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Pinson Valley Football Team History

Pinson Valley Indians

Pinson Valley High School

6895 Hwy. 75 N. Pinson Valley, AL 35126
Stadium: Willie Adams Stadium
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: Jim Currier
Region: 3A-R10

1970 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Jim Currier enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Pinson Valley.

The Indians finished 5th in Region 10.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. Gardendale *	0	14	L
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Fultondale *	25	15	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Tarrant *	12	15	L
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Leeds *	14	21	L (OT)
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Erwin	13	27	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Midfield	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Mortimer Jordan *	42	6	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ St. Clair County *	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. John Carroll *	12	28	L
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Hewitt-Trussville	13	14	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	16.5
Points Allowed	146
Defense Average	14.6
Opponents Record	45-54 -2
Region Record	3-4
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	3-2

1979 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Pinson Valley was not ranked.

1979 Class 3A Region 10 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Gardendale	9-3	225	85	1-1	40	33	6-0	110	19	Ed Bruce
John Carroll	5-5	178	96				4-2	142	47	Bill Hamilton
Leeds	6-4	167	99				4-2	95	74	Joe Campbell
Tarrant	5-5	121	168				4-3	107	127	Jimmy Nipper
Pinson Valley	4-6	165	146				3-4	133	105	Jim Currier
Fultondale	3-6-1	111	141				2-4	73	91	Tony Lunceford
Corner	3-6	136	189				1-0	7	0	Lonnie Haley
Mortimer Jordan	3-5-1	74	151				0-3	20	83	Willie Adams
St. Clair County	1-9	42	223				0-6	21	161	Jim Brady

1979 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Anthony Smiley	LB	Sr.	6-1	210	All Southern		Orlando Sentinel

1979 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Anthony Smiley	LB	Sr.	6-1	212	1st	BN
Anthony Smiley	B	Sr.	6-1	212	HM	BPH

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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.