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Tuscaloosa County Football Team History


Tuscaloosa County Wildcats
Tuscaloosa County High School

12500 Wildcat Dr. Northport, AL 35475
Stadium: Wildcat Field
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Robert Higginbotham
Region: 6A-R5
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1923  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Robert Higginbotham enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa County.
 The Wildcats won the Class 6A Region 5 Championship.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Gadsden City    24   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Northridge   *  42   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Jackson-Olin   *  42   15   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa   *  37   9   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ Clay-Chalkville    42   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Jess Lanier   *  42   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Hueytown   *  38   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Paul Bryant   *  51   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Minor   *  17   9   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Oxford    28   24   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Pelham    35   8   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Mountain Brook    14   29   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored412
  Scoring Average34.3
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average14.0
  Opponents Record73-59
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record5-0
2008 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/2008PS 3(11-1)232 ASWA
9/3/20081 3(1-0)306 ASWA
9/10/20082 2(2-0)274 ASWA
9/17/20083 2(3-0)359 ASWA
9/24/20084 2(4-0)365 ASWA
10/1/20085 2(5-0)351 ASWA
10/8/20086 2(6-0)344 ASWA
10/15/20087 2(7-0)345 ASWA
10/22/20088 2(8-0)345 ASWA
10/29/20089 2(9-0)326 ASWA
11/5/2008Final 2(10-0)310 ASWA
  
2008 Class 6A Region 5 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tuscaloosa County 11-14121681-149377-026980  Robert Higginbotham
Minor 9-33561771-126325-219493  Randy Cook
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 8-33482840-115305-2226171  Johnny Wright
Hueytown 6-53563190-113454-3241195  Jeff Smith
Jess Lanier 7-32752094-3182160  Billy Woodham
Jackson-Olin 3-72593242-5171253  Shawn Gregory
Northridge 3-72242831-6120210  Michael Smith
Paul Bryant 0-10794230-746290  Bobby Moore

2008 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Caleb Lewis WR Sr.6-2200 AL-MS Game  
 Cornelius Richards DB Sr. All-Star Game  
 Ronnie McMillan TE Sr. All-Star Game  
 Walter Grayson TE Sr. All-Star Game  

2008 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Andre LuciousOL Sr.6-1322 1st  ASWA
 Brett BoothQB Sr.5-10180 1st  ASWA
 Caleb LewisATH Sr.6-2211 1st  ASWA



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