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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Pelham Football Team History


Pelham Panthers
Pelham High School

2500 Panther Circle Pelham, AL 35124
Stadium: Ned Bearden Stadium
Colors: Dark Green & Vegas Gold
Coach: Rick Rhoades
Region: 6A-R9
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1976  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Rick Rhoades enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pelham.
 The Panthers move from Region 8 to Region 9.
 The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 9.
 ThePanthers set a team record by scoring 432 points.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Mountain Brook    19   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ Homewood    38   24   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Hewitt-Trussville    45   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Pell City    38   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Hueytown    49   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Minor    44   41   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Vestavia Hills   *  20   26   L       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa    36   29   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Hoover   *  37   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Thompson   *  35   21   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  @ Austin    55   12   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Shades Valley    16   18   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored432
  Scoring Average36.0
  Points Allowed253
  Defense Average21.1
  Opponents Record68-68
  Region Record2-1
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record5-1
1998 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/1/19985 10(4-1) ASWA
10/8/19986 9(5-1) ASWA
11/5/1998Final 9(8-2) ASWA
  
1998 Class 6A Region 9 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vestavia Hills 15-04841905-0167763-010850  Buddy Anderson
Pelham 9-34322531-171302-19267  Rick Rhoades
Thompson 4-62442450-368110  Ricky Seale
Hoover 4-62582901-270111  Gerald Gann

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Blaz Ruzic LB Sr. All-Star Game  
 Taylor Wheelis C Sr.6-1251 AL-MS Game  
 Xavier Rice OL Sr.6-1251 AL-MS Game  

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bill Flowers Jr.WR Jr.6-1170 1st  BN
 Bill Flowers Jr.WR Jr. HM  ASWA
 Blaz RuzicLB Sr. HM  BN
 Parker AndersonQB Jr. HM  ASWA
 Parker AndersonQB Jr. HM  BN
 Taylor WheelisOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Taylor WheelisOL Sr. HM  BN
 Tommy MinshewRB Sr. HM  BN
 Xavier RiceOL Sr. HM  BN



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