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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Gordo Football Team History


Gordo Green Wave
gordo High School

630 4th St. NW Gordo, AL 35466
Stadium: Green Wave Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Joe Billingsley
Region: 3A-R7
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1915  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Joe Billingsley enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Gordo.
 The Green Wave move from Region 8 to Region 7.
 The Green Wave won the Class 3A Region 7 Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  @ South Lamar    14   7   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ Tuscaloosa County    6   30   L       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Northside   *  47   26   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Carrollton    32   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Hale County    27   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Aliceville   *  21   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ West Blocton   *  10   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Lamar County    50   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Pickens County    27   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Fayette County    9   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Montgomery Academy    0   23   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed170
  Defense Average15.5
  Opponents Record72-56
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1998 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/8/19986 10(5-1) ASWA
10/15/19987 9(6-1) ASWA
10/22/19988 8(7-1) ASWA
10/29/19989 8(8-1) ASWA
11/5/1998Final 7(9-1) ASWA
  
1998 Class 3A Region 7 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Gordo 9-22431700-10233-07853  Joe Billingsley
Aliceville 12-25041663-1132852-110928  Jackie Hurst
Northside 4-62122371-264109  Steve Deavours
West Blocton 3-71882780-342103  David Elmore

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Gordo Players on File.

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jeremy AlbrightLB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Jeremy AlbrightLB Sr. HM  BN
 Jeremy KelleyOL Sr.6-4270 1st  BN
 Justin ElmoreOL Sr. HM  BN
 Quinton KnoxDB Sr. HM  BN



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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.