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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Clay County Football Team History


Clay County Panthers
Clay County High School

220 3rd St. SW Ashland, AL 36251
Stadium: Horn-White Stadium
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Danny Horn
Region: 2A-R8
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1920  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2011
1997 Season Highlights
 Danny Horn enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Clay County.
 Set state record 55 consecutive wins.
 The Panthers won the Class 2A Region 8 Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Cleburne County    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Elmore County    21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Central Coosa    49   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Daleville    16   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Randolph County    47   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Winterboro    50   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Reeltown   *  43   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Beulah   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Horseshoe Bend   *  33   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Lineville    10   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Paramount    17   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Luverne    14   21   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored349
  Scoring Average29.1
  Points Allowed84
  Defense Average7.0
  Opponents Record65-67
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1997 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 1(15-0)119 ASWA
9/11/19971 1(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19972 1(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19973 1(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19974 1(4-0) ASWA
10/9/19975 1(5-0) ASWA
10/16/19976 1(6-0) ASWA
10/23/19977 1(7-0) ASWA
10/30/19978 1(8-0) ASWA
11/6/19979 1(9-0) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1997 Class 2A 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 
Clay County 11-1349841-131213-011120  Danny Horn
Reeltown 5-71832451-130442-17663  Jackie Oneal
Horseshoe Bend 5-51641991-26467  Robert Reynolds
Beulah 1-9903310-36103  Kelley Farrar

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Clay County Players on File.

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jermaine WareLB Sr.6-0190 1st  ASWA
 Jermaine WareLB Sr.6-0190 1st  BN
 Ken GibbonsLB Sr. HM  BN
 Nick JordanOL Sr.6-5290 1st  BN
 Nick JordanOL Sr.6-5290 1st  ASWA
 Roger BellRB Sr. HM  BN



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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.