News

We now have 832 teams &  
189,846 games on AHSFHS.org.


Search Site






AHSFHS Article Series


   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






2023 Team Previews 

  


Phillips Bears

Head Coach: Adam Lawler (fifth season)
Career Record: 4 seasons, (15-26)
At Phillips Bear Creek: 4 seasons, (15-26)
Stadium: James E. Glass Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  128
Rank:  336th in the AHSAA, 11th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   269-542-23   (33.0%)
Last 25 years:   107-158   (40.0%)  (Rank: 289th in the AHSAA, 40th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   61-78  (43.9%)  (Rank: 236th in the AHSAA, 32nd in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   1999
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2022 
Class:  1A              Region:   8
Record:  6-4
Region Record:   4-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Valley Head by a score of 61-20.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  355 (35.5)
Defense:  264 (26.4)


 2023 
Class: 1A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 35-57 (38%) (382nd in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  33-39 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  2-18 (10%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Tharptown  (2A)   37-22   W  
 9/2  @ Shoals Christian  (1A)  *  41-6   W  
 9/9  @ Cherokee  (1A)  *  50-14   W  
 9/16  vs. Meek  (1A)  *  6-40   L  
 9/23  @ Brilliant  (1A)   53-0   W  
 9/30  vs. Vina  (1A)  *  46-0   W  
 10/7  vs. Hackleburg  (1A)  *  34-50   L  
 10/14  vs. Waterloo  (1A)  *  56-26   W  
 10/21  @ Addison  (1A)  *  12-45   L  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Valley Head    20-61   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Tharptown  (2A)       
 9/8  vs. Shoals Christian  (1A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Cherokee  (1A)  *      
 9/22  @ Meek  (1A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Brilliant  (1A)       
 10/6  @ Vina  (1A)  *      
 10/13  @ Hackleburg  (1A)  *      
 10/20  @ Waterloo  (1A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Addison  (1A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 


Class  1A Region  8
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Meek (1A) 11-1 7-0532-165
Addison (1A) 9-3 6-1499-197
Hackleburg (1A) 6-5 5-2342-317
Phillips Bear Creek (1A) 6-4 4-3355-264
Waterloo (1A) 4-5 3-4265-288
Shoals Christian (1A) 2-7 2-5169-346
Cherokee (1A) 1-9 1-6132-496
Vina (1A) 0-9 0-786-461

 2023 Preview 


       Phillips completed the 2022 season with a 6-4 record. With their 4-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 1A region eight, the Bears earned a spot in the playoffs in 2022. Phillips's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Valley Head by a score of 61-20.

       The Bears improved in 2022 with their first winning season since 2017.

       Since 2010, Phillips has gone a combined 61-78. Their 43.9% winning percentage ranks 32nd in Class 1A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Phillips has managed to compile a record of 107-158. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 40th in Class 1A and 289th in the AHSAA.




       The Bears are led by head coach Adam Lawler who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 15-26 over the past four seasons at Phillips. Under his direction the Bears have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Lawler.

       The Bears have a good shot at one of the last two playoff slots in region eight this season.

       The Bears open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Tharptown on Friday, September 1 at Tharptown Stadium. Last year the Tharptown Wildcats finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in seventh place in Class 2A region eight. The Wildcats closed out the regular season with a loss to Whitesburg Christian by a score of 49-7.

       Phillips and Tharptown have met a total of 15 times on the football field. The Bears have a 10-5-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2022 with Phillips winning by a score of 37-22.

       Phillips lost 1A All-State  quarterback Nevin Elkins to graduation. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden was a star quarterback at Woodlawn high school in Birmingham.