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Cleveland Football Team History

Cleveland Panthers

Cleveland High School

71 High School St. Cleveland, AL 35049
Stadium: Michal Dixon Memorial Stadium
Colors: Black & White
Coach: Gardner Gilliland
Region: 2A-R7

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1936 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Gardner Gilliland enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Cleveland.

The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 7.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 19	OPEN
Thu., Aug. 25	vs. Southeastern	44	0	W
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Falkville *	28	7	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ West End Walnut Grove *	33	26	W
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Winston County *	33	6	W
Fri., Sep. 23	@ J.B. Pennington	21	7	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Tanner *	20	58	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Locust Fork	27	30	L
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Tarrant *	20	21	L
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Cold Springs *	28	0	W
Thu., Oct. 27	@ Susan Moore	42	20	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Red Bay	41	14	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	@ Fyffe	0	49	L	2nd Round Playoffs

2016 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	337
Scoring Average	28.1
Points Allowed	238
Defense Average	19.8
Opponents Record	70-63
Region Record	4-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-3

2016 Class 2A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/3/2016	PS	9	(12-1)	80	ASWA
8/23/2016	1	9	(0-0)	65	ASWA
8/30/2016	2	8	(1-0)	91	ASWA
9/6/2016	3	6	(2-0)	112	ASWA
9/13/2016	4	6	(4-0)	139	ASWA
9/20/2016	5	6	(4-0)	139	ASWA
9/27/2016	6	5	(5-0)	193	ASWA
10/4/2016	7	9	(5-1)	59	ASWA
10/11/2016	8	10	(5-2)	16	ASWA

2016 Class 2A 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
Tanner	9-4	524	283	2-1	133	76	6-0	296	107	Laron White
Cleveland	8-4	337	238	1-1	41	63	4-2	162	118	Gardner Gilliland
Cold Springs	5-6	289	301	0-1	14	27	4-2	173	150	Rodney Elliott
West End Walnut Grove	6-6	394	367	1-1	55	60	3-3	198	177	Kyle Davis
Tarrant	4-5	235	249				3-3	177	157	Eric Johnson
Falkville	3-7	245	340				1-5	136	219	Joel Schrenk
Winston County	1-9	186	482				0-6	92	306	Bart Stephenson

2016 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Cleveland Players on File.

2016 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Hunter Green	LB	Sr.	6-0	200	1st	ASWA
Juan Castro	K	Jr.	5-10	170	1st	ASWA
Nick Randolph	DB	Sr.	5-10	160	2nd	ASWA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.