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1990

Year three of the Steve Sorrells rebuild produced its first four-win season and three varsity shutouts.

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1990

Four Wins, Three Shutouts

The record improves for a third straight year, Greenbrier gets to 4–3 through seven games, and the defense allows only six total points in the Bobcats' four victories.
Head Coach: Steve Sorrells3rd SeasonClass AA · District 103 Shutouts
4-671 PF · 214 PA · 0-4 District
4–6Overall
3Shutouts
4–3After 7 Games

Greenbrier's record moved forward again in 1990. After Steve Sorrells opened his tenure 2–8 in 1988 and improved to 3–7 in 1989, the Bobcats reached 4–6 in year three — the first four-win season of the Sorrells era and Greenbrier's first since 1986.

The four wins had a clear identity. Greenbrier beat Montgomery Central 7–0, Cheatham County 14–6, Houston County 13–0 and East Robertson 7–0. Across those four victories, the defense surrendered only six total points. Three of the wins were shutouts, and after the East Robertson game the Bobcats stood 4–3.

The Cheatham County win now has a contemporary scoring capsule. Todd Williamson threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Foote and scored again on a 25-yard run. The clipping also includes Ludvig Swedjemark on the extra point, giving the 14–6 win actual play-level detail instead of only a final score.

District 10 record
Historical District 10 standings place Greenbrier fifth at 0–4 in district play. The four district losses — Macon County, Springfield, White House and Portland — accounted for a combined 21 Greenbrier points and 154 opponent points.

The final three games turned a promising 4–3 start into the 4–6 finish. White House won 38–14, Westmoreland won 35–9 and Portland closed the season 42–7. The Westmoreland scoring summary confirms Greenbrier was 4–5 after that game and lists the Bobcats' scoring plays: a 20-yard field goal by Ludvig Swedjemark and a 5-yard touchdown run credited in the newspaper to Jamie Hire.

Greenbrier's 100-yard rushing records supplies another piece of the varsity picture. Jeremy Hire ran for 130 yards against Houston County and 109 against White House. The Houston County performance came in the 13–0 shutout, while the White House performance came in a rivalry loss.

100-Yard Rushing Games

Game film
No season-specific 1990 game-film folder has been located yet.
2 varsity scrapbook features · no game film currently available

Click any opponent for the game summary. Film badges mark games with video.

#OpponentScoreResult
1Montgomery Central7–0W
2Macon Co. District0–26L
3Cheatham Co.14–6W
4Springfield District0–48L
5Houston Co.13–0W
6Fairview0–19L
7East Robertson7–0W
8White House District14–38L
9Westmoreland9–35L
10Portland District7–42L
People in the record

Postseason honors

Greenbrier’s postseason honors records add the players recognized that season.

Names and spellings follow the school’s postseason honors records. The record uses Jamie Hire here while the separate 100-yard rushing records uses Jeremy Hire; the collection keeps both source forms visible. Open the full honors record →

From the Scrapbook

The 1990 varsity material is shown separately from the Middle School material.

1990 Greenbrier 14 Cheatham County 6 scoring capsule
Greenbrier 14, Cheatham County 6Todd Williamson hit Jonathan Foote for a 75-yard touchdown and added a 25-yard scoring run. Ludvig Swedjemark kicked the extra points.
1990 Westmoreland 35 Greenbrier 9 football scoring summary
Westmoreland 35, Greenbrier 9The varsity scoring summary confirms Greenbrier fell to 4–5 and lists the Bobcats' two scores: Ludvig Swedjemark's 20-yard field goal and a 5-yard touchdown credited to Jamie Hire.
Expanded season record

Season record · 1990

This page reflects the records currently available. Featured clippings are shown once rather than repeated elsewhere on the page.

10Game entries
2Featured items
0Film records
0CoachT material
2 varsity scrapbook features
CONTEMPORARY COVERAGE

1990 in print

7 source scans from the season's newspaper file. Open any clipping at full size, or continue into its game page when one is linked.

District 10-AA preseason outlook newspaper scan
Aug. 24, 1990

District 10-AA preseason outlook

Greenbrier enters the district conversation as a possible surprise, with Jamie Hire, Joe Ward, Kip Menesse and Chad Justice among the names in print.

Greenbrier 14, Cheatham County 6 newspaper scan
Sept. 1990

Greenbrier 14, Cheatham County 6

Todd Williamson connects with Jonathan Foote for a 75-yard touchdown and adds a 25-yard scoring run.

BOBCAT PEOPLE · 1990

Names behind the season

Meet the players and coaches identified in the 1990 material.

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