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.
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.