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Pelham Football Team History
Pelham Panthers
Pelham High School
2500 Panther Circle Pelham, AL 35124
Stadium: Ned Bearden Stadium Colors: Dark Green & Vegas Gold Coach: Rick Rhoades Region: 6A-R9
1998 Season Highlights
Rick Rhoades enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Pelham. The Panthers move from Region 8 to Region 9. The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 9. ThePanthers set a team record by scoring 432 points.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 28 vs.
Mountain Brook
19
21
L
Fri., Sep. 4 @
Homewood
38
24
W
Fri., Sep. 11 vs.
Hewitt-Trussville
45
20
W
Fri., Sep. 18 @
Pell City
38
7
W
Fri., Sep. 25 vs.
Hueytown
49
14
W
Fri., Oct. 2 @
Minor
44
41
W
Fri., Oct. 9 @
Vestavia Hills
*
20
26
L
Fri., Oct. 16 vs.
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa
36
29
W
Fri., Oct. 23 vs.
Hoover
*
37
20
W
Fri., Oct. 30 @
Thompson
*
35
21
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 6 @
Austin
55
12
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 13 vs.
Shades Valley
16
18
L
2nd Round Playoffs
1998 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 432
Scoring Average 36.0
Points Allowed 253
Defense Average 21.1
Opponents Record 68-68
Region Record 2-1
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-1
1998 Class 6A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/1/1998 5
10 (4-1)
ASWA
10/8/1998 6
9 (5-1)
ASWA
11/5/1998 Final
9 (8-2)
ASWA
1998 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Blaz Ruzic
LB
Sr.
All-Star Game
Taylor Wheelis
C
Sr. 6-1 251
AL-MS Game
Xavier Rice
OL
Sr. 6-1 251
AL-MS Game
1998 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Bill Flowers Jr. WR
Jr. 6-1 170
1st
BN
Bill Flowers Jr. WR
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Blaz Ruzic LB
Sr.
HM
BN
Parker Anderson QB
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Parker Anderson QB
Jr.
HM
BN
Taylor Wheelis OL
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Taylor Wheelis OL
Sr.
HM
BN
Tommy Minshew RB
Sr.
HM
BN
Xavier Rice OL
Sr.
HM
BN
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