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Hubbertville Lions

Head Coach: Lamar Harris (thirty-ninth season)
Stadium: Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium
Career Record: 38 seasons, (219-187)
At Hubbertville: 38 seasons, (219-187)
2014 Enrollment:  90
Rank:  373rd in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   323-414-16   (44.0%)
Last 25 years:   142-130   (52.0%)  (Rank: 165th in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   53-20  (73.0%)  (Rank: 41st in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 1A)
Last Region Championship:   2014

 2015 
Class:  1A              Region:   6
Record:  6-4
Region Record:   4-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Hackleburg by a score of 49-34.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  307 (30.7)
Defense:  214 (21.4)


 2016 
Class: 1A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 51-50 (50%) (184th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  28-39 (42%)
Non-Region Strength:  23-11 (68%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  vs. Holy Spirit  (2A)   34-12   W  
 9/4  vs. Lynn  (1A)  *  35-0   W  
 9/11  @ Marion County  (1A)  *  7-0   W  
 9/18  @ Brilliant  (1A)  *  48-12   W  
 9/25   OPEN 
 10/2  vs. Berry Fayette  (1A)  *  36-38   L  
 10/9  @ Meek  (1A)  *  10-6   W  
 10/16  vs. South Lamar  (1A)  *  28-35   L  
 10/23  @ Verbena  (1A)   34-56   L  
 10/30  vs. Tharptown  (2A)   41-6   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Hackleburg    34-49   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Meek  (1A)       
 9/2  @ South Lamar  (1A)  *      
 9/9   OPEN 
 9/16  vs. Berry Fayette  (1A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Hackleburg  (1A)       
 9/30  @ Holy Spirit  (1A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Marion County  (1A)  *      
 10/14  @ Pickens County  (1A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Brilliant  (1A)  *      
 10/28  @ Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)       
 11/4  vs. Woodville        
 11/11  @ Hackleburg        
 11/18  vs. Addison        


Class  1A Region  5
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Berry Fayette 10-3506-294
Brilliant 0-10126-464
Holy Spirit 1-9135-387
Hubbertville 6-4307-214
Marion County 2-8199-305
Pickens County 8-4358-260
South Lamar 7-5394-279

 2016 Preview 


       With their 4-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 1A region 6, the Lions earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Hubbertville's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Hackleburg by a score of 49-34.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Hubbertville has gone a combined 53-20. Their 73.0% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class 1A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Hubbertville has managed to compile a record of 142-130. Their 52.0% winning percentage ranks 21st in Class 1A and 165th in the AHSAA.

       The Lions are led by head coach Lamar Harris who is entering his thirty-eighth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 219-187 over the past thirty-eight seasons at Hubbertville. Under his direction the Lions have qualified for the playoffs a total of sixteen times. They have won six region crowns with Coach Harris.

       Coach Harris's overall record as a head football coach in thirty-eight seasons stands at 219-187 (53.9%). His 219 wins rank 8th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Harris's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of sixteen times and won six region championships.

      

      The Hubbertville Lions will play in Class 1A region 5 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Lions remain in 1A but move from region 6 over to region 5.

       The Lions have a good chance to earn one of the playoff slots for Region 5 this season.

       The Lions open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Meek on Friday, August 26 at Wiley Hollingsworth Stadium. Last year the Meek Tigers finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in fourth place in Class 1A region 6. The Tigers lost in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs to Decatur Heritage Christian by a score of 29-28.

       Hubbertville and Meek have met a total of 41 times on the football field. The Lions have a 28-13-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2020 with Hubbertville winning by a score of 57-28.

       Hubbertville returns 1A All-State Senior athlete Dax Benton. He was named to the first team last season.

  








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