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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Sylacauga Football Team History


Sylacauga Aggies
Sylacauga High School

701 N. Broadway Sylacauga, AL 35150
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Colors: Cardinal, Black & White
Coach: John Blackmon
Region: 5A-R8
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1910  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 John Blackmon enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Sylacauga.
 First 13 win season.
 The Aggies won the Class 5A Region 8 Championship.
 The Aggies set a team record by winning 13 games.
 The Aggies set a team record by scoring 75 in a game.
 The Aggies set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 110 points.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Lincoln    26   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Thompson    13   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Childersburg    28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. McAdory    21   20   W (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Talladega    34   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Central Coosa    58   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Chilton County   *  49   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Chelsea   *  75   35   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Shelby County   *  39   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ B.B. Comer    24   6   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Citronelle    41   13   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Greenville    11   9   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ Jackson    25   6   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5  vs. Blount    7   35   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored451
  Scoring Average32.2
  Points Allowed179
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record84-75
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record6-0
1997 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/18/19972 9(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19973 7(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19974 6(4-0) ASWA
10/9/19975 6(5-0) ASWA
10/16/19976 6(6-0) ASWA
10/23/19977 5(7-0) ASWA
10/30/19978 5(8-0) ASWA
11/6/19979 4(9-0) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 4(10-0) ASWA
  
1997 Class 5A 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 
Sylacauga 13-14511793-184633-016349  John Blackmon
Chilton County 6-52362360-10252-17179  Jay Davis
Chelsea 5-52082541-288118  Lee Hibbs
Shelby County 3-71333420-340118  Tom Genard

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Sylacauga Players on File.

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Carlos BattleDL Jr.6-3270 1st  BN
 Carlos BattleDL Sr.6-3273 1st  ASWA
 Danny MorrisOL Sr. HM  BN
 Daron ThreattDB Sr. HM  BN
 Golinsky SmithRB Jr.5-9168 1st  ASWA
 Golinsky SmithRB Jr.5-10168 1st  BN
 Ryan RumseyLB Sr.6-3235 1st  BN
 Ryan RumseyLB Sr.6-3230 1st  ASWA



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