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Russellville Football Team History


Russellville Golden Tigers
Russellville High School

P.O. Box 730 Russellville, AL 35653
Stadium: Tigers Stadium
Colors: Vegas Gold, Black & White
Coach: John Ritter
Region: 5A-R8
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1920  <-- 2020 <- 2021 -> 2022 --> 2024
2021 Season Highlights
 John Ritter enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Russellville.
 The Golden Tigers won the Class 5A Region 8 Championship.
 
2021 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 19  vs. Decatur    27   15   W       
 Fri., Aug. 27  vs. Deshler    45   37   W       
 Fri., Sep. 3  vs. Mae Jemison   *  44   10   W       
 Fri., Sep. 10  @ Brewer   *  52   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  vs. Lawrence County   *  43   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ Hartselle    21   58   L       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Ardmore   *  51   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 15  @ East Limestone   *  42   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 21  vs. Lee Huntsville   *  49   14   W       
 Thu., Oct. 28  @ Madison Academy    20   34   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Lincoln    41   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 12  vs. Fairview    21   35   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2021 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored456
  Scoring Average38.0
  Points Allowed217
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record68-66
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record2-2
2021 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/1/2021PS 10(10-3)28 ASWA
8/24/20211 8(1-0)66 ASWA
8/31/20212 7(2-0)94 ASWA
9/7/20213 7(3-0)91 ASWA
9/14/20214 7(4-0)94 ASWA
9/21/20215 6(5-0)106 ASWA
9/28/20216 8(5-1)42 ASWA
10/5/20217 9(6-1)56 ASWA
10/12/20218 8(6-1)56 ASWA
10/19/20219 8(7-1)58 ASWA
10/26/202110 6(8-1)86 ASWA
11/2/2021Final 9(8-2)42 ASWA
  
2021 Class 5A 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 
Russellville 9-34562171-162496-028124  John Ritter
East Limestone 5-62892840-136665-117789  Jeff Pugh
Lee Huntsville 5-63273300-122413-3172161  Irving McGuire
Ardmore 7-42462620-16523-396161  Jonathan Snider
Mae Jemison 2-82283472-4152159  Harold Wells
Brewer 2-81614112-4127225  Matt Plunkett
Lawrence County 0-101173580-660246  Trent Walker

2021 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Nathan Brockway TE/WR Sr.6-3215 All-Star Game  

2021 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Conner WarhurstRB Jr. 6-2190 HM  ASWA
 TJ KingWR Jr. 6-1170 HM  ASWA



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