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Leroy Football Team History
Leroy Bears
Leroy High School
P.O. Box 40 Leroy, AL 36548
Stadium: Bobby Farish Field at Palmer Stadium Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Scott Phelps Region: 2A-R1
2002 Season Highlights
Scott Phelps enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Leroy. The Bears finished 3rd in Region 1.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 @
Jackson
16
10
W
Fri., Sep. 6 @
Washington County
*
14
26
L
Fri., Sep. 13 vs.
Excel
*
30
8
W
Fri., Sep. 20 @
Bayside Academy
*
37
6
W
Thu., Sep. 26 @
Thomasville
7
39
L
Fri., Oct. 4 vs.
Georgiana
*
36
6
W
Fri., Oct. 11 vs.
Flomaton
*
32
8
W
Fri., Oct. 18 @
McIntosh
*
7
0
W
Fri., Oct. 25 vs.
Southern Choctaw
*
14
34
L
Fri., Nov. 1 vs.
Choctaw County
14
7
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 8 @
Slocomb
6
12
L
1st Round Playoffs
2002 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 213
Scoring Average 19.4
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 73-51
Region Record 5-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-3
2002 Class 2A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/1/2002 PS
2 (14-2) 210
ASWA
9/4/2002 1
2 (1-0) 267
ASWA
9/10/2002 2
7 (1-1) 78
ASWA
9/17/2002 3
8 (2-1) 100
ASWA
9/25/2002 4
6 (3-1) 118
ASWA
10/23/2002 8
10 (6-2) 24
ASWA
2002 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Leroy Players on File.
2002 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Marco Morris LB
Sr. 6-2 200
1st
BN
Marco Morris LB
Sr. 6-2 200
1st
ASWA
Matt Powell WR
Sr. 5-11 190
1st
ASWA
Matt Powell WR
Sr. 5-11 190
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.