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West End Christian Football Team History

West End Christian Crusaders

West End Christian School

700 35th Avenue Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Stadium: Dillard Ingram Field
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Jim Riley
Region: AISA-AAA-

1971 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 1988

1978 Season Highlights

Jim Riley enters his 6th season as Head Coach at West End Christian.

The Crusaders set a team record by winning 7 games.

The Crusaders set a team record by scoring 51 in a game.

The Crusaders set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 79 points.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	@ South Choctaw Academy	0	6	L
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Warrior Academy	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Fayette Academy	51	28	W
Sun., Sep. 17	@ Bessemer Academy	13	9	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Sumter Academy	8	7	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Marengo Academy	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Hooper Academy	29	21	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Faith North Academy	40	6	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Coosa Valley Academy	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Monroe Academy	14	14	T
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Pickens Academy	0	18	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	182
Scoring Average	16.5
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	12.4
Opponents Record	62-56 -2
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2 -1

1978 Class AISA-AAA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
West End Christian was not ranked.

1978 Class AISA-AAA Region 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ashford Academy	5-5	186	182							Mike Sadler
Bessemer Academy	6-6	158	135	0-1	18	26
Bullock Memorial	2-9	139	256							Tom Genard
Central Alabama	3-8	151	175							Ben Portis
Escambia Academy	9-2	278	121	0-1	8	28				Jack Akins
Glenwood School	11-1	369	88	2-0	56	8				Sam Howard
Hooper Academy	2-8	89	199							Tim Jennings
Jackson Academy	9-3	259	186	0-1	6	33				Wayne Blackwell
Lakeside	5-5-1	230	208
Macon Academy	6-5	190	137							Jerry Pugh
Marengo Academy	7-4	160	133							Ricky Herzog
Monroe Academy	6-3-1	140	109							Vance McCrory
Morgan Academy	6-4	178	124
Pickens Academy	12-1	255	63	1-1	33	34				J.A. Williams
South Choctaw Academy	7-4	240	95							Duane Johnson
Sumter Academy	6-5	208	134							Legrant Scott
West End Christian	7-3-1	182	136							Jim Riley
Wilcox Academy	5-5-1	128	175							Robert Andress

1978 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No West End Christian Players on File.

1978 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No West End Christian Players on File.

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