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Vestavia quarterback Charlie Taaffe (11) throws a pass during a game between Oak Mountain and Vestavia on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Heardmont Park. Photo by Richard Force
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Photo by David Leong
Vestavia Hills quarterback Charlie Taaffe (11) looks for a receiver during a game between Vestavia Hills and Clay-Chalkville on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Thompson Reynolds Stadium in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
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Photo by David Leong
Vestavia Hills quarterback Charlie Taaffe (11) carries the ball during a game between Vestavia Hills and Clay-Chalkville on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Thompson Reynolds Stadium in Vestavia Hills, AL. Photo by David Leong.
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Vestavia Hills quarterback Charlie Taaffe (11) dives into the endzone during a game between Vestavia Hills and Tuscaloosa County on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at Thompson Reynolds Stadium in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
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Photo by Todd Lester
Vestavia QB Charlie Taaffe (11) runs the football during a game between Vestavia and Oak Mountain on Friday, October 11, 2024 at Heardmont Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Photo by Todd Lester
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Oak Mountain DL Ethan Walton (35) defends a pass by Vestavia QB Charlie Taaffe (11) during a game between Vestavia and Oak Mountain on Friday, October 11, 2024 at Heardmont Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Photo by Todd Lester
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Vestavia quarterback Charlie Taaffe (11) is just out of reach of an Oak Mountain defensive lineman during a game between Oak Mountain and Vestavia on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Heardmont Park.
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Vestavia quarterback Charlie Taaffe (11) celebrates a touchdown with his teammates during a game between Oak Mountain and Vestavia on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Heardmont Park. Photo by Richard Force.
Wednesday marks 51 days until the Vestavia Hills High School football team kicks off the 2025 season.
Vestavia Hills quarterback Charlie Taaffe will lead the Rebels on the field Aug. 22, as his team takes on Westside out of South Carolina in the season opener.
Taaffe, a junior, returns as the starting quarterback after a sophomore campaign that saw him improve exponentially as the season went along. He and the Rebels weathered an 0-3 start last fall before rallying to qualify for the playoffs with a 5-5 regular season record.
Taaffe established himself as a dual-threat quarterback, totaling nearly 2,500 yards of offense. He threw for 12 touchdowns and rushed for 14 more.
Preparation is underway for this year's award-winning Under the Lights preseason magazine. Stay tuned to the Vestavia Voice and to the Under the Lights social media channels to follow along, as the 2025 season approaches.
Under the Lights covers Vestavia Hills among its 11 schools and is counting down the days until the start of the season.
51 days: Charlie Taaffe
