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Speake Football Team History


Speake Bobcats
Speake High School

6559 Co. Rd. 81 Speake, AL 35619
Stadium: Bobcats Field
Colors: Green, White & Gold
Coach: Royal Carpenter
Region: 1A-R8
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1974  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2008 --> 2008
2008 Season Highlights
 Royal Carpenter enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Speake.
 This was the last season Speake fielded a team.
 First 12 win season.
 The Bobcats finished 3rd in Region 8.
 TheBobcats set a team record by scoring 502 points.
 The Bobcats set a team record by winning 12 games.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Tharptown   *  41   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. R.A. Hubbard   *  6   7   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Phillips Bear Creek   *  46   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Mount Hope   *  47   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ Shoals Christian   *  53   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Waterloo   *  44   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Corner    32   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Vina   *  53   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Hazlewood   *  22   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Meek    49   13   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Hackleburg    24   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Hazlewood    7   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. South Lamar    42   24   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Gaston    36   14   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5   Sweet Water    0   42   L    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record12-3
  Points Scored502
  Scoring Average33.5
  Points Allowed217
  Defense Average14.5
  Opponents Record93-74
  Region Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record7-1
2008 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Speake was not ranked.
  
2008 Class 1A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hazlewood 10-25051231-169148-037383  Aaron Goode
R.A. Hubbard 7-32521420-1687-123894  Lymos McDonald
Speake 12-35022174-11091006-2312101  Royal Carpenter
Phillips Bear Creek 7-45763610-146795-3426261  Gary McCarley
Waterloo 5-52653514-4219309  Toby Dunn
Vina 2-82474372-6180320  Bill Smith
Shoals Christian 2-82003882-6160304  Patrick Odom
Tharptown 1-91313751-794287  Barry Laster
Mount Hope 1-81654301-7131374  John F. Smith Jr.

2008 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Armadeus Polk RB Sr. All-Star Game  
 Keith Orr DL Sr.6-3245 AL-MS Game  

2008 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Dematrae GriffinLB Jr.6-2255 1st  ASWA
 Dez PolkATH Sr.5-8155 1st  ASWA
 K.C. OrrOL Sr.6-3245 1st  ASWA
 Royal CarpenterCoach 1st  ASWA



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