DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — We are getting closer and closer to the start of high school football. Next up on our Football Friday Countdown series, we'll visit with two Sand Mountain teams.

Sylvania High School

The Sylvania Rams come into 2025 having won eight or more games each of the last four seasons. The Rams will have a new head coach for the second straight year after Tanner Nelson stepped down in April.

Sylvania alum, Brad Waldrop, takes the reins as the program's head coach.

"I graduated from Sylvania in '97 and had the opportunity to coach as a volunteer before I moved on," Waldrop said. "Definitely glad to be back home, appreciate the opportunity, looking forward to hopefully building a program that Sylvania can be proud of again."

The Rams have made the playoffs every year

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