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West End Football Team History

West End Lions

West End High School

1840 Pearson Ave. SW Birmingham, AL 35211
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Royal Blue & Orange
Coach: Ray Williams
Region: 4A-R5

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1930 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2007

1976 Season Highlights

Ray Williams enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West End.

The Lions won the Class 4A Region 5 Championship.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Woodlawn	21	7	W	Legion Field
Thu., Sep. 9	Wenonah	41	0	W	Fair Park
Fri., Sep. 17	Phillips Birmingham *	7	3	W	Rickwood Field
Fri., Sep. 24	Banks	20	23	L	Legion Field
Thu., Sep. 30	Carver Birmingham	28	6	W	Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 8	Ensley *	20	0	W	Legion Field
Thu., Oct. 14	Hayes *	21	27	L	Lawson Field
Thu., Oct. 21	Parker *	42	7	W	Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 29	Jones Valley *	25	2	W	Fair Park
Thu., Nov. 4	Jackson-Olin *	14	12	W	Fair Park
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 12	Bye					1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 19	Vestavia Hills	26	14	W		2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 26	@ Murphy	14	24	L		Semi-finals Playoffs

1976 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	279
Scoring Average	23.3
Points Allowed	125
Defense Average	10.4
Opponents Record	71-52 -1
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1976 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
West End was not ranked.

1976 Class 4A Region 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
West End	9-3	279	125	1-1	40	38	5-1	129	51	Ray Williams
Ensley	7-3	227	121				4-1	134	66	Ronnie Syphrus
Jackson-Olin	5-5	186	133				4-1	100	61	Robert Dickerson
Phillips Birmingham	8-1	160	41				3-1	58	20	David Childers
Jones Valley	6-4	153	133				3-2	49	67	John Galloway
Wenonah	3-7	152	267				1-5	83	152	Melvin Grant
Parker	1-8	86	226				0-4	42	117	Wendell Jones

1976 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No West End Players on File.

1976 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Anthony Powlkes	B	Sr.	5-11	180	2nd	BPH
Fowlkes	B				HM	BN
Keith Johnson	G	Sr.	6-0	210	1st	BN
Keith Johnson	L	Sr.	6-0	210	2nd	BPH

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