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Hazlewood Football Team History


Hazlewood Golden Bears
Hazlewood High School

P.O. Box 819 Town Creek, AL 35672
Stadium: Golden Bear Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Rickey Johnson
Region: 2A-R15
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1927  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2008

1997 Season Highlights
 Rickey Johnson enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Hazlewood.
 The Golden Bears won the Class 2A Region 15 Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Courtland    14   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. East Limestone    21   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Lamar County    27   26   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Tanner    13   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Colbert County    18   43   L       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Clements    7   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Colbert Heights   *  32   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Cherokee   *  13   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Hatton   *  20   14   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Woodland    7   21   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored172
  Scoring Average17.2
  Points Allowed150
  Defense Average15.0
  Opponents Record58-54
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1997 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 3(10-1)91 ASWA
9/11/19971 3(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19972 2(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19973 2(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19974 2(4-0) ASWA
10/9/19975 2(4-0) ASWA
10/16/19976 6(4-1) ASWA
10/23/19977 6(5-1) ASWA
10/30/19978 5(6-1) ASWA
11/6/19979 4(7-1) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 3(8-1) ASWA
  
1997 Class 2A Region 15 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hazlewood 8-21721500-17213-06535  Rickey Johnson
Cherokee 6-42061510-17282-16133  Gene Mitchell
Colbert Heights 1-91222721-24870  Leroy Willis
Hatton 6-42482110-34076  Royal Carpenter

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Hazlewood Players on File.

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Anthony SpanglerDL Sr.6-1200 1st  BN
 Anthony SpanglerDL Sr.6-1190 1st  ASWA
 Nick VinsonDB Sr. HM  BN



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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The Hazlewood Golden Bears have won 11 state titles. The most of any team in any classification since the playoffs began in 1966.