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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Houston County Football Team History


Houston County Lions
Houston County High School

P.O. Box C Columbia, AL 36319
Stadium: L.F. Tillery Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Chip Harris
Region: 2A-R2
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1929  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Chip Harris enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Houston County.
 First 12 win season.
 The Lions won the Class 2A Region 2 Championship.
 TheLions set a team record by scoring 458 points.
 The Lions set a team record by winning 12 games.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Ashford    28   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Zion Chapel    40   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. Samson   *  42   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Wicksburg   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Cottonwood   *  35   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ New Brockton   *  34   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Geneva County   *  38   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Houston Academy   *  38   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Slocomb   *  54   20   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Headland    35   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Clay County    34   23   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Straughn    42   21   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ Lineville    3   32   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored458
  Scoring Average35.2
  Points Allowed179
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record64-75
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record5-1
2001 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/31/2001PS 4 (11-1)75 ASWA
9/4/20011 3(1-0)115 ASWA
9/11/20012 3(2-0)107 ASWA
9/18/20013 3(2-0)107 ASWA
9/26/20014 2(4-0)176 ASWA
10/3/20015 2(5-0)177 ASWA
10/10/20016 2(6-0)194 ASWA
10/17/20017 2(7-0)215 ASWA
10/24/20018 2(8-0)186 ASWA
10/31/20019 2(9-0)176 ASWA
11/7/2001Final 2(10-0)128 ASWA
  
2001 Class 2A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Houston County 12-14581792-179767-027676  Chip Harris
Slocomb 5-61762500-115365-2147127  Dwight Tew
Houston Academy 8-32791311-110255-220886  Rodney Dollar
Samson 6-52382230-17604-3119108  Jay Mikel
Cottonwood 5-51782074-3131142  Scott Baldwin
Geneva County 1-91183581-692248  Rick Moody
New Brockton 2-81121961-657149  Shannon Clark
Wicksburg 2-8771901-643137  George Tate

2001 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Chris Odom OL Sr.6-3309 All-Star Game  
 Norris Drinkard RB Sr.6-0175 2A Back of the Year  ASWA

2001 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Keith BuzeDB Sr.5-6160 1st  BN
 Kevin BuzeATH Sr. HM  ASWA
 Norris DrinkardRB Sr.6-0175 1st  BN
 Norris DrinkardRB Sr.6-0175 1st  ASWA



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