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Hillcrest Tuscaloosa Football Team History


Hillcrest Tuscaloosa Patriots
Hillcrest High School

300 Patriot Pkwy. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Stadium: Roy Johnson Jr. Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Skipper Clements
Region: 5A-R7
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1981  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 Skipper Clements enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Hillcrest Tuscaloosa.
 The Patriots won the Class 5A Region 7 Championship.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  @ Walker    21   32   L       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Walter Wellborn    0   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Pickens County    21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Eutaw    29   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Holt   *  24   9   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Demopolis   *  12   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Pelham    13   14   L (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Muscle Shoals    17   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Brookwood   *  12   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Hillcrest Evergreen    0   3   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Homewood    13   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  vs. Stanhope Elmore    6   27   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average14.0
  Points Allowed133
  Defense Average11.1
  Opponents Record67-60
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record5-3
  Away Record2-2
1989 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/15/1989PS 9 ASWA
  
1989 Class 5A Region 7 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 7-51681331-119333-04812  Skipper Clements
Demopolis 4-71432000-114212-13325  Rusty Nichols
Holt 4-61421981-22855  Woody Clements
Brookwood 3-7891490-32845  Kenneth Hand

1989 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Hillcrest Tuscaloosa Players on File.

1989 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Melvin LewisLB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Melvin LewisLB Sr. HM  BN



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