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Nate Freeman Sports Freelance Sports Journalist
Covering high school football for the Shelby County Reporter this fall

09/12/2026

Hear Oak Mountain Football HC Jason Kervin's thoughts after the Eagles' 43-13 loss to Vestavia Hills tonight. They will host Hoover at Heardmont Park next Friday as they look to get back on track.

Despite a 176-yard, two touchdown effort by Oak Mountain's star back Kentrell Tolbert, the Eagles could not overcome a s...
09/12/2026

Despite a 176-yard, two touchdown effort by Oak Mountain's star back Kentrell Tolbert, the Eagles could not overcome a slow start and a Charlie Taaffe-led Vestavia Hills offensive onslaught in a 43-13 loss to the Rebels.

Check out the full game recap for the Shelby County Reporter below:

A slow start and strong Vestavia Hills passing attack sunk Oak Mountain despite a 176-yard night from Kentrell Tolbert.

09/11/2026

I'll be covering Oak Mountain Football tomorrow night as they take on Class 6A's fourth-ranked Vestavia Hills at Rebel Stadium in their fourth game of the season. Here's what the Eagles need to do to pull off the upset.

Be sure to follow along over on X () for live updates throughout the game, and check out the full game recap on the Shelby County Reporter website after the game.

Pleasant Valley controlled the line of scrimmage and dominated last night's game through a dynamic rushing attack, led b...
09/05/2026

Pleasant Valley controlled the line of scrimmage and dominated last night's game through a dynamic rushing attack, led by Virginia Tech commit Braxton Salster, defeating a Vincent team who could never really get going by a score of 34-14.

Check out the full recap below:

Vincent fell to Pleasant Valley’s rushing attack as the No. 5 Raiders took the region opener.

09/05/2026

Hear from Vincent HC Lucas Weatherford after a tough 34-14 loss to fifth-ranked Pleasant Valley. They'll travel to Walter Wellborn next week looking to earn their first region win.

09/05/2026

Shoutout to Vincent Middle High School Band as they entertain the fans at halftime

And shoutout to the concession stand for the fried Moon Pies(?!?!?!)

Nothing says Alabama Friday nights in the fall quite like this

Second half coming up, with Pleasant Valley up 27-7

09/03/2026

I'll be at Vincent Middle High School tomorrow night as they host Class 2A's fifth-ranked Pleasant Valley.

The Yellow Jackets begin region play this week looking to pull off the upset, and here I discuss what they need to do to make it happen.

Be sure to follow along over on my X account , where I'll be providing live updates throughout the game, and catch the game recap over on the Shelby County Reporter website.

08/29/2026

Here's what Montevallo HC Garrett Langer had to say after tonight's 35-34 nailbiting loss to Prattville Christian. The Bulldogs travel to Northside next Friday in search of their second win of the season.

Montevallo falls just short in back-and-forth heartbreaker to Prattville Christian Academy 35-34.Check out the full reca...
08/29/2026

Montevallo falls just short in back-and-forth heartbreaker to Prattville Christian Academy 35-34.

Check out the full recap over on the Shelby County Reporter:

Montevallo fell just short in a wild back-and-forth shootout with Prattville Christian despite another strong rushing performance and five first-half turnovers.

08/29/2026

With Montevallo High School looking impressive, the Bulldogs take a 21-7 lead into the half.

As they head to the locker room, the Montevallo Marching Troubadours take the field in front of their home crowd for the first time this season.

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