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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: Wade Waldrop
Region: 7A-R3

1963 <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024

2023 Season Highlights

Wade Waldrop enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Hoover.

The Buccaneers finished 4th in Region 3.

2023 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	vs. Auburn	14	39	L
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Oak Grove MS	21	28	L (OT)
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Spain Park *	28	20	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Vestavia Hills *	7	26	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Hewitt-Trussville *	7	28	L
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Mountain Brook	24	34	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Oak Mountain *	62	14	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Tuscaloosa County *	37	10	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Chelsea *	41	7	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Thompson *	11	21	L
Fri., Nov. 3	OPEN
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	@ James Clemens	42	16	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 17	@ Hewitt-Trussville	7	40	L	2nd Round Playoffs

2023 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	301
Scoring Average	25.1
Points Allowed	283
Defense Average	23.6
Opponents Record	77-49
Region Record	4-3
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	4-2

2023 Class 7A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/9/2023	PS	3	(11-2)	172	ASWA
8/29/2023	1	6	(0-1)	98	ASWA
9/5/2023	2	10	(0-2)	39	ASWA
9/12/2023	3	9	(1-2)	49	ASWA

2023 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	11-2	482	143	3-1	116	45	7-0	289	49	Mark Freeman
Hewitt-Trussville	9-4	493	275	2-1	106	42	5-2	259	158	Josh Floyd
Vestavia Hills	9-3	396	173	1-1	52	51	5-2	222	112	Robert Evans
Hoover	5-7	301	283	1-1	49	56	4-3	193	126	Wade Waldrop
Spain Park	7-3	338	196				4-3	207	190	Tim Vakakes
Tuscaloosa County	5-5	218	310				2-5	97	242	Adam Winegarden
Chelsea	2-8	170	374				1-6	111	273	Todd Cassity
Oak Mountain	1-9	140	384				0-7	81	309	Shane McComb

2023 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Bradley Shaw	DE/LB	Sr.	6-1	225	AL-MS Game
Bradley Shaw		Sr.			7A Lineman of the Year		ASWA

2023 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Bradley Shaw	LB	Sr.	6-2	210	1st	ASWA
Jamar Moultrie	DB	Jr.	5-10	170	2nd	ASWA
Jonah Winston	ATH	So.	5-9	145	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.