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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
FOOTBALL AUGUST 20, 2020
OVER THE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL 2020 PREVIEW
safety in
SMALLER numbers
High school football stadiums won’t be packed with fans shoulder-to-shoulder this year as OTM schools move to limit attendance at games to prevent the spread of coronavirus. See story in our 2020 OTM High School Football Preview inside this issue.
BRIARWOOD PAGE 6
HOMEWOOD PAGE 8
HOOVER PAGE 10
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JOHN CARROLL PAGE 12
MOUNTAIN BROOK PAGE 14
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OAK MOUNTAIN PAGE 18
SPAIN PARK PAGE 20
VESTAVIA HILLS PAGE 22
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH INSIDE:
TEAM PROFILES SCHEDULES TEAM PICTURES ROSTERS
PLUS:
A LOOK BACK AT HOMEWOOD’S EPIC 2000 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Friday Night Lights Will Look Different This Fall As OTM Schools Move to
END OF THE LINE Mountain Brook senior Strother Gibbs, who made his first appearance on the varsity as an eighth grader, is entering his third season as the Spartans’ full-time starting quarterback. PAGE 4
Limit Attendance at High School Football Games PAGE 2
Oak Mountain vs Vestavia 2017 Journal file photo by Lee Walls.
FALL FASHION
Journal photos by Marvin Gentry
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