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Vina Red Devils

Head Coach: Luke Childers (third season)
Stadium: Red Devils Stadium
Career Record: 2 seasons, (7-14)
At Vina: 2 seasons, (7-14)
2014 Enrollment:  78
Rank:  375th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   219-468-19   (32.0%)
Last 25 years:   44-190   (19.0%)  (Rank: 374th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   11-50  (18.0%)  (Rank: 360th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 1A)
Last Region Championship:   1987

 2015 
Class:  1A              Region:   8
Record:  5-6
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Berry Fayette by a score of 38-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  240 (21.8)
Defense:  221 (20.1)


 2016 
Class: 1A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 35-66 (35%) (375th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  23-39 (37%)
Non-Region Strength:  12-27 (31%)




 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  @ Southeastern  (2A)   8-13   L  
 9/4  @ Waterloo  (1A)  *  46-0   W  
 9/11  vs. Woodville  (1A)   56-6   W  
 9/18  vs. Decatur Heritage Christian  (1A)  *  8-36   L  
 9/25  vs. Meek  (1A)   6-30   L  
 10/2  @ R.A. Hubbard  (1A)  *  16-6   W  
 10/9  vs. Hackleburg  (1A)  *  6-50   L  
 10/16  @ Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)  *  8-20   L  
 10/23  vs. Shoals Christian  (1A)  *  30-8   W  
 10/30  @ Holy Spirit  (2A)   42-14   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Berry Fayette    14-38   L  


 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Mars Hill  (2A)       
 8/26  @ Brilliant  (1A)       
 9/2  @ Waterloo  (1A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)  *      
 9/16  @ Cherokee  (1A)  *      
 9/23  @ Meek  (1A)       
 9/30  vs. Alabama School Deaf        
 10/7  vs. Shoals Christian  (1A)  *      
 10/14  @ Hackleburg  (1A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Tharptown  (1A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 



Class  1A Region  8
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Cherokee 4-5221-158
Hackleburg 10-2433-157
Phillips Bear Creek 6-5364-323
Shoals Christian 2-8168-360
Tharptown 0-1055-451
Vina 5-6240-221
Waterloo 1-9106-438


 2016 Preview 


       With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 1A region 8, the Red Devils earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Vina's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Berry Fayette by a score of 38-14.

       Since 2010, Vina has gone a combined 11-50. Their 18.0% winning percentage ranks 52nd in Class 1A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Vina has not won much with a record of 44-190. Their 19.0% winning percentage ranks 56th in Class 1A and 374th in the AHSAA.

       The Red Devils are led by head coach Luke Childers who is entering his second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 7-14 over the past two seasons at Vina. Under his direction the Red Devils have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Childers.

       Coach Childers's overall record as a head football coach in two seasons stands at 7-14 (33.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Childers's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

      

      The Vina Red Devils will play in Class 1A region 8 during the 2016 season.

       The Red Devils have a good chance to earn one of the playoff slots for Region 8 this season.

       The Red Devils open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Mars Hill on Friday, August 19 at Red Devils Stadium. Last year the Mars Hill Panthers finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in sixth place in Class 2A region 8. The closed out the regular season with a loss to Shoals Christian by a score of 14-13.

       Vina and Mars Hill have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Red Devils have a 1-3-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2018 with Mars Hill winning by a score of 69-0.

  








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