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Edgewood Academy Football Team History

Edgewood Academy Wildcats

Edgewood Academy

P.O. Box 160 Elmore, AL 36025
Stadium: Edgewood Stadium
Colors: Green, Gold & White
Coach: Morris Holley
Region: AISA-A-

1969 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Morris Holley enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Edgewood Academy.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	vs. Wilcox Academy	8	14	L
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Eclectic Academy	18	0	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Southern Academy	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Autauga Academy	6	28	L
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Catherine Academy	30	14	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Greenville Academy	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Inglenook Academy	51	20	W
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Cahawba Christian	31	8	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Tallapoosa Academy	50	20	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Fort Deposit Academy	40	14	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. South Butler Academy	22	6	W
Fri., Nov. 11	Southern Academy	12	19	L (OT)	Semi-finals Playoffs

1977 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	275
Scoring Average	22.9
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	12.4
Opponents Record	62-68 -4
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	5-0

1977 Class AISA-A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Edgewood Academy was not ranked.

1977 Class AISA-A Region 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cahawba Christian	5-6	215	194							Steve Bowman
Catherine Academy	2-8-1	148	216							Mark King
Eclectic Academy	1-10	60	318
Edgewood Academy	8-4	275	149	0-1	12	19				Morris Holley
Faith North Academy	1-9	47	201							Wayne Smith
Fayette Academy	1-10	72	377							Robert Andress
Fort Deposit Academy	3-8	136	254							Ken English
Greenville Academy	8-5	142	66	1-1	13	7				Jim Autrey
Inglenook Academy	1-7	74	225
McIntosh Christian	7-4-1	151	126							Cliff Gillis
Patrician Academy	7-4	154	81							Joe Nettles
South Butler Academy	8-3	180	87	0-1	0	13				Charles Sexton
Southern Academy	9-3-1	192	105	2-0	26	12				Frank Costanzo
Sparta Academy	3-8	108	205							Mike Bledsoe
Stokes Academy	5-5-1	128	122							Jimmy Warr
Tallapoosa Academy	3-7	79	231
Thomasville Academy	3-7-1	77	140							David Clanton

1977 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Mark Lashley	T	Sr.	5-11	220	APSA All-Star		APSA
Tim Easterling	QB	Sr.	5-10	170	APSA All-Star		APSA

1977 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Buster Hanks	RB	Jr.	5-9	170	1st	MA
Mark Lashley	DL	Sr.	6-0	230	1st	MA
Mark St. Cin					HM	MA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.