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| Tabernacle Torches |
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Head Coach: Keith Dabbs (fourteenth season) Stadium: Moncrief Park Career Record: 13 seasons, (74-52) At Tabernacle: 13 seasons, (74-52) |
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Overall Record: 118-68 (63.0%) Last 25 years: 118-68 (63.0%) (Rank: 4 in the ) Since 2010: 58-24 (71.0%) (Rank: 3 in the ) Last Playoff Appearance: 2015 Last Region Championship: 2015 Last Winning Season: 2016 Last Losing Season: 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 8 Man
Region: 2
Record: 4-5 Region Record: 4-3, () Playoff Record: Did not qualify. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 434 (48.2) Defense: 450 (50.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 8 Man
Region: 2
Strength of Schedule: 29-25 (54%) (7th in the , 4th in Class 8 Man) Region Strength: 13-13 (50%) Non-Region Strength: 16-12 (57%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tabernacle completed the 2017 season with a 4-5 record. Tabernacle took a step backwards last year with their first losing season since 2009. Since 2010, Tabernacle has gone a combined 58-24. Their 71.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 8 Man over the past eight seasons. Over the past 21 seasons, Tabernacle has managed to compile a record of 118-68. Their 63.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 8 Man and 4th in the . The Torches are led by head coach Keith Dabbs who is entering his fourteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 74-52 over the past thirteen seasons at Tabernacle. Under his direction the Torches have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have won one region crown with Coach Dabbs. Coach Dabbs led Tabernacle to a state championship in 2007. Coach Dabbs' overall record as a head football coach in thirteen season stands at 74-52 (58.7%). The Tabernacle Torches will play in Class 8 Man region two during the 2018 season. The Torches open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Hope Christian on Friday, August 24 at Moncrief Park. Last year the Hope Christian Eagles finished with an overall record of 3-6 and in place in Class 8 Man region one. The Eagles lost in the first round of the Class 8 Man playoffs to Evangel Christian Alabaster by a score of 60-12. Tabernacle and Hope Christian have met a total of 13 times on the football field. The Torches have a 4-9-0 record against the Eagles. They last met in 2017 with Hope Christian winning by a score of 88-72. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.
