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Southside Gadsden Football Team History

Southside Gadsden Panthers

Southside High School

2150 Hwy 77 Gadsden, AL 35907
Stadium: Barney Hood Stadium
Colors: Black & Cardinal
Coach: Randy Ross
Region: 3A-R12

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1926 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Randy Ross enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southside Gadsden.

First playoff appearance.

The Panthers finished 3rd in Region 12.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Cherokee County *	14	13	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Saks	13	7	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Alexandria	33	20	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Guntersville *	12	13	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Fort Payne *	28	26	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Douglas *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Hokes Bluff *	20	21	#Won
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Glencoe *	9	17	L
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Litchfield *	25	13	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Boaz *	0	26	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	182
Scoring Average	18.2
Points Allowed	156
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	49-54
Region Record	5-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-1

1979 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Southside Gadsden was not ranked.

1979 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Glencoe	12-1	219	104	2-1	41	55	6-0	79	36	Lyle Darnell
Boaz	10-0	263	19				5-0	157	6	John Beck
Southside Gadsden	7-3	182	156				5-3	136	129	Randy Ross
Fort Payne	4-6	122	163				3-4	70	108	Joel Foshee
Guntersville	5-5	107	132				3-4	65	103	Thomas Walls
Hokes Bluff	0-10	79	118				0-7	53	77	Danny Payne
Cherokee County	4-6	117	134				2-5	59	78	Bobby Joe Johnson
Litchfield	2-8	104	102				2-4	58	48	Steve Clay
Douglas	3-7	111	253				1-2	3	95	John Allen

1979 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Southside Gadsden Players on File.

1979 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Kyle Collins	B				HM	BPH
Rodney Long	L				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.