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Thompson Football Team History

Thompson Warriors

Thompson High School

100 Warrior Dr. Alabaster, AL 35007
Stadium: Warriors Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Larry Simmons
Region: 3A-R8

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1932 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Larry Simmons enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Thompson.

The Warriors finished 3rd in Region 8.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 24	@ Jemison	32	6	W
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Bibb County	46	12	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Chilton County	41	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Montevallo	22	21	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Shelby County *	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Pelham *	42	18	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Childersburg *	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Sylacauga *	14	20	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ B.B. Comer *	21	20	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Pell City *	29	18	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	267
Scoring Average	26.7
Points Allowed	129
Defense Average	12.9
Opponents Record	45-59
Region Record	4-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

1978 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Thompson was not ranked.

1978 Class 3A 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
B.B. Comer	6-5	182	135	0-1	0	10	4-1	98	58	Bobby Overton
Sylacauga	7-3	188	98				4-1	124	47	Bill Rayburn
Thompson	8-2	267	129				4-2	126	90	Larry Simmons
Childersburg	5-5	122	172				3-2	66	82	John Cox
Pelham	2-8	63	165				0-1	18	42	David Bailey
Pell City	2-8	122	171				1-4	66	102	Gene Ellison
Shelby County	2-8	109	183				1-5	85	129	Mark Bradley

1978 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Thompson Players on File.

1978 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Buzz Harris	L				HM	BPH
Tim Gann	T				1st	BPH
Wade Bolin	B				HM	BPH

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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.