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Gulf Shores Football Team History

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Gulf Shores High School

P.O. Box 3729 Gulf Shores, AL 36547
Stadium: Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium
Colors: Navy Blue, Gray & White
Coach: Mark Hudspeth
Region: 5A-R1

2000 <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024

2023 Season Highlights

Mark Hudspeth enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Gulf Shores.

First 15 win season.

First region championship.

The Dolphins won the Class 5A Region 1 Championship.

TheDolphins set a team record by scoring 576 points.

The Dolphins set a team record by winning 15 games.

2023 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 24	vs. St. Michael	41	20	W
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Citronelle *	31	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Faith Academy *	31	16	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. UMS-Wright *	17	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ LeFlore *	44	0	W
Thu., Sep. 28	@ Murphy	37	14	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Williamson *	45	13	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Elberta *	55	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Vigor *	42	12	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. B.C. Rain *	43	21	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Beauregard	48	7	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 17	vs. Charles Henderson	41	0	W		2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 24	@ Headland	35	14	W		3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 1	vs. Eufaula	45	0	W		Semi-finals Playoffs
Thu., Dec. 7	Ramsay	21	14	W	Tuscaloosa	Championship Game

2023 Season Totals
Record	15-0
Points Scored	576
Scoring Average	38.4
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	9.2
Opponents Record	95-76
Region Record	8-0
Home Record	9-0
Away Record	5-0

2023 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/9/2023	PS	9	(11-2)	49	ASWA
8/29/2023	1	8	(1-0)	59	ASWA
9/5/2023	2	8	(2-0)	77	ASWA
9/12/2023	3	4	(3-0)	130	ASWA
9/19/2023	4	2	(4-0)	182	ASWA
9/26/2023	5	2	(173)	173	ASWA
10/3/2023	6	1	(6-0)	209	ASWA
10/10/2023	7	1	(7-0)	210	ASWA
10/17/2023	8	1	(8-0)	210	ASWA
10/24/2023	9	1	(8-0)	210	ASWA
10/31/2023	10	1	(9-0)	200	ASWA
11/7/2023	Final	1	(10-0)	197	ASWA

2023 Class 5A Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Gulf Shores	15-0	576	138	5-0	190	35	8-0	308	69	Mark Hudspeth
Faith Academy	8-4	286	236	1-1	45	48	6-2	191	124	Jack French
B.C. Rain	8-4	343	226	1-1	40	35	5-3	220	142	Lawrence Yelding
UMS-Wright	7-5	206	201	1-1	28	35	5-3	155	138	Terry Curtis
Vigor	7-3	277	139				5-3	205	125	Markus Cook
Citronelle	6-4	184	217				4-4	138	178	Jason Rowell
Williamson	3-7	119	198				2-6	103	145	Antonio Coleman
Elberta	2-8	157	376				1-7	107	317	Nathan McDaniel
LeFlore	1-9	87	282				0-8	32	221	Renardo Jackson

2023 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Braden Jackson	TE/WR	Sr.	6-1	185	All-Star Game
Ronnie Royal	Ath	Sr.	5-11	185	All-Star Game
Ronnie Royal	RB/DB	Sr.			5A Back of the Year		ASWA
Ronnie Royal	RB/DB	Sr.			5A Back of the Year		ASWA
Ronnie Royal	RB/DB	Sr.			Super 12		ASWA

2023 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Braden Jackson	DB	Sr.	6-1	185	1st	ASWA
Kingston Lowe	DL	Sr.	6-1	230	1st	ASWA
Kolin Wilson	RB	Jr.	5-8	175	1st	ASWA
Otto Brewer	DL	Sr.	6-3	240	HM	ASWA
Ronnie Royal	ATH	Sr.	5-10	180	1st	ASWA
Will Langston	PK	Sr.	5-9	160	2nd	ASWA

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