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Sweet Water Football Team History

Sweet Water Bulldogs

Sweet Water High School

440 Main St. Sweet Water, AL 36782
Stadium: Nolan Atkins Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Pat Thompson
Region: 1A-R3

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1928 <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024

2023 Season Highlights

Pat Thompson enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Sweet Water.

The Bulldogs won the Class 1A Region 3 Championship.

2023 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	@ Clarke County	41	28	W
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Thomasville	13	26	L
Thu., Sep. 7	@ University Charter School *	41	6	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. R.C. Hatch *	44	12	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ A.L. Johnson	1	0	#Won
Fri., Sep. 29	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Linden *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Keith *	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Marengo *	48	6	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ St. Lukes	42	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	OPEN
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Florala	48	22	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 17	vs. Maplesville	21	28	L	2nd Round Playoffs

2023 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	346
Scoring Average	31.5
Points Allowed	142
Defense Average	12.9
Opponents Record	59-62
Region Record	5-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	5-0

2023 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/9/2023	PS	6	(8-3)	95	ASWA
8/29/2023	1	5	(1-0)	120	ASWA
9/5/2023	2	6	(1-1)	74	ASWA
9/12/2023	3	4	(2-1)	111	ASWA
9/19/2023	4	4	(3-1)	125	ASWA
9/26/2023	5	3	(4-1)	125	ASWA
10/3/2023	6	3	(4-1)	140	ASWA
10/10/2023	7	3	(5-1)	141	ASWA
10/17/2023	8	3	(6-1)	141	ASWA
10/24/2023	9	3	(7-1)	141	ASWA
10/31/2023	10	3	(8-1)	148	ASWA
11/7/2023	Final	3	(8-1)	148	ASWA

2023 Class 1A Region 3 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Sweet Water	9-2	346	142	1-1	69	50	5-0	180	31	Pat Thompson
Linden	6-3	222	170	0-1	17	42	4-1	148	66	Travis Lockett
Keith	6-5	235	249	0-1	0	61	3-2	115	101	Anthony Lumpkin
University Charter School	5-6	256	265	0-1	8	70	2-3	104	109	Sam Mosley
Marengo	3-7	140	312				1-4	46	166	Katrell Watters
R.C. Hatch	1-9	162	281				0-5	64	184	Eugene Foster
A.L. Johnson	0-10	46	347							Migeual Catlin

2023 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Sweet Water Players on File.

2023 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Jayson Dixon	DL	Sr.	6-2	230	1st	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.