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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Russell County Football Team History


Russell County Warriors
Russell County High School

4699 Hwy. 431 S. Seale, AL 36875
Stadium: Corbett-Mitchell Stadium
Colors: Cardinal & Vegas Gold
Coach: Mitch Hamilton
Region: 5A-R5
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1954  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Mitch Hamilton enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Russell County.
 First 10 win season.
 First region championship.
 The Warriors won the Class 5A Region 5 Championship.
 TheWarriors set a team record by scoring 336 points.
 The Warriors set a team record by winning 10 games.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Central Phenix City    26   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Beauregard    38   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Lanett    35   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Valley   *  49   22   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Handley    28   15   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Smiths Station    3   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Eufaula   *  27   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Carroll    44   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ B.T. Washington   *  30   22   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Bibb County    35   13   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  @ Stanhope Elmore    21   54   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored336
  Scoring Average30.5
  Points Allowed195
  Defense Average17.7
  Opponents Record59-61
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-1
1998 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/10/19982 10(2-0) ASWA
9/17/19983 7(3-0) ASWA
9/24/19984 6(3-0) ASWA
10/1/19985 5(4-0) ASWA
10/8/19986 5(5-0) ASWA
10/15/19987 4(6-0) ASWA
10/22/19988 3(7-0) ASWA
10/29/19989 3(8-0) ASWA
11/5/1998Final 3(9-0) ASWA
  
1998 Class 5A Region 5 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Russell County 10-13361951-156673-010662  Mitch Hamilton
Eufaula 9-32551551-133432-15352  Mike Owens
B.T. Washington 5-52261631-26665  Edward Patrick
Valley 3-71782130-34490  Danny Walker

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Micah Johnson QB Sr. All-Star Game  
 Rayshun Reed WR Sr. All-Star Game  

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Micah JohnsonQB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Micah JohnsonQB Sr. HM  BN
 Rayshawn ReedWR Sr.6-1185 1st  BN
 Rayshawn ReedWR Sr.6-0175 1st  ASWA
 Thomas JamesOL Sr. HM  ASWA



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