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Mars Hill Football Team History

Mars Hill Panthers

Mars Hill High School

698 Cox Creek Parkway Florence, AL 35630
Stadium: Mars Hill Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Darrell Higgins
Region: 1A-R8

2014 <-- 2018 <- 2019 -> 2020 --> 2024

2019 Season Highlights

Darrell Higgins enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mars Hill.

First undefeated regular season.

The Panthers won the Class 1A Region 8 Championship.

ThePanthers set a team record by scoring 751 points.

The Panthers set a team record by winning 14 games.

2019 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 23	OPEN
Fri., Aug. 30	@ Sheffield	48	6	W
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Hackleburg *	61	42	W
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Phillips Bear Creek *	70	14	W
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Cherokee *	66	18	W
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Brooks	46	27	W
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Vina *	60	0	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Central Florence	34	12	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Waterloo *	51	19	W
Thu., Oct. 24	@ Shoals Christian *	61	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	vs. Lexington	38	14	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Woodville	63	7	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	vs. South Lamar	59	34	W		2nd Round Playoffs
Thu., Nov. 21	vs. Decatur Heritage Christian	42	21	W		3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 29	@ Pickens County	22	18	W		Semi-finals Playoffs
Thu., Dec. 5	Lanett	30	41	L	Auburn	Championship Game

2019 Season Totals
Record	14-1
Points Scored	751
Scoring Average	50.1
Points Allowed	273
Defense Average	18.2
Opponents Record	86-85
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	8-0
Away Record	6-0

2019 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/5/2019	PS	1	(14-1)	287	ASWA
8/27/2019	1	1	(0-0)	288	ASWA
9/3/2019	2	1	(1-0)	296	ASWA
9/10/2019	3	1	(2-0)	292	ASWA
9/17/2019	4	1	(3-0)	288	ASWA
9/24/2019	5	1	(4-0)	276	ASWA
10/1/2019	6	1	(5-0)	297	ASWA
10/8/2019	7	1	(6-0)	285	ASWA
10/15/2019	8	1	(7-0)	273	ASWA
10/22/2019	9	1	(8-0)	273	ASWA
10/29/2019	10	1	(9-0)	273	ASWA
11/5/2019	Final	1	(10-0)	272	ASWA

2019 Class 1A Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mars Hill	14-1	751	273	4-1	216	121	6-0	369	93	Darrell Higgins
Waterloo	8-3	411	218	0-1	19	47	5-1	275	97	Brad Palmer
Hackleburg	5-7	342	398	1-1	34	53	4-2	230	162	Rod Hudson
Vina	3-8	138	399	0-1	8	47	3-3	118	191	Ben Guin
Phillips Bear Creek	2-8	180	350				2-4	143	199	Adam Lawler
Shoals Christian	1-9	123	410				1-5	79	255	Kelly Rushing
Cherokee	0-10	123	511				0-6	94	311	Lymos McDonald

2019 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Mack McCluskey	OL				1A Lineman of the Year		ASWA

2019 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Jakobe Fields	DL	Jr.	5-11	205	2nd	ASWA
Justus McDaniel	ATH	Jr.	5-9	175	2nd	ASWA
Logan McInnish	OL	Sr.	6-5	319	2nd	ASWA
Mack McCluskey	OL	Sr.	6-4	290	1st	ASWA
Peyton Higgins	RB	Jr.	5-10	170	1st	ASWA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.