Augusta High School
Arkansas 1992 Class A State Championships at Memorial Stadium in Little Rock early eighty miles northeast of Little Rock lies the N= farming community of Augusta, Arkansas home also the principal, athletic director and an english teacher of Augusta High School.
Ever since the beginning of the 1980 season, the Red school football team has grown through the leadership of only Devils have been involved in the state playoffs nine times. Of three head football coaches since it’s foundation in the early these nine appearances, Augusta High participated in the chamof the Red Devil football team.
1940's. pionship game five times.
Curtis King. once considered the dean of high school sons became true testers: for the Red Devils as they missed the football in the state, established the Red Devil football proplayoffs doth years. The small, but determined, forty member gram, and coached for over thirty years, retiring in 1973. team knew something had to be done, with hard work through- Coach Larry Greewme lead the team for the next seven consecuout the off season, and intense workouts in the weightroom the tive seasons, fron #973 through 1979.
Red Devils were ready for a new season, and a new reign in the class A division. ‘fhe hard work paid off with an undefeated reins in 1980 and is curremily serving as head coach. season and a chance at the state title. In the state championship game, Augusta put together some impressive drives, a strong defense, and defeated Murfreesboro 27-20, bringing home another state championship in 1992. During the 1992 season, the team defeated both a Double A team as well as a triple A team, making it a time when one “A” is truly better than five "A''s*. Since 1980, Coach Wilson and the Red Devils have amassed an impressive |12-39-3 record.
(54-29-0 as a AA school and 58-10-3 as a class A school.) “We believe in a strong off-season program, in preparing Nolan Deadlifted 615 Ibs. in a BFS Clinic 3 years ago at the age of 15 has lifted us to heights we probably could not have reached otherwise.” — Coach Carrol Wilson our kids for the upcoming season.” states coach Wilson “Our philosophy is that when the game is on the line, strength and conditioning will get you over the wall and give you a greater chance to succeed.” “The Bigger-Faster-Stronger Program has lifted us to heights we probably could not have reached otherwise.
athletes have come to understand that the sweat in the weightroom produces winners on the field and in the hallways at school.” said Coach Wilson. During this last seasons 13-0-] championship campaign, the Red Devils averaged over thirty-two points per game while giving up a mere ten points (most of which came after the game had been decided) with the starting defense on the sideline. most recent run in the state playoffs,” declared Wilson. “During the last three games, the Red Devils consistently put together long, ball-contro! drives that were possible, we feel, only through the strength and conditioning program our players had participated in.
The offensive front line, in particular, consisted of young men who had really paid the price in the weight room. That intense work ethic transferred from the weight room directly to the home field, and at crunch time made the winning difference.” Today with players and coaches sporting new state championship rings, coach Wilson reminded the team “we must quickly remember that rings don’t win championships, hard work does.” The Augusta High Red are looking forward to the upcoming new season, as they strive to keep the winning tradition alive. #2 Mike Maurg gives to # 44 Zeb Bradley COST: ONLY $40.00 FOR THE COMPLETE SET Six 28" by 22"
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From BFS Magazine — Summer 1993. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
