Thirty-three locally hosted selections from an 85-page source book: the region-title run, three playoff wins, the first state semifinal, Herndon’s postseason honors and the newspaper’s snapshot of Greenbrier football at the edge of a new era.
The 2003 scrapbook contains 85 surviving pages. Thirty-three selections below tell the core story of the season and postseason run.
85Surviving scans
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5Held pages
Preseason tune-upGreenbrier dominates a preseason scrimmage with Westmoreland; the accompanying story says the Bobcats scored seven touchdowns to the Eagles’ two.Westmoreland scrimmage storyThe tune-up story records seven Greenbrier touchdowns, including a 70-yard Justin Pigg run, and frames a team still with work to do.A missing rushing game recoveredThe Creek Wood preview explicitly records Roger Herndon at 209 yards vs. David Lipscomb and 236 yards vs. Beech after moving from quarterback to running back.204 yards on eight touchesHerndon rushed for 204 yards on eight carries and scored three touchdowns in the 49–7 win over Creek Wood.The streak reaches 22White House’s 10–7 win pushed its series streak over Greenbrier to 22. The score box gives Herndon 148 rushing yards.White House 10, Greenbrier 7The contemporary scoring/stat box for the rivalry game.Bobcats hold on for winGreenbrier’s 14–10 win over Sycamore begins the three-game stretch that ultimately decided Region 5-3A.Greenbrier tops Page, leads regionA stopped two-point conversion preserved a 21–19 win and sole possession of first place in Region 5-3A.Bobcats run away with regionGreenbrier beat Marshall County 36–27 to clinch the Region 5-3A championship.First place in Region 5-3ARoger Herndon breaks a tackle in the region-title stretch.The 3A playoff roadThe scrapbook’s Class 3A playoff bracket.27–0 over McNairy CentralGreenbrier avenged its 2001 playoff loss with a first-round shutout. Clint Russell finished with 125 rushing yards.Bring on Crockett CountyGreenbrier survived Sycamore 23–22 in two overtimes after the War Eagles went for two and the win.The two-overtime finishHerndon carried 27 times for 128 yards; Adam Adcock stopped the final conversion pass short of the goal line.Ziegler on the sidelineSenior Barrett Brown embraces assistant coach Kelly Ziegler after the 23–22 playoff win over Sycamore.Greenbrier hands Crockett first lossHerndon ran for 210 yards and the go-ahead touchdown as Greenbrier beat previously unbeaten Crockett County 20–13.Hunter Norton vs. Crockett CountyQuarterback Hunter Norton scores in the second quarter of the quarterfinal win.Greenbrier seeks second ’03 titleThe Tennessean explicitly connects the football semifinal run to softball’s 2003 state championship, the school’s first high-school state crown.Community spirit strong in GreenbrierThe semifinal week became a town story, not merely a football story.Thanksgiving-week footballThe community feature recalls Kirk Williams playing on Greenbrier’s first playoff team in 1977 and describes the 2003 team practicing through Thanksgiving week.Road to Murfreesboro snowed underCovington ended Greenbrier’s run 20–6 on a snowy, muddy field. Roger Herndon finished with 99 rushing yards.Super season ends for BobcatsA semifinal action image of Roger Herndon against Covington.Barrett Brown in the semifinalBarrett Brown runs against Covington in the Class 3A semifinal.Cats finish with 10–4 markThe season-ending account records the final 10–4 record and Herndon’s 99-yard semifinal effort.Welcome to the 3A eliteThe surviving scrapbook phrase that gives the season its collection identity.Herndon finalist for Mr. FootballThe finalist story lists 1,705 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns at that point in the postseason and notes Derrick Lucas’s 1994 award.First-team All-MidstateThe year-end profile says Herndon produced nearly 2,300 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns in 14 games and led Greenbrier to its first semifinal appearance.Region 5-3A banquetProgram cover for the 2003 Region 5-3A banquet.Region 5-3A awardsRoger Herndon was Region Player of the Year, Trevor Dickerson Defensive Player of the Year and Kirk Williams Head Coach of the Year.2003 TSSAA playoffsClass 3A TSSAA football playoffs souvenir-program cover.Robertson County Times postseason honorsRoger Herndon is Player of the Year and Trevor Dickerson Defensive MVP, with numerous Greenbrier players on the first teams.2003 All-Times offenseThe Robertson County Times offense graphic includes Roger Herndon, Clint Russell, Nick Brown, Curtis Scott and Don Scott from Greenbrier.2003 All-Times defenseThe Robertson County Times defense graphic preserves the county’s 2003 defensive selections.
