The Hillcrest High School Patriots' head football coach Sam Adams has officially announced he will be leaving his position to take up as Oxford High School's next head coach.
Chicago White Sox Shortstop and Hillcrest High School Alum, Tim Anderson has been named the featured cover athlete for the 2021 version of the R.B.I. Baseball video game series.
With their 31-21 victory over the McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets (7-3, 5-2) Friday night, the Hillcrest Patriots (9-2, 5-1) have secured a second-round matchup at No. 1 Opelika in the second round.
Paul W. Bryant has forfeited its game against region rival Hillcrest this Friday for reasons related to COVID-19, Hillcrest coach Sam Adams told Tide 100.9.
It was an absolute barn-burner at McAdory High School Friday night, as the Hillcrest Patriots (6-1, 3-1) edged the McAdory Yellowjackets (4-4, 3-1) by a score of 45-41.
On the first college football Saturday for the ACC, Tuscaloosa natives likely saw the 2019 Hillcrest graduate, Jay Bramblett, shine on special teams as the starting punter for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
As another electric week of high school football in the state of Alabama comes to an end, some teams in the Tuscaloosa area are looking fierce early on.
On Friday night the Brookwood Panthers, (0-2, 0-0) are schedule to travel across town to play the Hillcrest Patriots (2-0, 0-0) to open 6A Region 4 play. The Panthers will do so without several players and its head coach Mike Bramblett due to COVID-19 health and safety procedures.
With five seconds left to go in the game, Patriots senior Tyler Smith broke through the defensive line with just the Tuscaloosa County safety to beat to get to the endzone.