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Hoover Football Team History

Hoover Buccaneers

Hoover High School

1000 Bucaneer Dr. Hoover, AL 35244
Stadium: Regions Park
Colors: Orange, Black & White
Coach: Rush Propst
Region: 6A-R6

1963 <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024

2005 Season Highlights

Rush Propst enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Hoover.

Won 27 consecutive games.

The Buccaneers won the Class 6A Region 6 Championship.

TheBuccaneers set a team record by scoring 596 points.

2005 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 27	vs. Nease FL	51	29	W
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Thompson *	21	18	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Florence	51	10	W
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Spain Park *	24	10	W
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Tuscaloosa County	28	39	L
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Vestavia Hills *	24	6	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Mountain Brook *	38	6	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Pelham *	35	7	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Oak Mountain *	38	21	W
Thu., Oct. 27	@ Decatur	56	6	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa	56	14	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Bob Jones	48	27	W		2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 18	@ Tuscaloosa County	42	8	W		3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 25	vs. Oak Mountain	28	7	W		Semi-finals Playoffs
Sat., Dec. 3	Daphne	56	14	W	Legion Field	Championship Game

2005 Season Totals
Record	14-1
Points Scored	596
Scoring Average	39.7
Points Allowed	222
Defense Average	14.8
Opponents Record	108-59
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	9-0
Away Record	4-1

2005 Class 6A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/2/2005	PS	1	(15-0)		ASWA
8/31/2005	1	1	(1-0)	297	ASWA
9/7/2005	2	1	(2-0)	288	ASWA
9/14/2005	3	1	(3-0)	360	ASWA
9/21/2005	4	1	(4-0)	374	ASWA
9/28/2005	5	5	(4-1)	164	ASWA
10/5/2005	6	5	(5-1)	169	ASWA
10/12/2005	7	5	(6-1)	168	ASWA
10/19/2005	8	5	(7-1)	153	ASWA
10/26/2005	9	4	(8-1)	177	ASWA
11/2/2005	Final	4	(9-1)	201	ASWA

2005 Class 6A 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
Hoover	14-1	596	222	5-0	230	70	6-0	180	68	Rush Propst
Oak Mountain	10-4	322	171	3-1	98	56	4-2	104	89	Jerry Hood
Mountain Brook	6-5	198	178	1-1	35	40	3-3	86	98	Joey Jones
Pelham	6-5	179	245	0-1	6	32	3-3	89	152	Brett Burnett
Vestavia Hills	6-4	202	176				3-3	123	115	Buddy Anderson
Spain Park	5-5	200	180				2-4	71	108	Vince DiLorenzo
Thompson	3-7	227	160				0-6	103	126	Brian Maner

2005 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Bryan Morgan	OL	Sr.	6-4	250	All American		PrepNation
Bryan Morgan	OL	Sr.	6-4	250	Super All-State		Bham News
Cornelius Williams	WR	Sr.	6-1	185	AL-MS Game
Cornelius Williams	WR	Sr.	6-1	185	All Southern		Orlando Sentinel
Cornelius Williams	WR	Sr.	6-1	185	6A Back of the Year		ASWA
Cornelius Williams	WR	Sr.	6-1	185	Super 12		ASWA
Cornelius Williams	WR	Sr.	6-1	185	Super All-State		Bham News
Dennis King	RB	Sr.	5-9	167	All-Star Game
Kerry Murphy	DL	Sr.	6-4	295	All-Star Game
Max Lerner	DB	Sr.	6-0	200	AL-MS Game
Max Lerner	DB	Sr.	6-0	200	Super All-State		Bham News
Michael DeJohn	LB	Sr.	6-0	220	All-Star Game
Mike Tashman	LB	Sr.			AL-MS Game

2005 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Bryan Morgan	OL	Sr.	6-4	250	1st	BN
Bryan Morgan	OL	Sr.	6-4	250	1st	ASWA
Cameryn Stokes	DB	Jr.			HM	BN
Chris Graham	RB	Sr.			HM	BN
Chris Graham	RB	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Cornelius WIlliams	WR	Sr.	6-1	185	1st	BN
Cornelius Williams	WR	Sr.	6-1	185	1st	ASWA
Dwain Smith	DL	Sr.	6-0	220	HM	ASWA
Dwain Smith	DL	Sr.	6-0	220	1st	BN
Goose Dunham	DL	Sr.			HM	BN
Juan Siles	PK	Jr.			HM	BN
Max Lerner	DB	Sr.	6-0	200	1st	ASWA
Max Lerner	DB	Sr.	6-0	200	1st	BN
Mike Tashman	LB	Sr.			HM	BN
Patrick Crump	OL	Jr.			HM	BN
Ross Wilson	QB	Jr.			HM	BN
Ross Wilson	QB	Jr.			HM	ASWA

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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.