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Vestavia Hills Rebels

Head Coach: Buddy Anderson ( season)
Stadium: Thompson Reynolds Stadium/Buddy Anderson Field
Career Record: 39 seasons, (325-140)
At Vestavia Hills: 39 seasons, (325-140)
2017 Enrollment:  1,459
Rank:  11th in the AHSAA, 11th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   352-185-1   (66.0%)
Last 25 years:   222-81   (73.0%)  (Rank: 16th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   54-29  (65.0%)  (Rank: 79th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2013
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  7A              Region:   3
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   3-4, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  198 (19.8)
Defense:  195 (19.5)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Patrick Nuss,   OL  [UAB]

 2017 
Class: 7A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 55-53 (51%) (173rd in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  42-35 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-18 (42%)

D1 Prospects
      Jonathan Hess,  6-5,  220,  S


 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Homewood  (6A)   20-3   W  
 9/2  @ Spain Park  (7A)  *  14-28   L  
 9/9  @ Oak Mountain  (7A)  *  7-34   L  
 9/16  vs. Huffman  (7A)  *  35-21   W  
 9/23  vs. Helena  (6A)   34-12   W  
 9/30  @ Thompson  (7A)  *  10-17   L  
 10/7  vs. Mountain Brook  (7A)  *  17-14   W (OT) 
 10/14  @ Hoover  (7A)  *  7-38   L  
 10/21  vs. Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *  41-0   W  
 10/28  @ Shades Valley  (6A)   13-28   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Homewood  (6A)       
 9/8  vs. Spain Park  (7A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Oak Mountain  (7A)  *      
 9/21  @ Huffman  (7A)  *      
 9/29  @ Helena  (6A)       
 10/6  vs. Thompson  (7A)  *      
 10/13  @ Mountain Brook  (7A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Hoover  (7A)  *      
 10/27  @ Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Shades Valley  (6A)       


Class  7A Region  3
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Hoover (7A) 12-2400-143
Huffman (7A) 4-6140-204
Mountain Brook (7A) 8-3268-166
Oak Mountain (7A) 3-8269-370
Spain Park (7A) 8-3294-201
Thompson (7A) 5-5183-169
Tuscaloosa County (7A) 2-8143-319
Vestavia Hills (7A) 5-5198-195

 2017 Preview 


       Vestavia Hills completed the 2016 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Vestavia Hills finished sixth in Class 7A region three with a 3-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Vestavia Hills was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Rebels want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.8 points a game.

       Since 2010, Vestavia Hills has gone a combined 54-29. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 8th in Class 7A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Vestavia Hills has gone a combined 222-81. Their 73.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 7A and 16th in the AHSAA. The Rebels have been successful on the football field with twenty-four winning seasons during this time.

       The Rebels are led by head coach Buddy Anderson who is entering his season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 325-140 over the past thirty-nine seasons at Vestavia Hills. Under his direction the Rebels have qualified for the playoffs a total of thirty times. They have won sixteen region crowns with Coach Anderson. Coach Anderson has won two state championships at Vestavia Hills, the last coming in 1998.

       Coach Anderson's overall record as a head football coach in thirty-nine season stands at 325-140 (69.9%). His 325 wins rank th among active coaches in the AHSAA. He has a 47-28 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches.

       The Vestavia Hills Rebels will play in Class 7A region three during the 2017 season.

       Vestavia Hills enters the 2017 season with a string of 10 consecutive wins on their home field at Thompson Reynolds Stadium/Buddy Anderson Field.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Rebels could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region three this season. Vestavia Hills came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year.

       The Rebels open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Homewood on Friday, September 1 at Waldrop Stadium. Last year the Homewood Patriots finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in fourth place in Class 6A region five. The Patriots lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs to Minor by a score of 42-21.

       Vestavia Hills and Homewood have met a total of 52 times on the football field. The Rebels have a 31-21-0 record against the Patriots. They last met in 2016 with Vestavia Hills winning by a score of 20-3.

       College prospects include: Jonathan Hess (6-5, 220) safety,

  


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