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Luverne Football Team History

Luverne Tigers

Luverne High School

194 1st Ave. Luverne, AL 36049
Stadium: Glenn Daniel Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Les Sanders
Region: 3A-R1

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1920 <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024

2009 Season Highlights

Les Sanders enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Luverne.

The Tigers finished 4th in Region 1.

2009 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	vs. Brantley	22	21	W
Fri., Sep. 4	@ Central Hayneville *	56	6	W
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Choctaw County *	46	6	W
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Calhoun *	56	0	W
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Alabama Christian	47	23	W
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Cottage Hill Christian *	50	20	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ T.R. Miller *	24	29	L
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Bayside Academy *	21	31	L
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Straughn *	6	28	L
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Highland Home	35	13	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Pike County	13	7	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 13	@ T.R. Miller	19	14	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 20	vs. Trinity	34	28	W	3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 27	vs. Cordova	7	34	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

2009 Season Totals
Record	10-4
Points Scored	436
Scoring Average	31.1
Points Allowed	260
Defense Average	18.6
Opponents Record	100-62
Region Record	4-3
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	5-2

2009 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
9/9/2009	2	10	(2-0)	30	ASWA
9/16/2009	3	8	(3-0)	97	ASWA
9/23/2009	4	7	(4-0)	139	ASWA
9/30/2009	5	6	(5-0)	208	ASWA
10/6/2009	6	6	(6-0)	196	ASWA
10/13/2009	7	8	(6-1)	122	ASWA

2009 Class 3A Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Straughn	9-4	327	168	2-1	56	32	6-1	223	82	Trent Taylor
T.R. Miller	10-2	424	188	1-1	49	25	6-1	283	131	Jamie Riggs
Bayside Academy	7-5	309	164	1-1	27	28	5-2	248	105	Phil Lazenby
Luverne	10-4	436	260	3-1	73	83	4-3	259	120	Les Sanders
Choctaw County	4-6	169	260				3-4	123	169	Marcus Ezell
Cottage Hill Christian	4-6	214	265				3-4	165	192	Rusty Mason
Calhoun	1-9	122	441				1-6	83	287	James Bibb
Central Hayneville	0-10	84	546				0-7	70	368	Keith Scissum

2009 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Paul Lessley	OL	Sr.			All-Star Game
Ryan McGhee	ATH	Sr.			All-Star Game

2009 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Lonnie Freeman	DL	Jr.			HM	ASWA
Robert Freeman	OL	Jr.	6-5	325	1st	ASWA
Ryan McGhee	RB	Sr.			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.