Countdown to kickoff: Homewood TE Hayes DeCoudres

July 30, 2025

10:00 PM

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Homewood TE Hayes DeCoudres (80) looks for a block during the Homewood vs James Clemens game at Waldrop Stadium on Nov. 1, 2024. Photo by Savannah Schmidt.

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Photo by Richard Force

Homewood tight end Hayes DeCoudres (80) halls in a catch 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 by Richard Force

Homewood wide receiver Kylen Newell (1) runs with the ball while tight end Hayes DeCoudres (80) looks for someone to block during a game between Homewood and Athens in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Waldrop Stadium.

Thursday marks 22 days until the Homewood High School football team kicks off the 2025 season.

Homewood tight end Hayes DeCoudres will be one of the players to lead the Patriots onto the field Aug. 22, as they take on John Carroll in the Battle of Lakeshore at Waldrop Stadium.

DeCoudres is a versatile leader for the Homewood offense. He's one of two tight ends — along with J.T. Watts — that give the Homewood offense an extra dimension of productivity and production.

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.

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44 days: Mountain Brook RB Stuart Andrews

43 days: Vestavia Hills OL Caleb Boylan

42 days: Briarwood DL Garrett Witherington

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38 days: Clay-Chalkville QB Aaron Frye

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