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West Blocton Football Team History
West Blocton Tigers
West Blocton High School
1956 Season Highlights Morris Higginbotham enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Blocton.
1956 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 14 @
Tuscaloosa County
20
0
W
Fri., Sep. 21 @
Brookwood
40
0
W
Fri., Sep. 28 @
Greenville
26
14
W
Fri., Oct. 5 vs.
Prattville
34
6
W
Fri., Oct. 12 @
Greensboro
41
2
W
Fri., Oct. 19 vs.
Thompson
41
14
W
Fri., Oct. 26 vs.
Fayette County
41
18
W
Fri., Nov. 2 vs.
Holt
34
0
W
Fri., Nov. 9 vs.
Montevallo
59
6
W
Fri., Nov. 16 @
Bibb County
34
7
W
1956 Season Totals Record 10-0
Points Scored 370 Scoring Average 37.0 Points Allowed 67 Defense Average 6.7 Opponents Record 43-52
-3
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-0
1956 Class Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
West Blocton was not ranked.
1956 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
David Hicks
QB
Sr. 5-11 210
All-Star Game
Roy Holsomback
T
Sr. 195
All-Star Game
Tommy White
HB
Sr. 5-8 180
All-Star Game Walt Sansing
B
All American WW Walt Sansing
B
Sr. 6-0 195
All-Star Game Walt Sansing
HB
Sr. 190
Back of Year Bham Post-Herald
Walter Sansing
B
All Southern Orlando Sentinel
1956 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Ray Holsombeck T
Sr. 185
1st
BPH
Tommy White B
2nd
BPH
Walt Sansing HB
Sr. 190
HM
MA
Walt Sansing B
Sr. 190
1st
BPH
Walt Sansing B
Sr. 190
1st
BN
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