From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Football programs from the eight area high schools The Tribune covers will appear this week as part of the paper’s first-ever ‘Media Days’ event this Thursday and Friday, broadcast live via Tribune Sports Live.
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Sports editor Bobby Mathews will host the event as coaches and players talk about what they expect from the 2022 season.
“This is a great opportunity to really dig into what’s going on with area teams,” Mathews said. “For a lot of teams in our area, this is a season of transition. For Hewitt-Trussville, we’ll be seeing a whole new squad of skill players. For Clay-Chalkville, they return a lot of starters, but they’re also replacing Khalib Johnson at quarterback, so it’s going to be interesting to see how they transition to a new signal-caller.”
Other transitions for area programs include new coaches at Moody and Pinson Valley, as well as a step up from 5A to 6A classification for Center Point, and also a move from 6A to 5A for Springville.
“Those are two huge moves that will really affect region play, because now you have a 5A Region 6, where Leeds, Moody and Springville will be contending with Alexandria and Southside Gadsden in a really tough region.”
And Center Point’s move to 6A means that the “region of doom” — 6A Region 6 — will be even tougher, as the region now holds three teams who have won the last five 6A state titles (Clay-Chalkville, Pinson Valley and Oxford).
The season will also feature a new addition to The Tribune’s coverage area, as the paper will cover the Shades Valley High School Mounties … who are also in 6A Region 6.
Tribune Sports Live will begin its broadcast Thursday at 1 p.m.
