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Phillips Bear Creek Football Team History


Phillips Bear Creek Bears
Phillips High School

160 School Ave. Bear Creek, AL 35543
Stadium: James E. Glass Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Gary McCarley
Region: 1A-R8
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1928  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights
 Gary McCarley enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Phillips Bear Creek.
 The Bears finished 4th in Region 8.
 TheBears set a team record by scoring 576 points.
 The Bears set a team record by scoring 82 in a game.
 The Bears set a team record for points allowed in a game with 79.
 The Bears set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 126 points.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 28  vs. Mount Hope   *  80   40   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Marion County    56   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Speake   *  14   46   L       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Tharptown   *  66   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Hazlewood   *  36   50   L       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Vina   *  82   44   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ R.A. Hubbard   *  32   41   L       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Shoals Christian   *  60   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Waterloo   *  56   20   W       
 Thu., Oct. 30  @ Brilliant    48   14   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ South Lamar    46   79   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored576
  Scoring Average52.4
  Points Allowed361
  Defense Average32.8
  Opponents Record54-65
  Region Record5-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-3
2008 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Phillips Bear Creek 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 10-25051231-169148-037383  Aaron Goode
R.A. Hubbard 7-32521420-1687-123894  Lymos McDonald
Speake 12-35022174-11091006-2312101  Royal Carpenter
Phillips Bear Creek 7-45763610-146795-3426261  Gary McCarley
Waterloo 5-52653514-4219309  Toby Dunn
Vina 2-82474372-6180320  Bill Smith
Shoals Christian 2-82003882-6160304  Patrick Odom
Tharptown 1-91313751-794287  Barry Laster
Mount Hope 1-81654301-7131374  John F. Smith Jr.

2008 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Phillips Bear Creek Players on File.

2008 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Adam McCarleyQB Sr.5-10150 1st  ASWA
 Kent HallmanATH Sr. HM  ASWA
 Trent WilliamsWR Jr.5-8170 1st  ASWA



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