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Leroy Football Team History

Leroy Bears

Leroy High School

P.O. Box 40 Leroy, AL 36548
Stadium: Bobby Farish Field at Palmer Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Scott Phelps
Region: 2A-R1

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1926 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Scott Phelps enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Leroy.

The Bears finished 3rd in Region 1.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	@ Jackson	16	10	W
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Washington County *	14	26	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Excel *	30	8	W
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Bayside Academy *	37	6	W
Thu., Sep. 26	@ Thomasville	7	39	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Georgiana *	36	6	W
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Flomaton *	32	8	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ McIntosh *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Southern Choctaw *	14	34	L
Fri., Nov. 1	vs. Choctaw County	14	7	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Slocomb	6	12	L	1st Round Playoffs

2002 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	213
Scoring Average	19.4
Points Allowed	156
Defense Average	14.2
Opponents Record	73-51
Region Record	5-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

2002 Class 2A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/1/2002	PS	2	(14-2)	210	ASWA
9/4/2002	1	2	(1-0)	267	ASWA
9/10/2002	2	7	(1-1)	78	ASWA
9/17/2002	3	8	(2-1)	100	ASWA
9/25/2002	4	6	(3-1)	118	ASWA
10/23/2002	8	10	(6-2)	24	ASWA

2002 Class 2A Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Choctaw	14-0	404	71	5-0	113	26	7-0	251	37	Larry Boykin
Washington County	11-2	360	174	2-1	53	32	6-1	203	128	David Wofford
Leroy	7-4	213	156	0-1	6	12	5-2	170	88	Scott Phelps
Excel	6-5	212	252	0-1	0	38	3-4	110	175	Al Bowen
Flomaton	6-4	259	205				3-4	163	168	Don Thornton
McIntosh	2-8	121	251				2-5	89	171	Theodore Washington
Georgiana	2-8	165	276				1-6	103	214	Keith York
Bayside Academy	4-6	184	256				1-6	122	230	D.D. Thompson

2002 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Leroy Players on File.

2002 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Marco Morris	LB	Sr.	6-2	200	1st	BN
Marco Morris	LB	Sr.	6-2	200	1st	ASWA
Matt Powell	WR	Sr.	5-11	190	1st	ASWA
Matt Powell	WR	Sr.	5-11	190	1st	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.