Rebels Look To Make Run At Playoffs

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — As the second half of the 2019 high school football season gets under way this week, Vestavia finds itself with a chance to make a postseason appearance. Posting a 4-1 record on the year far, the Rebels can secure a spot in the playoffs with some key wins in the coming weeks.

The Rebels shutout Shades Valley last week 17-0, but face a brutal stretch of games that will determine just how long their season will last.

With a game at Hewitt-Trussville this week, the Rebels then host top-ranked Thompson and 4th-ranked Hoover in consecutive weeks. Wins in both of those games will all but clinch a playoff birth for Vestavia, but a loss would mean the Rebels would need some help.

Vestavia sits right outside the top 10 at the moment, but a win this weekend would place them back in the rankings.

Here are the Alabama Sports Writers Association's Top 10 7A teams this week:

1. Thompson (21) 5-0 286
2. McGill-Toolen (3) 5-0 229
3. Central-Phenix City (1) 5-1 203
4. Hoover 4-1 181
5. Mountain Brook 5-0 136
6. Theodore 5-0 116
7. Lee-Montgomery 6-0 113
8. Austin 5-0 78
9. Sparkman 5-0 41
10. Hewitt-Trussville 4-2 18