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I have been fortunate to know Coach Anderson for years, and when we talked about this story, I couldnt pass up the chance to ask a few questions of my own. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. There are so many predators out there and its scary to me. It was the 1st playoff win for VH since 2015 and the 1st in Coach Evans' tenure. His Rebel teams won 16 area and region championships, and made 31 state playoff appearances. Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. 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. His record as a head football coach for the past 43 years at Vestavia Hills High School is 346-160 with two state football championships. [18][19] In 2013, Colquitt finished 11-3 after losing 14-9 to the eventual state champions, Norcross High School, in the state semifinal game. Hes a tough, hard-nosed kid who I definitely think is going to have a heckuva season for us. 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. #1REBEL. In addition to football, he was a two-year starter on the basketball team and even though Ohatchee did not have a track program, he checked out of school one afternoon and won the District 100-yard dash his senior year. He has three state titles on his resume and expects to win at Orange Beach as well. The topic was the focus of considerable discussion on the Paul Finebaum syndicated sports talk radio show, where Hunter Ford, a reporter for The Hoover Gazette newspaper, reported the rumors. Fax 205-402-5303 District Home Schools Translate Employee Login Announcements Rebels Helping Rebels But to me and the thousands of young men that got to play for him during his career, his biggest value was in the impact he had in our lives as husbands, fathers, Christian leaders, friends and really, just as people living in our communities. Five players were declared ineligible for the athletic year, along with $5,000 in fines. Calhouns hiring follows the 2020 retirement of Buddy Anderson who had served as Vestavia Hills head football coach since 1978. Smith spent his last several seasons trying to resurrect a struggling Robertsdale program and then starting the Orange Beach team. A whole lot. Colors: Red, White & Blue. Calhoun, 39, most recently served as the head football coach at Carrollton (Georgia) High School, where he compiled a 51-12 record over five seasons including three region championships and five quarterfinal playoff appearances. Nikita Stover was named the new head football coach at Decatur Heritage Christian Academy on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School head football coach Sean Calhoun has resigned after one season with the Rebels. Select Year: 1970 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2022. In his column in the edition of July 4, 2007 of The Western Star, Ford reported that a number of sources, none of which would allow their name to be used, said that Propst's alleged affair also included a child born out of wedlock. Some went on to the NFL, and former player David Jordan was a member of the 1986 Super Bowl winning New York Giants team. 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. He then moved on to Eufaula High School in Eufaula, Alabama from 1994-1996 before being hired by Alba High School in Bayou La Batre, Alabama in 1997. Josh Niblett followed with six state titles in 14 years. Every team has two things: good coaches and good players. We call Andrew Animal and Lane is Hawk. I dont know if they really know who those Road Warriors are. He shared that when he finally decided to retire, he prayed about it a lot. RT @1rebelbaseball: Schedule changes for tomorrow: The Varsity DH scheduled for tomorrow @ Austin has been moved to tomorrow @ Sammy Dunn Field starting @ 4:00 The Freshman DH scheduled for tomorrow @ Sammy Dunn Field has been moved to Cullman starting . Calhoun ran Colquitts offense in 2014 and 2015, during which the Packers were 30-0 and won two state titles under coach Rush Propst. I know God called you to coach football, and this week he called me to be a coachs wife, she told her husband. In just his second year of coaching at Colquitt County, Propst took a team that had finished 2-8 in 2007 to an 11-3 season and the state semifinals in 2009. That excites me because now we get to see how good our preparation is. And I know God still has a plan for me, I just dont know what all it will be yet.. Football Staff Vestavia Hills Football Staff Players (99) Staff (2) Robert Evans Head Coach Are you the coach? Orange Beach head coach Jamey DuBose discusses the upcoming prep football season during Baldwin County Media Day on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Daphne, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). VESTAVIA, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School has announced that a former rebel will return as the schools new head football coach. Mark Freeman won two. Right now, hes in a battle with Forte Edmonds.. If we had to play tomorrow, Mitchell Towns would be under center, the 39-year-old coach said. The event will take place in the schools gymnasium and is open to the public. 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. As usual, the high school football offseason has been filled with coaching changes throughout the state maybe more than most years. records may be incomplete. Propst continued to deny the allegations. The first thing I told this team is that I am a Christian. 18. 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. 2235 Limerock Rd. 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. 2022-2023 VHSC Boys Staffing. By WBRC Staff. Coach, Sports Information - Pizitz Middle School, Asst. We went to UABs 7-on-7 tournament, Calhoun said. 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. His brother [second-team All-American safety Nolan] is a starter at Clemson and hes, obviously, the second son of Kevin Turner. He was also the founder of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter 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. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Vestavia Hills Football! We just have to follow him and make our own footprints and build on his legacy. His brother, Philip was a star on that team. Browning spent the last six years at Pike Road, building the program from its infancy to the Class 5A state championship in 2021. Any games that the five players played in were forfeited. St. Paul's head coach Steve Mask instructs tight end Chett Elder in the first half of a prep football game against Faith Academy on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). Coach, Varsity Head Coach - Flag Football, Bowling, Women's Golf, Varsity Head Coach - Football Cheerleading, Varsity Head Coach - Basketball Cheerleading, Head Coach - Cross Country, Track and Field, Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers/Director of Football Operations/Special Teams Coordinator, Varsity Head Coach - Wrestling, Asst. Life is like football, he told me. In a 30-minute address to the board and a large crowd inside the board chambers, Propst tearfully admitted to a relationship outside his marriage and a child as a result of that relationship, but no other wrongdoing. Here is a look at 15 offseason impact hires as fall practice begins this week and next across the state of Alabama. Everyone who knows Coach Anderson knows that this is why he did it, and what he cared about mostpositively impacting the lives of everyone around him. Physical Education, Health & Driver Education, Freshman Campus Course Registration (Rising 9th Graders), Freshman Campus Course Registration (Rising 10th Graders), Online Enrollment and Registration Information. Rebels Helping Rebels is a grace fund used to financially support students in need. When we got here, we were playing him at receiver, splitting time at quarterback. Vestavia Hills superintendent Todd Freeman, Ed.D., described Evans as a man of character, a committed educator, and a brilliant football coach. Smith returns to The Hill after having spent four years as an assistant there under current UAB coach Bryant Vincent from 2007-2010. Calhoun, who picked up his offensive know-how as a backup Air Raid QB at Valdosta State under now-Samford coach Chris Hatcher, said the Rebels will continue to be known as a tough football team. Coach Anderson says that those FCA camps helped to keep their marriage strong for decades, and its also where he got the idea to start an FCA group in his home. Greenville has been an annual threat in 5A but hasnt won a state title since 1994. Vestavia Hills Magazineis publishedquarterly by @1rebelathletics . What I expect from this team is to give 100 percent. While his focus was always on the students, Coach Anderson saw many wins in his tenure too. In the total scheme of things, relationships matter most. Buddy Anderson enters his 40th season as Head Coach at Vestavia Hills. Robert Evans is the new Vestavia Hills football coach. He also served for four seasons as quarterbacks coach at Collins Hill High School in the Atlanta area, where he coached current Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke. Also, parents dont need to make it all better all the time. People do know were hard-nosed. [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. A lot of things are still the same and havent changed. Explore the benefits. He spent a year as a volunteer assistant coach at UAB. The former Williamson and Auburn star is finally the man in charge of his alma mater. Coach, Assistant Athletic Director - Pizitz, Head Coach - 7th Football, 8th Women's Basketball, Assistant Athletic Director - Pizitz, Head Coach - Pizitz Wrestling, Varsity Head Coach - Men's Golf, Asst. Calhoun, 39, most recently served as the head football coach at Carrollton (Georgia) High School, where he compiled a 51-12 record over five seasons including three region championships and five quarterfinal playoff appearances.