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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Sand Rock Football Team History


Sand Rock Wildcats
Sand Rock High School

1950 Sand Rock Ave. Sand Rock, AL 35983
Stadium: Russell Jacoway Stadium
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Russell Jacoway
Region: 2A-R13
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1945  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Russell Jacoway enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Sand Rock.
 The Wildcats won the Class 2A Region 13 Championship.
 TheWildcats set a team record by scoring 424 points.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Gaylesville    45   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Cedar Bluff    21   28   L       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Valley Head    28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ Plainview    24   21   W (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Pisgah    41   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ White Plains   *  33   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ West End Walnut Grove   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Pleasant Valley   *  42   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  OPEN 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Collinsville    32   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Cold Springs    42   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. Winterboro    26   0   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ South Lamar    34   28   W (OT)      3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5  vs. Springville    14   7   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Sat., Dec. 13   Luverne    14   51   L    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored424
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed175
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record86-78
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record4-1
1997 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 6(12-1)48 ASWA
9/11/19971 5(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19972 10(1-1) ASWA
9/25/19973 10(2-1) ASWA
10/2/19974 9(3-1) ASWA
10/9/19975 8(4-1) ASWA
10/16/19976 5(5-1) ASWA
10/23/19977 5(6-1) ASWA
10/30/19978 4(7-1) ASWA
11/6/19979 3(7-1) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 4(8-1) ASWA
  
1997 Class 2A Region 13 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Sand Rock 12-24241754-1130863-01037  Russell Jacoway
West End Walnut Grove 5-62112370-16392-13240  Randy Hallmark
Pleasant Valley 3-71282581-24454  Dennis Cook
White Plains 1-9592280-3676  Owen Yarborough

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 John Foster TE Sr. 6-3246 All-Star Game  

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Eric BlanksWR Jr.5-11160 1st  ASWA
 John FosterWR Sr.6-3245 1st  BN
 John FosterTE Sr.6-3245 1st  ASWA
 Lucas McMichenQB So. HM  ASWA
 Lucas McMichenQB So. HM  BN
 Russell JacowayCoach 1st  ASWA
 Shane KingOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Shane KingOL Sr. HM  BN
 Tad AbernathyLB Sr. HM  BN
 Ty AbernathyRB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Ty AbernathyRB Sr. HM  BN



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