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Cleburne County Football Team History


Cleburne County Tigers
Cleburne County High School

520 Evans Bridge Rd. Heflin, AL 36264
Stadium: L.E. Bell Field
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Michael Shortt
Region: 4A-R6
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1924  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Michael Shortt enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Cleburne County.
 The Tigers won the Class 4A Region 6 Championship.
 TheTigers set a team record by scoring 431 points.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Lineville    0   26   L       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Emma Sansom   *  34   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. Alexandria   *  21   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Childersburg   *  33   18   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Munford    31   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Cherokee   *  44   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Douglas   *  49   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Leeds   *  16   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Walter Wellborn   *  30   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Saks    34   21   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Central Florence    37   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Lawrence County    35   28   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ East Limestone    27   3   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 30  @ North Jackson    28   23   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Thu., Dec. 6   UMS-Wright    12   28   L    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored431
  Scoring Average28.7
  Points Allowed193
  Defense Average12.9
  Opponents Record103-68
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record6-1
2001 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/31/2001PS 10 (11-1)26 ASWA
10/24/20018 9(8-0)38 ASWA
10/31/20019 8(9-0)66 ASWA
11/7/2001Final 8(10-0)66 ASWA
  
2001 Class 4A Region 6 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cleburne County 13-24311934-1139827-022764  Michael Shortt
Leeds 8-43061681-156245-2181111  Tim Sanders
Emma Sansom 6-52212040-114335-2174104  Wayne Proffitt
Walter Wellborn 7-42621220-16144-315398  Scott Peavey
Alexandria 5-32371504-3204121  Larry Ginn
Childersburg 4-62452472-5184213  Jeff Bullen
Cherokee County 1-91183611-684277  Thomas Curry
Douglas 0-10703640-747266  Rex Mitchell

2001 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Richard Cantrell RB Sr.6-0205 All-Star Game  

2001 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Felix BrownOL Sr.6-3342 HM  BN
 Felix BrownDL Sr.6-3342 1st  ASWA
 Jerry WilsonLB Sr. HM  BN
 Josh ForrestQB Sr. HM  BN
 Lucas ProthroDL Jr. HM  ASWA
 Lucas ProthroDL Jr. HM  BN
 Richard CantrellRB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Richard CantrellRB Sr. HM  BN
 Shalamar HeardDB HM  ASWA
 Tabarious BrownDB Sr. HM  BN
 Todd ThrowerOL Jr.6-0230 HM  ASWA
 Todd ThrowerL Jr.6-0230 1st  BN
 Tyrone ProthroATH Jr.5-10175 1st  BN
 Tyrone ProthroATH Jr.5-10175 1st  ASWA



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