Taaffe plays through pain, Rebels edge Hewitt

VESTAVIA HILLS — It seemed doubtful Charlie Taaffe was going to play Friday night for the Vestavia Hills High School football team.The senior quarterback left last week’s game with a shoulder injury and can hardly throw the ball right now. But he can still run, and he did plenty of that Friday night, leading the Rebels to a 27-24 victory over Hewitt-Trussville. Taaffe rushed for 174 yards on 33 carries and scored three touchdowns, powering Vestavia Hills (7-1, 5-1 in Class 6A, Region 3) through a back-and-forth battle with the Huskies (4-4, 3-3). “That’s life in this region,” Vestavia Hills…