| WARE COUNTY FOOTBALL HISTORY |
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| REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| Waycross High School |
Ware County High School |
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| 1989 – Region 2-AA |
2007– Region 3-AAAA |
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| 1985 – Region 2-AA |
2006 – Region 3-AAAA |
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| 1984 – Region 2-AA |
2004 – Region 1-AAAA |
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| 1981 – Region 1-AAA |
2003 – Region 1-AAAA |
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| 1977 – Region 1-AA |
1978 – Region 1-AAA |
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| 1961 – Region 1-AA |
1976 –Region 1-AA |
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| 1960 – Region 1-AA |
1960, 1961 – Region 1-A |
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| STATE RUNNER-UP |
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| Ware County High School – 2007/AAAA, 1961/A |
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| STATE CHAMPIONS |
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| Waycross High School – 1981/AAA, 1977/AA, 1961/AA, 1960/AA |
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| Center High School – 1962/A, 1956/A, 1954/A |
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| HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES |
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| Waycross H.S. Bulldogs |
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Ware County H.S. Gators |
| Dale Williams |
1972-1993 |
Ed Dudley |
2009 – Present |
| Nolan Lang |
1970-1971 |
John Stephens |
2008 |
| Paul Leroy |
1968-1969 |
Dan Ragle |
1999-2007 |
| Charles Rose |
1965-1967 |
Steve Pennington |
1996-1998 |
| Earl O’Neal |
1959-1964 |
Dale Williams |
1994-1995 |
| W.A. “Dub” Kendrick |
1954-1958 |
Rusty Ganas |
1986-1993 |
| Vassa Cate |
1946-1953 |
Brent Norris |
1984-1985 |
| Harry Wilson |
1942-1945 |
Bruce Bennett |
1975-1983 |
| Vassa Cate |
1941-1942 |
Jesse Dyess |
1972-1974 |
| Marshall O’Rear |
1940 |
Phil Early |
1969-1971 |
| B.W. Rushton |
1933-1939 |
Ernest Brannen |
1967-1968 |
| Luther Ray |
1931-1932 |
David Shields Sr. |
1964-1966 |
| Joe Mathews |
1928-1929 |
Tommy Guillebeau |
1958-1963 |
| R.E. Sherman |
1927 |
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| Harry Redmond |
1926 |
Center H.S. Tigers |
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| ?, Shealy |
1925 |
E.L. Saunders |
1957-1968 |
| Thad Lee |
1924 |
Clarence Fisher |
1951-1956 |
| C.H. Shiver |
1923 |
Arthur Fauntleroy |
1950 |
| ?, Myers |
1922 |
Archie Lewis |
1949 |
| ?, Garrett |
1914 |
Clyde Parker |
1948 |
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| Wacona H.S. Hornets |
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| Jack Jacques |
1957 |
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| C.B. Littlefield |
1953-1956 |
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| Wilson Stephenson |
1950-1952 |
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| Cleve Jones |
1949 |
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| Jack & Cleve Jones |
1948 |
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| MOST WINS – HEAD FOOTBALL COACH – as of 2011 |
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W L Tie |
Seasons |
Win% |
| Dale Williams |
230 -122 – 3 |
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64.79 |
| Ed Dudley |
159 – 71 - 0 |
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69.13 |
| Dan Ragel |
155- 77 – 2 |
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66.24 |
| Clarence Fisher |
134-111- 15 |
27 |
51.54 |
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| PLAYERS IN THE NFL |
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| Leodis McKelvin – CB |
Buffalo Bills – 2008 – Present |
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| Rusty Ganas – DT |
Baltimore Colts – 1971 |
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| Claude Hipps – DB/HB |
Pittsburgh Steelers – 1952-1953 |
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| PLAYERS IN THE CFL |
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| Timmy McCray – RB |
Saskatchewan Roughriders – 1986-1990 |
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Ottawa Rough Riders – 1984-1985 |
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| Doyle Orange – RB |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats – 1977-1978 |
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Toronto Argonauts – 1974-1976 |
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| STATE RECORD HOLDERS |
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| Mashard McKnight – 1999 – Most Passing Yards in a Season – 3,101 |
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| Fred Gibson – 1999 – Most Receiving Yards in a Season – 1,260 |
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| Most Points Scored in a Game – 106 Points in 1935: Waycross vs. Hazlehurst |
| Zack Griffin – 2010 – 5 field goals in North Clayton game – 3 way tie for state record |
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| TEAM HISTORY–as of 2011 |
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Total Weeks |
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Overall Record |
Ranked #1 |
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| Ware County Gators |
286 - 292 – 7 |
5 |
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| Waycross Bulldogs |
330 - 163 – 8 |
57 |
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| Center Tigers |
177 - 64 – 17 |
0 |
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| Wacona Hornets |
55 - 38 – 3 |
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Home Record |
Road Record |
Games – Longest Win Streak |
| Ware County Gators |
159 – 140 – 3 |
123 – 150 – 3 |
10 games 10/5/07 – 12/7/07 |
| Waycross Bulldogs |
186 – 78 - 1 |
142 - 84 – 7 |
20 games 9/2/77 – 10/6/78 |
| Center Tigers |
73 - 26 - 9 |
38 - 36 – 8 |
12 games 10/10/60- 10/21/61 |
| Wacona Hornets |
55 - 38 - 3 |
23 - 22 – 2 |
11 games 11/22/50 – 11/21/51 |
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| ALL-STATE PLAYERS – as of 2011 |
1st Team |
All-State |
| Ware County High School |
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43 |
79 |
| Waycross High School |
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30 |
58 |
| Wacona High School |
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6 |
6 |
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| *Information compiled and provided by Daniel Morris, Ware County Touchdown Club, Inc. (www.warecogatorsfootball.com) |
| Sources: Georgia High School Football Historians Association (www.ghsfha.org), www.nfl.com, www.cfl.ca, Timmy McCray, Whit Dixon, Alan Rigdon, and Gary Griffin |
