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Athens Football Team History
Athens Golden Eagles
Athens High School
P.O. Box 109 Athens, AL 35612
Stadium: Athens Stadium Colors: Black & Old Gold Coach: Steve Rivers Region: 5A-R15
1997 Season Highlights
Steve Rivers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Athens. The Golden Eagles won the Class 5A Region 15 Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 5 vs.
Decatur
38
7
W
Fri., Sep. 12 vs.
Coffee
31
20
W
Fri., Sep. 19 @
Grissom
49
21
W
Fri., Sep. 26 vs.
North Jackson
24
6
W
Fri., Oct. 3 @
Sparkman
*
55
6
W
Thu., Oct. 9 @
Austin
33
10
W
Fri., Oct. 17 vs.
Cullman
*
45
14
W
Fri., Oct. 24 @
Lee Huntsville
40
0
W
Fri., Oct. 31 @
Buckhorn
*
42
12
W
Fri., Nov. 7 @
Butler
27
16
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 14 vs.
McAdory
14
20
L
1st Round Playoffs
1997 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 398
Scoring Average 36.2
Points Allowed 132
Defense Average 12.0
Opponents Record 57-60
Region Record 3-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 6-0
1997 Class 5A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/31/1997 PS
10 (9-3) 34
ASWA
9/11/1997 1
9 (1-0)
ASWA
9/18/1997 2
7 (2-0)
ASWA
9/25/1997 3
5 (3-0)
ASWA
10/2/1997 4
4 (4-0)
ASWA
10/9/1997 5
4 (5-0)
ASWA
10/16/1997 6
4 (6-0)
ASWA
10/23/1997 7
3 (7-0)
ASWA
10/30/1997 8
3 (8-0)
ASWA
11/6/1997 9
2 (9-0)
ASWA
11/13/1997 Final
2 (10-0)
ASWA
1997 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Athens Players on File.
1997 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Adam McDougle OL
Sr. 6-4 245
1st
ASWA
Adam McDougle OL
Sr. 6-4 245
1st
BN
Drew Carter P
Sr. 6-2 210
1st
ASWA
Drew Carter P
Sr. 6-2 210
HM
BN
Grant Lecroix OL
Jr.
HM
BN
Maurice Franklin LB
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Randy Vickers RB
Jr.
HM
BN
Randy Vickers RB
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Vincent Scales DB
Jr. 6-1 172
1st
ASWA
Vincent Scales DB
Jr. 6-1 172
HM
BN
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