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Central Tuscaloosa Football Team History


Central Tuscaloosa Falcons
Central High School

905 15th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Melvin Pete Jr.
Region: 5A-R5
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1979  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Melvin Pete Jr. enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Central Tuscaloosa.
 The Falcons move from Class 4A and into Region 5.
 The Falcons won the Class 5A Region 5 Championship.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Carver Birmingham   *  40   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Brookwood   *  36   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Wenonah   *  28   22   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Paul Bryant    53   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. McAdory   *  18   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Fairfield   *  20   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Parker   *  23   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Woodlawn   *  36   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Prattville    0   47   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Pleasant Grove    40   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Walker    30   35   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored324
  Scoring Average29.5
  Points Allowed187
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record57-59
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
2008 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/2008PS 10(15-0)61 ASWA
9/3/20081 8(1-0)108 ASWA
9/10/20082 7(2-0)120 ASWA
9/17/20083 4(2-0)218 ASWA
9/24/20084 2(3-0)307 ASWA
10/1/20085 2(4-0)297 ASWA
10/8/20086 1(5-0)365 ASWA
10/15/20087 1(6-0)374 ASWA
10/22/20088 1(7-0)375 ASWA
10/29/20089 1(8-0)355 ASWA
11/5/2008Final 4(8-1)205 ASWA
  
2008 Class 5A Region 5 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Tuscaloosa 9-23241871-170497-020191  Melvin Pete Jr.
Fairfield 9-34222541-156696-1280128  Jim Vakakes
McAdory 6-42721690-114175-220895  David Powell
Wenonah 6-41992190-113484-3138150  Ronald Cheatham
Brookwood 3-71442842-563215  Richard Bush
Parker 2-61881552-516099  Cedric Blair
Woodlawn 2-61272202-5114172  Ryan Poe
Carver Birmingham 0-10974550-775279  Bubba Livingston

2008 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Central Tuscaloosa Players on File.

2008 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Corey WaldonWR Sr. HM  ASWA
 Jeff GordonDB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Jonathan EdwardsDB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Lester JacksonOL Sr. HM  ASWA



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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.