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Blount Football Team History


Blount Leopards
Mattie T. Blount High School

5450 Lott Road Prichard, AL 36613
Stadium: Harris-Terry Stadium
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Ben Harris
Region: 5A-R2
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1957  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Ben Harris enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Blount.
 The Leopards won the Class 5A Region 2 Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Williamson    41   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Robertsdale   *  47   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Moss Point MS    14   27   L       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Shaw    21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. LeFlore    36   9   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ B.C. Rain    28   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Murphy    13   35   L       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Citronelle   *  29   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Vigor    6   32   L       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Escambia County   *  35   13   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Chilton County    25   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Smiths Station    20   14   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Shaw    35   14   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5  @ Sylacauga    35   7   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Sat., Dec. 13   Etowah    21   0   W    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record12-3
  Points Scored406
  Scoring Average27.1
  Points Allowed172
  Defense Average11.5
  Opponents Record95-65
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record6-1
1997 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 1(14-0)130 ASWA
9/11/19971 1(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19972 1(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19973 1(2-1) ASWA
10/2/19974 1(3-1) ASWA
10/9/19975 1(4-1) ASWA
10/16/19976 1(5-1) ASWA
10/23/19977 6(5-2) ASWA
10/30/19978 6(6-2) ASWA
11/6/19979 9(6-3) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 8(7-3) ASWA
  
1997 Class 5A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Blount 12-34061725-0136353-011113  Ben Harris
Citronelle 5-62042370-113412-16064  Ronny Massey
Escambia County 2-81272691-24886  Bryant Smith
Robertsdale 2-82052870-355111  Fred Riley

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Deandre Green WR Jr.6-2187 Super All-State  Bham News
 DeMarco McNeil DL Jr.6-2295 Super 12  ASWA
 DeMarco McNeil DL Jr.6-2285 Super All-State  Bham News
 Justin Cooley DB Sr.5-10175 AL-MS Game  
 Robert Malone DE Sr.6-5255 AL-MS Game  
 Robert Malone DL Sr.6-5255 All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Robert Malone DL Sr.6-5255 Super 12  ASWA

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Antoine HillDB Jr.5-10175 1st  ASWA
 Antoine HillDB Jr.5-10175 1st  BN
 Ben HarrisCoach 1st  ASWA
 Deandre GreenWR Jr.6-2187 1st  ASWA
 Deandre GreenWR Jr.6-2187 1st  BN
 DeMarco McNeilDL Jr.6-3290 1st  ASWA
 Demarco McNeilDL Jr.6-2285 1st  BN
 Kennard Pugh WilliamsWR Jr. HM  ASWA
 Kennard Pugh-WilliamsWR Jr. HM  BN
 Robert MaloneDL Sr.6-4255 1st  ASWA
 Robert MaloneDL Sr.6-5250 1st  BN
 Tyrone JamesQB Sr. HM  BN
 Tyrone JamesQB Sr. HM  ASWA



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