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Homewood Football Team History


Homewood Patriots
Homewood High School

1901 S. Lakeshore Dr. Homewood, AL 35209
Stadium: Waldrop Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Bob Newton
Region: 5A-R4
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1972  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Bob Newton enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Homewood.
 The Patriots won the Class 5A Region 4 Championship.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Northridge    52   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ West End   *  57   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Brookwood   *  65   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Jess Lanier   *  28   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Hueytown    31   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Thompson   *  44   38   W (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Jackson-Olin   *  45   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ McAdory   *  41   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Briarwood   *  24   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Vestavia Hills    13   41   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. St. Pauls    49   27   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Charles Henderson    24   0   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. Fairhope    21   9   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Briarwood    7   34   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored501
  Scoring Average35.8
  Points Allowed249
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record89-71
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record8-1
  Away Record4-1
2003 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/30/2003PS 1 (14-1)196 ASWA
9/4/20031 1(1-0)281 ASWA
9/10/20032 1(2-0)294 ASWA
9/17/20033 1(3-0) ASWA
9/24/20034 1(4-0)293 ASWA
10/1/20035 1(5-0)312 ASWA
10/8/20036 1(6-0)318 ASWA
10/15/20037 1(7-0)297 ASWA
10/22/20038 1(8-0)249 ASWA
10/29/20039 1(9-0) ASWA
11/5/2003Final 4(9-1)159 ASWA
  
2003 Class 5A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Homewood 12-25012493-1101707-0304117  Bob Newton
Briarwood 13-24191925-0148556-120593  Fred Yancey
Jess Lanier 7-42421590-16255-216893  Jerry Dismukes
McAdory 7-43081510-114174-3176121  David Powell
Thompson 5-52491813-4170136  Ricky Seale
Jackson-Olin 2-8773222-563188  James Drake
West End 1-91183241-698210  Jim Tyus
Brookwood 1-91063380-752278  Jack Cook

2003 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Brandon Thornton RB Sr.6-1185 AL-MS Game  
 Brandon Thornton RB Sr.5-9180 Super 12  ASWA
 Brandon Thornton RB Sr.5-10185 Super All-State  Bham News
 David Adams OL Sr.6-1220 All-Star Game  

2003 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Brandon ThorntonRB Sr.5-10185 1st  BN
 Brandon ThorntonRB Sr.5-10185 1st  ASWA
 Mason PetersonOL Sr.6-2230 1st  BN
 Mason PetersonOL Sr.6-2230 1st  ASWA
 Stan GalbraithLB So. HM  BN



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