VESTAVIA HILLS – At times, Vestavia Hills High School head coach Robert Evans seems to have utter disregard for doing things in a conventional manner.

On the opening kickoff, he called an onside kick, but Hoover recovered.

His call later in the game worked to perfection and helped turn the momentum in a 39-30 win over Hoover on Friday night in the Class 7A, Region 3 finale.

Vestavia’s offense opened the second half with an assertive drive, taking a 25-24 lead on Carson Purdy’s 3-yard run.

The Rebels’ defense then pinned Hoover deep, and quarterback Charlie Taaffe went deep to return the punt. Taaffe received the punt, took about three steps, then pivoted and threw a lateral across the field to Luke Stubbs, who had plenty of space and scored from 35 yards out.

“That was a good play cal

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