AHSAA 7A, REGION 3 2014: 10-2 (6-1) Head Coach: Cris Bell (4th year, 21-12 record) Assistants: Rusty Frisch, Steward Carlisle, Austin Karcher, Vance Smith, Riley White, Stuart Morrison, Tommy Youngblood, Chris Forrest, Wade Lyon, Derek Irons, Brandon Lee, Chris McGaha, John Milton
Avery Holsomback
feel for the game, and knows exactly when to pitch it out on the option or turn it up field himself. With Shader under center yet again, look for the offense to be churning at full steam from the get-go.
season, and rounds out a potent Eagle backfield.
Wide Receiver
Oak Mountain is fortunate to have Reid Golson returning as a senior. Golson is a dependable wide out with solid hands and runs his routes Josh Gaines is gone, crisply. He will be paired but Gaines was hurt for with Garrett DeAraujo, almost the entirety of a junior converted from last season and the Eagles have adjusted to his The Eagles won 10 games defensive back, Nathan absence. One of the two in 2014, the most in school Jones, a sophomore, firsthistory. year football player Noah backs who shouldered the Egan, a junior who has running load last season focused his time prior after Gaines went down was Daniel Salchert, a junior who to this on the basketball court, and will see significant backfield time. Payton Youngblood, starting safety Salchert is a small, quick scatback who will moonlight as a receiver type, who can glance off tacklers when needed. efficiently. Coleman Reeves, a senior will be the other running back. Reeves saw action a fair amount last Besides returning second team All-
Running Back
10
Offensive Line
Last region title: None Last playoff game: 2014 OAK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL 2015 SCHEDULE DATE
OPPONENT
Aug. 21
BYE
Aug. 28
Hillcrest
Sept. 4
@ Vestavia*
Sept. 11
Hoover*
Sept. 18
@ Tuscaloosa County*
Sept. 25
@ Briarwood
Oct. 2
Hewitt-Trussville*
Oct. 9
@ Mountain Brook*
Oct. 16
Spain Park*
Oct. 23
Thompson*
Oct. 29
@ Pell City
* Region game
2015 SHELBY COUNTY FOOTBALL
63