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Blount Football Team History
Blount Leopards
Mattie T. Blount High School
5450 Lott Road Prichard, AL 36613
Stadium: Harris-Terry Stadium Colors: Purple & White Coach: Ben Harris Region: 5A-R2
1996 Season Highlights
Ben Harris enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Blount.
First perfect season.
First 14 win season. The Leopards move from Region 1 to Region 2. The Leopards won the Class 5A Region 2 Championship. The Leopards set a team record by winning 14 games. The Leopards set a team record by scoring 80 in a game. The Leopards set a team record for margin of victory at 80 points.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 6 vs.
Williamson
12
7
W
Thu., Sep. 12 vs.
Robertsdale
*
34
14
W
Fri., Sep. 20 OPEN Fri., Sep. 27 @
Shaw
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
LeFlore
38
0
W
Fri., Oct. 11 vs.
B.C. Rain
21
6
W
Fri., Oct. 18
Murphy
20
0
W
Fri., Oct. 25 vs.
Citronelle
*
15
7
W
Fri., Nov. 1 @
Vigor
10
7
W
Fri., Nov. 8 @
Escambia County
*
80
0
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 15 vs.
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa
46
10
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 22 vs.
Jackson
34
12
W
2nd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 29 @
Wetumpka
19
10
W
3rd Round Playoffs Fri., Dec. 6 @
Demopolis
30
0
W
Semi-finals Playoffs Fri., Dec. 13
Saks
29
0
W
Legion Field
Championship Game
1996 Season Totals
Record 14-0
Points Scored 422
Scoring Average 30.1
Points Allowed 73
Defense Average 5.2
Opponents Record 92-66
Region Record 3-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 6-0
1996 Class 5A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/4/1996 PS
1
ASWA
9/12/1996 1
2 (1-0)
ASWA
9/18/1996 2
2 (2-0)
ASWA
9/25/1996 3
1 (2-0)
ASWA
10/2/1996 4
1 (3-0)
ASWA
10/10/1996 5
1 (4-0)
ASWA
10/17/1996 6
1 (5-0)
ASWA
10/24/1996 7
1 (6-0)
ASWA
10/31/1996 8
1 (7-0)
ASWA
11/7/1996 9
1 (8-0)
ASWA
11/14/1996 Final
1 (9-0)
ASWA
1996 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Aaron James
QB
Sr. 6-0 170
AL-MS Game
Aaron James
QB
Sr.
All-Star Game
Aaron James
QB
Jr. 6-0 170
5A Player of the Year
ASWA
Aaron James
QB
Sr. 6-0 170
Super 12
ASWA
Demond Fieson
LB
Sr. 5-10 200
AL-MS Game
Larry Casher
DB
Sr. 5-10 175
AL-MS Game
1996 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Aaron James QB
Sr. 6-0 170
1st
BN
Aaron James QB
Sr. 6-0 170
1st
ASWA
Deandre Green WR
Sr. 6-1 185
1st
BN
Deandre Green WR
So. 6-1 175
1st
ASWA
Demarco McNeil DL
So. 6-3 270
HM
ASWA
Demond Frieson LB
Sr. 5-10 200
1st
BN
Demond Frieson LB
Sr. 5-10 200
1st
ASWA
Larry Casher DB
Sr. 5-10 170
1st
ASWA
Larry Casher DB
Sr. 5-11 170
1st
BN
Mike Thomas OL
Sr. 6-0 250
1st
ASWA
Mike Thomas OL
Sr. 6-0 250
HM
BN
Robert Malone DL
Jr. 6-2 215
1st
ASWA
Robert Malone DL
Jr. 6-2 215
HM
BN
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