Football Recap: Hoover Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Vestavia Hills + How To Watch

Hoover faced Vestavia Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Buccaneers fell 39-30 to the Rebels. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Despite the loss, Hoover still got an impressive performance from Kaleb Freeman, who threw for 273 yards and three TDs while completing 80.8% of his passes. Freeman's passing game has become a key predictor of the Buccaneers' success: the team is 5-2 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Hoover's leading receiver Hunter Purdue was Freeman's top target yet again, picking up 106 receiving yards and one score.

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Previous 5 Games

10/24/25 @ Vestavia Hills	30-39
10/17/25 vs Thompson	33-30
10/10/25 vs Tuscaloosa County	51-7
10/03/25 @ Oak Mountain	48-21
09/26/25 @ Parker	45-42

With the loss, Hoover broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4. As for Vestavia Hills, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Hoover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vestavia Hills, they will host Montgomery Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.