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Thomasville Football Team History

Thomasville Tigers

Thomasville High School

777 Gates Drive Thomasville, AL 36784
Stadium: Anderson Field
Colors: Maroon & Gray
Coach: Ronny Massey
Region: 2A-R1

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1916 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Ronny Massey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Thomasville.

The Tigers won the Class 2A Region 1 Championship.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	vs. Citronelle	14	8	W
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Demopolis	6	17	L
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Flomaton *	32	22	W
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Leroy *	27	6	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. McIntosh *	10	12	L
Fri., Oct. 7	@ St. Pauls *	33	26	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Clarke County	7	8	L
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Luverne	40	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Jackson	26	12	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Southern Choctaw *	15	8	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	@ J.F. Shields	36	0	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 18	vs. Florala	13	33	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1977 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	259
Scoring Average	21.6
Points Allowed	152
Defense Average	12.7
Opponents Record	77-46 -1
Region Record	4-1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	5-1

1977 Class 2A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Thomasville was not ranked.

1977 Class 2A Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Thomasville	8-4	259	152	1-1	49	33	4-1	117	74	Ronny Massey
St. Pauls	7-3	190	100				3-2	88	54	Bob Rutledge
McIntosh	5-3-1	91	67				2-2	39	52	Howard Daugherty
Flomaton	4-6	148	112				2-3	80	58	David Nolin
Southern Choctaw	5-4	94	100				2-3	43	74	Randy Boggs
Leroy	3-7	107	184				1-4	33	91	Larry Massey

1977 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Johnny Penn	S	Sr.	5-9	173	All-Star Game
Johnny Penn	RB	Sr.	5-9	173	2A Back of the Year		Bham Post-Herald
Willie Arnold	DE	Sr.	6-2	188	All-Star Game

1977 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Hubert Hurst	T	Jr.			HM	BN
Jim Freeman	G	So.			HM	BN
Johnny Penn	B	Sr.	5-9	173	HM	BN
Johnny Penn	RB	Sr.	5-9	173	1st	MA
Johnny Penn	B	Sr.	5-9	173	1st	BPH
Willie Arnold	E	Sr.	6-2	190	2nd	BPH
Willie Arnold	DL	Sr.	6-2	190	1st	MA
Willie Arnold	E	So.	6-2	195	1st	BN
Willie Arnold	TE	Sr.	6-2	190	1st	MA

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