Fulton
vs. Alcoa-The Series
The
Fulton Falcons and Alcoa Tornadoes meet for the 8th time
this evening at Goddard Field. The teams have combined to account
for 9 state championships. The Falcons are hoping to shake off the
memories of last year’s 46-8 Tornado victory, easily the most
lopsided loss in the series. Fulton and Alcoa met every season from
1985-1990 when the schools were members of district 3-AA, a period
where Alcoa returned to the pinnacle of AA football. Alcoa leads the
all-time series 6-1. Fulton’s lone victory in the series came in
1986 on the dedication
night of Bob Black Field. The game went into overtime before Fulton
came away with a 10-7 victory. Current Fulton assistant coach Mike
Potter kicked the winning field goal. Fulton has never
defeated Alcoa in the previous three meetings at Alcoa. The
Tornadoes have a 3-1 advantage in the series in games played at
Fulton. The Falcons have been shutout three times against Alcoa.
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Year
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W/L
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Score
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Site
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1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
2005
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L
W
L
L
L
L
L
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34-13
10-7
(OT)
35-0
40-14
27-0
13-0
46-8
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A
H
A
H
A
H
H
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Coach
Buck Coatney
Fulton
High School’s 26-7 win over Austin-East on August 25th
was a milestone victory for Head Football Coach Buck Coatney. The
Falcons gave Coatney his 100th coaching victory as FHS
head coach. This is an amazing feat, considering that when Coatney
was hired in 1992, Fulton was slated to be closed. Coatney’s job
looked to be a temporary one. Interest in football was slipping at
the school, as many players moved to other schools due to the
proposed closing. The 1992 team suffered through a 1-9 season, but
the lone win was an overtime victory over West. The Fulton program
improved throughout the early 90s. The Falcons made their first of
13 consecutive playoff appearances under Coatney in 1993. By the
year 2000, Fulton had re-established
itself as a football power in the
Knoxville area. In 2002, Coatney led the Falcons to their first
undefeated regular season since 1974, ending the season at the
BlueCross Bowl. Coatney became the first-ever coach in Knoxville to
lead his team to back-to-back state football championships in 2003
and 2004. Coatney’s roots are colored maroon and white, as his
father John captained Fulton’s 1959 team. Coatney was known as a
hard-nosed linebacker and tight end on the Falcon teams of
the late 70s. He was named to the all-state team and the
Knoxville Journal defensive player of the year, as he led Fulton
to a region championship in 1979. Coatney earned Honorable-Mention
All-American honors at Furman University. He began his coaching
career at Furman as a graduate assistant. After leaving Furman,
Coatney spent two years as an assistant coach at Middlesburg High
School in Florida. He returned to Fulton in 1987, where he served as
Defensive Coordinator. He was named Fulton’s 11th head
coach in 1992. Coatney is the only football coach to win three
consecutive KFL/PrepXtra Coach of the year honors (2002-2004). For
his work in 2004, Coatney was named state coach of the year by the
Tennessee Sportswriters Association, and the Tennessee Titans.
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About Fulton High School
Fulton High School opened in 1951 as one of Tennessee’s first
comprehensive high schools, combining a complete academic curriculum
with a full vocational program. Fulton is located in historic North
Knoxville just 5 minutes from the University of Tennessee campus.
The school is named for noted industrialist and inventor Weston M.
Fulton. Fulton has developed a reputation for turning out graduates
who have followed the school motto “enter to learn- go forth to
serve.” A tradition of outstanding athletic teams has
been born at the school. Famous
former
Falcons include College Football hall of famer and former Dallas
Cowboy D.D. Lewis, UT
basketball
All-American Bill Justus, former Vol linebacker Jackie Walker, and
four-sport letter winner Ron Widby. Fulton’s destiny was almost
sealed in 1992 when the Knox Co. School Board voted to close the
school, but strong protests by alumni and supporters helped to
reverse the decision. The Falcons clinched their first state
championship in any sport in 2003 defeating Covington for the class
3A football title. Fulton began their title defense on a rocky note
in 2004, losing 2 of their first 4 games, but showed constant
improvement throughout the season. The Falcons hit their stride in
the playoffs, advancing to their 3rd consecutive
BlueCross Bowl. Fulton’s 2nd state championship was sewn
up after a 34-6 defeat of Greenbrier.
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Fulton
Quick Facts
Location……….. Knoxville
Opened………... 1951
Enrollment…….. 956
District/Region... 2-3A
Home Field……. Bob Black Field
Principal………. Kitty Hatcher
Athletic Director.. Bob Black
Head Coach…… Buck Coatney
Seasons……….. 15
Record………… 101-72
Seasons Played.… 55
All-Time Record…326-262-11
Playoff Appearances..16
Playoff Record… 22-14
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Falcon Talk
The Falcons will be wearing new white jerseys
for tonight’s game. Black jerseys were unveiled for home games
earlier in the season. .… Region 2-3A has produced teams that have
played in the BlueCross Bowl for the last five years, and four state
champions. Livingston Academy was state champion in 2005 … Fulton
has added two new coaches to the staff this year. Pete Stout and
Micaiah Smoker have been added to the freshmen staff. Stout played
football at Central High and college basketball at Tennessee. He
also has coached high school football at Horace Maynard and Union
Co. Smoker was a member of Fulton teams from 1988-1991 as a RB/DB.
He will be teaching U.S. History at Whittle Springs. … Fulton’s 2006
schedule features six schools (A-E, Alcoa, Boyd-Buchanan, Tyner,
Kingston, Livingston Academy) that have won a combined total of 14
state football championships … Five teams on this year’s schedule
advanced to at least the third round of the playoffs last year
(Alcoa, Boyd-Buchanan, Tyner, Catholic, Livingston Academy). … Media
members can find complete coverage of the Falcons on the web at
www.fultonfootball.com. This year’s
website will feature audio replays of every game courtesy of WKCS
Radio and Kidd’s Plumbing. … Tonight’s game will be telecast on CSS
cable with Mark Packer and Todd Kelly.WKCS-FM 91.1 will have the
live radio broadcast with Russell Mayes, Chuck Wilson, Bradley
Cooper, and T.J. Earl.
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2006
Region 2-3A Standings
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Place
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Team
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Reg.
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Over
|
|
1
|
Fulton
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2-0
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2-0
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2
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Catholic
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1-0
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3-0
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3
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Kingston
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1-0
|
2-0
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4
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Scott
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0-0
|
2-1
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5
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AC
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0-1
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0-2
|
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6
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Livingston
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0-1
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0-2
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7
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A-E
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0-2
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0-3
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Tornadoes At A
Glance
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Date
|
Opponent
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Result
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|
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25-Aug-06
|
at
Maryville
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L, 17-14
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1-Sep-06
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at CAK
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W, 42-0
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8-Sep-06
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Fulton
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15-Sep-06
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Loudon
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22-Sep-06
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McCallie
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29-Sep-06
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at
Wartburg
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6-Oct-06
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Rockwood
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13-Oct-06
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Sweetwater
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20-Oct-06
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at
Oliver Springs
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27-Oct-06
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B. T.
Washington
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Last Week
Anderson County
0 Fulton 32
Austin-East
19 Knoxville Catholic 30
Livingston Academy
0 Kingston 20
Oliver
Springs
40 Scott County 46
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Next
Week
Fulton will
travel to Chattanooga to face Boyd Buchanan next Friday. The Falcons
defeated the Buccaneers 43-7 last year in a match-up of teams that
had appeared in the BlueCross Bowl for three straight years. Grant
Reynolds took over as head coach at Boyd Buchanan earlier this
summer after the resignation of coach Robert Akins. Kickoff is at
7:30.
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This
Week
Anderson County
at Webb
Karns at Austin-East
Fulton at Alcoa
Livingston Academy at Station Camp
Rockwood at Kingston
Taft Youth Center at Scott County
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Fulton Yearly
Rushing Leaders 83-05
|
Year
|
Name
|
Carries
|
Yards
|
TD
|
|
1983
|
Rick
McGill
|
116
|
526
|
6
|
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1984
|
Kevin
Roach
|
119
|
509
|
6
|
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1985
|
Nicky
Estes
|
111
|
588
|
2
|
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1986
|
Gary
Downs
|
74
|
438
|
2
|
|
1987
|
Tony
Flanagan
|
133
|
934
|
7
|
|
1988
|
Tony
Flanagan
|
76
|
585
|
11
|
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1989
|
NA
|
|
|
|
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1990
|
Ralph
Mathes
|
69
|
420
|
|
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1991
|
Ralph
Mathes
|
73
|
467
|
|
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1992
|
Vernon
Davis
|
131
|
708
|
4
|
|
1993
|
Keith
Wilson
|
151
|
817
|
6
|
|
1994
|
Brian
Tate
|
103
|
628
|
2
|
|
1995
|
Brian
Tate
|
164
|
977
|
12
|
|
1996
|
Tyson
Porter
|
69
|
410
|
6
|
|
1997
|
DeMarcus
Fine
|
125
|
748
|
9
|
|
1998
|
Marcus
Thomas
|
150
|
1015
|
7
|
|
1999
|
DeMarcus
Fine
|
233
|
1953
|
21
|
|
2000
|
Jeff
Mitchell
|
174
|
1406
|
13
|
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2001
|
Jeff
Mitchell
|
296
|
2334
|
25
|
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2002
|
Demetris
Davis
|
224
|
1250
|
12
|
|
2003
|
Jam Fine
|
197
|
1298
|
10
|
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2004
|
Jam Fine
|
158
|
1143
|
11
|
|
2005
|
Dennis
Rogan
|
249
|
2112
|
31
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Next Week
Anderson County
at Kingston
Knoxville Catholic at Livingston Academy
Knoxville Fulton at Boyd-Buchanan
Scott County at Austin-East
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Fulton Statistical
Leaders
|
Rushing |
Carries |
Yards |
TD |
|
Dennis Rogan |
48 |
405 |
7 |
|
Receiving |
Catches |
Yards |
TD |
|
Dennis Freeney |
5 |
84 |
1 |
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Passing |
Att/Comp |
Yards |
TD |
|
Jock Stinson |
11/20 |
179 |
1 |
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Tackles |
Tackles |
-yd |
Sack |
|
Antonio Hamilton |
17 |
3.5 |
1 |
|
Bubba Stokes |
17 |
2 |
1 |
|
Dennis Rogan |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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Falcons on TV
Fulton makes
its 12th all-time live television appearance tonight.
Three of
those appearances have come in the BlueCross Bowl. Fulton has an
all-time record of 6-5 in TV games. Fulton won their first televised
matchup over Austin-East earlier in the year. Tonight’s game is also
the CSS regional game of the week, and will be carried on cable
systems throughout the South. The Falcons posted a 1-2 record in
televised games last season. Fulton is scheduled to appear on CSS
two other times this year. The network will also carry the Catholic,
and Carter games.
|
Year |
Team |
Result |
Network |
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2002 |
Gibbs |
W, 47-7 |
CSS |
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2002 |
Ridgeway |
L, 21-14 |
Fox/UPN |
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2003 |
Austin-East |
L, 25-7 |
CSS |
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2003 |
Covington |
W, 36-9 |
Fox/UPN |
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2004 |
Austin-East |
L, 20-6 |
CSS |
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2004 |
Anderson Co. |
W, 35-7 |
CSS |
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2004 |
Greenbrier |
W, 34-6 |
Fox/UPN |
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2005 |
Austin-East |
L, 36-33 |
CSS |
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2005 |
Alcoa |
L, 46-8 |
CSS |
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2005 |
Carter |
W, 42-0 |
CSS |
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2006 |
Austin-East |
W, 26-7 |
CSS |
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2006 |
Alcoa |
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CSS |
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Next Week
Fulton will
travel to Chattanooga to face Boyd Buchanan next Friday. The Falcons
defeated the Buccaneers 43-7 last year in a match-up of teams that
had appeared in the BlueCross Bowl for three straight years. Grant
Reynolds took over as head coach at Boyd Buchanan earlier this
summer after the resignation of coach Robert Akins. Kickoff is at
7:30.
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Rogan In Pursuit
of History
Dennis Rogan has a chance to pass a major record and milestone in
tonight’s game against Alcoa. If Rogan scores one rushing touchdown
tonight, he will set the all-time career rushing touchdown mark with
44 touchdowns. He is currently tied with Jeff Mitchell (98-01) with
43 career rushing TDs. With 2 yards rushing tonight, Rogan will
eclipse the 3000 career rushing yard mark. He currently sets third
on the all-time list behind Mitchell and DeMarcus Fine.
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This edition of the
Fulton Football Game Notes was compiled by Russell Mayes. Any media
inquires concerning the Falcons should be directed to Mayes at 594-1259.
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Falcons
Earn 75th Shutout
Defense has been a hallmark of Fulton Football down through the
years. Last week’s win over Anderson Co. set a defensive milestone
for the Falcons. The 32-0 victory over Anderson Co. was the 75th
all-time shutout for Fulton football. Fulton has recorded at least
one shutout for the last 10 seasons. Coach Coatney’s teams have
recorded a total of 19 shutouts since 1992. The Falcons recorded a
record 6 shutouts during the 1974 season. West High has been blanked
by the Falcons on 8 occasions, while Fulton has shutout Bearden 6
times, and Central 5 times. Fulton has never defeated Alcoa in a
shutout. Fulton’s longest shutout streak came in the 2002 playoffs
where FHS recorded three
consecutive
shutouts against Pigeon Forge, Seymour, and Gatlinburg
Pittman.Shutouts Under Coatney
|
1993
|
Horace
Maynard
|
33-0
|
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1995
|
Gibbs
|
41-0
|
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1995
|
Claiborne Co.
|
48-0
|
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1997
|
West
|
12-0
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1997
|
Carter
|
32-0
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1997
|
Lenoir
City
|
24-0
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1998
|
Gibbs
|
28-0
|
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1998
|
Austin-East
|
41-0
|
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1999
|
Gibbs
|
56-0
|
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2000
|
Scott
|
49-0
|
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2001
|
Scott
|
76-0
|
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2002
|
Pigeon
Forge
|
43-0
|
|
2002
|
Seymour
|
34-0
|
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2002
|
Gatlinburg-Pittman
|
24-0
|
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2003
|
Gibbs
|
59-0
|
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2003
|
Macon
Co.
|
26-0
|
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2004
|
Kingston
|
35-0
|
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2005
|
Carter
|
42-0
|
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2006
|
Anderson
Co.
|
32-0
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