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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
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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2014  <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024
2018 Season Highlights
 Darrell Higgins enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Mars Hill.
 First region championship.
 First playoff win.
 First 14 win season.
 The Panthers move from Class 2A and into Region 8.
 The Panthers won the Class 1A Region 8 Championship.
 
2018 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 24  OPEN 
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Sheffield    49   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Hackleburg   *  62   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Phillips Bear Creek   *  64   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Cherokee   *  63   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Brooks    35   36   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Vina   *  69   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Central Florence    26   9   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Waterloo   *  54   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Shoals Christian   *  55   8   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Lexington    47   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Marion County    55   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Donoho    38   7   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ South Lamar    41   27   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 30  vs. Pickens County    20   12   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Thu., Dec. 6   Linden    53   26   W    Auburn   Championship Game 
 
2018 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored731
  Scoring Average48.7
  Points Allowed178
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record92-79
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record5-1
2018 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/9/20187 10(5-1)18 ASWA
10/16/20188 10(6-1)36 ASWA
10/23/20189 10(7-1)42 ASWA
10/30/201810 10(8-2)40 ASWA
11/6/2018Final 9(9-1)56 ASWA
  
2018 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 14-17311785-0207726-036748  Darrell Higgins
Waterloo 9-34062351-128315-1246134  Brad Palmer
Cherokee 4-72753850-10574-2217185  Lymos McDonald
Phillips Bear Creek 4-72673080-16413-3179156  Alex Lindley
Hackleburg 3-72503422-4182219  Rod Hudson
Shoals Christian 2-81584101-580261  Nick Flanagan
Vina 0-10374270-626294  Jason Harris

2018 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Mars Hill Players on File.

2018 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Brooks ThompsonOL Sr. 6-2260 2nd  ASWA
 Colt SmithLB Sr. 6-0205 1st  ASWA
 Joseph HansonDB Sr. 6-1205 1st  ASWA
 Peyton HigginsATH So. 5-10160 1st  ASWA



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