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Gardendale Yearly Summary

Gardendale Rockets

Gardendale High School

800 Main St. Gardendale, AL 35071
Stadium: Driver Stadium
Colors: Maroon, Silver & White
Coach: Eric Firestone
Region: 6A-R5

			Overall			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
	Class	(Note 1)	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Region	Title	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
2025	6A	*	0-0	0	0				R5					Eric Firestone
2024	6A	*	5-5	257	223				R5		3-3	160	127	Chad Eads
2023	6A	*	3-8	376	441	0-1	16	44	R5		3-3	263	236	Chad Eads
2022	6A	*	9-4	401	279	2-1	69	59	R5	#	6-0	230	103	Chad Eads
2021	6A	*	10-3	368	270	2-1	114	105	R6		4-2	121	131	Chad Eads
2020	6A	*	9-3	298	182	1-1	52	30	R6		4-2	130	91	Chad Eads
2019	6A	*	8-4	297	202	1-1	44	41	R6		4-2	152	113	Chad Eads
2018	6A	*	6-6	253	338	1-1	21	28	R6		3-3	142	222	Chad Eads
2017	6A	*	6-5	352	313	0-1	20	23	R6		4-2	196	190	Matt Plunkett
2016	6A	*	8-4	364	282	1-1	41	43	R6		4-2	226	178	Matt Plunkett
2015	6A	*	10-3	514	312	2-1	124	95	R6		5-1	230	119	Matt Plunkett
2014	6A	*	8-5	462	354	2-1	73	66	R6		4-2	226	163	Matt Plunkett
2013	6A	*	5-5	252	233				R6		4-3	195	171	Matt Plunkett
2012	6A	*	7-4	340	280	0-1	28	38	R6		4-3	207	180	Chris Fancher
2011	6A	*	4-6	234	220				R5		3-4	153	154	Chris Fancher
2010	6A	*	7-4	282	209	0-1	7	29	R5		5-2	215	141	Chris Fancher
2009	6A	*	5-5	182	262				R6		3-5	117	224	Chris Fancher
2008	6A	*	4-6	225	214				R6		2-6	125	179	Chris Fancher
2007	5A	*	6-5	289	178	0-1	3	20	R6		3-4	175	126	Keith Luker
2006	5A	*	7-5	346	224	1-1	61	48	R6	#	6-1	265	96	Keith Luker
2005	5A	*	2-8	52	271				R5		2-5	45	158	Keith Luker
2004	5A	*	3-7	138	296				R5		3-4	125	175	Keith Luker
2003	5A	*	9-4	344	187	2-1	84	47	R5	#	7-0	208	51	David Norwood
2002	5A	*	10-1	388	107	0-1	14	28	R5	#	7-0	312	72	David Norwood
2001	5A	*	7-6	283	188	2-1	66	41	R5		4-3	179	107	Mike McCombs
2000	5A	*	5-6	288	359	0-1	14	42	R5		4-3	223	240	Mike McCombs
1999	5A	*	3-7	302	336				R11		1-2	63	100	Mark Franks
1998	5A	*	5-5	216	240				R11		0-3	44	84	Mark Franks
1997	6A	*	3-7	146	244				R13		0-2	46	85	Mark Franks
1996	6A	*	1-9	125	330				R13		0-2	36	101	Mike Burrow
1995	6A	*	1-9	100	289				R13		0-2	28	89	Mike Burrow
1994	6A	*	2-8	112	223				R13		0-2	27	63	Mike Burrow
1993	6A	*	1-9	65	253				R13		1-2	14	62	Chuck Furlow
1992	6A	*	2-8	147	223				R13		0-3	34	61	Chuck Furlow
1991	6A	*	7-5	201	110	1-1	30	7	R13	#	3-0	74	14	Alan Pridmore
1990	6A	*	8-4	142	88	2-1	43	30	R13	#	3-0	53	14	Alan Pridmore
1989	6A	*	10-2	282	149	1-1	35	44	R10	#	3-0	84	42	Alan Pridmore
1988	6A	*	7-4	151	130	0-1	8	36	R10	#	3-0	76	21	Alan Pridmore
1987	5A	*	8-4	195	62	1-1	23	14	R11		2-1	61	14	Alan Pridmore
1986	5A	*	11-1	311	78	1-1	35	34	R11	#	3-0	64	6	Alan Pridmore
1985	5A	*	10-3	298	88	2-1	57	3	R11	#	3-0	71	26	Alan Pridmore
1984	5A	*	13-1	337	92	3-1	85	35	R11	#	3-0	88	14	Alan Pridmore
1983	3A	*	11-2	249	120	1-1	38	27	R10	#	5-0	108	50	Dale Cook
1982	3A	*	11-1	210	82	1-1	24	24	R10	#	6-0	140	42	Ed Bruce
1981	4A	*	10-2	284	90	1-1	24	27	R6	#	4-0	126	29	Ed Bruce
1980	4A	*	8-2	155	80				R6		3-1	68	28	Ed Bruce
1979	3A	*	9-3	225	85	1-1	40	33	R10	#	6-0	110	19	Ed Bruce
1978	3A	*	10-3	233	144	2-1	65	40	R10	#	5-1	134	66	Ed Bruce
1977	3A	*	10-2	264	114	1-1	34	34	R10	#	5-0	125	21	Ed Bruce
1976	3A	*	5-4-1	157	118				R10		5-1	131	35	Ed Bruce
1975	3A	*	4-6	96	187				R10A					Ed Bruce
1974	3A	*	7-3	170	102				R10A					Dennis Love
1973	3A	*	6-3	122	76									Dennis Love
1972	3A	*	6-3-1	205	127									Dennis Love
1971	3A	*	8-2	303	126									Roy Holsomback
1970	4A	*	6-3-1	140	107									Roy Holsomback
1969	4A	*	4-6	124	202									Roy Holsomback
1968	4A	*	4-6	103	133									Roy Holsomback
1967	4A	*	7-3	291	125									Roy Holsomback
1966	4A	*	6-4	186	127									Roy Holsomback
1965	4A	*	1-0	20	7									Roy Holsomback

Note 1: Seasons are deemed to be complete if we have scores for every game that year.

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