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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Pell City Football Team History


Pell City Panthers
Pell City High School

1300 Cogswell Ave. Pell City, AL 35125
Stadium: Pete Rich-Alumni Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Brian Ellard
Region: 3A-R8
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1919  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Brian Ellard enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pell City.
 The Panthers won the Class 3A Region 8 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ McAdory    12   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. St. Clair County    12   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. Sylacauga   *  13   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Cleburne County    6   13   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Childersburg   *  20   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5   Boaz    6   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Shelby County   *  23   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ B.B. Comer   *  20   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Hewitt-Trussville    7   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Thompson   *  17   14   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Stanhope Elmore    0   20   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored136
  Scoring Average12.4
  Points Allowed119
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record64-50
  Region Record5-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-2
1979 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Pell City was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 3A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Pell City 7-41361190-10205-09355  Brian Ellard
Thompson 9-1214975-111676  Larry Simmons
Childersburg 4-6971253-26733  John Cox
Shelby County 3-71241932-483113  Mark Bradley
Pelham 5-51491020-103  Steve Rivers
B.B. Comer 2-81212211-468125  Bobby Overton
Sylacauga 0-10801790-55779  Bruce Evans

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Jay Grogan DB Sr.6-2170 All-Star Game  

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jay GroganB Sr.6-2170 HM  BN
 Jay GroganB Sr.6-2170 HM  BPH
 Ken RoeE HM  BN
 Ken RoeE 1st  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.