Friday night at 7, the Hoover Bucs will carry an 8-1 record and No. 2 ranking in the Alabama Sports Writers Association poll into Warriors Stadium in Alabaster to meet No. 1 Thompson (7-2) for the region title.
Oct. 20, 2022, 7:35 a.m.
Friday night at 7, the Bucs will carry an 8-1 record and No. 2 ranking in the Alabama Sports Writers Association poll into Warriors Stadium in Alabaster to meet No. 1 Thompson for the region title. The Warriors are 7-2 after losing two straight to open the season to the current No. 1 teams in Georgia and Tennessee . Hoover has won eight straight after dropping its opener 17-14 to Auburn in the AHSAA Kickoff Classic in Montgomery.
“It’s as advertised,” he said. “The level of competition every week, the level of coaching, the commitment of the players you’re playing against, their toughness, it’s as advertised. It’s what I think everyone outside of this area thinks. It’s a playoff game every week. “I like old-school football,” Freeman said. “I don’t know how good we are on offense. We’re really good some weeks , but some weeks, we’re not. We’ve found ways to win. In the past, we’ve been really good on offense, so in some areas we are behind.”
“Our front seven has played well this year,” Waldrop said. “I thought when I got here, that group would be pretty good. I think we’re playing eight or 10 guys there. Coach Reeves and coach Stiff have done a good job creating competition and depth.