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| Aliceville Yellow Jackets |
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Head Coach: Rico Jackson (second season) Stadium: Memorial Stadium Career Record: 4 seasons, (22-19) At Aliceville: One season, (6-5) 2014 Enrollment: 220 Rank: 274th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 2A |
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Overall Record: 511-357-25 (59.0%) Last 25 years: 196-97 (67.0%) (Rank: 40th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 2A) Since 2010: 40-26 (61.0%) (Rank: 113rd in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 2A) Last Region Championship: 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 3A
Region: 4
Record: 6-5 Region Record: 4-2, (third) Playoff Record: First round loss to Pike County by a score of 14-6. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 238 (21.6) Defense: 188 (17.1) D1 Players lost to Graduation Anthony Brown, , , DL [Miss. Valley St.] DaQuan Curry, , , DB [Alabama A&M] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 4
Strength of Schedule: 60-56 (52%) (143rd in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 2A) Region Strength: 31-36 (46%) Non-Region Strength: 29-20 (59%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With their 4-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 3A region 4, the Yellow Jackets earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Aliceville's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Pike County by a score of 14-6. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Aliceville has gone a combined 40-26. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 2A over the past six seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Aliceville has gone a combined 196-97. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 2A and 40th in the AHSAA. The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach Rico Jackson who is entering his first season at the helm. His team finished with a 6-5 record in his first season at Aliceville. Under his direction the Yellow Jackets have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Jackson. Coach Jackson's overall record as a head football coach in four seasons stands at 22-19 (53.7%). Over the course of his career, Coach Jackson's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time . The Aliceville Yellow Jackets will play in Class 2A region 4 during the 2016 season. The Yellow Jackets may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 3A to 2A. They will compete in region 4 this year. The Yellow Jackets should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 4 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Yellow Jackets open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Gordo on Friday, August 26 at Green Wave Stadium. Last year the Gordo Green Wave finished with an overall record of 12-1 and in first place in Class 3A region 4. The Green Wave lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 3A playoffs to Bayside Academy by a score of 17-14. Aliceville and Gordo have met a total of 69 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 26-41-2 record against the Green Wave. They last met in 2020 with Gordo winning by a score of 30-12. Aliceville returns 3A All-State Senior defensive lineman Deonte Taylor. He was named to the second team last season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tuscaloosa Black Bears were considered one of the best programs in the nation from 1925-1931. Their record over that span was an amazing 61-0-3.
The Tuscaloosa Black Bears were considered one of the best programs in the nation from 1925-1931. Their record over that span was an amazing 61-0-3.
