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Central Alabama Football Team History

Central Alabama Rebels

Central High School

Montgomery, AL 0
Stadium:
Colors: Red & Gold
Coach: Ben Portis
Region: AISA-AAA-

1971 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 1981

1978 Season Highlights

Ben Portis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Central Alabama.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	@ Coosa Valley Academy	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Escambia Academy	12	40	L
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Monroe Academy	6	15	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Morgan Academy	10	12	L
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Bullock Memorial	32	8	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Lowndes Academy	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Wilcox Academy	22	20	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Glenwood School	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Bessemer Academy	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Macon Academy	11	14	L
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Hooper Academy	12	20	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	175
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	69-49 -2
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	3-4

1978 Class AISA-AAA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Central Alabama 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 Central Alabama Players on File.

1978 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Central Alabama Players on File.

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.