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2018 Season

THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

AHSFHS.org Report
(Sep. 29, 2018)

Week Six

The race to the playoffs is underway as we resume region play this week. Here are a few tidbits from this week's football action around the state.

   *  UMS-Wright has the longest winning streak in the AHSAA having posted 10 consecutive victories and had an open date this week. Monroe Academy leads the AISA with a 20 game winning streak following a 34-7 win over Patrician Academy.

   *   Barbour County has a string of forty-five consecutive losses over the past few years. They too did not play this week.

   *   The longest region losing streak belongs to Southeastern with a streak of 40 straight region losses following a 40-20 non-region loss to Locust Fork.

   *   The Fyffe Red Devils have won 33 straight regular season games after beating Plainview 55-7 on Friday.

   *   The longest region winning streak belongs to the Yellow Jackets of McGill-Toolen with a streak of 29 straight region victories.

   *   The Volunteers of Monroe Academy have a string of 37 consecutive home wins following their latest home victory Friday. Fyffe leads the AHSAA schools with a 26 game home winning streak.

   *   Briarwood Christian saw their 14 game road winning streak come to an end as Hartselle beat the Lions 14-7 in overtime Friday. Rogers now has the longest road winning streak among the AHSAA schools at 13 games. Chambers Academy leads the AISA schools with a 21 game road winning streak.

   *   Maplesville has scored twenty or more points in 55 consecutive games after putting up 34 on Reeltown Friday night.

   *   Fyffe hopes to avoid the dreaded shutout and extend their streak of consecutive games scoring. They are currently sitting on a string of 239 games without being shutout.

   *  Hoover has been ranked by the ASWA for an amazing 203 consecutive polls dating back to the 2000 season. The Bucs sit at 3-2 on the season after taking the week off.

   *  Providence Christian, Thorsby and Westminster Christian are all 6-0 for the first time in their respective school's histories.

   *  Hazel Green was shutout for the first time in 97 games when they fell to Gardendale 16-0.

Team approaching the 500 win club
  496 - Georgiana (496-383-23)
  492 - Haleyville (492-392-23)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  97 - Tim Smith (Evangel Christian Alabaster) (97-97)
  97 - Matt Griffith (Sylacauga) (97-89)
  94 - Don Jacobs (Scottsboro) (94-46)
  92 - Ben Blackmon (Spanish Fort) (92-40)

Points scored in a game

* Brewer set a team record in a win 62-14 over West Morgan breaking the previous record set in a victory over Vinemont 61-6 on 9/27/2013.

* Pike Liberal Arts set a team record in a win 65-13 over Abbeville Christian tying the previous record set when they defeated Ashford Academy 65-7 on 9/17/2010.

* Satsuma set a team record in a win 54-0 over Pleasant Home breaking the previous record set in a victory over Sumter Central 51-27 on 9/13/2013.

Margin of Victory in a game

* Ezekiel Academy set a team record by defeating Lighthouse Home School 68-14 breaking the previous record set when they defeated North River Christian 58-6 on 11/1/2013.

* Satsuma set a team record by defeating Pleasant Home 54-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Monroe County 49-0 on 10/20/2017.

Margin of Defeat in a game

* Columbia set a team record in a loss 63-0 to Huntsville breaking the previous record set when they lost to Fort Payne 57-0 on 10/12/2012.

* Park Crossing set a team record in a loss 50-16 to Central Phenix City breaking the previous record set when they lost to Stanhope Elmore 42-18 on 10/23/2014.

Teams with current school record winning streaks

* Monroe Academy has won a team record 20 consecutive games since 8/18/2017.

Teams with current school record losing streaks

* Barbour County has lost a team record 45 consecutive games since 10/25/2013.
* Calhoun has lost a team record 36 consecutive games since 10/31/2014.
* Ellwood Christian has lost a team record 31 consecutive games since 9/17/2015.
* Columbia has lost a team record 27 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
* Verbena has lost a team record 15 consecutive games since 11/4/2016.
* New Hope has lost a team record 12 consecutive games since 9/15/2017.
* Gadsden City has lost a team record 8 consecutive games since 10/13/2017.
* Mae Jemison has lost a team record 4 consecutive games since 9/6/2018.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

* Asbury set a team record with a 1-4 record. That tops the previous mark of 0-10-0 in 2017.

* Chickasaw set a team record with a 4-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 4-7-0 in 2015.

* Pike Road set a team record with a 5-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 5-3-0 in 1928.

* Southeastern set a team record with a 2-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2017.

* St. John Paul II set a team record with a 4-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 3-6-0 in 2013.

Teams that set a record for most losses in a season

* Mae Jemison set a team record with a 1-5 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 6-5-0 in 2016.

* Park Crossing set a team record with a 3-3 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 8-3-0 in 2015.

Teams that set a record for most points scored in a season

* Pike Road set a team record by scoring 229 points. That tops the previous mark of 172 points set in 1928.

* St. John Paul II set a team record by scoring 168 points. That tops the previous mark of 152 points set in 2013.

Teams off to great starts in 2018
* Beulah last started a season 5-0 in 1995.
* Etowah last started a season 6-0 in 1999.
* Good Hope last started a season 5-0 in 2000.
* Headland last started a season 5-0 in 1988.
* Jackson-Olin last started a season 6-0 in 1990.
* Pike Liberal Arts last started a season 7-0 in 1984.
* Providence Christian has never started 6-0 in a season.
* Thorsby has never started 6-0 in a season.
* Westminster Christian has never started 6-0 in a season.

Teams off to good starts in 2018
* Brewer last started a season 4-1 in 1999.
* Marengo last started a season 5-1 in 2002.
* Mars Hill has never started 4-1 in a season.
* Paul Bryant has never started 5-1 in a season.
* Pike Road has never started 5-1 in a season.
* Randolph has never started 4-1 in a season.
* St. John Paul II has never started 4-1 in a season.
* Williamson last started a season 4-1 in 2003.

Teams off to slow starts in 2018
* A.L. Johnson last started a season 0-5 in 2002.
* B.T. Washington last started a season 0-5 in 2001.
* Calera last started a season 0-5 in 1998.
* Gadsden City has never started 0-5 in a season.
* Glencoe last started a season 0-5 in 1988.
* Jemison last started a season 0-5 in 1975.
* Oak Grove last started a season 0-6 in 1991.
* Opp last started a season 0-5 in 2001.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.