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Wenonah Football Team History

Wenonah Dragons

Wenonah High School

2916 Wilson Rd. Birmingham, AL 35221
Stadium: Bell-Culpepper Stadium
Colors: White & Gold
Coach: Ronald Cheatham
Region: 5A-R5

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1947 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Ronald Cheatham enters his 29th season as Head Coach at Wenonah.

The Dragons finished 2nd in Region 5.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Midfield	39	12	W
Thu., Sep. 7	vs. Woodlawn *	38	12	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Briarwood *	0	34	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Shelby County *	52	8	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Bessemer City	12	7	W
Thu., Oct. 5	@ Pleasant Grove *	21	15	W
Thu., Oct. 12	vs. Moody *	42	0	W
Thu., Oct. 19	@ Fairfield *	34	0	W
Thu., Oct. 26	vs. St. Clair County *	26	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	OPEN
Playoffs
Thu., Nov. 9	vs. Alexandria	40	14	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 17	@ Mortimer Jordan	21	14	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 24	vs. St. Clair County	26	27	L (OT)	3rd Round Playoffs

2017 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	351
Scoring Average	29.3
Points Allowed	150
Defense Average	12.5
Opponents Record	75-63
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-1

2017 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/8/2017	PS	8	(11-3)	90	ASWA
8/29/2017	1	9	(0-0)	90	ASWA
9/5/2017	2	5	(1-0)	126	ASWA
9/12/2017	3	5	(2-0)	163	ASWA
9/19/2017	4	8	(2-1)	73	ASWA
9/26/2017	5	7	(3-1)	93	ASWA
10/3/2017	6	5	(4-1)	153	ASWA
10/10/2017	7	6	(5-1)	115	ASWA
10/17/2017	8	5	(6-1)	157	ASWA
10/24/2017	9	4	(7-1)	180	ASWA
10/31/2017	10	4	(8-1)	188	ASWA
11/7/2017	Final	4	(8-1)	164	ASWA

2017 Class 5A 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
Briarwood	14-1	482	159	4-1	179	64	7-0	232	68	Fred Yancey
Wenonah	10-2	351	150	2-1	87	55	6-1	213	76	Ronald Cheatham
St. Clair County	10-4	414	310	3-1	136	105	5-2	180	126	Matt Glover
Pleasant Grove	5-6	261	205	0-1	12	15	4-3	188	115	Jim Elgin
Moody	4-6	147	202				2-5	83	164	Jay Brown
Fairfield	3-7	168	293				2-5	126	151	Keon Handley
Shelby County	3-7	210	332				1-6	114	281	Heath Childers
Woodlawn	1-9	114	403				1-6	106	261	George Bates

2017 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Jarious Abercrombie	OL	Sr.	6-6	320	All-Star Game

2017 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Anthony Hudson	WR	Sr.	5-9	160	1st	ASWA
Carlos Rogers	ATH	Sr.			HM	ASWA

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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.