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2023 Season Tidbits & Records


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THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

AHSFHS.org Report
(Nov. 11, 2023)

First Round of the Playoffs Tidbits & Records

The playoffs are getting serious now after the first round. Here are a few tidbits from this week's football action.

   *   Be sure to catch a special edition of our podcast this Sunday night as we will be posting a new episode with some guests this week. Chris and Kody will join the team to discuss the matchups this week. Also follow the Barber Shop Gurus on Wednesday morning for their latest game analysis and predictions. Last week the guys went 9-3 predicting the games.

   *   All the official playoff brackets are posted as the fun continues. Win and keep playing the next week.

   *   Monday we will unveil the latest AHSFHS Power Ratings for every team along with our predictions each playoff game. Scoring averages are posted now.

   *   The remaining undefeated teams:
     7A - Central Phenix City (10-0), Mary Montgomery (11-0)
     6A - Clay-Chalkville (10-0), Hillcrest (11-0), Muscle Shoals (10-0), Saraland (11-0)
       5A - Gulf Shores (11-0)
       4A - Catholic Montgomery (11-0), Jackson (10-0), West Morgan (11-0)
       3A - Lauderdale County (11-0), Madison Academy (11-0), Mobile Chr. (11-0)
       2A - B.B. Comer (11-0), Locust Fork (11-0), Reeltown (10-0)
       1A - Elba (11-0), Leroy (10-0), Loachapoka (10-0)
       AISA - Lowndes Academy (12-0)

   *  Class 7A region three swept region four for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth time in six years. Also 7A region two went 3-1 against region one.

   *  Six #4 seeds pulled off the upsets in the first round. That is about norm and the same number as last season. The #3 seeds also won 16-of-52 games this past week. That too is the same as last season. The record since 2000 for #1 seeds losing in the first round in any season is nine in 2013 and 2018.

   *   An even dozen teams put up 60 or more points on their opponents led by Elba running over and around University Charter School 70-8. One note here is that 46 teams set a school record this year so far for most points allowed in a season. That has to be a record even without looking it up.

   *   Upsets in the first round of the playoffs? As always there were upsets. The biggest upset according to the AHSFHS Power Ratings was UMS-Wright taking out north favorite Central Clay County 7-0 after entering the game as a 26 point underdog. Piedmont defeated J.B. Pennington after being a pregame 15 point underdog. Overall the Power Ratings predicted 88 of 101 games correctly this week for a winning percentage of 88.6%. Five of the losses were in games where the winner was an underdog by less than seven points and three games were considered even.

   *    Comeback wins? Brooks fell behind 21-7 before Oneonta 49-21 to defeat the Redskins 56-42. Mary Montgomery saved region one with a come from behind 21-13 win over Dothan. The Vikings fell behind 14-0 in the first half before rallying for their first playoff victory. T.R. Miller fell behind Anniston 16-0 at halftime before shutting down the Bulldogs to come away with a hard fought 20-16 victory.

   *   Close Games? UMS-Wright held off Central Clay County 7-0 in a defensive struggle. The Bulldogs only gained 69 yards in the game but it was enough to advance to the second round. It was the first shutout for the Volunteers since 2015 some 110 games ago. Theodore was also shutout by Hueytown 14-0 for the first time in 74 games.

   *   Statement wins? Muscle Shoals defeated Pinson Valley 42-7. Oxford beat Athens 45-27. Gulf Shores romped past Beauregard 48-7. Ramsay shutout West Point 50-0. Leeds turned back Arab 33-7. West Morgan also shutout Etowah 56-0.

   *  B.T. Washington, Corner, Headland, Helena, Mary Montgomery, Priceville and Thorsby have never won a second round playoff game among the teams still playing football this season.

   *   Teams who have not reached the second round in a while include; Houston Academy (2010), Boaz (2008), Corner (2006), John Carroll (2004), Locust Fork (2001) and Mary Montgomery (Never).

   *   The best second round matchups I would most like to see; Vestavia Hills (9-2) at Thompson (9-1), Andalusia (10-1) at Jackson (10-0), Jacksonville (9-2) at Bibb County (10-1), West Morgan (11-0) at Corner (10-1), Highland Home (10-1) at B.B. Comer (11-0) and Geraldine (10-1) at Gordo (10-1).

   *   Teams who have never hosted a second round game include; Boaz, Mary Montgomery, Gulf Shores, Priceville, Tuscaloosa Academy.

   *   Best home team records in the second round of the playoffs for teams hosting games next week. Piedmont 10-1, Briarwood 10-3, Sweet Water 14-2, Leroy 10-3, Central Phenix City 9-3 and Thompson 7-2.

   *   Teams you do not wish to face in the second round along with their all-time record in the second round of the playoffs. Hoover 19-1, Maplesville 27-6, UMS-Wright 26-5, T.R. Miller 24-11, Deshler 31-8 and Brantley 35-7.

   *   Gulf Shores (11-0) is off to the best start in their school's history. Locust Fork advances to the second round with a school record 11-0 record.

   * If we missed anything I will try to include it in our podcast tomorrow. We will cover all the playoff matchups for each classification.

   *   Fyffe has been ranked by the ASWA for 164 consecutive weeks since the final poll in 2009.

   *   The longest winning streak belongs to Saraland who has won their last seventeen games following a 54-14 beat down of McAdory in the first round of the playoffs.

   *   Saraland has won 22 consecutive home games and will be on the road next week in the second round against Briarwood.

   *   Catholic Montgomery also holds onto the longest road winning streak having won 22 consecutive road games.

   *   Fyffe continues to dominate Class 2A as they have for the last ten seasons. The Red Devils are currently sitting on a string of 317 games without being shutout.

   *   Doug Vickery Jr. won the 150th game of his 24 year career at Ariton, Coffeeville, Florala and Flomaton. His record is 150-115 since 1995. The Hurricanes knocked off Walter Wellborn 34-0 last week in the first round. Congratulations Coach.

Team approaching the 600 win club
  599 - Bibb County (599-430-38)
  595 - Athens (595-427-36)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  497 - Minor (497-485-22)
  496 - Greensboro (496-440-37)
  495 - Hale County (495-442-24)

Coaches approaching the 300 win club
  297 - Rush Propst (Pell City) (297-116)

Coaches approaching the 150 win club
  149 - Mark Hastings (Lynn) (148-122)
  148 - Ed Rigby (Luverne) (148-110)
  146 - Jamey DuBose (Orange Beach) (146-51)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  98 - Jeremy Perkins (Austin) (98-60)
  98 - David Smothers (Addison) (98-41)
  97 - Jason Massey (Leroy) (97-52)

Points scored in a game

* Handley set a team record in a win 68-38 over St. Michael breaking the previous record set in a victory over Central Coosa 65-28 on 9/19/2008.

Points allowed in a game

* Daphne set a team record in a 63-28 loss to Enterprise breaking the previous record set in a loss to Blount 56-21 on 9/4/2015.

* St. Michael set a team record in a 68-38 loss to Handley breaking the previous record set in a loss to Bayside Academy 55-3 on 10/19/2018.

* University Charter School set a team record in a 70-8 loss to Elba breaking the previous record set in a loss to Linden 60-6 on 10/14/2022.

Margin of Victory in a game

* Banks Academy set a team record by defeating Clarke Prep 64-3 breaking the previous record set when they defeated East Memorial Christian 60-0 on 8/30/2019.

Margin of Defeat in a game

* Clarke Prep set a team record in a loss 64-3 to Banks Academy breaking the previous record set when they lost to Patrician Academy 60-0 on 11/18/2022.

* University Charter School set a team record in a loss 70-8 to Elba breaking the previous record set when they lost to Linden 60-6 on 10/14/2022.

Points Scored by Both Teams in a Game

* Handley set a team record in a 68-38 victory over St. Michael breaking the previous record set when they defeated B.T. Washington 62-36 on 9/13/2019.

* Tanner set a team record in a 64-55 victory over Lamar County breaking the previous record set in a loss to Ranburne 56-55 on 11/13/2015.

Teams with current school record winning streaks

* Saraland has won a team record 17 consecutive games since 10/28/2022.
* Locust Fork has won a team record 11 consecutive games since 8/24/2023.
* Banks Academy has won a team record 8 consecutive games since 9/22/2023.

Teams with current school record losing streaks

* Columbia has lost a team record 81 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
* A.L. Johnson has lost a team record 48 consecutive games since 10/19/2018.
* Robertsdale has lost a team record 24 consecutive games since 10/1/2021.
* Crossville has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 8/21/2021.
* Albertville has lost a team record 18 consecutive games since 9/2/2022.
* Dallas County has lost a team record 16 consecutive games since 9/23/2022.
* D.A.R. has lost a team record 14 consecutive games since 9/30/2022.
* Snook Christian has lost a team record 11 consecutive games since 10/28/2022.
* Huffman has lost a team record 11 consecutive games since 10/21/2022.
* Valiant Cross Academy has lost a team record 10 consecutive games since 11/10/2022.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

* B.T. Washington set a team record with a 7-4 record. That ties the previous mark of 7-4-0 in 2016.

* Banks Academy set a team record with a 11-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2022.

* Corner set a team record with a 10-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 1995.

* Cornerstone Christian set a team record with a 9-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 2009.

* Dothan High set a team record with a 8-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 8-4-0 in 2022.

* Gulf Shores set a team record with a 11-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 11-2-0 in 2022.

* Helena set a team record with a 9-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 2021.

* Locust Fork set a team record with a 11-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 11-2-0 in 1998.

* Lowndes Academy set a team record with a 12-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 11-2-0 in 2022.

* Mary Montgomery set a team record with a 11-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 10-0-0 in 1965.

* Sipsey Valley set a team record with a 6-5 record. That ties the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2012.

* St. Michael set a team record with a 6-5 record. That ties the previous mark of 6-3-0 in 2021.

* Sumter Central set a team record with a 4-5 record. That ties the previous mark of 4-7-0 in 2011.

* Thorsby set a team record with a 9-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 2018.

* University Charter School set a team record with a 5-6 record. That tops the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2022.

* West Morgan set a team record with a 11-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 11-1-0 in 2002.

* Woodville set a team record with a 6-4 record. That tops the previous mark of 5-6-0 in 2020.

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

* Banks Academy set a team record by scoring 464 points. That tops the previous mark of 444 points set in 2019.

* Clements set a team record by scoring 348 points. That tops the previous mark of 319 points set in 2021.

* Corner set a team record by scoring 453 points. That tops the previous mark of 393 points set in 2022.

* Cornerstone Christian set a team record by scoring 500 points. That tops the previous mark of 414 points set in 2022.

* Dothan High set a team record by scoring 431 points. That tops the previous mark of 407 points set in 2019.

* Helena set a team record by scoring 409 points. That tops the previous mark of 387 points set in 2019.

* John Carroll set a team record by scoring 373 points. That tops the previous mark of 296 points set in 1998.

* Locust Fork set a team record by scoring 598 points. That tops the previous mark of 437 points set in 2014.

* Lowndes Academy set a team record by scoring 521 points. That tops the previous mark of 477 points set in 1968.

* Lynn set a team record by scoring 503 points. That tops the previous mark of 495 points set in 2022.

* Mary Montgomery set a team record by scoring 393 points. That tops the previous mark of 374 points set in 2001.

* Pisgah set a team record by scoring 536 points. That tops the previous mark of 452 points set in 2002.

* Southern Prep Academy set a team record by scoring 526 points. That tops the previous mark of 366 points set in 2021.

* St. Michael set a team record by scoring 412 points. That tops the previous mark of 316 points set in 2021.

* University Charter School set a team record by scoring 256 points. That tops the previous mark of 162 points set in 2022.

* West Morgan set a team record by scoring 601 points. That tops the previous mark of 500 points set in 2022.

* Wilcox Academy set a team record by scoring 470 points. That tops the previous mark of 451 points set in 2003.

* Woodville set a team record by scoring 289 points. That tops the previous mark of 276 points set in 2020.

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

* Abbeville Christian set a team record by allowing 459 points. That tops the previous mark of 442 points set in 2019.

* Alexandria set a team record by allowing 404 points. That tops the previous mark of 371 points set in 2011.

* Aliceville set a team record by allowing 340 points. That tops the previous mark of 327 points set in 2012.

* Ashville set a team record by allowing 428 points. That tops the previous mark of 412 points set in 2009.

* Brindlee Mountain set a team record by allowing 526 points. That tops the previous mark of 508 points set in 2018.

* Brooks set a team record by allowing 373 points. That tops the previous mark of 349 points set in 2012.

* Calera set a team record by allowing 433 points. That tops the previous mark of 354 points set in 2019.

* Carroll set a team record by allowing 405 points. That tops the previous mark of 366 points set in 2011.

* Central Florence set a team record by allowing 407 points. That tops the previous mark of 398 points set in 2022.

* Chickasaw set a team record by allowing 357 points. That tops the previous mark of 354 points set in 2014.

* Clarke Prep set a team record by allowing 405 points. That tops the previous mark of 371 points set in 2017.

* D.A.R. set a team record by allowing 625 points. That tops the previous mark of 416 points set in 2014.

* Dallas County set a team record by allowing 473 points. That tops the previous mark of 442 points set in 2011.

* Davidson set a team record by allowing 455 points. That tops the previous mark of 359 points set in 2021.

* Deshler set a team record by allowing 320 points. That tops the previous mark of 319 points set in 2022.

* East Limestone set a team record by allowing 363 points. That tops the previous mark of 348 points set in 2022.

* Elberta set a team record by allowing 376 points. That tops the previous mark of 329 points set in 2020.

* Foley set a team record by allowing 366 points. That tops the previous mark of 353 points set in 2022.

* Gardendale set a team record by allowing 441 points. That tops the previous mark of 359 points set in 2000.

* Gaylesville set a team record by allowing 403 points. That tops the previous mark of 399 points set in 1949.

* Geneva set a team record by allowing 383 points. That tops the previous mark of 363 points set in 2011.

* Glencoe set a team record by allowing 414 points. That tops the previous mark of 404 points set in 2017.

* Hamilton set a team record by allowing 464 points. That tops the previous mark of 403 points set in 2015.

* Huffman set a team record by allowing 578 points. That tops the previous mark of 443 points set in 2021.

* Ider set a team record by allowing 360 points. That tops the previous mark of 358 points set in 2005.

* Jasper set a team record by allowing 376 points. That tops the previous mark of 336 points set in 2022.

* Macon-East Academy set a team record by allowing 404 points. That tops the previous mark of 382 points set in 2014.

* Monroe Academy set a team record by allowing 397 points. That tops the previous mark of 349 points set in 1998.

* Monroe County set a team record by allowing 452 points. That tops the previous mark of 424 points set in 2013.

* Montgomery Academy set a team record by allowing 435 points. That tops the previous mark of 374 points set in 2010.

* Morgan Academy set a team record by allowing 415 points. That tops the previous mark of 373 points set in 2014.

* Murphy set a team record by allowing 330 points. That tops the previous mark of 317 points set in 2013.

* Oak Mountain set a team record by allowing 384 points. That tops the previous mark of 370 points set in 2016.

* Pickens Academy set a team record by allowing 390 points. That tops the previous mark of 370 points set in 2018.

* Pleasant Home set a team record by allowing 440 points. That tops the previous mark of 418 points set in 2015.

* Prattville set a team record by allowing 355 points. That tops the previous mark of 348 points set in 2016.

* Saks set a team record by allowing 424 points. That tops the previous mark of 355 points set in 2004.

* Sand Rock set a team record by allowing 351 points. That tops the previous mark of 319 points set in 2022.

* Section set a team record by allowing 438 points. That tops the previous mark of 400 points set in 2010.

* Sheffield set a team record by allowing 381 points. That tops the previous mark of 370 points set in 2015.

* Sparta Academy set a team record by allowing 486 points. That tops the previous mark of 423 points set in 2017.

* Tallassee set a team record by allowing 397 points. That tops the previous mark of 346 points set in 2011.

* Tharptown set a team record by allowing 534 points. That tops the previous mark of 469 points set in 2011.

* Valiant Cross Academy set a team record by allowing 287 points. That tops the previous mark of 277 points set in 2020.

* Wetumpka set a team record by allowing 373 points. That tops the previous mark of 359 points set in 2019.

* Wilson set a team record by allowing 434 points. That tops the previous mark of 393 points set in 2022.

Teams off to great starts in 2023
* B.B. Comer last started a season 11-0 in 1995.
* Gulf Shores has never started 11-0 in a season.
* Lauderdale County has never started 11-0 in a season.
* Leroy last started a season 10-0 in 2008.
* Loachapoka last started a season 10-0 in 2004.
* Locust Fork has never started 11-0 in a season.
* Lowndes Academy has never started 12-0 in a season.
* Mary Montgomery has never started 11-0 in a season.
* Mobile Christian last started a season 11-0 in 1995.
* Reeltown last started a season 10-0 in 1991.
* Saraland has never started 11-0 in a season.
* West Morgan last started a season 11-0 in 2002.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The Super 6 State Championships began in 1996. Since then all title games were played at Legion Field in Birmingham until 2009.