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Benjamin Russell Yearly Summary

Benjamin Russell Wildcats

Benjamin Russell High School

225 Heard Blvd. Alexander City, AL 35010
Stadium: Sportsplex
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Danny Horn
Region: 5A-R2

			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
2013	5A	*	0-0						R2	#				Danny Horn
2012	5A	*	11-2	426	147	2-1	67	53	R2	#	7-0	275	59	Danny Horn
2011	6A	*	7-5	236	261	1-1	24	44	R4		5-2	162	159	Danny Horn
2010	6A	*	1-9	128	229				R4		1-6	76	160	Danny Horn
2009	6A	*	1-9	88	242				R4		1-5	43	116	Danny Horn
2008	6A	*	3-7	212	290				R4		2-4	109	142	Mike McCombs
2007	5A	*	9-3	391	156	1-1	77	59	R5		6-1	238	63	Mike McCombs
2006	5A	*	7-4	309	184	0-1	14	24	R5		5-2	205	114	Willie Martin
2005	5A	*	9-5	374	238	3-1	72	61	R3		5-2	230	121	Willie Martin
2004	5A	*	8-4	332	215	1-1	48	36	R3		6-1	183	84	Willie Martin
2003	5A	*	5-6	221	263	0-1	8	22	R3		4-3	176	165	Willie Martin
2002	5A	*	9-3	288	179	1-1	38	60	R3	#	6-1	188	54	Willie Martin
2001	5A	*	13-2	556	167	5-0	172	69	R3	#	6-0	266	51	Willie Martin
2000	5A	*	13-2	361	139	4-1	140	69	R3	#	6-0	173	26	Phil Lazenby
1999	6A	*	9-3	237	153	1-1	29	51	R10	#	2-0	52	7	Phil Lazenby
1998	6A	*	7-4	170	116	1-1	17	14	R10	#	2-0	62	28	Phil Lazenby
1997	6A	*	12-3	397	205	4-1	111	112	R7		2-1	54	38	Phil Lazenby
1996	6A	*	10-2	333	156	1-1	44	35	R7	#	2-1	89	34	Steve Savarese
1995	6A	*	7-4	244	147	0-1	4	7	R8	#	3-0	85	24	Steve Savarese
1994	6A	*	7-3	242	195				R8		1-2	46	51	Steve Savarese
1993	6A	*	9-4	212	175	2-1	33	33	R8	#	2-0	36	13	Steve Savarese
1992	6A	*	5-5	158	123				R8		0-2	23	35	Steve Savarese
1991	6A	*	8-3	243	106	0-1	14	17	R8	#	2-0	39	14	Steve Savarese
1990	6A	*	8-3	242	152	0-1	6	27	R8	#	1-1	37	34	Steve Savarese
1989	6A	*	8-3	223	135	0-1	30	35	R9		1-1	33	59	Steve Savarese
1988	6A	*	11-1	361	136	1-1	37	34	R9	#	2-0	80	21	Steve Savarese
1987	6A	*	6-5	226	116	0-1	11	14	R9		2-1	78	41	Steve Savarese
1986	6A	*	10-2	254	127	1-1	38	23	R9	#	3-0	55	37	Steve Savarese
1985	6A	*	7-3	123	87				R9		1-2	34	26	Steve Savarese
1984	6A	*	5-6	93	163	0-1	0	24	R9		2-1	35	46	Don Roberts
1983	4A	*	5-6	122	173				R5		0-3	20	79	Don Roberts
1982	4A	*	6-3-1	100	54				R5		1-1	13	17	Don Roberts
1981	4A	*	8-2	183	87				R4	NE	3-0	74	14	Don Roberts
1980	4A	*	3-7	101	154				R4	NE	1-2	34	48	Don Roberts
1979	4A	*	7-3	178	162				R4		4-0	92	57	Don Roberts
1978	4A	*	4-6	165	178				R4		1-4	52	117	Don Roberts
1977	4A	*	3-7	128	222				R4		2-4	90	125	Don Roberts
1976	4A	*	3-7	125	218				R4		1-5	69	162	Gene Britton
1975	4A	*	3-7	115	230				R4		0-5	53	152	Gene Britton
1974	4A	*	9-2	265	136	0-1	7	38	R4	#				Gene Britton
1973	4A	*	5-5	140	136									Gene Britton
1972		*	8-2	184	87									Charles Lee *
1971		*	3-6-1	187	174									Charles Lee *
1970		*	9-1	267	87									Charles Lee *
1969		*	4-6	144	185									Charles Lee *
1968		*	9-0-1	288	75									Charles Lee *
1967		*	9-1	215	102									Charles Lee *
1966		*	4-6	93	182									Charles Lee *
1965		*	6-4	143	127									Charles Lee *
1964	4A	*	5-5	133	120									Billy Sam Noland
1963	4A	*	4-4-2	101	101									Billy Sam Noland
1962	4A	*	7-2-1	193	110									Billy Sam Noland
1961	4A	*	8-2	199	60									Billy Sam Noland
1960		*	9-0-1	196	38									Billy Sam Noland
1959		*	4-6	92	158									Billy Sam Noland
1958		*	4-5-1	111	159									Billy Sam Noland
1957		*	6-4	187	133									Hamp Lyon
1956		*	4-5-1	135	177									Hamp Lyon
1955		*	7-2-1	129	59									Hamp Lyon
1954		*	6-4	161	154									Hamp Lyon
1953	2A	*	9-0-1	251	87									Hamp Lyon
1952	2A	*	6-4	206	169									Hamp Lyon
1951	2A	*	8-2	199	100									Hamp Lyon
1950		*	7-2-1	160	120									Hamp Lyon
1949		*	6-4	155	122									Hamp Lyon
1948		*	4-5-1	122	116									Hamp Lyon
1947		*	6-3-1	101	50									Hamp Lyon
1946		*	5-3-1	129	87									Hamp Lyon
1945		*	2-7	45	218									Garofalo
1944		*	1-8	78	222									Sanford
1943		*	2-7	61	134									Sanford
1942		*	5-3-1	153	95									Sanford
1941		*	7-1-1	177	38									Hamp Lyon
1940		*	6-2-1	140	38									Hamp Lyon
1939		*	8-1	227	57									Hamp Lyon
1938		*	8-1	240	6									Hamp Lyon
1937		*	4-4-1	103	75									Hamp Lyon
1936		*	8-1	128	65									I.I. Fox
1935		*	9-1	228	40									I.I. Fox
1934		*	6-1-3	147	39									I.I. Fox
1933		*	7-1-1	207	56									I.I. Fox
1932		*	6-2	165	49									I.I. Fox
1931		*	9-3	286	104									I.I. Fox
1930		*	9-1	288	13									I.I. Fox
1929		*	7-2-1	178	69									I.I. Fox
1928		*	7-2-1	173	82									I.I. Fox
1927		*	8-1-1	436	63									Rufus Ansley
1926		*	8-2	270	75									Rufus Ansley
1925		*	4-6	123	131									Rufus Ansley
1924		*	8-3	407	97									Rufus Ansley
1923		*	8-2	153	93									Rufus Ansley
1922		*	4-5	163	246									Rufus Ansley

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

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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.