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Cleburne County Football Team History


Cleburne County Tigers
Cleburne County High School

520 Evans Bridge Rd. Heflin, AL 36264
Stadium: L.E. Bell Field
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Michael Shortt
Region: 4A-R6
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1924  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Michael Shortt enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Cleburne County.
 The Tigers won the Class 4A Region 6 Championship.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Lineville    24   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 6  vs. Saks   *  26   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Alexandria   *  28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Cherokee County   *  32   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Munford    35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Emma Sansom   *  24   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Walter Wellborn   *  21   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Jacksonville   *  21   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Hokes Bluff   *  28   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Tarrant    14   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Childersburg    33   13   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Brooks    21   7   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Boaz    35   7   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. North Jackson    0   10   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored342
  Scoring Average24.4
  Points Allowed119
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record101-59
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record6-0
2002 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/1/2002PS 2(14-1)186 ASWA
9/4/20021 1(1-0)309 ASWA
9/10/20022 1(2-0)241 ASWA
9/17/20023 1 (3-0)284 ASWA
9/25/20024 1(4-0)257 ASWA
10/2/20025 1 (5-0)288 ASWA
10/9/20026 1(6-0)299 ASWA
10/16/20027 1 (7-0)269 ASWA
10/23/20028 1(8-0)269 ASWA
10/30/20029 1 (9-0)296 ASWA
11/6/2002Final 1 (10-0)270 ASWA
  
2002 Class 4A 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 
Cleburne County 13-13421193-189377-018061  Michael Shortt
Emma Sansom 10-23071761-136456-118894  Wayne Proffitt
Hokes Bluff 8-32401340-121265-2143101  Michael Robertson
Cherokee County 6-62442551-138363-4114154  Thomas Curry
Walter Wellborn 5-41591513-4129134  Mike Battles Sr.
Alexandria 4-51921362-5123123  Larry Ginn
Saks 2-81312481-669194  Joe Thornton
Jacksonville 2-71542341-6110195  Russell Burroughs

2002 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Lucas Prothro DE Sr.6-1220 All-Star Game  
 Tyrone Prothro RB Sr.5-9175 AL-MS Game  
 Tyrone Prothro RB Sr.5-9175 4A Back of the Year  ASWA
 Tyrone Prothro RB Sr.5-9175 Super 12  ASWA
 Tyrone Prothro RB Sr.5-9175 Super All-State  Bham News

2002 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Lucas ProthroDL Sr.6-2225 HM  BN
 Lucas ProthroOL Sr.6-2225 1st  ASWA
 Todd ThrowerOL Sr.6-1255 1st  BN
 Todd ThrowerOL Sr.6-1255 1st  ASWA
 Tyrone ProthroRB Sr.5-9175 1st  BN
 Tyrone ProthroRB Sr.5-9175 1st  ASWA



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