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Grissom Football Team History


Grissom Tigers
Virgil I. Grissom High School

1001 Haysland Rd SW Huntsville, AL 35802
Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium
Colors: Orange & Brown
Coach: Ronny Massey
Region: 6A-R8
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1970  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Ronny Massey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Grissom.
 First 12 win season.
 The Tigers move from Region 15 to Region 8.
 The Tigers finished 2nd in Region 8.
 TheTigers set a team record by scoring 412 points.
 The Tigers set a team record by winning 12 games.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 31  vs. Lee Huntsville    34   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ Coffee    43   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Decatur   *  12   23   L       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Bob Jones   *  36   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Austin   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Sparkman   *  31   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Huntsville   *  35   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Hazel Green   *  42   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Butler   *  17   14   W       
 Thu., Nov. 2  @ J.O. Johnson    42   14   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  vs. Tuscaloosa County    21   16   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 17  @ Clay-Chalkville    20   17   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 24  @ Huffman    28   21   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 1  @ Hoover    23   35   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored412
  Scoring Average29.4
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average12.4
  Opponents Record84-72
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record7-1
2000 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
11/1/20009 10(8-1) ASWA
  
2000 Class 6A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Decatur 10-24261841-148447-026659  Jere Adcock
Grissom 12-24121743-192896-120157  Ronny Massey
Butler 8-43482211-142465-2218133  Ron Danley
Austin 5-62042120-114194-3124122  Vance Roberson
Huntsville 5-52311593-4159125  Greg Patterson
Sparkman 3-71093062-547204  Keith Henderson
Bob Jones 2-81372971-6108221  Frank Sadler
Hazel Green 1-91023660-766268  Jimmy Nave

2000 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Chad Kemp RB Sr.5-10195 All-Star Game  
 Haneef Haqq RB Sr.6-0215 All-Star Game  
 Jayson Swain WR So.6-2200 Super 12  
 Jayson Swain WR So.6-2200 Super All-State  Bham News
 Joe Sumral DB Sr.6-2205 AL-MS Game  
 Roy Mitros DE Sr.6-2228 All-Star Game  
 Tyler Weaver QB Sr.5-8160 All-Star Game  

2000 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jayson SwainWR So.6-2200 1st  ASWA
 Jayson SwainWR So.6-2200 1st  BN
 Jon SumrallDB Sr.6-2210 1st  ASWA
 Jon SumrallDB Sr.6-2210 HM  BN
 Roy MitrosLB Sr.6-2225 HM  BN
 Roy MitrosATH Sr.6-2225 1st  ASWA
 Tyler WeaverQB Sr. HM  BN
 Tyler WeaverQB Sr. HM  ASWA



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