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Fayette County Football Team History

Fayette County Tigers

Fayette County High School

202 Tiger Dr. Fayette, AL 35555
Stadium: John Morgan Brown Stadium
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Waldon Tucker
Region: 4A-R8

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1914 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Waldon Tucker enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Fayette County.

The Tigers move from Class 5A and into Region 8.

The Tigers finished 2nd in Region 8.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. South Lamar	19	15	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Deshler *	26	28	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Central Florence *	35	15	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Hamilton *	10	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Carbon Hill	48	19	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Haleyville *	51	26	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Winfield *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Wilson *	35	23	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Brooks *	38	27	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Gordo	26	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Corner	38	13	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 17	@ Cleburne County	44	24	W		2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 24	vs. Brooks	14	6	W		3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 1	@ Lawrence County	26	6	W		Semi-finals Playoffs
Thu., Dec. 7	T.R. Miller	9	28	L	Legion Field	Championship Game

2000 Season Totals
Record	13-2
Points Scored	447
Scoring Average	29.8
Points Allowed	230
Defense Average	15.3
Opponents Record	109-65
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	6-1

2000 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/20/2000	PS	2		116	ASWA
9/6/2000	1	2	(1-0)		ASWA
9/13/2000	2	9	(1-1)		ASWA
9/27/2000	4	6	(3-1)		ASWA
10/4/2000	5	5	(4-1)		ASWA
10/11/2000	6	3	(5-1)		ASWA
10/18/2000	7	3	(6-1)		ASWA
10/25/2000	8	3	(7-1)		ASWA
11/1/2000	9	3	(8-1)		ASWA
11/8/2000	Final	3	(9-1)		ASWA

2000 Class 4A 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
Deshler	9-4	371	251	2-1	88	46	6-1	249	127	John Mothershed
Fayette County	13-2	447	230	4-1	131	77	6-1	223	119	Waldon Tucker
Brooks	11-2	502	213	2-1	94	64	6-1	289	123	Bob Godsey
Hamilton	7-4	283	223	0-1	6	33	4-3	170	157	John Holladay
Winfield	6-4	260	199				3-4	139	177	James Pharr
Wilson	5-5	183	231				2-5	102	187	David Winborn
Central Florence	4-6	245	304				1-6	144	244	Ikey Fowler
Haleyville	0-10	157	406				0-7	113	295	Steven Spiller

2000 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Cheston Goolsby	OL	Sr.	6-3	285	All-Star Game
Spencer Pennington	QB				All Southern		Orlando Sentinel
Spencer Pennington	QB	Sr.			Super 12

2000 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Adam Brand	WR	Sr.	6-2	170	1st	ASWA
Adam Brand	WR	Sr.	6-2	170	1st	BN
Claudie Thompson	DL	Sr.	6-1	187	1st	ASWA
Claudle Thompson	DL	Sr.	6-1	187	1st	BN
Corey Blakeney	TE	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Corey Blakeney	TE	Sr.			HM	BN
Jeremy Phillips	OL	Sr.	6-2	270	1st	ASWA
Jeremy Phillips	OL	Sr.			HM	BN
Jerome Franks	LB	Jr.			HM	BN
Spencer Pennington	QB	Sr.	6-4	200	1st	ASWA
Spencer Pennington	QB	Sr.	6-4	203	1st	BN
Will Newton	PK	Sr.	5-10	167	1st	BN

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