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Shades Valley Football Team History


Shades Valley Mounties
Shades Valley High School

6100 Old Leeds Rd. Irondale, AL 35210
Stadium: Frank A. Nix Memorial Athletic Complex
Colors: Cardinal & Black
Coach: Robert Higginbotham
Region: 6A-R11
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1994 Season Highlights
 Robert Higginbotham enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Shades Valley.
 First 14 win season.
 The Mounties move from Region 12 to Region 11.
 The Mounties won the Class 6A Region 11 Championship.
 TheMounties set a team record by scoring 498 points.
 The Mounties set a team record by winning 14 games.
 
1994 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Vestavia Hills    35   24   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Tuscaloosa County    21   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ Jess Lanier    35   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Prattville    21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Baldwin County    42   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Huffman    41   12   W    Lawson Field   
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Benjamin Russell    42   28   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. West End   *  38   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Ensley   *  36   8   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Parker   *  27   16   W    Legion Field   
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Pelham    35   17   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Hewitt-Trussville    35   7   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Central Tuscaloosa    24   7   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 2  vs. Woodlawn    52   14   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Sat., Dec. 10   Anniston    14   16   L    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1994 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored498
  Scoring Average33.2
  Points Allowed203
  Defense Average13.5
  Opponents Record93-76
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record7-0
1994 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/11/1994PS 5(11-1) ASWA
9/9/19941 4(1-0) ASWA
9/16/19942 3(2-0) ASWA
9/23/19943 3(3-0) ASWA
9/29/19944 2(4-0) ASWA
10/6/19945 2(5-0) ASWA
10/13/19946 2(6-0) ASWA
10/20/19947 2(7-0) ASWA
10/27/19948 1(8-0) ASWA
11/3/19949 1(9-0) ASWA
11/10/1994Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1994 Class 6A Region 11 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Shades Valley 14-14982034-1160613-010130  Robert Higginbotham
Ensley 6-51752081-124282-15464  Sylvester Campbell
West End 1-8751561-21963  Jim Holifield
Parker 1-91551990-34461  Tyrone King

1994 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Dawud Rasheed RB Sr.5-11220 AL-MS Game  
 Dawud Rasheed FB All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Dawud Rasheed RB Sr.5-10210 Mr. Football  ASWA
 Dawud Rasheed RB Sr.5-10210 6A Player of the Year  Gatorade
 Dawud Rasheed RB Sr.5-10210 6A Player of the Year  ASWA
 Dawud Rasheed FB Sr.5-10210 Super 12  ASWA
 Dawud Rasheed RB Sr.5-10210 Super All-State  Bham News

1994 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Dawud RasheedRB Sr.5-10210 1st  BN
 Dawud RasheedRB Sr.5-10210 1st  ASWA
 Patrick MorganPK Sr.6-2170 1st  ASWA
 Patrick MorganP Sr.6-0170 1st  BN
 Rodney BennettOL Sr. HM  BN
 Scott ClarkOL Sr.6-4205 1st  BN
 Scott ClarkOL Sr.6-4205 1st  ASWA
 Tony ClarkRB Sr. HM  BN
 Wilson WhittingtonQB Sr. HM  BN



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