7th Ranked Spartans Unbeaten Heading Into Second Half Of Season

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL - The first half of the 2018 high school football season is now in the books, and Mountain Brook finds itself at the midway point ranked in the top 10 and undefeated. The Spartans had an off weekend last weekend, but play Oak Mountain Thursday night, which begins a tough several weeks that includes games against some of the top ranked teams in the state.

Mountain Brook sophomore signal-caller Strother Gibbs likely needed the off weekend as much as anyone, as he was nearly unable to play in the Spartans win over rival Vestavia Hills. An illness had him unable to practice during the week leading up to the game, and the decision to play Gibbs came down to the wire.

Gibbs said he is well rested and ready for the Oak Mountain game Thursday. (For more updates on high school sports and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter. Also, keep up with high school sports on the Patch podcast, PatchCast. This week includes an interview with Spartans QB Strother Gibbs)

Mountain Brook is ranked No. 7 again in this week's Alabama Sports Writers Association poll, with three of its next five opponents ranked in the top 5.

Here is the latest ASWA 7A poll:

1. Central-Phenix City (25); 6-0; 316

2. Hewitt-Trussville (2); 5-1; 246

3. Thompson; 4-1; 202

4. Auburn; 6-0; 185

5. Hoover; 3-2; 167

6. McGill-Toolen; 4-1; 134

7. Mountain Brook; 5-0; 116

8. Austin; 4-1; 70

9. Vestavia Hills; 4-1; 51

10. Theodore; 4-1; 18

Photo Credit: Olivia Rodrigues/submitted by Hallie Gibbs