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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: 3A-R7
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2014  <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024

2024 Season Highlights
 Darrell Higgins enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Mars Hill.
 The Panthers move from Region 8 to Region 7.
 The Panthers won the Class 3A Region 7 Championship.
 The Panthers set a team record by winning 14 games.
 
2024 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 23  @ Madison Academy    34   7   W       
 Fri., Aug. 30  vs. Russellville    28   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 6  @ Colbert County   *  45   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Sheffield   *  62   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Lauderdale County   *  31   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Rogers   *  42   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Elkmont   *  55   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Colbert Heights   *  47   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Clements   *  62   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. Scottsboro    21   22   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Midfield    69   40   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  @ Geraldine    27   21   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  vs. Winfield    28   13   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Piedmont    49   20   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Thu., Dec. 5   Houston Academy    50   43   W    Birmingham   Championship Game 
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored650
  Scoring Average43.3
  Points Allowed234
  Defense Average15.6
  Opponents Record106-67
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record8-1
  Away Record5-0
2024 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/7/2024PS 5(10-2)85 ASWA
9/24/20245 2(5-0)165 ASWA
8/27/20241 4(1-0)123 ASWA
9/3/20242 2(2-0)148 ASWA
9/10/20243 3(3-0)147 ASWA
9/17/20244 2(4-0)161 ASWA
10/1/20246 2(5-0)173 ASWA
10/8/20247 2(6-0)171 ASWA
10/15/20248 2(7-0)171 ASWA
10/22/20249 2(8-0)171 ASWA
10/29/202410 2(9-0)171 ASWA
11/5/2024Final 4(9-1)129 ASWA
  
2024 Class 3A Region 7 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 14-16502345-02231377-034454  Darrell Higgins
Lauderdale County 8-44031601-130216-129272  Jeff Mason
Rogers 7-42792490-113415-2175142  Daniel Garrett
Colbert County 5-63522630-114444-3247163  Scotty Hannah
Sheffield 5-53083413-4172268  Johnny Wright
Colbert Heights 4-61633032-593254  Tyler Jeffrey
Elkmont 2-81403801-698262  Joel Schrenk
Clements 1-9903390-756262  Brick Pugh

2024 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Mars Hill Players on File.

2024 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Caden ChandlerRB Sr. 5-10175 1st  ASWA
 Darrell HigginsCoach 1st  ASWA
 Hudson HigginsATH Jr. 5-9177 1st  ASWA
 Samuel SwinneyDL Jr. 6-0230 1st  ASWA
 William EmbryOL Sr. 5-10195 2nd  ASWA



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