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Mount Hope Football Team History

Mount Hope Yellow Jackets

Mount Hope High School

8455 Co. Rd. 23 Mount Hope, AL 35651
Stadium: Mount Hope Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: John F. Smith Jr.
Region: 1A-R8

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1927 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2008 --> 2008

2008 Season Highlights

John F. Smith Jr. enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Mount Hope.

This was the last season Mount Hope fielded a team.

The Yellow Jackets move from Region 0 to Region 8.

The Yellow Jackets finished 9th in Region 8.

The Yellow Jackets set a team record by allowing 430 points.

The Yellow Jackets set a team record for points allowed in a game with 80.

The Yellow Jackets set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 120 points.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	@ Phillips Bear Creek *	40	80	L
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Vina *	26	24	W
Fri., Sep. 12	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Speake *	3	47	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Tharptown *	7	22	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ R.A. Hubbard *	6	40	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Hazlewood *	6	47	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Waterloo *	21	60	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Shoals Christian *	22	54	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Jacksonville Christian	34	56	L

2008 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	18.3
Points Allowed	430
Defense Average	47.8
Opponents Record	51-47
Region Record	1-7
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-4

2008 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Mount Hope was not ranked.

2008 Class 1A Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Hazlewood	10-2	505	123	1-1	69	14	8-0	373	83	Aaron Goode
R.A. Hubbard	7-3	252	142	0-1	6	8	7-1	238	94	Lymos McDonald
Speake	12-3	502	217	4-1	109	100	6-2	312	101	Royal Carpenter
Phillips Bear Creek	7-4	576	361	0-1	46	79	5-3	426	261	Gary McCarley
Waterloo	5-5	265	351				4-4	219	309	Toby Dunn
Vina	2-8	247	437				2-6	180	320	Bill Smith
Shoals Christian	2-8	200	388				2-6	160	304	Patrick Odom
Tharptown	1-9	131	375				1-7	94	287	Barry Laster
Mount Hope	1-8	165	430				1-7	131	374	John F. Smith Jr.

2008 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Mount Hope Players on File.

2008 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Mount Hope Players on File.

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.