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Homewood QB Kaleb Carson (3) looks for a pass during the Homewood vs James Clemens game at Waldrop Stadium on Nov. 1, 2024. Photo by Savannah Schmidt.
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Photo by Jake Pinholster
Homewood QB Kaleb Carson (3) vaults over a defensive player to score a TD during the Homewood vs. Fort Payne game in the second round of the AHSAA playoff on Nov. 15, 2024.
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Photo by Jake Pinholster
Homewood QB Kaleb Carson (3) throws the ball during the Homewood vs. Fort Payne game in the second round of the AHSAA playoff on Nov. 15, 2024.
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Photo by Jake Pinholster
Homewood QB Kaleb Carson (3) looks to make a pass during the Homewood vs. Fort Payne game in the second round of the AHSAA playoff on Nov. 15, 2024.
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Photo by Jake Pinholster
Homewood QB Kaleb Carson (3) makes a pass during the Homewood vs. Fort Payne game in the second round of the AHSAA playoff on Nov. 15, 2024.
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Photo by Richard Force
Homewood quarterback Kaleb Carson (3) throws a pass during a game between Homewood and Athens in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Waldrop Stadium.
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Homewood quarterback Kaleb Carson (3) runs with the ball during a game between Homewood and Athens in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Waldrop Stadium. Photo by Richard Force.
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Homewood quarterback Kaleb Carson (3) celebrates getting a first down and sealing the win during a game between Homewood and Athens in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Waldrop Stadium. Photo by Richard Force.
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Photo by Richard Force
Homewood quarterback Kaleb Carson (3) reaches out for the endzone during a game between Homewood and Athens in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Waldrop Stadium.
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Photo courtesy of Scott Butler
Homewood's Kaleb Carson (3) and Evan Ausmer (2) celebrate a touchdown during a game between Homewood and Minor on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at Minor High School in Adamsville.
Monday marks 39 days until the Homewood High School football team kicks off the 2025 season.
Homewood quarterback Kaleb Carson will lead his team onto the field Aug. 22, as the Patriots host John Carroll in the annual Battle of Lakeshore.
Carson takes over as the full-time starting quarterback for the Patriots this fall, after excelling in limited opportunities last season. In 2024, Carson rushed for eight touchdowns, threw for eight touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass as well.
Preparation is underway for this year's award-winning Under the Lights preseason magazine. Stay tuned to Homewood Star and to the Under the Lights social media channels to follow along, as the 2025 season approaches.
Under the Lights covers Homewood among its 11 schools and is counting down the days until the start of the season.
51 days: Vestavia Hills QB Charlie Taaffe
50 days: Chelsea RB Chase Malone
49 days: John Carroll WR/DB Jackson Rankin
46 days: Hewitt-Trussville RB Deuce Alston
45 days: Hoover WR Jonah Winston
44 days: Mountain Brook RB Stuart Andrews
43 days: Vestavia Hills OL Caleb Boylan
42 days: Briarwood DL Garrett Witherington
39 days: Homewood QB Kaleb Carson
