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Cherokee County Football Team History

Cherokee County Warriors

Cherokee County High School

910 Warrior Dr. Centre, AL 35960
Stadium: Warriors Stadium/Johnson Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Bobby Joe Johnson
Region: 3A-R12

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1920 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Bobby Joe Johnson enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Cherokee County.

The Warriors finished 2nd in Region 12.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	@ Southside Gadsden *	13	6	W
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Litchfield *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Glencoe *	7	15	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Saks	28	14	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Hokes Bluff *	35	13	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Cleburne County	20	14	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Jacksonville	55	21	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Childersburg	14	15	L
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Guntersville *	32	20	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Fort Payne *	41	24	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	264
Scoring Average	26.4
Points Allowed	142
Defense Average	14.2
Opponents Record	38-62 -1
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-2

1978 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Cherokee County was not ranked.

1978 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Glencoe	7-4	190	130	0-1	6	34	5-1	120	48	Lyle Darnell
Cherokee County	8-2	264	142				5-1	147	78	Bobby Joe Johnson
Southside Gadsden	7-3	179	122				6-2	152	95	Randy Ross
Douglas	4-6	81	129				2-1	31	41	John Allen
Litchfield	4-6	126	144				3-3	84	75	Steve Clay
Guntersville	3-7	146	191				3-4	138	141	Thomas Walls
Boaz	5-5	157	83				1-3	54	44	John Beck
Fort Payne	3-6-1	85	142				1-5	58	112	James Stanfield
Hokes Bluff	0-10	66	275				0-7	35	190	H.K. Reeves

1978 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Cherokee County Players on File.

1978 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Alford Henderson	B				HM	BN
David Bishop	T				HM	BN

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