The 2011 high school football season has arrived. The Star will keep you updated with coverage of teams in the county and surrounding areas. Our live scoreboard will provide up to the minute scores and details each Friday night. We'll have slideshows of the action as well. Below is content from our Kickoff 2011 special section. Links to digital editions of our county and area tabs are also available. Finally, we've created a stadium map to help guide you to the game each Friday night.
Stories
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OXFORD — Kwon Alexander ain’t never been scared. Not when the Oxford sophomore got his first varsity start against national powerhouse Hoover. And he certainly isn’t now, on the opposite end of that experience spectrum —the nation’s best outside linebacker heading into his senior season.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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PLEASANT VALLEY — The description of Jeff Davis doesn’t stop at old school. To accurately depict the Pleasant Valley coach, you must also point out that he was a member of the first graduating class.
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SAKS — The Wildcats want back in. After four straight postseason appearances, Saks failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2010.
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ALEXANDRIA — The humble tone in Jarline Lee’s voice was as heavy as the orange paint on the walls of Larry Ginn Memorial gymnasium. He rattles off names of great former Alexandria players one after another with awe dripping from the expression on his face.
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He certainly looks more comfortable. During a preseason practice on a dreary Thursday morning outside Anniston’s Lott-Mosby Stadium, junior quarterback Spencer Howard commanded his offense like a seasoned veteran.
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JACKSONVILLE — The hints kept coming for Jon Averette. At 9 years old, he weighed in at 145 pounds at a doctor’s appointment. He grew out of shoes every six months and reached size 12 at age 12.
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PIEDMONT — Jamie Major has never been typical. As an eighth-grader, he notched nearly double-digit tackles in Piedmont’s loss to Leeds in the state semifinals.
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WEAVER — Daryl Hamby had always believed in the old-school philosophy: If you’ve got two quarterbacks, you don’t have one.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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JACKSONVILLE — It had all just gotten to be too much to take. Too many touchdowns. Too many yards. Too many long nights and long faces. So, after a season full of frustration, Roland Houston decided to make a change.
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OHATCHEE — Ohatchee’s five senior football players have seen a lot. In football, they’re on their third head coach in second-year coach Jason Howard and looking to improve on a 2-8 finish in his first year. That’s foremost on their minds in August and should be.
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WHITE PLAINS — Heath Harmon sure has faced challenges in getting White Plains football on the “Build It” plan. Realignment greeted him, as the AHSAA bumped the Wildcats up from Class 2A to 3A before his first season in 2008.
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WELLBORN — Wellborn has a lot of check marks coming into the 2011 season. Check progress. Wellborn has made the playoffs both years under third-year coach Jeff Smith finished 2010 with a winning record (6-5), the Panthers’ first since 2006.
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