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Vestavia Hills Football Team History


Vestavia Hills Rebels
Vestavia Hills High School

2235 Limerock Rd. Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
Stadium: Reynolds Stadium, Buddy Anderson Field
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Buddy Anderson
Region: 6A-R8
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1970  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Buddy Anderson enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Vestavia Hills.
 First 10-0 regular season.
 The Rebels move from Region 9 to Region 8.
 The Rebels won the Class 6A Region 8 Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 6  @ Shades Valley    29   37   #Won       
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Gardendale    44   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Mountain Brook    21   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Tuscaloosa County    37   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Pell City    28   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Hoover   *  24   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Pelham   *  51   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Hueytown    20   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Homewood   *  15   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Minor    31   28   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Fairhope    49   7   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Benjamin Russell    21   9   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  @ Jeff Davis    7   28   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored377
  Scoring Average29.0
  Points Allowed179
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record79-66
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-1
1996 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/2/19964 10(3-1) ASWA
10/10/19965 9(4-1) ASWA
10/17/19966 7(6-0) ASWA
10/24/19967 7(7-0) ASWA
10/31/19968 6(8-0) ASWA
11/7/19969 5(9-0) ASWA
11/14/1996Final 4(10-0) ASWA
  
1996 Class 6A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vestavia Hills 12-13771792-177443-09037  Buddy Anderson
Pelham 8-42572961-135582-17179  Rick Rhoades
Homewood 7-32431451-26953  Bob Newton
Hoover 4-61802150-341102  Gerald Gann

1996 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Rodney Jones DL Sr. All-Star Game  
 Rodney Jones DL Sr.6-2260 Super All-State  Bham News

1996 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Percy ColemanRB Sr. HM  BN
 Rodney JonesDL Sr.6-2280 1st  BN
 Rodney JonesDL Sr.6-4260 1st  ASWA



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