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Cleveland Football Team History


Cleveland Panthers
Cleveland High School

71 High School St. Cleveland, AL 35049
Stadium: Michal Dixon Memorial Stadium
Colors: Black & White
Coach: Gardner Gilliland
Region: 2A-R6
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1936  <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights
 Gardner Gilliland enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Cleveland.
 The Panthers finished 3rd in Region 6.
 
2020 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 21  vs. Oneonta    1   0   #Won       
 Fri., Aug. 28  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Locust Fork   *  1   0   #Won       
 Thu., Sep. 10  @ West End Walnut Grove   *  44   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Spring Garden   *  14   34   L       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. J.B. Pennington    38   28   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Southeastern   *  42   20   W       
 Thu., Oct. 8  vs. Gaston   *  49   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Westbrook Christian   *  0   3   L       
 Thu., Oct. 22  vs. Sand Rock   *  56   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Susan Moore    0   1   #Lost       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  @ Falkville    24   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Aliceville    42   48   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored311
  Scoring Average25.9
  Points Allowed160
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record76-58
  Region Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-3
2020 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Cleveland was not ranked.
  
2020 Class 2A 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 
Spring Garden 12-24811373-1121417-022641  Jason Howard
Westbrook Christian 10-23181531-163566-115169  Drew Noles
Cleveland 8-43111601-166485-220683  Gardner Gilliland
Southeastern 6-42231610-10194-3172123  Kevin Byrd
Locust Fork 5-51801493-47498  Matt Plunkett
Sand Rock 3-71852102-5133178  Alan Heath
West End Walnut Grove 4-62513171-6145258  Kyle Davis
Gaston 1-9914140-727284  Matt Harris

2020 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Cleveland Players on File.

2020 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Kyle WillisDL Sr. 6-1250 2nd  ASWA
 Pierce GillilandWR Jr. 5-10175 2nd  ASWA



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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.