Sean Calhoun's first year as Vestavia Hills football coach may be mix [17] In 2012, Colquitt finished 10-4 after losing 41-27 to the eventual state champions, Norcross High School, in the state semifinal game. He is an emotional leader who is great in the locker room. Since the early 70s, on Wednesday nights his house has been full of athletes who want to learn more about God. His brother [second-team All-American safety Nolan] is a starter at Clemson and hes, obviously, the second son of Kevin Turner. In 2015, Colquitt County completed another 15-0 season with a 30-13 victory over the Roswell Hornets to claim their second consecutive Georgia AAAAAA State Championship. Coach, Head Coach - 8th Women's Basketball, Head Coach - Football, Wrestling, Outdoor Track, Asst. Propst gained national notoriety through the MTV series Two-A-Days, which chronicled the 2005 and 2006 seasons of his Hoover team. Sadly, it would be their last. He previously served eight years as a linebackers coach and defensive coordinator at Hoover High School and spent time at Oak Mountain, Spanish Fort, and UAB. That excites me because now we get to see how good our preparation is. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). I want leaders to have character, not be a character. We are excited to see them get playing time., Competition is still ongoing to see who will be the triggerman for Calhouns offense. Free self-guided test prep materials through the VHHS Library. A lot of things are still the same and havent changed. It was an honor meeting him. Vestavia Hills Football. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Vestavia Hills High School. I love Buddy Anderson. Coach Calhoun and his family will be a wonderful addition to Vestavia Hills.". Hes our best lineman and one of our best overall football players. 18. And I know that Buddy Anderson will carry on making a difference in the lives of young people. Congratulations to the 2022-23 Vestavia Hills City Schools Teachers of the Year! @1rebelathletics . The following week, Tribble Publications in Warm Springs, Ga, the parent company who owns The Western Star, printed an apology for allowing Ford to print these allegations in their paper, though it did not specifically retract the charges. VHHS Athletics. Pike Road head coach Patrick Browning paces the sidelines during the first half of the Greenville at Pike Road high-school football game, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Pike Road, Ala. (Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)Vasha Hunt. Football Staff Vestavia Hills Football Staff Players (99) Staff (2) Robert Evans Head Coach Are you the coach? Thomas Rush Propst (born December 1957) is a high school football coach who currently serves as athletic director and associate football coach at Coosa Christian School in Gadsden, Alabama. VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School head football coach Sean Calhoun has resigned after one season with the Rebels. Guess was Pinsons offensive coordinator last season and was wide receivers coach for five years before that. For the first time in more than four decades, Vestavia Hills High School has a new head football coach: Sean Calhoun. Spain Park coach Tim Vakakes directs his team during 7-on-7 football action at Samford University in Homewood, Ala., Tuesday, June 28, 2022. 1. Alabama High School Football History - Ahsfhs.org Robert Evans graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1999 and was a defensive back on Buddy Andersons 1998 state championship team. They also face a brutal Region 2 schedule that includes Auburn, Central-Phenix City, Opelika and Prattville among others. Vestavia Hills High School Football - Vestavia Hills, AL - NFHS Network The Jaguars went 7-4 each of the last two years and made the playoffs. The official Roster for the Vestavia Hills High School The official staff directory for the Vestavia Hills High School Staff Directory - Vestavia Hills High School Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators Skip To Main Content Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills High School [1] He is also the former head coach at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama, and Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia. He won 99 games with the Green Wave and took the team to a state title game. VESTAVIA HILLS SOCCER CLUB OFFICE 1973 Merryvale Road Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 (205) 978-0182 Vestavia Hills High School / Homepage - Vestavia Hills City Schools Pike Road went 14-0 and averaged 46 points a game a year ago, but coach Patrick Browning left for Greenville and star players Iverson Hooks, Quinshon Judkins and Khurtiss Perry will be playing on Saturdays this fall. Ben Blackmon won another. Calhoun went 4 and 6 this past season at Vestavia. Robert Evans is the new Vestavia Hills football coach. Anderson built his National High School Sports Hall of Fame legacy over 43 years as head coach at Vestavia, winning 346 of his 560 games. (Submitted). His playoff record is 47-29 while his region record stands at 152-71 which is the most region wins in state history. Staffing - Vestavia Hills Soccer Club Gordo coach Ryan Lolley directs his team during the Cam Newton 7-on-7 tournament at BlackWatch Sports in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, June 29, 2019. As usual, the high school football offseason has been filled with coaching changes throughout the state maybe more than most years. These two really have been super bright spots for us in the spring and summer. He and his father are also one of only two father-son pairs to be inducted into the Alabama High School Hall of Fame. The DVD outlines the steps to build a successful gridiron program, including the preparation and responsibilities of a coaching staff including the importance of building a booster club.[41]. Columbiana, AL 35051, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, 8 May Events Not to Miss in Vestavia Hills & Beyond, How Pizitz Built a Well and Transformed Minds, Meet Vestavia Vulcans Mom Cheryl Clabaugh, Five March Events Not to Miss in Vestavia Hills, Five February Events Not to Miss in Vestavia Hills, Five January Events Not to Miss in Vestavia Hills. Anderson attended Thomasville High School and played football but not for his father who had retired because he said he did not wish to coach his sons. Sean Calhoun named new head football coach at Vestavia Hills - WVTM RELATED: Who is the states best active coach? During those discussions, Ford was fired, live and on the air, by Gazette general manager John Junkin. Vestavia Hills City Schools is committed to ensuring all information placed on its public website is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Reach her at madoline.markham@homewoodlife.com. [37] The PSC investigation into Propst (case 19-2-1025) was settled with a 131 day suspension. I dont think whoever they could have hired could fill those shoes. Hoover coach Wade Waldrop directs his team during the Hustle Up 7on7 national tournament at the Hoover Met Complex in Hoover, Ala., Friday, July 15, 2022. Calhoun was recommended to the Board of Education by a search committee including Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman, VHHS Principal Tonya Rozell, Athletic Director and VHHS alumnus Jeff Segars, and Assistant Superintendent Patrick Martin.Freeman described Calhoun as a dedicated family man and professional with impeccable character. Right now, hes in a battle with Forte Edmonds.. Hoover - Team Home Hoover Bucs Sports He will lead our football program into the future with the integrity that has been the foundation of our program. When my dad passed away, he was one of the first to call, and we talked for over an hour. VESTAVIA, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School has announced that a former rebel will return as the school's new head football coach. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Vestavia Hills Magazineis publishedquarterly by Then, I wanted a great mix of guys who were Vestavia guys and who really love this place. Its not just a job. He was named Region Coach of the Year at the end of the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Michael Seale , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 9:13 am CT Enter Waldrop a consistent winner at Chelsea, James Clemens and Florence still looking for his first championship as a head coach. We aim to promote learning without limits. All rights reserved. Continuing their education through athletics is a priority.. Stover played two years for Nick Saban at Alabama and has said he will bring lessons he learned from all of his coaches to his first high school head job. Life is like football, he told me. Were settling in, getting our feet stabilized and the kids are starting to meet new friends.. Dovey Ralph "Buddy" Anderson, is a part of the second father-son combination in the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame as his father Dovey Fair Anderson was inducted in the Hall of Fames first class in 1991. 1Rebel Athletics. Browning spent the last six years at Pike Road, building the program from its infancy to the Class 5A state championship in 2021. Fundamentally my ideals and values are the exact same. Our guys take pride in our community and have that pride with a little edge, a chip on their shoulders, Calhoun said. [36] His dismissal followed an investigation that determined he had violated the Code of Ethics for Educators for (1) legal compliance, (2) conduct with students, (3) honesty, and (4) public funds and property, including giving aleve pills to students on more than one occasion and owing nearly $450,000 in delinquent federal and state taxes. Vestavia Hills Football (@1rebelfootball) / Twitter He graduated from Jacksonville State in 1981 with a degree in Physical Education. RELATED: Waldrop embracing Bucs tradition, Former Eufaula coach Ed Rigby has been named head football coach at Pike Road. Competition is not something I shy away from and that this team wont shy away from. Other notable hires: Ham Barnett, St. Pauls; Markus Cook, Vigor; Derone Fagan, Sidney Lanier; Hugh Fountain, W.S. He sure had a big impact on me and my life, and I am grateful for him., 2010 graduate Austin Whitt speaks to a similar influence on his life. He takes over a Pell City team that hasnt won a playoff game since 2012 and hasnt advanced past the second round since 2003. In fact, he has the most wins of any high school football coach in the entire state of Alabama, and his 342-153 record speaks for itself. Coach, Varsity Head Coach - Men's Soccer, Asst. Ohatchee was 27-5-1 in Propst's three years as a starter at wide receiver and defensive back, with Propst earning All-County recognition as a senior. Propst also faced charges having to do with his personal life, specifically that he engaged in extramarital affairs. Madoline, editor of Homewood Life, is always on the hunt for a good meal and an even better story. Whats one bad thing about high school athletics in 2020? In February, 1978, assistant Buddy Anderson became Head Coach Buddy Anderson. He is a real man., Coach Andersons impact reaches far and wide throughout the community and across all sorts of professions. He spent a year as a volunteer assistant coach at UAB. Mark Freeman won two. (Ironically, Ford had previously advocated in a Gazette column that Propst be hired to fill the then-vacant head coach position at the University of Alabama at Birmingham). AGE BIRTH YEARS TEAMS FORMAT COACH; U19: 2004: Steamers 04 Black: 11v11: Robert Starr: U18: 2005: Steamers 05 Black: 11v11: Robert Starr: U17: 2006: . Calhoun previously served as offensive coordinator for two seasons at Colquitt County High School in south Georgia. VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. The Vestavia Hills Board of Education on Wednesday approved the hiring of Sean Calhoun as the new head football coach at Vestavia Hills High School. [20][21] In 2014, Rush Propst led his Colquitt County Packer football team to their second undefeated season (15-0) and a second state title (first one came in 1994), by defeating Archer High School 28-24 on December 13, 2014 to claim the 2014 1-AAAAAA State Championship and his first state title within Georgia. Rigby comes in after a successful stint at Eufaula and does have talent returning, including sophomore running back Anthony Rogers and senior offensive tackle Vysen Lang. With me being a new set of eyes and with a handful of our coaches being new, we all had to see them in a competitive setting. RECRUIT VESTAVIA and 3 others. information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting 7. Not that many high school teams in the nation have as many as Thompson. He takes over a Northridge program that Mike Vickery rebuilt before leaving for Pelham. The team held an undefeated record over both seasons and won back-to-back state championships. Vestavia Hills High School, home of the Rebels, is a public school located in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. #1REBEL. Thats what really matters. The Wildcats havent advanced past the second round since 1993. Pet Adoption In The Vestavia Hills Area: New Dogs, Cats Added This Week, Vestavia Hills Job Listings: See Who's Hiring In The Area. Published: Jan. 5, 2022 at 7:44 AM PST. He can run, hes smart and he also plays basketball. Every coach since Vincents 2010 title has won at least one. Coach Anderson had been taken on as a student teacher in December of 1971, and this was most certainly not the way he wanted to receive a promotion. Robert Evans graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1999 and was a defensive back on Buddy Anderson's 1998 state championship team. Rebel with a Cause. Newton had spent four years in that position for Hartselle after leaving Mountain Brook. Coach, Varsity Head Coach - Men's Bowling, Asst. During the 2019 football season, Propst co-hosted Tennessee Two-A-Days, a radio show on Fox Sports Knoxville.