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Emma Sansom Football Team History

Emma Sansom Rebels

Emma Sansom High School

2210 W. Meighan Blvd. Gadsden, AL 35904
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Wayne Proffitt
Region: 4A-R6

1930 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2005

2002 Season Highlights

Wayne Proffitt enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Emma Sansom.

The Rebels finished 2nd in Region 6.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	vs. Litchfield	28	13	W
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Alexandria *	17	14	W
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Cherokee County *	32	14	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Hokes Bluff *	25	6	W
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Etowah	13	10	W
Fri., Oct. 4	@ Cleburne County *	12	24	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Jacksonville *	40	10	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Walter Wellborn *	35	19	W
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Saks *	27	7	W
Thu., Oct. 31	@ Gadsden	42	14	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Corner	22	14	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	@ Deshler	14	31	L	2nd Round Playoffs

2002 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	307
Scoring Average	25.6
Points Allowed	176
Defense Average	14.7
Opponents Record	76-57
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	4-2

2002 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
9/4/2002	1	10	(1-0)	32	ASWA
9/10/2002	2	8	(2-0)	66	ASWA
9/17/2002	3	8	(3-0)	93	ASWA
9/25/2002	4	6	(4-0)	111	ASWA
10/2/2002	5	5	(5-0)	152	ASWA
10/9/2002	6	9	(5-1)	45	ASWA
10/16/2002	7	8	(6-1)	61	ASWA
10/23/2002	8	8	(7-1)	61	ASWA
10/30/2002	9	6	(8-1)	119	ASWA
11/6/2002	Final	6	(9-1)	113	ASWA

2002 Class 4A Region 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cleburne County	13-1	342	119	3-1	89	37	7-0	180	61	Michael Shortt
Emma Sansom	10-2	307	176	1-1	36	45	6-1	188	94	Wayne Proffitt
Hokes Bluff	8-3	240	134	0-1	21	26	5-2	143	101	Michael Robertson
Cherokee County	6-6	244	255	1-1	38	36	3-4	114	154	Thomas Curry
Walter Wellborn	5-4	159	151				3-4	129	134	Mike Battles Sr.
Alexandria	4-5	192	136				2-5	123	123	Larry Ginn
Saks	2-8	131	248				1-6	69	194	Joe Thornton
Jacksonville	2-7	154	234				1-6	110	195	Russell Burroughs

2002 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Emma Sansom Players on File.

2002 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Desmond Peterson	DB	Jr.			HM	BN
Desmond Peterson	DB	Jr.	6-0	200	1st	ASWA
Jeffrey Glover	DL	Jr.			HM	BN
Julius Thrash	RB	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Julius Thrash	RB	Sr.			HM	BN
Trey Edwards	LB	Sr.	6-0	200	1st	ASWA
Trey Edwards	LB	Sr.	6-0	200	1st	BN

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