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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.

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
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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