St. Clair teams by the numbers

With the remaining teams in the county kicking off Friday, the News-Aegis dug through the historical archives of the Alabama High School Football Historical Society to publish these intriguing numbers reflecting the rich history of high school football in St. Clair County.

Ashville Bulldogs

Best regular season: 10-0 (1999)

Most wins in one season: 12 (1992)

Furthest run into the playoffs: State Semi-Finals (1992)

Best offensive year: 1992 (392 points scored)

Best defensive year: 1976 (70 points allowed)

Famous former players & coaches: Coach John Grass (Current head coach – Jacksonville State University); Coach Rush Propst (Former Head Coach Hoover High School & Colquitt County Ga. HS); player Mark Sanders (University of Alabama, Head Coach Victory Christian School)

Highest state ranking : #2 (Sept. 2, 1993)

No. of 1st Team All-State Players: 18

Most recent 1st Team All-State Player: Brad Roberson (2002)

Leeds Green Wave

Best regular season: 10-0 (2008, 2010)

Most wins in one season: 15 (2008, 2010)

Furthest run into the playoffs: Thee State Championships (2008, 2010, 2014)

Best offensive year: 2014 (557 points scored)

Best defensive year: 1970 (48 points allowed)

Famous former players & coaches: Bobby Thomason QB for Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams (1949-1957), Bobby Bethune DB San Diego Chargers (1962), William Kirksey LB Minnesota Vikings (1990)

Highest state ranking: #1 (Multiple Occasions)

No. of 1st Team All-State Players: 51

Most recent 1st Team All-State Players: Isaiah Sharp-Perry, Jacoby Lockhart, Jeremy Clark, Joseph Smith, Tre Nation and Tyler Wright  (2014)

Moody Blue Devils

Best regular season: 8-2 (1980, 1994)

Most wins in one season: 9 (2004)

Furthest run into the playoffs: State Quarterfinals (2004)

Best offensive year: 2013 (378 points scored)

Best defensive year: 1986 (72 points allowed)

Famous former players & coaches: Coach John Grass (Current head coach – Jacksonville State University); Chad Slade – OL Houston Texans (2015); Devante Williams – RB Arkansas St. (2015)

Highest state ranking: #5 (1993, 2005)

No. of 1st Team All-State Players: 12

Most recent 1st Team All-State Player: Terrell Martin (2013)

Pell City Panthers

Best regular season: 10-0 (1951, 2003)

Most wins in one season: 12 (2003)

Furthest run into the playoffs: State Semifinals (1986)

Best offensive year: 2003 (415 points scored)

Best defensive year: 1959 (75 points allowed)

Famous former players & coaches: David Gulledge – DB Washington Redskins (1992); Ronald Burnam – C, AP High School All American (1959)

Highest state ranking: #3 (1987, 2003)

No. of 1st Team All-State Players: 18

Most recent 1st Team All-State Players: James Causey, Jeffrey Farr and Wendell Young (2003)

Ragland Purple Devils

Best regular season: 10-0 (1956, 2003, 2011)

Most wins in one season: 13 (2011)

Furthest run into the playoffs: State Semifinals (2006, 2011)

Best offensive year: 2011 (538 points scored)

Best defensive year: 1957 (69 points allowed)

Highest state ranking: #2 (1971, 2012)

No. of 1st Team All-State Players: 19

Most recent 1st Team All-State Players: Matt Hicks and KiJana Lindsey (2013)

St. Clair County Saints

Best regular season: 10-0 (1993)

Most wins in one season: 15 (1993)

Furthest run into the playoffs: State Championship (1993)

Best offensive year: 2003 (415 points scored)

Best defensive year: 1959 (75 points allowed)

Famous former players & coaches: Nakita Williams All-Southern DE – Ole Miss (1978)

Highest state ranking: #1 (1993)

No. of 1st Team All-State Players: 10

Most recent 1st Team All-State Players: Donald Ford and Justin Byers (2008)

Springville Tigers

Best regular season: 10-0 (1989)

Most wins in one season: 13 (1989)

Furthest run into the playoffs: State Semifinals (1989, 1997 & 1998)

Best offensive year: 1999 (546 points scored)

Best defensive year: 1959 (75 points allowed)

Famous former players & coaches: Cory Whisenant – RB Alabama’s Mr. Football (1999) UAB Blazers; Roderick Woody – All South (1989) Alabama Crimson Tide; Chase Hughes – All South (2009); Jeremy Richardson – All-South (2009)

Highest state ranking: #3 (1987, 2003)

No. of 1st Team All-State Players: 17

Most recent 1st Team All-State Player: Jeremy Richardson (2009)

Victory Christian Lions

Best regular season: 9-1 (2009)

Most wins in one season: 9 (2009)

Furthest run into the playoffs: First Round (2008, 2009)

Best offensive year: 2009 (370 points scored)

Best defensive year: 2009 (142 points allowed)

Highest state ranking: N/A

No. of All-State Players: 2 All-State Honorable Mention

Most recent All-State Player: Brent Gulledge (2004)

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