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As I write this column, I am reminded of how brutally cold the high school season can be. I just spent the last several days in Orange Beach, Alabama watching our top North Alabama high school teams compete in the Island Cup. Instead of my normal coaching role, I found myself content to sit quietly on the sideline just enjoying the competition as a parent. But that did not last for long as I analyzed the rosters of the top teams at the tournament. The tournament had teams from all over Alabama and as far away as Oklahoma. Consistently, I found that the top teams in the tournament were full of Huntsville Futbol Club players. In most cases, the starting line ups had a majority of HFC players. According to my count, Huntsville High boys in particular had 9 out of 11 starters represented by our club! Both boys and girls teams from Huntsville High and Grissom were present for the tournament. All but Grissom boys made the finals. There was an intense game with the Huntsville High Girls upsetting Grissom to claim the championship and the Huntsville Boys also beat a very strong Oklahoma team in penalty kicks to clinch the hardware! Before I get 100 emails in dispute of the facts above, please understand that I am not writing to declare who are the best North Alabama teams! I don't put alot of faith in polls or opinions. I will wait to see the outcome of true competition when it really matters. My point of this article is to illustrate that any successful North Alabama team is heavily weighted with the talented players of the HFC. Randolph is another local power house heavily weighted with HFC players but not present at this tournament. Both Championship teams had at least 8 of 11 starting players from HFC. It should make us all proud that we are consistently providing top talent to our local schools and helping them to compete in and out of the state. We support all of our North Alabama high school teams and wish them the best in their upcoming competitions. If you are really interested in an intense rival and grudge match night - join the party at Huntsville High where they are hosting Grissom this coming Friday!
General Manager and DOCO,
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