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Foley's First Football Game



The following short articles were written and edited for the Onlooker by pupils of the Foley Schools.


November 20, 1924
Bay Minette And Foley Football Teams Are To Play Friday Afternoon
      Foley High's first football game will be played here Friday afternoon when the team from Bay Minette will come down looking for trouble, and from what confidential information we have been able to gather they are going to get all they are looking for, Friday afternoon! Don't forget.


November 20, 1924
Football - Friday
      The local school will play Bay Minette on the local grounds at 2:30, Friday, Nov. 21. Don't fail to come out and see Foley's first football game.


November 27, 1924
Bay Minette Yellow Jackets Trim Foley 47 to 6 In First Football Game Ever Played By Local High Boys
      The Bay Minette Yellow Jackets trimmed the Foley boys 47 to 6 in a hard fought game of football here last Friday afternoon. It was Foley High's first football game and it was great encouragement to the school and citizens of Foley to see the fight the local boys put up to try to win, as most of the boys are new to the game.
      Foley failed to score until the third quarter when Kenneth Rapp, halfback, received a forward pass from Lincoln Stelk, quarterback, and streaked down the field for a touchdown. Foley came close to scoring again but they couldn't evade the Bay Minette offense and lost.
      There were thirteen players used by Foley and neither side had any mishaps, although there were some tough scrimmaging in the game. The boys were pretty evenly matched in weight but the Foley boys showed the lack of hard practicing which is necessary to make a good football team.

Foley's Lineup was:
Ard.................................. Left End
Clarence Younce............. Left Tackle
Sinclair............................. Left Guard
Young............................. Right Guard
Milton Stelk...................... Right Tackle
Carlisle Childress................ Right End
Lincoln Stelk.................... Quarterback
Kenneth Rapp.................. Left Halfback
Freddie Miller.................... Right Halfback
Hunter............................. Fullback
Binger Peterson, D. Crandall and Johnson were used as relief men.





Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.