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A Celebration of Byrnes Football 10 Years

On a cold rainy night on November 23, 2001 Byrnes would lose to Conway 19-14 in a heart breaking game that would have sent them to the State Championship, little did we know how that would motivate Byrnes Football into I guess what others now have labeled as the "Football Empire"
Let’s take a look at a few of those accomplishments.
Accomplishments since game 1 vs Aiken of the 2002 season:

2002 - 14 wins 1 loss
2003 - 15 wins 0 losses
2004 - 13 wins 1 loss
2005 - 15 wins 0 losses
2006 - 11 wins 2 losses
2007 - 15 wins 0 losses
2008 - 14 wins 1 loss
2009 - 13 wins 2 losses
2010 - 12 wins 3 losses
2011 - 13 wins 2 losses

147 games played (last 10 years)
135 wins
12 losses

7 Region Titles
8 State Championships
1 State Runner-up

25 consecutive playoff wins at Byrnes (current)

9 consecutive football seasons (02-10) no losses at Byrnes

Byrnes offense scores record 777 points in 2005

Points scored overall in Byrnes 147 games: 6,285
Points scored by opponents in 147 games: 1,951

2 Head Football Coaches (last 10 years)

Bobby Bentley (record 2002 - 2006)
68 wins
4 losses

Chris Miller (record 2007 - 2011)
67 wins
8 losses
Byrnes in the 12 losses have only lost to 3 state teams (Dorman, Gaffney and Myrtle Beach) and 3 out of state teams (Evangel, Hoover and St Thomas Aquinas) and the the Rebels have only lost 3 region games in 10 years (Gaffney 06, Dorman 08 and 10)

Note: Bobby and Chris each have 100 plus wins in their individual coaching careers, each of the 100 wins came as Head Coach of Byrnes

Bobby Bentley's 100th win came in 2006 in a 21-20 win over Moeller, Ohio
Chris Miller's 100th win came in 2011 in a 58-21 win over Rock Hill, SC

Trips out of State games
trip to play in Shreveport, Louisiana in 2002
trip to play in Fort Walton Beach, FL in 2004 (cancelled due to Hurricane Ivan)
trip to play in Nashville, TN in 2005
trip to play in Cincinnati, OH in 2006
trip to play in Centerville, OH in 2007
trip to play in North Gwinnett, GA in 2008
trip to play in North Gwinnett, GA in 2009
trip to play in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2009
trip to play in Louisville, KEN in 2011

National and Regional LIVE TV games
ESPN live at Byrnes vs Glades Central, FL in 2006
Ohio TV live vs Moeller, OH in 2006
Fox Sports South live vs Gaffney, SC in 2006
Fox Sports South live at Byrnes vs DR Phillips, FL in 2007
Fox Sports South live vs North Gwinnett, GA in 2008
ESPNU live at Byrnes vs Pahokee, FL in 2008
ESPNU live vs St Thomas Aquinas, FL in 2009
ESPN live vs Hoover, AL in 2010
ESPN live vs Dorman, SC in 2010

South Carolina Mr. Football Award
Trey Elder 2003
Prince Miller 2005
Marcus Lattimore 2009

NCAA FCS National Championship
Trey Elder
Blake Elder

The Elder Brothers also defeated the University of Michigan at the Big House in 2007

ACC Championship Winners
Trey Bailey 2006 – Wake Forest
Chad Diehl 2011 – Clemson

SEC Championship Game
Marcus Lattimore 2010 - USC
Nick Jones 2010 - USC

Major NCAA Bowls with Byrnes Alumni
Sugar Bowl
Orange Bowl
Gator Bowl
Capital One Bowl
Chick-fil-a Bowl
Independence Bowl
Liberty Bowl
Champ Sports Bowl
Motor City Bowl
Music City Bowl
Military Bowl
Meineke Care Car Bowl
BBVA Compass Bowl

Gatorade Player of the Year
Willy Korn 2006
Marcus Lattimore 2009

Byrnes featured on the NFL network in 2006

Byrnes featured in USA Today and New York Times

Byrnes selected for MTV's High School Football reality show Two-A-Days

Byrnes installed new reserved PSL seats in 2006

Byrnes installed new digital plasma jumbotron scoreboard in 2006

Byrnes opened a new 4 million dollar athletic field house in 2007

Byrnes signed contract with Nike

Byrnes flew on commercial airlines to play National games

Byrnes ranked #1 in the Nation USA Today in 2008

Byrnes QB to Elite 11 in California

Byrnes players in US Army and Under Armor All Star Games

Byrnes has played 15 out of state teams in the 147 games played in 10 years

Byrnes Rebels Visa Card

Byrnes DB Prince Miller playing for the Georgia Bulldogs photo on the cover of the New Orleans daily news intercepting pass in the Sugar Bowl

Byrnes DB John Talley played at Duke University – 2nd all time in interceptions in the ACC

Rebels TD Club established in 2002

I am very certain we have many more things to list.

We at Byrnes Football are very blessed to have such wonderful community support, the absolute best sponsors and friends who provide financial support and an administration who supports our hard work both on and off the field.

We trust you will have a very Blessed Merry Christmas and a most prosperous New Year!

Sincerely,

Supporting and Serving the “Finest Young Men in America”

Tony McAbee

Byrnes Football
As we gave our player of the week awards at our weekly Sunday team
meeting, I began to reflect on the year. I asked the coaches how many
State Championships they have been involved with as a player or coach.
I was astonished with the numbers that our staff has accumulated over
the years.
Coaches with State Championship Game Experience:
Miller 12
Bentley 9
Bullard 9
Gillespie 9
Srock 9
Hansen 6
Howard 6
Scott 6
Woodall 6
Bailey 5
Glenn 5
Henderson 5
Kelly 5
Crowe 4
Feiling 2
Bunton 1

But what impressed me more was when I asked the players to reflect on
the season, and list what they learned this year. I can tell you that
this was one of the most rewarding years of my career due to the overall
improvement displayed by numerous players. These young men suffered
through humiliation and trials (to the point it truly hurt) yet stuck to
the task when others doubted. Yes, I know that what they learned will
not be listed on a school district's report card or may not increase an
SAT score, but true learning was achieved.
I have listed the things the guys posted as statements of lessons
learned from this year's season:

Devos - Give maximum effort / care for one another
Jones - Everyone is important / work ethic is action / Scout Team is
important
Weldon - Football should not be the highlight of your life
Dominique - Learn to Trust others
Acevado - Leadership training
Wharton - Learn to face challenges and adversity
Dillard - Through thorns and thistle see it through
Howard - Learn to do your job to be successful
Pinson - Be respectable / Be coachable
Taylor - Relationships are important / No excuses
AJ - Commitment and keep your composure
Hudson - Perseverance
Williams - Never give up
Booker - Believe in us as coaches
Harpel - Responsibility and Accountability
Srock - Hard work pays off
Weldon - Know your seat on the bus (know your role)
Taylor - All of us have potential
Woodall - Trust in one another
Acevado - there is a difference in being hurt and injured
Jones - Have heart like Ben Clark
Bailey - football is more than X’s / O’s
Henderson - Best players must be our best leaders
Marcus - Love the game no matter what and you must practice

If we take time to listen to a young person we will learn also. Having
witnessed it first hand and regardless of how many games we win, I can
testify our players learned life lessons this year.
Thanks for truly caring about the overall development of our young
people!!

Bobby Bentley