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Homewood Football Team History

Homewood Patriots

Homewood High School

1901 S. Lakeshore Dr. Homewood, AL 35209
Stadium: Waldrop Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Bob Newton
Region: 5A-R3

1972 <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024

2004 Season Highlights

Bob Newton enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Homewood.

The Patriots move from Region 4 to Region 3.

The Patriots won the Class 5A Region 3 Championship.

2004 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	vs. Shades Valley	22	12	W
Fri., Sep. 3	@ Sylacauga *	48	14	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Chilton County *	33	6	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Hueytown	35	14	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Valley *	38	6	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Talladega *	43	7	W
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Briarwood *	18	13	W
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Benjamin Russell *	34	7	W
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Shelby County *	42	14	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Vestavia Hills	14	35	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 12	vs. St. Pauls	34	14	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 19	vs. Charles Henderson	20	7	W		2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 26	@ Pleasant Grove	28	7	W		3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 3	vs. Stanhope Elmore	38	22	W		Semi-finals Playoffs
Sat., Dec. 11	Russellville	35	21	W	Legion Field	Championship Game

2004 Season Totals
Record	14-1
Points Scored	482
Scoring Average	32.1
Points Allowed	199
Defense Average	13.3
Opponents Record	94-76
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	7-1
Away Record	6-0

2004 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/3/2004	PS	3	(12-2)	181	ASWA
9/1/2004	1	1	(1-0)	276	ASWA
9/8/2004	2	1	(2-0)	281	ASWA
9/15/2004	3	1	(3-0)	282	ASWA
9/29/2004	4	1	(4-0)	317	ASWA
10/6/2004	5	1	(5-0)		ASWA
10/13/2004	6	1	(6-0)	306	ASWA
10/20/2004	7	1	(7-0)	306	ASWA
10/27/2004	8	1	(8-0)	306	ASWA
11/3/2004	9	1	(9-0)	303	ASWA
11/10/2004	Final	2	(9-1)	218	ASWA

2004 Class 5A Region 3 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Homewood	14-1	482	199	5-0	155	71	7-0	256	67	Bob Newton
Benjamin Russell	8-4	332	215	1-1	48	36	6-1	183	84	Willie Martin
Briarwood	5-6	179	152	0-1	7	26	5-2	134	72	Fred Yancey
Shelby County	7-4	243	165	0-1	15	17	4-3	139	128	Bruce Breland
Valley	5-5	176	203				3-4	115	147	Jeff Williams
Talladega	3-7	166	277				2-5	93	191	Gene Allen
Sylacauga	2-8	104	211				1-6	54	187	Geoff Walters
Chilton County	2-8	198	263				0-7	92	190	Steve McCord

2004 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Austin Hubbard	QB	Sr.	6-2	185	All-Star Game
David Ross	OL	Sr.	6-4	280	All-Star Game
David Ross	OL	Jr.	6-3	280	Super All-State		Bham News
Reggie Graham	DE	Sr.	6-5	205	AL-MS Game
Tim Hawthorne	WR	Sr.	6-3	180	Super 12		ASWA
Tim Hawthorne	WR	Jr.	6-3	180	Super All-State		Bham News
Timothy Hawthorne	WR	Sr.	6-2	200	All-Star Game

2004 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Austin Hubbard	QB	Jr.			HM	BN
Austin Hubbard	QB	Jr.			HM	ASWA
David Ross	OL	Jr.	6-3	280	1st	ASWA
David Ross	OL	Jr.	6-3	280	1st	BN
Michael Peinter	PK	Sr.			HM	BN
Mychael Thompson	OL	Jr.			HM	BN
Robert Gentry	DL	Jr.			HM	BN
Rodney Shepherd	ATH	Sr.	5-11	210	HM	ASWA
Rodney Shepherd	LB	Sr.	5-11	210	1st	BN
Stan Galbraith	LB	Jr.			HM	BN
Steve Freeman	RB	Jr.			HM	ASWA
Steven Freeman	RB	Jr.			HM	BN
Tim Hawthorne	WR	Jr.	6-3	180	1st	BN
Tim Hawthorne	WR	Jr.	6-3	180	1st	ASWA

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