LA football

[Rocking Chair]

Was his son Jamie Sells a member of the 92 team?? Are we thinking of the same James Sells from Hilham? Jamie sure was a good ball player too. James would have been young when Jamie was in high school but I think we are talking about the same James. Works for the state or used to??

 

 

2 different people. The James I'm talking about is Big Jim Sells' boy. Has a brother Mark. I believe Jim worked for W and O const. for years. Jamie's dad James works for Highways the last I knew.

[wildcatathletics#80]

Jacob Collins is a good boy.... He will be successful in life.

 

 

i was reading the ocn and seen the awards. congratulations to jacob collins and josh scott on leadership talon sircy and brandon mccoin on all region and stinson smith on academic all region. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

[Perfect10n]

who is the player with the most heart and pride ever at livingston academy? character and heart will take more boys places than talent

[Rocking Chair]

That is why he was chosen a leader.

 

 

Yes he will and you were one of the several I was talking about. /blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" />

[King21]

I thank you for that. It is stupid to complain, and not give it your all, I mean, we get the chance to play, some people would die for that chance. I had some great coaching, from you to BL all the way to MH, I am a better person because of the program I represented. I have excelled in community, classroom, and field, but am 10 times prouder of the first two. Livingston Academy will always, always, be home.

[King21]

And Dad will know about the sells guy.

[jacksoncounty]

More scores for the 70's:

 

1975

Lafayette 27-20 (ot) (W), Grundy Co. 14-7 (W), Scott County 35-14 (W), Pulaski 30-18 (W), Tomkinsville, Ky 14-20 (L), Carthage 20-0 (W), Brentwood Academy 7-36 (L), Knox Young 13-28 (L), Dekalb County 15-28 (L), Harriman 27-17 (W), FINAL RECORD;6-4, points 202, opponents 188.

 

1976

Lafayette 14-7 (W), Grundy County 16-14 (W), McMinn Central 14-0 (W), York 13-6 (W), Tomkinsville, Ky 26-7 (W), Carthage 35-0 (W), Brentwood Academy 3-26 (L), White House 34-14 (W), Dekalb County 28-0 (W), Hartsville 6-38 (L), Industrial Bowl- Greenbrier 6-35 (L), FINAL RECOD- 8-3, points 195, opponents 147.

 

1977

Portland 15-21 (L), Dekalb County 27-6 (W), McMinn Central 0-41 (L), York 6-20 (L), Tomkinsville, Ky 7-47 (L), Sparta 6-27 (L), Lafayette 15-17 (L), Carthage 0-40 (L), Hartsville 14-30 (L), Cookeville 6-27 (L), FINAL RECORD: 1-9, points 96, opponents 276.

[hilhamhound]

2 different people. The James I'm talking about is Big Jim Sells' boy. Has a brother Mark. I believe Jim worked for W and O const. for years. Jamie's dad James works for Highways the last I knew.

 

Highways... Yeah that's right.

[Rocking Chair]

More scores for the 70's:

 

1975

Lafayette 27-20 (ot) (W), Grundy Co. 14-7 (W), Scott County 35-14 (W), Pulaski 30-18 (W), Tomkinsville, Ky 14-20 (L), Carthage 20-0 (W), Brentwood Academy 7-36 (L), Knox Young 13-28 (L), Dekalb County 15-28 (L), Harriman 27-17 (W), FINAL RECORD;6-4, points 202, opponents 188.

 

1976

Lafayette 14-7 (W), Grundy County 16-14 (W), McMinn Central 14-0 (W), York 13-6 (W), Tomkinsville, Ky 26-7 (W), Carthage 35-0 (W), Brentwood Academy 3-26 (L), White House 34-14 (W), Dekalb County 28-0 (W), Hartsville 6-38 (L), Industrial Bowl- Greenbrier 6-35 (L), FINAL RECOD- 8-3, points 195, opponents 147.

 

1977

Portland 15-21 (L), Dekalb County 27-6 (W), McMinn Central 0-41 (L), York 6-20 (L), Tomkinsville, Ky 7-47 (L), Sparta 6-27 (L), Lafayette 15-17 (L), Carthage 0-40 (L), Hartsville 14-30 (L), Cookeville 6-27 (L), FINAL RECORD: 1-9, points 96, opponents 276.

 

 

Keep it rolling JC. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the game in 75 against Lafayette the first OT game in LA history. And wasn't that the first year of it's existance by the TSSAA ?

 

Coach Farley in his first 5 seasons compiled a 36-15 record. All 5 of those teams had great starts but couldn't quite finish.

72 team started 6-1 ended 6-4

73 team started 6-0 ended 6-4

74 team started 5-1 ended 10-1 Bowl Game

75 team started 5-1 ended 6-4

76 team started 6-1 ended 8-3 Bowl Game

 

The thing that will always bother me is the fact that if the play-off system was alive then like it is today, I would like to think that LA could have had several teams go deep into the play-offs and possibly win a gold ball. That's not sour grapes it's just the fact that like in college if you lose a game your season is pretty much over just like back in the day.

[jacksoncounty]

RC- Farley was 36-16 in the first 5 years and 7-23 when things went south in the last 3 years. Farley coached at least those last two seasons without assistant coaches due to some conflict that I really don't know a lot about except that it wasn't good for the program.

I am going to list my top players, coaches, teams and contributors to the Livingston Academy program and I will begin with the coaches. This is just my opinion and I'm sure there are those who will disagree with me, however when you've been run out of town a couple times like I have you get used to people not agreeing with you. It doesn't bother me and in every instance it's been a blessing. Kind of reminds me of my favorite lines from Rudyard Kipling's poem "IF"-

"If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you could make a heap of all your winnings,

And risk it all at one turn of pitch and toss,

and if you lose start over at the beginning,

and never breathe a word about your loss, "

 

Okay, I digress, but next post I will list the top coaches in LA history!

[Ole3putt]

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[jacksoncounty]

Top coaches in LA history:

(1.) Matt Eldridge (1996-2005) (79-39, 10 years). Eldridge was 11-7 in post season games and coached the state championship team in 2005. He had 4 teams that won more than 10 games including the 2004 team that won a school record 11 games. The 1996 and 2004 teams went to the quarterfinals while 1997 and 1998 went to the second round. Best Teams: 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005.

 

(2.) Don Farley (1972-1979) (43-39, 8 years). Farley is second in school history in wins and coached the near perfect team in 1974 that lost one game by one point. That team finished 10-1 and won the Industrial Bowl. The 1976 team also went to the Industrial Bowl and made Farley the first coach to take two teams to post season. Best Teams: 1974, 1976

 

(3.) Cordell McDonald (1953- 1955) (22-8, 3 years). McDonald coached the 1954 team that finished 9-1 and won the first Tobacco Bowl. His 1953 team went 7-3 and his winning percentage is still the school's best.

Best Teams: 1953, 1954

 

(4.) Terry Melton (1989-1992) Melton coached four seasons including the school's first playoff win in 1992. His teams made the playoffs all four of his seasons at the helm.

Best teams: 1991, 1992

 

(5.) Loren W. Houtchens (1931- 1935) He brought the program from obsurity to prominence. His 1934 team was the first to win a conference championship, the Upper Cumberland Conference. Best teams: 1934

 

HONORABLE MENTION:

L. P. Johnson (1936) He coached one year and left for a fellowship at Mississippi State University. He won his first nine games before losing the saeason ending contest to Savannah 27-6. Best Team: 1936

 

A. J. Porter (1937-40) He won the Upper Cumberland Conference title in 1937 with a 6-3-2 record and followed that with a 7-2-1 team in 1938. Best Teams: 1937, 1938.

 

Elmo Swallows (1945-48) He took the program over after World War II and two years of the school having no football in 1943-44. In 1947 his team went 7-3 and in 1948 Jack Keisling moved into the record books with a 60 point, 477 yard performance vs. Gordonsville. Best Team: 1947

 

Howard Cochran (1980-81) He took Livingston Academy to the school's first ever TSSAA playoffs in 1981 ,a 21-14 loss to Beech. Best team: 1981.