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West Morgan Football Team History

West Morgan Rebels

West Morgan High School

261 S. Greenway Dr. Trinity, AL 35673
Stadium: Rebels Stadium
Colors: Maroon & Gray
Coach: Billy Hopkins
Region: 3A-R15

1966 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Billy Hopkins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Morgan.

The Rebels won the Class 3A Region 15 Championship.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 4	vs. East Lawrence	20	21	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Colbert Heights	17	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Danville	33	8	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Falkville	27	6	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ East Limestone *	33	30	W (OT)
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Clements *	49	13	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Ardmore *	48	16	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Elkmont *	14	6	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Colbert County	14	32	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Red Bay	49	28	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Winfield	28	14	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 21	vs. Plainview	22	38	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	354
Scoring Average	29.5
Points Allowed	212
Defense Average	17.7
Opponents Record	60-72
Region Record	4-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	4-1

1997 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/31/1997	PS	6	(10-1)	52	ASWA
9/11/1997	1	10	(0-1)		ASWA
9/18/1997	2	10	(1-1)		ASWA
9/25/1997	3	7	(2-1)		ASWA
10/2/1997	4	5	(3-1)		ASWA
10/9/1997	5	4	(4-1)		ASWA
10/16/1997	6	5	(5-1)		ASWA
10/23/1997	7	4	(6-1)		ASWA
10/30/1997	8	4	(7-1)		ASWA
11/6/1997	9	8	(7-2)		ASWA
11/13/1997	Final	7	(8-2)		ASWA

1997 Class 3A Region 15 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
West Morgan	9-3	354	212	1-1	50	52	4-0	144	65	Billy Hopkins
East Limestone	5-6	244	181	0-1	16	29	3-1	128	41	Phil Cavnar
Elkmont	5-5	150	132				2-2	41	49	Marvin Young
Clements	4-6	201	213				1-3	50	112	Vince Green
Ardmore	2-8	111	271				0-4	23	119	Martin Bailey

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

1997 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Jeremy King	QB	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Mike Johnson	LB	Sr.			HM	BN
Taris Birt	WR	Sr.	6-2	170	1st	ASWA
Taris Burt	WR	Sr.	6-2	170	1st	BN

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