Oxford then marched 88 yards and sophomore Jamari Winn scored on a one-yard run to extend the Yellow Jacket lead to 45-13. Al Weathers will be the holder. Follow him on Twitter for the latest high school cool across Alabama. Kevin Lin and Sam Waldrop, both juniors, will be in the mix for playing time. After Erin Callens returned the kickoff 50 yards, the Mounties drove to the Oxford 14-yard line, but a penalty and sack ended the drive. Shades Valley takes on Auburn this Saturday and Clay-Chalkville faces Pell City Thursday night. Birmingham, AL 24,260 views 580 followers Timeline Highlights Team Schedule Shades Valley - Varsity Football has a new game recap. From a fan perspective, making excuses and having a losing mentality must stop. With three region games remaining, the Mounties are still in the hunt for a playoff spot. The Mounties will find themselves headed to postseason play with wins over Chelsea and Woodlawn. this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school. https://b-moe-llc.square.site/mountie-gear. We had a lot of success, so it worked out.. Radio: None Fairfield ripped off an 80-yard run, but a penalty backed the Tigers up to the Valley 40-yard line. After sitting out a year, Richardson saw playing time for the Golden Bears in 1994. Jordan Pearson bounced back from an injury and carried the ball 19 times for 138 yards, and scored three rushing touchdowns. 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Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. With the Chelsea loss, the Homewood Patriots advance to the playoffs instead. The PAT failed again, and the Cougars extended the lead to 19-0. Shades Valley received the opening kick of the half. These post-graduate prep programs act as a substitute for junior college football. A change in the school administration at Shades Valley got Higginbotham thinking about exploring other coaching opportunities. The goal of the fundraiser was to raise funds for new helmets. If you saw a movie in a theatre anywhere in the southeast in the 1990s and 2000s, you will recall the trivia questions and advertisements that ran immediately before the upcoming movie previews. Shades Valley drew first blood with 6:57 remaining in the first quarter on a 47-yard touchdown run by Micah Thomas after a Springville fumble. Thomas lives by 2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Florence then eliminated the Mounties in the second round last week by a 43-21 margin. Battle and Harry Little will coach the defensive backs. Freshman running back Geordan Clark took a screen pass for a 21-yard gain, and sophomore receiver JiQuez Daniel came up with a big 23-yard reception to keep the drive alive. Like many of his teammates, Thomas got his start in little league. The two-point conversion failed, and the Mounties led 12-7. This group of seniors are some of the best kids I have ever been around, he said. Marlen Sewell, an extremely talented 6-foot-2, 185-pound cornerback, who holds an offer from Big XII team Kansas, leads the secondary. Shades Valley (2-6, 2-3) takes on the Woodlawn Colonels (1-7, 0-5) this Friday night at Frank Nix Stadium. The coaches and teachers were great. The shutout Friday night marked the first time since 1941 that a Shades Valley team has been shut out four times in one season. Orlando Lowman is slated to start in Prices spot. 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The Mounties traveled to Spain Park to take on the Jags, Hueytown, and Helena. Character counts. The Mounties coaching staff is virtually new, too. This weeks Defensive Headhunter Award goes to Ethan Johnson. Six months before he was scheduled to leave the military, the itch to play football returned when he saw a junior college team, Laney College, practicing. Later, the opportunistic defense had big stops with interceptions by Joe Lewis and Cameron Harris. Tyree Hines had a great game last week, Nelson said. The reality of the situation is that the Mounties have faced some incredibly tough and talented teams thus far. That game will be Buddy Andersons last regular-season game for the Rebels. Award-winning country music writer and former Shades Valley Mountie kicker, Neil Thrasher, was a frequent carpooler with Tamburello. The Mounties dropped a non-region game this past Friday night to long-time rival Vestavia. Thomas had 124 yards on seven receptions and the game-winning score. It hurts to lose a guy that is supposed to anchor your offensive line. Fairfield then put together their own scoring drive and got on the scoreboard with a 1-yard pass with 9:46 remaining in the half. It was a cool deal, he said. It is another tough schedule for Shades Valley. However, he wouldnt run onto the turf of Legion Field in the crimson and white he loved as a youth. The school's website describes the JCIB as "a school within a school" that is a part of the Shades Valley campus. Im just glad he loves football, and he doesnt mind helping us in doing what he does for this ball club, Nelson said of his senior kicker. He returned to where it all started, Laney College, for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Even though he was new to the game, it didnt take long for Craig to find a home at wide receiver. Tamburello has had a successful career off of the gridiron as well. Woodlawn outscored the Mounties 24-13 over the last 8 minutes to cut the final Valley lead to 11 points. Kordell Steele is entering the 2022 football season with one goal: to win them all. The 6-foot 3, 225-pound linebacker will play a significant role in getting the Mounties back to the playoffs and their winning ways. Unfortunately, an injury during his senior season in 1995 cut his playing career short. Irondale, AL 35210 Stadium: Frank A. Nix Memorial Athletic Complex Colors: Cardinal & Black Coach: Reuben Nelson Region: 6A-R6 Overall Record Progress 99.9% Complete 1987 Runner-up Shades Valley Team Team History on AHSFHS.org Coach Curtis Coleman Coach Robert Higginbotham I think we are trending in the right direction.. Even though Holifield wont be contributing on the field, hes helping his teammates by reading what the offensive line is doing and helping the defensive line make adjustments. Davin Bostock was the Mounties leading rusher with 82 yards. The decision to give football another shot paid off big time. Thomas, who had a huge day, had possibly the most spectacular reception of the day. Nelson won at least ten games in 5 of his nine years on the Southside. Freshman Zayvian Bolden will back Brown up. The Shades Valley offense scored 27 points and rolled up 333 yards on the ground against Vestavia. Jair Aguilar converted the PAT, and the game was knotted at 7-7 with 7:40 remaining in the half. regular season opponent time/result W-L (League) game type; regular season result; Aug. 20, 2022: Aug. 20 @ Geordan Clarke, Braylen Hart and Micah Sanders all had carries on the night in relief of Thomas. Admission: $7.00 In addition to Pearson, Sophomore quarterback JCauis Moore played a sound game for the Mounties. All these kids are good. Shades Valley plays, perhaps, one of the toughest non-region schedules in the state with games against number 3 ranked Clay-Chalkville and number 1 ranked Pinson Valley before closing the season against long-time rival Vestavia Hills. I just want to leave a positive impact in all that I do, he said. Moore first met the two coaches at the Birmingham Quarterback Clubs Awards Banquet. The sky is beyond the limit for him, said Harley. Unfortunately, he sprained an ankle in the first half of the opening game and has been on the sideline since the injury. The reckless abandon mentality allowed him to become the Defensive MVP of the 1987 6A State Championship game and turn in an MVP worthy performance in the first-ever Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star game in the summer of 1988. A visit with a college football legend cemented his decision to attend Samford instead of UTC. Landy Saxton and Caleel Holifield came up with another big sack on third down for the black helmets, and the Tigers were forced to punt. Moore hooked up with fellow sophomore Dacorion Thomas for a 61-yard touchdown. Shades Valley recovered a Pinson fumble and moved the ball into scoring position, but two penalties forced a field goal attempt. The two teams played for 22 straight years between 1968 and 1989, with the Mounties going 17-5. Chat Fans 0 Boys Varsity Football Aug 27, 2021 @ 5:00 pm Add Photo/Video Post Away Team S S Shades Valley Mounties Irondale, AL Home Team P P Pinson Valley Indians Pinson, AL Box Score Shades Valley The Mounties began their next drive on the Tiger 35-yard line and answered back quickly with a 10-yard completion to sophomore JiQuez Daniel, a 5-yard run by sophomore David Ware and a 15-yard completion to Irvin. Hewitt-Trussville, Shades Valley, Center Point and Springville had runners to compete at the championship event. As soon as I was allowed to play at the age of 6, I was playing on 7u teams, Irvin said. Valley travels to Willie Adams Stadium to face the 3rd ranked Indians of Pinson Valley in another non-region game tonight. The senior took the ball at the two-yard line and raced 98 yards to give Valley a 35-22 lead with 4:40 seconds remaining. Valley was forced to punt with 20 seconds to go in the game. The two Mahands spend Friday nights trying to shut the opposing offenses down. The PAT was successful, and Stanhope Elmore held a 7-6 lead with 11:24 remaining in the half. Junior QB Steve Brown hooked up with Christian Thomas, Quincy Crawford, Kordae Harper, and JiQuez Daniel for scores. It wont be easy, but Reuben Nelson likes a challenge, which is what the Mounties will face. On second and goal, senior defensive back Jacob Mahand intercepted a Huffman pass and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. Still, players like Tyree Hines, Kendorius Turner, and Malique Steele are taking our defense to another level of physicality and intelligence, said Mountie Defensive Coordinator Justin Hannah. Mountie Head Coach Rueben Nelson remains optimistic about his team despite the non-region loss. Vizzina rushed for two touchdowns and threw for 231 yards and two more scores. The Mounties will have to lean heavily on a stable of young but talented, running backs to have the success that Mitchell is accustomed to. The senior running back took off his junior year to focus on baseball but decided to make a return to the gridiron. Valley was able to put together a scoring drive just before halftime. Brian Moore wasnt exactly sure what to expect when he entered Shades Valley as a sophomore in the fall of 1985. The place kicking duties will be handled by Jair Aguilar and Jacob Mahand will be the punter. The two teams traded punts on their next two possessions. I was sitting on a curb eating a hotdog, and Terry Bowdens father, Coach Bobby Bowden of Florida State came over and sat down next to me on the curb and started talking to me about going to Samford. Moore calls that experience surreal. I think we are going to have a great future here. The PAT failed, and Clay led 13-0. As I previously mentioned, a staff that is fully capable of getting the team to the next level. They have now won four of their last five games. Since the 2000 season, the program has made the playoffs only four times and won 68 games. They were standouts on the Rams 2016 State Championship team. The defensive staff is entirely new. The Mounties were forced to punt and the Tigers got the ball back on their 41-yard line with 6:02 remaining in the quarter. The Mounties led with 4:36 left in the game. When he sees the ball, hes going to get it., Steele, now playing under his third head coach in four years, understands his role as a team leader. Our defense is tough, blue collar workers, Nelson said. It was then Shades Valleys defenses turn to stiffen and the Mounties forced the Panthers to turn the ball over on downs. I have talked to coaches in the metro area, and Rueben Nelson has a reputation as an exceptional coach with a heart for his players. 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