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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Parrish Football Team History


Parrish Tornados
Parrish High School

35 Tornado Alley Parrish, AL 35580
Stadium: Harland Nelson Stadium
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Darryl Rushing
Region: 1A-R11
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings Facts Playoffs OT

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1923  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2013
1998 Season Highlights
 Darryl Rushing enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Parrish.
 First 14 win season.
 The Tornados move from Region 10 to Region 11.
 The Tornados won the Class 1A Region 11 Championship.
 TheTornados set a team record by scoring 596 points.
 The Tornados set a team record by winning 14 games.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  @ Oakman    22   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Warrior    46   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Glencoe    39   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ T.W. Martin   *  58   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Sulligent    33   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ American Christian    33   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Ragland    49   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Marion County    35   22   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ West Jefferson   *  55   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Cordova    60   6   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Hubbertville    50   19   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Ragland    47   8   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  vs. Carrollton    21   7   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Courtland    27   6   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Sat., Dec. 5   Brantley    21   24   L    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored596
  Scoring Average39.7
  Points Allowed144
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record82-89
  Region Record2-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record6-0
1998 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/22/1998PS 653 ASWA
9/3/19981 5(1-0) ASWA
9/10/19982 3(1-1) ASWA
9/17/19983 3(3-0) ASWA
9/24/19984 2(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19985 1(5-0) ASWA
10/8/19986 1(6-0) ASWA
10/15/19987 1(7-0) ASWA
10/22/19988 1(8-0) ASWA
10/29/19989 1(9-0) ASWA
11/5/1998Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1998 Class 1A Region 11 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Parrish 14-15961444-1166642-01130  Darryl Rushing
West Jefferson 2-91783770-121601-12769  Nick Pissanos
T.W. Martin 1-9943280-21485  Brandon Millican

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Parrish Players on File.

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Anthony ThomasDL Sr.5-8170 HM  BN
 Anthony ThomasDL Sr.5-8170 1st  ASWA
 Brandon TaylorOL Sr.6-0255 1st  ASWA
 Brandon TaylorOL Sr.6-3255 1st  BN
 Chris WilliamsP Sr. HM  BN
 Chris WilliamsTE Sr. HM  ASWA
 Desmond WoodardRB Sr.5-9200 1st  BN
 Desmond WoodardRB Sr.5-9200 1st  ASWA
 Jason ClayATH Jr.5-11165 1st  ASWA
 Jason ClayWR Jr.5-11165 HM  BN
 Kenji HillDB Sr.6-0167 1st  ASWA
 Kenji HillDB  Sr.6-1165 1st  BN



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