This game was not only about a long standing Rivalry and walking away with the USAF Great American Rivalry Series trophy this game also secured either team a spot in the play offs. Tension was high before the game event started with much press surrounding this event. Sports writers around the area p...More
It would have been a shut out if not for a fumbled punt by Hoover. Hoover defeated Vestavia Hills 17-2 holding the Rebels to their fewest points in the Rivalry since 1991. The Bucs are 9 for 11 against Vestavia in the rivalry series. The big win guaranteed the Bucs a least a share of the regional ti...More
What a great rivalry that began in 1988 when this was the first football game ever played at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium “The Met” now called Regions Park. A minor league baseball field converted to a high school grid iron. This game was celebrated as “20 years at The Met&rdquo...More
The town of Cumberland, Maryland completely shuts down for this rivalry. Store fronts, houses and cars were all decorated for “homecoming weekend” and the rivalry game was all anyone was talking about. The principal from one school made it known that this meant more than the state champi...More
This is The “Friday Night Lights” game, and it lived up to its reputation. In front of a crowd topping 14,000 fans on a warm, west Texas Friday night amid the sagebrush, the Panthers and the Rebels met on the gridiron to settle this annual rivalry for another year. The Rebels ...More