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Escambia Academy Cougars

Head Coach: Hugh Fountain (seventh season)
Stadium: Bachelor Field
Career Record: 30 seasons, (213-122)
At Escambia Academy: 6 seasons, (54-20)

 History 
Overall Record:   238-260-6   (48.0%)
Last 25 years:   135-132   (51.0%)  (Rank: 21 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   66-32  (67.0%)  (Rank: 5 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2010

 2017 
Class:  AA              Region:   2
Record:  12-1    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   3-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Captured the AISA-AA State Championship by defeating Autauga Academy 30-20 in Troy.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  520 (40.0)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  211 (16.2)


 2018 
Class: AA              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 60-42 (59%) (6th in the AISA, 2nd in Class AA)
Region Strength:  23-22 (51%)
Non-Region Strength:  37-20 (65%)



 2017 Results 
 8/12   First Baptist SC    38-10   W  
 8/18  @ Abbeville Christian  (A)   39-18   W  
 8/25  @ Resurrection MS    42-21   W  
 9/1  vs. Northview FL    41-14   W  
 9/8  vs. Pickens Academy  (AA)  *  49-14   W  
 9/15  @ Jackson Academy  (AA)  *  35-0   W  
 9/22  @ Jay FL    49-23   W  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Clarke Prep  (AA)  *  38-8   W  
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  @ Autauga Academy  (AA)  *  20-42   L  
 10/27  @ Bessemer Academy  (AAA)   34-28   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/3  vs. Cornerstone Christian    55-0   W  
 11/10  @ Macon-East Academy    50-13   W  
 11/17   Autauga Academy    30-20   W  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/10   OPEN 
 8/17   OPEN 
 8/24  vs. Snook Christian  (A)       
 8/31  @ Tuscaloosa Academy  (AAA)       
 9/7  vs. Clarke Prep  (AA)  *      
 9/14  @ Patrician Academy  (AA)  *      
 9/21  @ Jay FL        
 9/28  vs. Bessemer Academy  (AAA)       
 10/4  @ Hooper Academy  (AA)  *      
 10/12  vs. South Choctaw Academy  (AA)  *      
 10/19  vs. Lowndes Academy  (AA)  *      
 10/26  @ Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)       
 11/2  vs. Coosa Valley Academy        
 11/9  vs. Edgewood Academy        
 11/16   Autauga Academy        


Class  AA Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Clarke Prep (AISA-AA) 3-8227-371
Escambia Academy (AISA-AA) 12-1520-211
Hooper Academy (AISA-AAA) 6-5287-286
Lowndes Academy (AISA-A) 5-5230-205
Patrician Academy (AISA-A) 9-4317-208
South Choctaw Academy (AISA-A) 8-3308-138

 2018 Preview 


       Escambia Academy completed the 2017 season with a 12-1 record. With their 3-1 region record and a second place finish in Class AA region two, the Cougars earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. The Escambia Academy Cougars claimed the AISA-AA State Championship by defeating Autauga Academy 30-20 in Troy.

       No team at Escambia Academy ever won more games in a season than the twelve victories last year. The 520 points scored by the Cougars last year were a team record in a single season.

       Since 2010, Escambia Academy has gone a combined 66-32. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class AA over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Escambia Academy has managed to compile a record of 135-132. Their 51.0% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class AA and 21st in the AISA. Their last losing season was 2010.




       The Cougars are led by head coach Hugh Fountain who is entering his seventh season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 54-20 over the past six seasons at Escambia Academy. Under his direction the Cougars have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have won one region crown with Coach Fountain. Coach Fountain has won two state championships at Escambia Academy, the last coming in 2017.

       Coach Fountain's overall record as a head football coach in thirty season stands at 213-122 (63.6%). His 213 wins rank 2nd among active coaches in the AISA. Over the course of his career, Coach Fountain's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-two times and won three region championships.

       The Escambia Academy Cougars will play in Class AA region two during the 2018 season.

       Escambia Academy enters the 2018 season with a string of 6 consecutive wins on their home field at Bachelor Field.

       The Cougars enter the season with expectations of not only a region title but reaching the state championship game. They are considered one of the favorites not only in their region but to play in the AISA title game in November. The Cougars have succeeded in reaching the playoffs every year since 2010 and this year should be no exception.

       The Cougars open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Snook Academy on Friday, August 24 at Bachelor Field.

       This will be the first meeting between Escambia Academy and Snook Academy on the football field.

       Escambia Academy returns AISA All-State  quarterback Jabe Dawe. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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