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Parrish Football Team History

Parrish Tornados

Parrish High School

35 Tornado Alley Parrish, AL 35580
Stadium: Harland Nelson Stadium
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Jimmy Gay
Region: 1A-R7

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1923 <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2013

2004 Season Highlights

Jimmy Gay enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Parrish.

The Tornados finished 2nd in Region 7.

2004 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	vs. Oakman	43	27	W
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Berry Fayette *	32	25	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Brilliant *	33	12	W
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. Cordova	28	8	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. South Lamar *	14	55	L
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Lynn *	32	18	W
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Marion County *	41	12	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Meek *	33	14	W
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Hubbertville *	41	7	W
Thu., Nov. 4	vs. Sumiton Christian	13	26	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 12	vs. Winterboro	15	22	L	1st Round Playoffs

2004 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	325
Scoring Average	29.5
Points Allowed	226
Defense Average	20.5
Opponents Record	58-62
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	5-3
Away Record	3-0

2004 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/3/2004	PS	1	(13-1)	229	ASWA
9/1/2004	1	1	(1-0)	261	ASWA
9/8/2004	2	1	(2-0)	252	ASWA
9/15/2004	3	1	(3-0)	255	ASWA
9/29/2004	4	1	(4-0)	276	ASWA
10/6/2004	5	10	(4-1)	40	ASWA
10/13/2004	6	10	(5-1)	44	ASWA
10/20/2004	7	9	(6-1)	59	ASWA
10/27/2004	8	9	(7-1)	68	ASWA
11/3/2004	9	9	(8-1)	77	ASWA
11/10/2004	Final	10	(8-2)	37	ASWA

2004 Class 1A Region 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
South Lamar	11-2	424	135	2-1	94	26	7-0	269	62	Brad Carroll
Parrish	8-3	325	226	0-1	15	22	6-1	226	143	Jimmy Gay
Berry Fayette	7-4	431	198	0-1	20	44	5-2	305	116	Danny Raines
Marion County	5-6	206	349	0-1	0	48	3-4	152	213	Barry Peoples
Lynn	5-5	200	256				3-4	135	183	Philip Smith
Meek	2-8	133	329				2-5	106	216	Lamar Frith
Brilliant	3-7	138	247				2-5	111	186	Royce Young
Hubbertville	0-10	122	396				0-7	79	264	Lamar Harris

2004 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Parrish Players on File.

2004 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Rowdy Wade	QB	Sr.			HM	BN
Will Gurganus	OL	Sr.	6-2	235	1st	ASWA
Will Gurganus	OL	Sr.	6-2	235	1st	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.