How 'bout a warm cup of late 1970s high school football trivia?
We’re one week closer to the official start of the 2006 high school football season, just 38 days from the start of practice and 63 days from the first football game. With that in mind, let's get into the football mood with a little local high school football trivia.
This week, the questions all come from the late 1970s. See if you can answer the following questions about high school football in Monroe County from 1975 to 1979.
1. Excel holds the county record for most consecutive regular season wins, winning 43 straight from Oct. 22, 1971 to Aug. 27, 1976. What team ended Excel’s streak of 43 straight regular season wins?
2. Name the Monroeville native and University of Alabama offensive tackle who received the 1976 Charlie Compton Award, an award presented annually to a "senior athlete who has demonstrated outstanding Christian character and leadership."
3. Four area football players were named to the Birmingham News all-state football team in 1977. Who were they?
4. On Thursday, Oct. 19, 1978, Excel’s football stadium hosted a regular season game between two teams from outside of Monroe County. Who were the teams and why did they play in Excel?
5. Under the direction of head coach Ronnie Propst, Frisco City beat Repton, 28-7, in Frisco City to earn its first ever trip to the state playoffs. In what year did this happen?
6. Name the 1972 Monroe Academy graduate and starting Livingston University offensive tackle who was named LU’s Offensive Player of the Week after the school’s 17-14 loss to Troy State in 1975.
7. Name the Monroe Academy senior offensive guard and defensive tackle who was named to play in the first ever Alabama Private School All-Star Game in 1976.
8. When was the Roy Stacey 100-Percenter Award established at Excel High School?
9. Name the three Monroe Academy football standouts who were named to the Alabama Private School Association’s All-Star Team in 1978.
10. Monroe Academy recorded its 100th win in football on Nov. 9, 1979. Who did they beat and what was the score?
Answers:
1. Southern Normal beat Excel, 20-8, on Aug. 27, 1976 to end Excel’s streak of 43 straight regular season wins.
2. Former Monroe Academy football standout, K.J. Lazenby, received the Charlie Compton Award on Sept. 5, 1976 during a ceremony at Cavalry Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa.
3. Keith Bender of Excel, second team end on the Class AA-A team; Kevin Barnes of J.U. Blacksher, honorable mention on the Class AA-A team; Anthony Wiggins of Monroe County High School, guard on the Class AAA team; and Tony McCants of MCHS, back on the Class AAA team.
4. Millry played Dozier on Oct. 19, 1978 in Excel. Because of the distance between the two schools, they decided to play in Excel, which is roughly halfway Millry and Dozier.
5. Frisco City made its first ever appearance in the state playoffs in 1979.
6. Johnnie Mac Hollinger of Monroeville.
7. Bobo Jay. The game was played on Dec. 3, 1976 at Fort Dale Academy in Greenville.
8. Excel’s Roy Stacey 100-Percenter Award was established by the Stacey family during a half-time ceremony in Excel’s homecoming game against Castleberry on Oct. 22, 1977. Stacey, who died in 1976, was a long-time booster at the school.
9. Lawrence Knight, defensive tackle; Tim Mixon, center; and Jim Masingil, wide receiver.
10. MA beat Glenwood Academy, 21-7, in the first round of the state playoffs on Nov. 8, 1979 to record the school’s 100th victory in football.
This week, the questions all come from the late 1970s. See if you can answer the following questions about high school football in Monroe County from 1975 to 1979.
1. Excel holds the county record for most consecutive regular season wins, winning 43 straight from Oct. 22, 1971 to Aug. 27, 1976. What team ended Excel’s streak of 43 straight regular season wins?
2. Name the Monroeville native and University of Alabama offensive tackle who received the 1976 Charlie Compton Award, an award presented annually to a "senior athlete who has demonstrated outstanding Christian character and leadership."
3. Four area football players were named to the Birmingham News all-state football team in 1977. Who were they?
4. On Thursday, Oct. 19, 1978, Excel’s football stadium hosted a regular season game between two teams from outside of Monroe County. Who were the teams and why did they play in Excel?
5. Under the direction of head coach Ronnie Propst, Frisco City beat Repton, 28-7, in Frisco City to earn its first ever trip to the state playoffs. In what year did this happen?
6. Name the 1972 Monroe Academy graduate and starting Livingston University offensive tackle who was named LU’s Offensive Player of the Week after the school’s 17-14 loss to Troy State in 1975.
7. Name the Monroe Academy senior offensive guard and defensive tackle who was named to play in the first ever Alabama Private School All-Star Game in 1976.
8. When was the Roy Stacey 100-Percenter Award established at Excel High School?
9. Name the three Monroe Academy football standouts who were named to the Alabama Private School Association’s All-Star Team in 1978.
10. Monroe Academy recorded its 100th win in football on Nov. 9, 1979. Who did they beat and what was the score?
Answers:
1. Southern Normal beat Excel, 20-8, on Aug. 27, 1976 to end Excel’s streak of 43 straight regular season wins.
2. Former Monroe Academy football standout, K.J. Lazenby, received the Charlie Compton Award on Sept. 5, 1976 during a ceremony at Cavalry Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa.
3. Keith Bender of Excel, second team end on the Class AA-A team; Kevin Barnes of J.U. Blacksher, honorable mention on the Class AA-A team; Anthony Wiggins of Monroe County High School, guard on the Class AAA team; and Tony McCants of MCHS, back on the Class AAA team.
4. Millry played Dozier on Oct. 19, 1978 in Excel. Because of the distance between the two schools, they decided to play in Excel, which is roughly halfway Millry and Dozier.
5. Frisco City made its first ever appearance in the state playoffs in 1979.
6. Johnnie Mac Hollinger of Monroeville.
7. Bobo Jay. The game was played on Dec. 3, 1976 at Fort Dale Academy in Greenville.
8. Excel’s Roy Stacey 100-Percenter Award was established by the Stacey family during a half-time ceremony in Excel’s homecoming game against Castleberry on Oct. 22, 1977. Stacey, who died in 1976, was a long-time booster at the school.
9. Lawrence Knight, defensive tackle; Tim Mixon, center; and Jim Masingil, wide receiver.
10. MA beat Glenwood Academy, 21-7, in the first round of the state playoffs on Nov. 8, 1979 to record the school’s 100th victory in football.
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