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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Billingsley Football Team History


Billingsley Bears
Billingsley High School

P.O. Box 118 Billingsley, AL 36006
Stadium: Mims Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: James Carter
Region: 1A-R5
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1932  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 James Carter enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Billingsley.
 The Bears won the Class 1A Region 5 Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Chilton County    13   26   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Holtville    48   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Autaugaville   *  16   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Maplesville    40   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Dallas County    16   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Dadeville    20   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Marbury   *  54   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. St. Jude   *  37   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Coffeeville    46   26   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Montevallo    18   23   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Kinston    55   19   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. Sweet Water    26   8   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ Maplesville    6   0   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5  vs. Verbena    30   6   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 12   Westbrook Christian    28   8   W    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored453
  Scoring Average30.2
  Points Allowed172
  Defense Average11.5
  Opponents Record96-79
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record5-1
1997 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 7(9-4)43 ASWA
9/11/19971 10(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19972 10(1-1) ASWA
9/25/19973 5(2-1) ASWA
10/2/19974 2(3-1) ASWA
10/9/19975 2(4-1) ASWA
10/16/19976 1(5-1) ASWA
10/23/19977 1(6-1) ASWA
10/30/19978 1(7-1) ASWA
11/6/19979 1(9-0) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 5(8-2) ASWA
  
1997 Class 1A 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 
Billingsley 13-24531725-0145413-010728  James Carter
Autaugaville 8-44272061-178482-17555  Mike McCluskie
St. Jude 2-81802761-27983  Ricky Cotton
Marbury 4-62353700-352147  Dennis Miles

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Jeremy Carter RB Sr.6-2220 AL-MS Game  
 Jeremy Carter LB/RB Sr.6-2220 1A Player of the Year  ASWA

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Andre BrownDB Jr. HM  BN
 Bobby DavisLB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Bobby DavisLB Sr. HM  BN
 David PrimmOL Sr.6-0220 1st  ASWA
 David PrimmOL Sr.6-0220 HM  BN
 Jamie KuczmarskiDB So. HM  ASWA
 Jeremy CarterLB Sr.6-2215 1st  BN
 Jeremy CarterLB Sr.6-2215 1st  ASWA
 Zac SmithDL Sr.6-2240 1st  BN
 Zac SmithDL Sr.6-2240 HM  ASWA



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