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Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones

Elizabethton High School

StadiumCitizens Bank Stadium ColorsBurnt Orange & Black CoachShawn Witten
619-345-26All-time record
64%Winning pct.
3State titles
0Region titles
31Playoff appearances
53Seasons

Championships

State playoff titles
1938, 2019, 2020
State mythical titles
1977, 1980, 1982, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020
Region championships
None

Team Records

Overall Record
619-345-26
Winning Pct.
64%
State Playoff Titles
3
State Mythical Titles
District Titles
17
District Record
231-73
Home Record
356-151-14
Away Record
253-185-11

Playoff Records

Overall Record
43-28
Appearances
31
1st Round
20-11
2nd Round
10-9
3rd Round
8-2
Semi-Finals
2-6
Finals
3-0
Longest win streak
30 (8/23/2019-Current)
Longest losing streak
8 (9/16/1950-11/3/1950)

Season by Season

53 seasons. Asterisk marks a season with every score on file.

YearClassRecordPFPAPlayoffsRegionRegion rec.Coach
2021 * 4A 0-0 00 1 Shawn Witten
2020 * 4A 15-0 655214 5-0 1 Title 6-0 Shawn Witten
2019 * 4A 15-0 546157 5-0 1 Title 6-0 Shawn Witten
2018 * 4A 10-2 489219 1-1 1 5-1 Shawn Witten
2017 * 4A 9-3 489261 1-1 1 5-1 Shawn Witten
2016 * 3A 11-2 547160 2-1 1 Title 7-0 Shawn Witten
2015 * 3A 10-2 413182 1-1 1 Title 7-0 Shawn Witten
2014 * I-AA 8-3 485230 0-1 1 5-1 Shawn Witten
2013 * I-AA 10-2 462187 1-1 1 Title 6-0 Shawn Witten
2012 * I-AA 11-3 448194 3-1 1 Title 5-0 Shawn Witten
2011 * I-AA 8-4 371152 1-1 1 4-1 Shawn Witten
2010 * I-AA 9-5 334319 3-1 1 Title 5-0 Shawn Witten
2009 * I-AA 11-3 446163 3-1 1 Title 5-0 Shawn Witten
2008 * I-AAAA 5-6 296271 0-1 1 4-3 Shawn Witten
2007 * I-AAAA 4-6 158256 1 3-4 Shawn Witten
2006 * I-AAAA 3-7 135228 1 3-4 Eddie Pless
2005 * I-AAAA 5-6 211178 0-1 1 5-2 Eddie Pless
2004 * I-AAAA 8-5 272219 2-1 1 4-3 Eddie Pless
2003 * I-AAAA 6-5 219187 0-1 1 Title 6-1 Tommy Jenkins
2002 * I-AAAA 8-4 419254 1-1 1 5-2 Tommy Jenkins
2001 * I-AAAA 7-5 329217 1-1 1 5-2 Tommy Jenkins
2000 * I-AAAA 7-5 238252 1-1 1 Title 5-0 Tommy Jenkins
1999 * I-AAAA 12-2 563204 3-1 1 Title 5-0 Dave Rider
1998 * I-AAAA 12-2 520228 3-1 1 Title 5-0 Dave Rider
1997 * I-AAAA 11-3 471233 3-1 1 4-1 Dave Rider
1996 * AAAA 9-2 318182 0-1 1 Title 8-0 Dave Rider
1995 * AAAA 8-3 332180 0-1 1 Title 7-1 Dave Rider
1994 * AAAA 8-4 247222 1-1 1 5-1 Dave Rider
1993 * AAAA 6-5 230193 0-1 1 4-2 Dave Rider
1992 * AAA 7-4 273127 1 7-2 Dave Rider
1991 * AAA 3-7 163149 1 3-6 Dave Rider
1990 * AAA 6-4 151166 1 6-3 Dave Rider
1989 * AAA 5-5 147144 1 5-4 Jim Perkins
1988 * AAA 9-1 311107 1 8-1 Dave Rider
1987 * AAA 8-3 261143 1 7-2 Dave Rider
1986 * AAA 6-4 257112 1 4-4 Dave Rider
1985 * AAA 8-3 249168 0-1 1 6-2 Dave Rider
1984 * AAA 6-4 211184 1 5-3 Dave Rider
1983 * AAA 3-7 131194 1 2-6 Dave Rider
1982 * AAA 9-2 21886 0-1 1 Title 8-1 Dave Rider
1981 * AAA 5-5 142133 1 5-4 Dave Rider
1980 * AAA 9-2 198116 0-1 1 Title 8-0 Dave Rider
1979 * AAA 7-2 201103 1 4-2 Dave Rider
1978 * AAA 7-3 191136 1 4-2 Dave Rider
1977 * AAA 9-2 14983 0-1 1 Title 5-1 Dave Rider
1976 * AAA 5-5 12995 1 Dave Rider
1975 * AAA 6-4 192119 1 Larry Alderson
1974 * AAA 2-8 124231 1 Larry Alderson
1973 * AAA 4-6 161230 1 Lynn Goddard
1972 * AAA 9-1 309123 1 Lynn Goddard
1971 * AAA 7-3 214134 1 Lynn Goddard
1970 * AAA 6-4 171134 1 Lynn Goddard
1969 * AAA 8-2 272128 1 Lynn Goddard

Head Coaches

CoachYearsRecordPlayoffsRegion
Shawn Witten2007-21136-4126-1173-11
Eddie Pless2004-0616-182-212-9
Tommy Jenkins2000-0328-193-421-5
Dave Rider1990-9982-3610-754-16
Jim Perkins19895-5
Dave Rider1976-8891-430-466-28
Larry Alderson1974-758-12
Lynn Goddard1965-7353-33-2
Ernest Cosson1962-6414-14-4
Tom Pugh1959-6115-15-1
Claude Holsclaw1957-586-13
John Treadway1950-5643-22-6
Dwight Haynes1948-497-12-1
Mule Brown1926-47114-57-12
Albert Choate19250-2

Team Timeline

    By the Numbers

    Seasons
    98
    Winning Seasons
    73
    Losing Seasons
    20
    Most Wins in A Season
    15 (2020)
    Most Loses in A Season
    8 (1974)
    10 Win Seasons
    14
    Most Points Scored in a Game
    70 (10/30/2020)
    Most Points Scored in a Season
    655 (2020)
    Most Points Allowed in a Game
    75 (10/16/1926)
    Most Points Allowed in a Season
    320 (1958)
    Largest Margin of Victory
    68 (10/3/1986)
    Largest Margin of Defeat
    75 (10/16/1926)
    Most Points Both Teams in a Game
    104 (10/30/2020)
    Last Shutout
    10/8/2020
    Last Time Shutout
    10/19/2007
    Shutouts All-Time
    197
    Been Shutout All-Time
    106

    Records reflect scores on file; this program's history is 99.7% complete. Corrections are welcome.