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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






Alabama High School Football Players

 
 Phillip Rivers
 All-State Team
 Year   Class   Position   Team   Source 
1998 5A QB HM  BN
1998 5A QB HM  ASWA
1999 5A QB 1st  BN
1999 5A QB 1st  ASWA

 Awards
 Year   Award   Position   Class  Source 
 1999  Super 12 QB Sr.  ASWA
 1999  Super All-State ATH Sr.  Bham News
 1999  All Southern QB  Orlando Sentinel
  
   
  Born: 
  High School: Athens
  Position: Quarterback
  Height/Weight:  / 
  Senior Season: 1999
  College: North Carolina State
 
 

 High School Bio:

            Rivers completed 107 of 195 passes for 2,023 yards and 15 touchdowns his senior year at Athens. He also ran 65 times for another 323 yards and six touchdowns while playing safety on defense. As a junior he completed 78 of 135 passes for 1,380 yards with 17 touchdowns and only five interceptions. He also rushed 57 times for 237 yards and eight more scores.




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.