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West End Football Team History

West End Lions

West End High School

1840 Pearson Ave. SW Birmingham, AL 35211
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Royal Blue & Orange
Coach: Ray Williams
Region: 4A-R5

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1930 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2007

1977 Season Highlights

Ray Williams enters his 6th season as Head Coach at West End.

The Lions won the Class 4A Region 5 Championship.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 25	Carver Birmingham	21	0	W	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 2	Woodlawn	7	14	L	Lawson Field
Thu., Sep. 8	Vestavia Hills	28	8	W	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 16	Phillips Birmingham *	32	0	W	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 23	Parker *	28	6	W	Legion Field
Sat., Oct. 1	Wenonah *	46	6	W	Legion Field
Thu., Oct. 6	Jackson-Olin *	34	6	W	Legion Field
Thu., Oct. 13	Jones Valley *	14	3	W	Rickwood Field
Fri., Oct. 28	Ensley *	28	7	W	Fair Park
Thu., Nov. 3	Banks	6	7	L	Lawson Field
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Jess Lanier	13	0	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 18	@ Berry	8	28	L		2nd Round Playoffs

1977 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	265
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	85
Defense Average	7.1
Opponents Record	62-57
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	0-1

1977 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
10/19/1977	8	10	(7-1)	0	BN

1977 Class 4A Region 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
West End	9-3	265	85	1-1	21	28	6-0	182	28	Ray Williams
Ensley	6-3	206	126				4-1	158	65	Ronnie Syphrus
Jones Valley	6-4	176	127				3-2	79	60	John Galloway
Parker	4-5	153	112				3-3	127	96	Wendell Jones
Phillips Birmingham	2-7	51	215				2-2	44	73	David Childers
Jackson-Olin	2-7	54	211				1-5	25	149	Robert Dickerson
Wenonah	0-9	40	216				0-6	28	176	Jim Holifield

1977 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Wilbert Smith	L	Sr.	6-2	236	Super All-State		Bham News

1977 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Steele	E				HM	BN
Wilbert Smith	T	Sr.	6-2	235	1st	BN
Wilbert Smith	OL	Sr.	6-2	230	1st	MA
Wilbert Smith	L	Sr.	6-2	235	2nd	BPH

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.