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Springwood Football Team History

Springwood Wildcats

Springwood School

P. O. Box 1030 Lanett, AL 36863
Stadium: Springwood Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Roddie Beck
Region: AISA-AA-East

1972 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Roddie Beck enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Springwood.

The Wildcats finished 3rd in Region 1.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Glenwood School	13	6	W
	Lee-Scott Academy	33	14	W
	Shelby Academy *	7	14	L
	Chambers Academy	20	0	W
	Edgewood Academy *	40	0	W
	Bullock Memorial	53	0	W
	Autauga Academy *	0	24	L
	Pike Liberal Arts	18	6	W
	Calvary Christian *	34	6	W
	Abbeville Christian *	30	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	Patrician Academy	21	7	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 21	Lowndes Academy	6	30	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	275
Scoring Average	22.9
Points Allowed	107
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	67-66
Region Record	3-2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1997 Class AISA-AA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Springwood was not ranked.

1997 Class AISA-AA Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Shelby Academy	12-1	376	67	2-1	66	27	5-0	156	13	DeWayne Kervin
Autauga Academy	7-5	253	191	1-1	28	48	4-1	142	54	John Glasscock
Springwood	9-3	275	107	1-1	27	37	3-2	111	44	Roddie Beck
Edgewood Academy	2-8	133	246				2-3	90	125	Bobby Smith
Calvary Christian	2-8	135	279				1-4	49	142	Robert Boswell
Abbeville Christian	1-9	72	317				0-5	18	188	Bubber Birdsong

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

1997 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Isaac Wharton	OL	Sr.			HM	BN
Isaac Wharton	DL	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Lee Johnson	DL	Sr.	6-0	198	1st	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.