81	41	7-0	310	113	Mark Freeman
Hoover	11-3	533	231	4-0	184	60	6-1	260	97	Josh Niblett
Mountain Brook	8-4	326	293	1-1	33	56	5-2	189	185	Chris Yeager
Spain Park	6-5	327	279	0-1	21	33	3-4	186	206	Shawn Raney
Vestavia Hills	4-6	150	171				3-4	112	124	Buddy Anderson
Oak Mountain	5-5	222	248				2-5	137	182	Cris Bell
Huffman	4-6	159	265				1-6	103	231	Alex Wilson
Tuscaloosa County	2-8	157	350				1-6	110	269	John Holladay

2017 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Khamari Brown	DL	Sr.	6-2	269	All-Star Game
Mike Maye	OL	Sr.	6-3	278	AL-MS Game
Shedrick Jackson	WR	Sr.	6-2	195	AL-MS Game

2017 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Chase Brown	DB	Sr.	6-0	175	2nd	ASWA
George Pickens	ATH	Jr.	6-4	215	1st	ASWA
Larry McCammon	RB	Jr.	6-0	190	1st	ASWA
Mike Maye	OL	Sr.	6-4	300	1st	ASWA
Shedrick Jackson	WR	Sr.	6-1	200	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.