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Valley Head Football Team History


Valley Head Tigers
Valley Head High School

P.O. Box 149 Valley Head, AL 35989
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Jim Kirby
Region: 1A-R16
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1925  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Jim Kirby enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Valley Head.
 The Tigers move from Region 12 to Region 16.
 The Tigers won the Class 1A Region 16 Championship.
 The Tigers set a team record by winning 14 games.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Gaylesville   *  29   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Fyffe    6   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Sand Rock   *  48   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Cedar Bluff   *  21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Ider    23   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Spring Garden   *  36   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Collinsville    40   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Geraldine    55   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26   North Sand Mountain    33   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Section    33   6   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Speake    33   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Sand Rock    17   16   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ Brilliant    9   8   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 30  vs. Maplesville    10   8   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 7  vs. Sweet Water    13   6   W       Championship Game 
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored406
  Scoring Average27.1
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average6.4
  Opponents Record94-75
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record8-1
  Away Record5-0
1984 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/6/19845 10(4-1) ASWA
10/13/19846 7(5-1) ASWA
10/20/19847 5(6-1) ASWA
10/27/19848 2(7-1) ASWA
11/4/19849 2(8-1) ASWA
11/11/1984Final 2(9-1) ASWA
  
1984 Class 1A Region 16 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Valley Head 14-1406965-082384-013413  Jim Kirby
Sand Rock 8-32651611-137173-16283  Russell Jacoway
Cedar Bluff 4-61181681-32959  Danny Brown
Spring Garden 5-51801681-34685  Jimmy Mitchell
Gaylesville 5-51451561-35889  David Bedwell

1984 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Valley Head Players on File.

1984 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Chris WilburnRB HM  ASWA
 Jeff HarrisonRB Sr.5-10185 HM  ASWA
 Jeff HarrisonRB Sr.5-10185 1st  BN
 Jim KirbyCoach 1st  ASWA
 John KirbyQB HM  ASWA
 Johnny CriderDL Sr.6-0200 1st  BN



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