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1978 Alabama High School Football Playoffs



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1978

1A Playoffs
1st Round
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Brantley  15-0  Wicksburg
11/10/1978 (Fri)     West Jefferson  34-16  Speake
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Calera  32-0  Trinity
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Sweet Water  44-19  J.U. Blacksher
11/10/1978 (Fri)     West End Walnut Grove  41-8  Gaylesville
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Wadley  48-14  Donoho
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Reeltown  36-22  Ariton
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Akron  40-0  Berry Fayette
2nd Round
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Calera  20-8  Reeltown
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Wadley  30-28  West End Walnut Grove
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Sweet Water  38-7  Brantley
11/17/1978 (Fri)     West Jefferson  38-18  Akron
Semi-finals
11/24/1978 (Fri)     Sweet Water  40-22  Calera
11/24/1978 (Fri)     West Jefferson  14-10  Wadley
Championship Game
12/1/1978 (Fri)     Sweet Water  34-0  West Jefferson


2A Playoffs
1st Round
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Plainview  30-28  Bridgeport
11/9/1978 (Thu)     Hazlewood  16-6  West Morgan
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Phil Campbell  26-15  Pickens County
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Montevallo  24-0  Ohatchee
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Thomasville  17-8  J.F. Shields
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Elmore County  42-7  Handley
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Oneonta  21-12  Good Hope
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Slocomb  25-6  Georgiana
2nd Round
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Slocomb  7-3  Thomasville
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Hazlewood  23-0  Plainview
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Elmore County  35-14  Montevallo
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Oneonta  21-0  Phil Campbell
Semi-finals
11/24/1978 (Fri)     Hazlewood  27-13  Oneonta
11/24/1978 (Fri)     Elmore County  24-22  Slocomb
Championship Game
12/1/1978 (Fri)     Elmore County  7-6  Hazlewood


3A Playoffs
1st Round
11/10/1978 (Fri)     T.R. Miller  15-14  Robertsdale
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Eufaula  21-0  Opp
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Colbert County  18-7  Hamilton
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Alexandria  34-6  Glencoe
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Gardendale  21-15  Dora
11/9/1978 (Thu)     Demopolis  30-0  Chilton County
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Lanett  10-0  B.B. Comer
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Cullman  22-14  Hartselle
2nd Round
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Lanett  21-0  Demopolis
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Eufaula  20-0  T.R. Miller
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Colbert County  40-26  Cullman
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Gardendale  29-7  Alexandria
Semi-finals
11/24/1978 (Fri)     Colbert County  18-16  Gardendale
11/24/1978 (Fri)     Eufaula  21-0  Lanett
Championship Game
12/1/1978 (Fri)     Eufaula  29-0  Colbert County


4A Playoffs
1st Round
11/9/1978 (Thu)     Sidney Lanier  15-14  MurphyCramton Bowl
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Jeff Davis  31-7  West End Birmingham
11/9/1978 (Thu)     Vestavia Hills  17-10  Tuscaloosa CountyLegion Field
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Lee Huntsville  28-7  Oxford
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Banks  14-8  Hayes
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Vigor  17-0  Fairhope
11/10/1978 (Fri)     J.O. Johnson  25-20  Emma Samson
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Berry  21-14  Central Phenix City
2nd Round
11/17/1978 (Fri)     J.O. Johnson  25-0  Lee Huntsville
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  22-0  BanksLegion Field
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Jeff Davis  14-6  Berry
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Sidney Lanier  14-0  Vigor
Semi-finals
11/24/1978 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  27-25  J.O. Johnson
11/24/1978 (Fri)     Jeff Davis  14-6  Sidney Lanier
Championship Game
12/2/1978 (Sat)     Jeff Davis  21-7  Vestavia HillsLegion Field


AISA-A Playoffs
1st Round
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Talladega Academy  3-9  Abbeville Christian
11/10/1978 (Fri)     South Butler Academy  7-6  Greenville AcademyOT
Championship Game
11/17/1978 (Fri)     South Butler Academy  20-7  Abbeville Christian


AISA-AA Playoffs
1st Round
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Scott Prep  14-11  Demopolis Academy
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Autauga Academy  7-6  Coosa Valley Academy
Championship Game
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Autauga Academy  9-8  Scott Prep


AISA-AAA Playoffs
1st Round
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Pickens Academy  33-6  Jackson Academy
11/10/1978 (Fri)     Glenwood School  28-8  Escambia Academy
Championship Game
11/17/1978 (Fri)     Glenwood School  28-0  Pickens Academy


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