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Decatur Heritage Christian Football Team History

Decatur Heritage Christian Eagles

Decatur Heritage Christian Academy

3802 Spring Avenue Decatur, AL 35601
Stadium: Rebels Stadium, West Morgan
Colors: Purple, Silver & White
Coach: Steve Meek
Region: 1A-R8

2010 <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights

Steve Meek enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Decatur Heritage Christian.

The Eagles move from Region 7 to Region 8.

The Eagles won the Class 1A Region 8 Championship.

2020 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 21	@ Falkville	0	1	#Lost
Thu., Aug. 27	vs. Colbert Heights	27	35	L
Fri., Sep. 4	@ Phillips Bear Creek *	40	14	W
Fri., Sep. 11	@ Vina *	53	8	W
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Shoals Christian *	61	18	W
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Woodville	47	14	W
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Waterloo *	47	20	W
Thu., Oct. 8	@ R.A. Hubbard *	43	36	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Cherokee *	46	16	W
Thu., Oct. 22	vs. Hackleburg *	45	30	W
Fri., Oct. 30	OPEN
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Wadley	48	37	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. Pickens County	28	48	L	2nd Round Playoffs

2020 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	485
Scoring Average	40.4
Points Allowed	277
Defense Average	23.1
Opponents Record	54-78
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	4-1

2020 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/3/2020	PS	6	(12-1)	123	ASWA
8/25/2020	1	7	(0-1)	93	ASWA
9/1/2020	2	9	(0-2)	35	ASWA
9/8/2020	3	7	(1-2)	73	ASWA
9/15/2020	4	7	(2-2)	82	ASWA
9/22/2020	5	7	(3-2)	83	ASWA
9/29/2020	6	7	(4-2)	93	ASWA
10/6/2020	7	7	(5-2)	90	ASWA
10/13/2020	8	6	(6-2)	110	ASWA
10/20/2020	9	6	(7-2)	113	ASWA
10/27/2020	10	6	(8-2)	114	ASWA
11/3/2020	Final	6	(8-2)	108	ASWA

2020 Class 1A Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Decatur Heritage Christian	9-3	485	277	1-1	76	85	7-0	335	142	Steve Meek
Waterloo	6-5	278	234	0-1	6	30	6-1	219	104	Michael Williams.
R.A. Hubbard	5-6	315	236	0-1	16	20	5-2	281	109	Mac Hampton
Hackleburg	4-7	274	205	0-1	8	30	4-3	252	111	Rod Hudson
Phillips Bear Creek	3-7	154	237				3-4	148	184	Adam Lawler
Shoals Christian	3-7	150	333				2-5	123	243	Kelly Rushing
Vina	1-9	72	401				1-6	72	263	Ben Guin
Cherokee	0-10	52	481				0-7	52	326	Ben Floyd

2020 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Brayden Kyle	QB				1A Back of the Year		ASWA
Sean Zerkle	WR	Sr.			AL-MS Game

2020 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Brayden Kyle	QB	Jr.	6-2	215	1st	ASWA
Sean Zerkle	WR	Sr.	6-2	185	1st	ASWA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.