Brooks vs. Deshler

deshler's stadium is bigger, but isn't being in a packed crowd more fun?

Not when you dont even have room to breathe

Deshler gonna be headed to BHAM next week.. great pep rally in the stadium last night..thanks for those that set this up!

Even if Braly agreed to it, Deshler would never go for it. They played the whole season to get to the point to where they could play the semi-finals at HOME. What makes you think they'd be even the least bit interested in playing at a neutral site?

It's going to be a great game! Yeah it will be packed, but I agree with dkn...that's what makes the game so great. The environment will be completely electric in that stadium tonight!

Good Luck to both teams! Brooks Lions you have made it a fun season for the cheerleaders and all the fans! Whichever team makes it to Bham, Good luck, have a great time & Be Safe!! We are proud of you all!

It is an honor to have not one, but two teams from North Alabama make it this far.

May God watch over all the players tonight, keep them safe, and whoever wins... take it all the way! Bring that title back to NA!

I LOVE ,I LOVE DESLER FOOTBALL.I LOVE,I LOVE DESHLER FOOTBALL.I LOVE ,I LOVE DESHLER FOTTBALL.OH DEEP DEEP.OH DOWN DOWN.OH DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART!Just a little song Coache Bracy taught us at fotball camp.

I hate to be a pain----BUT I am a CCHS Class of 95 Grad and cheerleader--- followed them all the way this year and WE ARE FROM NORTH ALABAMA ALSO... So I would like to say that it is an honor to have THREE teams from North Alabama make it this far. Congrats to Brooks for the 1st ever semi though!!!

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Originally posted by Its All Me:
Even if Braly agreed to it, Deshler would never go for it. They played the whole season to get to the point to where they could play the semi-finals at HOME. What makes you think they'd be even the least bit interested in playing at a neutral site?

It's going to be a great game! Yeah it will be packed, but I agree with dkn...that's what makes the game so great. The environment will be completely electric in that stadium tonight!

The last time Brooks played Deshler at Deshler, Brooks beat the snot out of them.

It would be even more electric at Braly. You should have been at the FHS vc Hoover game. If you had been there you would know what I'm referring to.

I wish both teams well.

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Originally posted by alboochie:
I hate to be a pain----BUT I am a CCHS Class of 95 Grad and cheerleader--- followed them all the way this year and WE ARE FROM NORTH ALABAMA ALSO... So I would like to say that it is an honor to have THREE teams from North Alabama make it this far. Congrats to Brooks for the 1st ever semi though!!!

You are absolutely correct, I am so sorry.. I forgot CC, congrats to all 3 teams for making it this far!

I am a Brooks fan all the way and hope they beat the snot out of Deshler. With that said I don't think they need to move it because Deshler has earned the right for a home field advantage. There is something about playing in your home stadium in front of your home crowd.

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Originally posted by Schnauzer:
I am a Brooks fan all the way and hope they beat the snot out of Deshler. With that said I don't think they need to move it because Deshler has earned the right for a home field advantage. There is something about playing in your home stadium in front of your home crowd.

The main thing is just to be on the positive side. I'm more of a Brooks fan since I live in the area and know a few people at Brooks. Every one of them coaches and Principal I know ain't worth killing anyway. LOL !!!!!!!!

If you tick the principal off keep a good distance from him. LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!

I just want it to be a CLEAN game. I hate it when teams play dirty.

Third quarter, 7 -7, Deshler is being killed by the officials with penalties running about ten to one against DHS.

Late in the 4th quarter Deshler leads Brooks by a score of 14 to 7 with about four minutes left to play, DHS has the ball on the six yard line of Brooks with First and goal to go.

3 minutes and 22 seconds left to play, Deshler goes on top 21 to 7, packing bags for Birmingham's Legion Field.

D. King scored last touchdown.

Deshler defeats Brooks 21 to 14...Region 8, 4 A Champions!!

Dear Brooks,

Dominque Who? Dominque KING baby!
All kidding aside, you guys had a great year! We have the best region in the state!!

Tuscumbia99

As a Brooks Fan, I'm looking for Deshler to defeat Tuscaloosa-Central for the State Championship.

Isn't it amazing that we had three teams, Brooks, Colbert County and Deshler that made it this far? I understand that Colbert County lost to Clay County 24 to 14 tonight. My guess is that was a pretty good game also.

OK Congrats to Deshler , & Brooks ya'll had a great year, knowing your hurting now, so close , but thanks so much, each of ya'll showed a lot of Class all thru the year. Deshler ! bring it back to North Alabama .

I heard a rumor yesterday that some of the big money football supporters at Deshler paid coach Jerry Hill of Brooks to throw the game. My fist thought was that it was just a stupid rumor. When I think back at the unbelievably idiotic play calling that Brooks did I had second thoughts.

No coach in his right mind would have made the calls that Brooks coaches did. Going for it on fourth and goal twice in the first half was very questionable. The score could have been 7-6 at half time had Brooks kicked two field goals. Brooks place kicker is not bad enough not to attempt a short field goal. Heck, he made the extra point kicks.

Running and throwing east and west all night was also questionable. I realize Deshler had very large and agile linemen. I also realize that Brooks QB is short and most likely unable to throw the ball down the middle of the field due to his inability to see. But you can’t win a football game without going north and south.

Deshler played well enough to win and I congratulate them. Everyone that I spoke to about the game, Deshler and Brooks fans alike continue to question the play calling of the Lions. Coach Mothershed was defiantly the superior coach Friday night.

Did this "RUMOR" come from the south side or the north side of the river?

I find it very hard to believe that Brooks threw the game. I am a fervent Brooks supporter, but I am not clouded by my love of the school.

As you mentioned, Corbin (Brooks QB) is very short. It's been Brooks system to roll him out and throw to the sidelines all year. It's the best way for him to see the field.

I did not like the refusal to kick field goals either. Will Gilmore is a pretty good kicker from about 35 yards in. The first kick would have been about a 20 yarder and the second about a 32 yarder. There's about a 35 to 45% chance Will may have missed the second, but the first, there's about a 95% chance he would ahve hit it.

In the first game against Deshler they also stopped us after a first goal at the 4, this was much the same scenario. Hill has to learn from his mistakes.

And while I have never been the biggest Jerry Hill fan and I questioned his hire, I do like his coaching staff and one thing about Hill, he truly loves Brooks High School and I don't think he would take part in anything that's relative to throwing the game.

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Originally posted by 210 N. Seminary - 1182:
Did this "RUMOR" come from the south side or the north side of the river?

It came from the south side of the river.

Great Game Brooks and Deshler! You had us all on the edge of our seats!! I am excited for Deshler this Thurs. Hope you bring it home!!

I find it very hard to believe that rumor.. I dont see Brooks coach taking a payoff to throw the game. It was a good, tough game..both teams played very well.

Good luck Deshler... bring it home guys!

Most people in this area believe that the sun rises and sets on the city schools and the other schools are garbage. Especially on the TD sports staff

TD has barely covered DHS this year. When Hoover was in town, they covered Hoover (an out of town school) more than an other local winning team that night! I was very disappointed.

Why would the Brooks coaching staff and or coaches throw the game? This was their best team they probably have ever had and the best chance they would have had to go to state ever. They struggled in at least 2 of the playoff games making comebacks and dramatic late touchdowns to win. Friday night they met the beast that is Deshler Football. The net result was the same as the first meeting. The bad news for other teams is that deshler has 3 seniors that start. So, Deshler is loaded yet again next year.

The best team Brooks ever had IMO, was Will Roach's senior year. They lost to East Limestone after fumbling I think 7 times in THEIR OWN TERRITORY and still almost pulled it off in the end.

That team SHOULD have won state. But that's the way the ball bounces sometimes. And as far as the comment about not having many seniors at Deshler..


The clear difference in the playoff game was Dominique King, he won't be back.