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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





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-R6
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1936  <-- 2020 <- 2021 -> 2022 --> 2024
2021 Season Highlights
 Gardner Gilliland enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Cleveland.
 The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 6.
 ThePanthers set a team record by scoring 660 points.
 The Panthers set a team record by winning 12 games.
 
2021 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 20  @ Oneonta    20   41   L       
 Fri., Aug. 27  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 3  vs. Locust Fork   *  62   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 10  vs. West End Walnut Grove   *  65   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  vs. Spring Garden   *  20   13   #Lost       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ J.B. Pennington    55   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Southeastern   *  49   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  @ Gaston   *  61   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 15  vs. Westbrook Christian   *  49   28   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ Sand Rock   *  40   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  @ Susan Moore    42   19   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Colbert County    35   7   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 12  @ Midfield    61   46   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 19  vs. Southeastern    39   8   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 26  vs. Mars Hill    21   14   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 3   Clarke County    41   49   L    Birmingham   Championship Game 
 
2021 Season Totals
  Record12-3
  Points Scored660
  Scoring Average44.0
  Points Allowed279
  Defense Average18.6
  Opponents Record110-69
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record5-1
2021 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/21/20215 10(3-1)36 ASWA
9/28/20216 8(4-1)61 ASWA
10/5/20217 7(5-1)89 ASWA
10/12/20218 7(5-2)73 ASWA
10/19/20219 6(6-2)77 ASWA
10/26/202110 7(7-2)80 ASWA
11/2/2021Final 7(8-2)80 ASWA
  
2021 Class 2A Region 6 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Spring Garden 12-14462022-1114977-025086  Jason Howard
Cleveland 12-36602794-11971246-134695  Gardner Gilliland
Southeastern 8-54233212-193854-3208210  Kevin Byrd
Sand Rock 7-43822780-113484-3246168  Alan Heath
Locust Fork 3-72173672-5163294  Billy Adams
West End Walnut Grove 4-62102712-5158226  Derrick Sewell
Westbrook Christian 4-62832672-5194190  Drew Noles
Gaston 1-9875281-679375  Matt Harris

2021 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Logan Washburn QB Sr.5-11190 2A Back of the Year  ASWA
 Pierce Gilliland DB Sr.6-2207 All-Star Game  

2021 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Arturo EscamillaOL Sr. 6-1300 1st  ASWA
 Gardner GillilandCoach HM  ASWA
 Karter AdamsLB Sr. 5-10185 1st  ASWA
 Logan WashburnQB Sr. 5-11190 1st  ASWA
 Pierce GillilandWR Sr. 5-10180 1st  ASWA
 Tyler SmithRB Jr. 5-9185 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.