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West Morgan Football Team History


West Morgan Rebels
West Morgan High School

261 S. Greenway Dr. Trinity, AL 35673
Stadium: Rebels Stadium
Colors: Maroon & Gray
Coach: Billy Hopkins
Region: 3A-R15
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1966  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights
 Billy Hopkins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Morgan.
 The Rebels won the Class 3A Region 15 Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 4  vs. East Lawrence    20   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Colbert Heights    17   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Danville    33   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Falkville    27   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ East Limestone   *  33   30   W (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Clements   *  49   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Ardmore   *  48   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Elkmont   *  14   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Colbert County    14   32   L       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Red Bay    49   28   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Winfield    28   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. Plainview    22   38   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored354
  Scoring Average29.5
  Points Allowed212
  Defense Average17.7
  Opponents Record60-72
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-1
1997 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 6(10-1)52 ASWA
9/11/19971 10(0-1) ASWA
9/18/19972 10(1-1) ASWA
9/25/19973 7(2-1) ASWA
10/2/19974 5(3-1) ASWA
10/9/19975 4(4-1) ASWA
10/16/19976 5(5-1) ASWA
10/23/19977 4(6-1) ASWA
10/30/19978 4(7-1) ASWA
11/6/19979 8(7-2) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 7(8-2) ASWA
  
1997 Class 3A Region 15 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 Morgan 9-33542121-150524-014465  Billy Hopkins
East Limestone 5-62441810-116293-112841  Phil Cavnar
Elkmont 5-51501322-24149  Marvin Young
Clements 4-62012131-350112  Vince Green
Ardmore 2-81112710-423119  Martin Bailey

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No West Morgan Players on File.

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jeremy KingQB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Mike JohnsonLB Sr. HM  BN
 Taris BirtWR Sr.6-2170 1st  ASWA
 Taris BurtWR Sr.6-2170 1st  BN



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