reeltown football history

26 Region Championships

1974 1978

1981 1982 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1998 1999

2003 2008 2009

2010 2012 2018 2019

2022 2023 2024

11 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPearances

1984 1987 1991 1992 2000 2001 2009 2010 2019 2023 2024

4 State Championships

1987 2001 2009 2024

2009 AHSAA 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
COACH MATT JOHNSON, COACH DUANE WEBSTER, & COACH JACKIE O’NEAL PICTURED CELEBRATING THE 500TH WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

Longest Rivalry

Reeltown’s longest rivalry is with Notasulga. They have met 67 times, with reeltown winning 40 of them, notasulga winning 26, and 1 tie.

playoff record

40 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

overall record: 80 wins & 37 Losses / 1st round: 30-11 / 2nd round 21-9 / QUARTERFINALS: 15-6 / Semifinals: 11-4 / State championship game: 4-7

HISTORY OF honored PLAYERS

ALABAMA v.s. MISSISSIPPI ALL-STAR GAME

CORY O’Neal - DEFENSIVE BACK - 1991 - Samford university

Eric Shaw - Tight End - 2019 - university of south carolina

AHSAA North v.s. South ALL-STAR Game

Floyd Newman - fullback - 1961

Tony ware - defensive end - 1962

Jackie O'Neal - running back - 1972 - Livingston university

Chris Ledbetter - quarterback - 1983 - auburn university

ANDY CHAVERS - OFFENSIVE LINE - 1983

KOREY EDWARDS - DEFENSIVE BACK - 2016

TORRAN SMITH - OFFENSIVE LINE - 2017

TREY O’NEAL - LINEBACKER - 2018 - TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

RHASHEED WILSON - DEFENSIVE BACK - 2019 - HUNTINGDON COLLEGE

WILSON HILL - OFFENSIVE LINE - 2020

MATT JOHNSON - COACH - 2020 - SOUTH TEAM ASSISTANT COACH

LOGAN DILLARD - OFFENSIVE LINE - 2022

ARTHUR J. WOODS III - ATHLETE - 2023 - HUNTINGDON COLLEGE

MATT JOHNSON - COACH - 2023 - SOUTH TEAM ASSISTANT COACH

CATAVIS “TAE” MARTIN- ATHLETE - 2024

2A LINEMAN OF THE YEAR

SHAQUILLE ROBERSON - LINEBACKER - 2009 - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM

SHAQUILLE ROBERSON - LINEBACKER - 2010 - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM

ERIC SHAW - LINEBACKER - 2019 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

SUPER 12 TEAM

SHAQUILLE ROBERSON - LINEBACKER - 2009 - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM

aLL-STATE PLAYERS

1937 - 1A

WELCH - CENTER

1938 - 1A

GRISBY - RUNNING BACK

1957 - 1A

MEADOWS - FULLBACK

WEISNER - GUARD

1958 - 1A

John Elkins - TACKLE

HAMMONDS - LINEBACKER

1959 - 1A

GOLDEN - TACKLE

1960 - 1A

FLOYD NEWMAN - FULLBACK

TONY WARE - DEFENSIVE END

1964 - 1A

TOMMY DILLARD - RUNNING BACK

LAMAR GRIGGS - DEFENSIVE END

1965 - 1A/2A

TOMMY DILLARD - RUNNING BACK

LAMAR GRIGGS - RUNNING BACK

DONALD HOOD - CENTER

1969 - 1A

GARY CLAYTON - CENTER/LINEBACKER

1970 - 1A

WILBUR TERRELL - ATHLETE

1971 - 1A/2A

JACKIE O’NEAL - RUNNING BACK

1972 - 1A

JACKIE O’NEAL - RUNNING BACK

1973 - 1A

WILLIE HUGHLEY - RUNNING BACK

NIX - LINEBACKER

1974 - 1A

DERRELL MUSICK - LINEBACKER

WILLIE HUGHLEY - RUNNING BACK

NIX - LINEBACKER

1977 - 1A

LONNIE JONES - DEFENSIVE END

1978 - 1A

MICHAEL HEARD - RUNNING BACK

1979 - 1A

GLENN TERRELL - OFFENSIVE LINE

1980 - 1A/2A

GLENN TERRELL - OFFENSIVE LINE

1981 - 1A/2A

MARK HARRIS - DEFENSIVE LINE

1982 - 1A

MARK HARRIS - DEFENSIVE LINE/RECEIVER

1984 - 2A

WILLIAM BELL - LINEBACKER/RUNNING BACK

TRACY GRAY - OFFENSIVE LINE/DEFENSIVE LINE

DOYLE THOMAS - PUNTER

DOUGLAS THOMAS - OFFENSIVE LINE

1985 - 2A

TRACY GRAY - LINEBACKER

KEITH WASHINGTON - RUNNING BACK

JOHNNY POTTS - OFFENSIVE LINE

DOUG THOMAS - RUNNING BACK

1986 - 2A

IRA SHAW - OFFENSIVE LINE/LINEBACKER

1987 - 2A

SCOTT MEADOWS - LINEBACKER/PUNTER

GERALD POTTS - RUNNING BACK/LINEBACKER

DUANE WEBSTER - HEAD COACH

ANTHONY McKENZIE - OFFENSIVE LINE/DEFENSIVE LINE

1988 - 2A

WADE MANCIL - OFFENSIVE LINE

TRACY HOLSTICK - QUARTERBACK

TRACY POTTS - DEFENSIVE BACK

MICHAEL WALTON - OFFENSIVE LINE

KENYATTA SILCOTT - RUNNING BACK

ERIC DILLARD - LINEBACKER

CLARENCE HEARD - DEFENSIVE LINE

1989 - 2A

WADE MANCIL - OFFENSIVE LINE

MICHAEL NELSON - TIGHT END

MARVIN HOSEA - DEFENSIVE BACK

MARCUS HEARD - PUNTER

1990 - 2A

TRAVIS LEE - LINEBACKER

RUSHIN GIDDENS - OFFENSIVE LINE

MARCUS HEARD - PUNTER

ELMER GAUNT - DEFENSIVE LINE

CORY O’NEAL - QUARTERBACK/DEFENSIVE BACK/KICKER

1991 - 2A

JACKIE O’NEAL - COACH

ERIC SHAW - LINEBACKER

ELMER GAUNT - DEFENSIVE LINE

CORY O’NEAL - DEFENSIVE BACK

ANTONIO LOVE - OFFENSIVE LOVE

1992 - 2A

TONY HORNSBY - QUARTERBACK

STACEY ROBERSON - RECEIVER

JACKIE O’NEAL - COACH

ERIC SHAW - LINEBACKER

ELMER GAUNTT - DEFENSIVE LINE

1994 - 2A

JASON INGRAM - OFFENSIVE LINE

1995 - 2A

DAMIEN CRAWLEY -DEFENSIVE LINE

JEREMIAH DRUMMOND - DEFENSIVE BACK

KIT COAN - LINEBACKER

RICHARD TAYLOR - DEFENSIVE BACK

1997 - 2A

RODRICK SMITH - DEFENSIVE LINE

1999 - 2A

KRAGIUS SCOTT - OFFENSIVE LINE

2000 - 1A

DARIUS CRAWLEY - LINEBACKER

JAQUES PYANT - LINEBACKER

JOE MACK HUCHERSON - RUNNING BACK

LAWRENCE O’NEAL - QUARTERBACK

2001 - 1A

DAVID JONES - OFFENSIVE LINE

JACK CEASOR - DEFENSIVE BACK

JACKIE O’NEAL - COACH

JAQUES PYANT - RUNNING BACK

JOE MACK HUCHERSON - LINEBACKER

JOSH TAYLOR - TIGHT END

LAWRENCE O’NEAL - DEFENSIVE BACK

2002 - 1A

ANDRE SMITH - DEFENSIVE BACK

DAVID JONES - OFFENSIVE LINE/DEFENSIVE LINE

2003 - 1A

ANDRE SMITH - DEFENSIVE BACK

ANTHONY CARBONI - OFFENSIVE LINE

DEMETRIUS STOKES - RUNNING BACK/ATHLETE

JJ PEAVY - DEFENSIVE LINE

2004 - 1A

AJ HAYDEN - DEFENSIVE BACK

JJ PEAVY - DEFENSIVE LINE

2009 - 2A

WILLIE McKENZIE - RUNNING BACK

SHAQUILLE ROBERSON - LINEBACKER

NELSON ROBINSON - DEFENSIVE BACK

JAMAR WILLIAMS - OFFENSIVE LINE

2010 - 2A

SHAQUILLE ROBERSON - LINEBACKER

KI-SHAWN POWELL - RUNNING BACK

JAMAR WILLIAMS - OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - 2A

JAYSON STEPHENS - OFFENSIVE LINE

KEMOND GAUNTT - LINEBACKER

TYWONE STEWART - RUNNING BACK

2012 - 2A

ARIKO STEWART - DEFENSIVE BACK

JAYSON STEPHENS - OFFENSIVE LINE

JESTAVIA NORRIS - LINEBACKER

TYWONE STEWART - RUNNING BACK

2013 - 2A

BLAKE BAKER - OFFENSIVE LINE

DEVONTE FERRELL - DEFENSIVE BACK

2014 - 2A

EDWARD CARREKER - LINEBACKER

PAUL HODGES - DEFENSIVE LINE

KOREY EDWARDS - DEFENSIVE BACK

WILLIAM WRIGHT - DEFENSIVE LINE

2016 - 2A

BLAKE BAKER - OFFENSIVE LINE

TORRAN SMITH - OFFENSIVE LINE

2018 - 2A

CHANDLER GRAY - DEFENSIVE LINE

KEKE HUGHLEY - ATHLETE

LIOTEZ LEWIS - DEFENSIVE LINE

2019 - 2A

CAMERON FAISON - RUNNING BACK

CONNOR MOORE - PUNTER/KICKER

ERIC SHAW - ATHLETE

LA’BRIAN PONDS - OFFENSIVE LINE

TRE TRE HUGHLEY - ATHLETE

2020 - 3A

LJ HILL - OFFENSIVE LINE

2021 - 3A

DEE GRIFFIN - DEFENSIVE LINE

2022 - 2A

LOGAN DILLARD - OFFENSIVE LINE

TAE MARTIN - DEFENSIVE BACK

2023 - 2A

ARTHUR WOODS III - RUNNING BACK

TAE MARTIN - ATHLETE

BOWMAN BRUMBELOE - OFFENSIVE LINE

DEE BROWN - PUNTER

FINN HENDERSON - LINEBACKER

The Standard of Excellence is Maintained by Respecting the Pride, Tradition, & Honor that was set by the Rebels who came before us. PRIDE, HONOR, & TRADITION ARE EMBEDDED IN THE NAME REELTOWN.
— - COACH CHAD ABRAMS