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Mars Hill Football Team History


Mars Hill Panthers
Mars Hill High School

698 Cox Creek Parkway Florence, AL 35630
Stadium: Mars Hill Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Darrell Higgins
Region: 3A-R7
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings Facts Playoffs OT

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2014  <-- 2024 <- 2025 -> 2026 --> 2026
2025 Season Highlights
 Darrell Higgins enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Mars Hill.
 The Panthers won the Class 3A Region 7 Championship.
 ThePanthers set a team record by scoring 757 points.
 The Panthers set a team record by winning 15 games.
 
2025 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 22  vs. Madison Academy    51   27   W       
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Russellville    47   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Colbert County   *  62   24   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Sheffield   *  55   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Lauderdale County   *  42   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Rogers   *  56   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Elkmont   *  56   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Colbert Heights   *  55   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Clements   *  52   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 30  @ Scottsboro    41   14   W       
 Playoffs 
 Thu., Nov. 6  vs. Whitesburg Christian    70   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Winfield    42   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. Geraldine    42   0   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Piedmont    48   16   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Thu., Dec. 4   Bayside Academy    38   21   W    Birmingham   Championship Game 
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record15-0
  Points Scored757
  Scoring Average50.5
  Points Allowed173
  Defense Average11.5
  Opponents Record109-68
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record6-0
2025 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/2025PS 1(14-1)201 ASWA
8/26/20251 1(1-0)209 ASWA
9/2/20252 1(2-0)212 ASWA
9/9/20253 1(3-0)212 ASWA
9/16/20254 1(4-0)212 ASWA
9/23/20255 1(5-0)212 ASWA
9/30/20256 1(5-0)213 ASWA
10/7/20257 1(6-0)213 ASWA
10/14/20258 1(7-0)216 ASWA
10/21/20259 1(8-0)216 ASWA
10/28/202510 1(9-0)216 ASWA
11/4/2025Final 1(10-0)216 ASWA
  
2025 Class 3A Region 7 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mars Hill 15-07571735-0240577-037856  Darrell Higgins
Colbert County 8-44993381-193686-1326165  Oscar Bonds
Lauderdale County 7-43282400-17345-2248139  Jeff Mason
Rogers 5-63883750-127594-3275229  Daniel Garrett
Colbert Heights 5-52962903-4192222  Brett Vick
Clements 4-61753582-5127278  Brick Pugh
Elkmont 1-92255481-6160379  Joel Schrenk
Sheffield 3-73014310-7121359  Michael Parker

2025 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Jaxon Penn DB Sr.5-10175 All-Star Game  
 Jaxon Penn RB Sr. 3A Back of the Year  ASWA

2025 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Carson LongshoreK Jr. 6-0150 HM  ASWA
 Cord PiggOL Jr. 6-2275 1st  ASWA
 Evan AustinLB Sr. 6-0180 2nd  ASWA
 Hudson HigginsRB Sr. 5-9180 1st  ASWA
 Jaxon PennRB Sr. 5-10170 1st  ASWA
 Matthew McIntyreDL Jr. 6-3220 HM  ASWA
 Samuel SwinneyDL Sr. 6-0220 1st  ASWA



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