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2023 Season Tidbits & Records

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   THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
AHSFHS.org Report
(Oct. 14, 2023)

Week Eight Tidbits & Records

Teams are laying claim to region titles and preparing for the playoffs as the regular season nears a close. Here are a few tidbits from this week's football action.

   *   Be sure to catch our podcast this Sunday night as we will be posting a new episode. Also follow the Barber Shop Gurus on Wednesday morning for their latest game analysis and predictions. Last week the guys went 11-1 for the second week in a row.

   *   Monday we will unveil the AHSFHS Power Ratings for every team along with our Top Ten in each classification. Scoring averages are posted now.

   *   In case you missed it, Saturday morning Central Phenix City defeated Percy Julian 35-6.

   *   Another week of upsets, blowouts and a few great finishes to games.

   *   We begin each week with the offenses and high scoring games and we had a few this week. Sixteen teams put up 60 or more points on their opponents led by Coosa Christian who had no mercy on Cedar Bluff by a score of 94-7. Randolph defeated D.A.R. 75-13 and Clay-Chalkville shutout Huffman 72-0.

   *   Upsets? North Jackson beat Priceville 40-8 after entering the game as a 19 point underdog. Sparkman fell to Bob Jones but was considered a 15 point favorite. Beulah defeated Childersburg after being a 10 point underdog prior to the game.

   *   Big region games? Mary Montgomery defeated Baker 35-14 to take command of 7A region one. Austin beat James Clemens 28-7 to stay in the hunt for a region four championship. Sulligent throttled Lamar County 48-6.

   *   Close Games? Parker scored on a 1-yard run by QB Offord with 34 seconds remaining in the game to defeat Mt. Brook 13-10. Florence beat Huntsville 23-20.

   *   Statement wins? St. James ran over undefeated Trinity 47-8 to capture a region crown in 3A. Hewitt-Trussville outscored Vestavia Hills 55-27.

   *   Huffman was shutout by Clay-Chalkville 72-0 and have been outscored 454-0 this season. The last team to not score a point in a season was Notasulga in 1965 when they were outscored 329-0 in nine games. The Vikings travel to Pell City this week.

   *   Gulf Shores (8-0) is off to the best start in their school's history as the Dolphins thumped Elberta 55-7. Corner is 7-0 for the first time in school history after beating Oak Grove 42-13. Locust Fork joins this group with a 8-0 record for the first time following a 49-0 win over Southeastern.

   *   B.B. Comer (8-0) is off to their best start since 1995. Sulligent is 8-0 for the first time since the 1966 football season. Mary Montgomery is 8-0 for the first time since 1965. Pisgah and West Morgan are both 7-0 for their best start since 2003 and 2002 respectively. Congratulations to these schools.

   *   Off to bad starts? D.A.R. and Macon-East have never began a season 0-8 until this year.

   *   If we missed anything I will try to include it in our podcast tomorrow.

   *   Fyffe has been ranked by the ASWA for 160 consecutive weeks since the final poll in 2009.

   *   The longest winning streak belongs to Saraland who has won their last fourteen games following a 56-7 win over Baldwin County. The Spartans are going to be difficult for any team in the state to defeat the next couple of years.

   *   Columbia now holds onto the longest losing streak at 79 straight contests. The Eagles lost to Cullman 49-0. They hold the all-time record for consecutive losses.

   *   Mars Hill with a string of 36 straight region victories tops this list as they defeated Phil Campbell 62-6. Catholic Montgomery (32) is close behind the Panthers.

   *   Barbour County has lost 64 consecutive region games after falling to Highland Home by a score of 39-0.

   *   The #3 ranked Catholic Montgomery Knights have won 31 straight regular season games. They beat Bullock County 38-0 this week for their sixth shutout of the season and fifth in a row.

   *   Saraland has won 20 consecutive home games following their home win over Baldwin County. This week the Spartans have an open date.

   *   Catholic Montgomery also holds onto the longest road winning streak having won 22 consecutive road games after knocking off Bullock County on the road. Their last five games have been on the road and they won them all by a combined score of 219-0.

   *   Fyffe continues to dominate in 2A as they defeated Sand Rock 47-0 this week. The Red Devils have scored at least 47 points in every game since that first game loss. They are currently sitting on a string of 313 games without being shutout.

   *   Westminster Christian is averaging an impressive 51.4 points a game and allowing 30.9. That means over the course of this season their games are averaging 82.3 points on the scoreboard. So if you appreciate offense go watch a Wildcat game.

   *   Anniston can claim the 600th win in program history this week as the Bulldogs play host to Talladega.

   *   Deshler can join the 600 win club this week after picking up win #599 against Central Florence 57-47.

   *   Pat Prestridge tied Ron Watters for the most wins at Randolph County with 147. His overall record in 22 seasons at Randolph County and Oakman is 164-87. The Tigers take on Beulah this week on the road.

   *   Drew Gilmer can tie Coach Jerry Wood as the winningest coach at Clay-Chalkville this coming week with one more victory. Coach Gilmer has 74 wins at Clay-Chalkville.

   *   Mark Hudspeth can accomplish the same feat at Gulf Shore as he is one win behind Duane Davis, the first coach for the Dolphins. The Dolphins take a week off before hosting Vigor for the region championship next week.

   *   Dustan Goode has 78 wins at Mortimer Jordan which leaves him one win behind Greg Watts for the most victories at the school. The Blue Devils travel to Mountain Brook this week.

   *   Hugh Fountain, the head football coach at W.S. Neal, accomplished something no other coach currently has done. He became the winningest coach at three different schools. His Eagles defeated Flomaton 44-21 as he surpassed Coach David Salter with 62 wins. He is also the winningest coach at Charles Henderson (106 wins) and Escambia Academy (94 wins). His overall record stands at 266-139 in 36 seasons as a head football coach.


Team approaching the 700 win club
  699  -  Deshler  (699-372-35)

Team approaching the 600 win club
  599  -  Anniston  (599-403-27)
  596  -  Bibb County  (596-430-38)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  498  -  Southern Choctaw  (498-375-24)
  497  -  Hackleburg  (497-438-29)
  496  -  Greensboro  (496-438-37)
  495  -  Minor  (495-484-22)
  495  -  Hale County  (495-440-24)

Coaches approaching the 300 win club
  296  -  Rush Propst (Pell City)  (296-114)

Coaches approaching the 200 win club
  195  -  Mike Battles Jr. (Tallassee)  (195-107)

Coaches approaching the 150 win club
  147  -  Doug Vickery (Flomaton)  (147-114)
  147  -  Ernie Willingham (Collinsville)  (147-96)
  145  -  Jamey DuBose (Orange Beach)  (145-50)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  97  -  Jason Massey (Leroy)  (97-52)
  96  -  Jeremy Perkins (Austin)  (96-59)
  96  -  David Smothers (Addison)  (96-40)

Points scored in a game

 * Coosa Christian set a team record in a win 94-7 over Cedar Bluff breaking the previous record set in a victory over Valley Head 71-14 on 10/26/2018.

 * First Assembly Christian set a team record in a win 68-40 over Pineview Christian breaking the previous record set in a loss to New Life Christian 66-84 on 10/14/2016.

 * Randolph set a team record in a win 75-13 over D.A.R. breaking the previous record set in a victory over Franklin Christian TN 70-32 on 9/2/2005.

 * St. John Paul II set a team record in a win 68-37 over New Hope breaking the previous record set in a victory over Danville 63-34 on 10/18/2019.


Points allowed in a game

 * Cedar Bluff set a team record in a 94-7 loss to Coosa Christian breaking the previous record set in a loss to Sumiton Christian 81-48 on 10/20/2000.

 * Cornerstone Christian set a team record in a 72-6 loss to Meadowview Christian breaking the previous record set in a loss to Crenshaw Christian 65-0 on 9/10/2021.

 * D.A.R. set a team record in a 75-13 loss to Randolph tying the previous record set in a loss to North Jackson 75-41 on 9/14/2018.

 * Oak Mountain set a team record in a 68-7 loss to Thompson breaking the previous record set in a loss to Hewitt-Trussville 63-21 on 11/4/2016.

 * Elberta set a team record in a 55-13 loss to UMS-Wright tying the previous record set in a loss to Gulf Shores 55-7 on 10/13/2023.


Margin of Victory in a game

 * B.T. Washington set a team record by defeating Montgomery Academy 52-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Notasulga 50-0 on 8/29/2008.

 * Clay-Chalkville set a team record by defeating Huffman 72-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Woodlawn 72-6 on 10/16/2015.

 * Coosa Christian set a team record by defeating Cedar Bluff 94-7 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Pell City Christian 70-0 on 11/1/1985.

 * Randolph set a team record by defeating Elkmont 62-0 tying the previous record set when they defeated D.A.R. 75-13 on 8/21/2020.

Margin of Defeat in a game

 * Cedar Bluff set a team record in a loss 94-7 to Coosa Christian breaking the previous record set when they lost to Jacksonville 71-0 on 11/15/1930.

 * Huffman set a team record in a loss 72-0 to Clay-Chalkville breaking the previous record set when they lost to Central Tuscaloosa 91-20 on 9/27/1996.

 * Oak Mountain set a team record in a loss 68-7 to Thompson breaking the previous record set when they lost to Hoover 60-0 on 9/10/2010.

 * Elberta set a team record in a loss 55-7 to Gulf Shores breaking the previous record set when they lost to St. Lukes 54-7 on 10/19/2018.

 * Southern Christian set a team record in a loss 61-12 to Evangel Christian Alabaster breaking the previous record set when they lost to Harvester Christian Academy GA 48-0 on 11/6/2020.


Points Scored by Both Teams in a Game

 * Deshler set a team record in a 57-47 victory over Central Florence breaking the previous record set in a loss to Fayette County 104-0 on .

 * Minor set a team record in a loss 61-49 to Gardendale breaking the previous record set when they defeated Walker 60-42 on 10/21/2016.

 * St. John Paul II set a team record in a 68-37 victory over New Hope breaking the previous record set when they defeated Brooks 56-42 on 11/8/2019.


Teams with current school record winning streaks

 * Saraland has won a team record 14 consecutive games since 10/28/2022.
 * Locust Fork has won a team record 8 consecutive games since 8/24/2023.
 * Corner has won a team record 7 consecutive games since 9/1/2023.

Teams with current school record losing streaks

 * Columbia has lost a team record 79 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
 * A.L. Johnson has lost a team record 45 consecutive games since 10/19/2018.
 * Vina has lost a team record 28 consecutive games since 10/16/2020.
 * Robertsdale has lost a team record 21 consecutive games since 10/1/2021.
 * Crossville has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 8/21/2021.
 * Sylacauga has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 10/29/2021.
 * Sparta Academy has lost a team record 19 consecutive games since 11/12/2021.
 * Albertville has lost a team record 15 consecutive games since 9/2/2022.
 * D.A.R. has lost a team record 12 consecutive games since 9/30/2022.
 * Macon-East Academy has lost a team record 9 consecutive games since 11/4/2022.
 * Orange Beach has lost a team record 8 consecutive games since 11/4/2022.
 * Valiant Cross Academy has lost a team record 8 consecutive games since 11/10/2022.
 * Whitesburg Christian has lost a team record 7 consecutive games since 8/25/2023.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

 * Banks Academy set a team record with a 7-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2022.

 * Sumter Central set a team record with a 4-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 4-7-0 in 2011.

 * University Charter School set a team record with a 4-3 record. That tops the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2022.

 * Woodville set a team record with a 5-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 5-6-0 in 2020.


Teams that set a record for most losses in a season

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

 * Orange Beach set a team record with a 0-7 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 3-6-0 in 2020.


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

 * University Charter School set a team record by scoring 174 points. That tops the previous mark of 162 points set in 2022.


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

 * D.A.R. set a team record by allowing 475 points. That tops the previous mark of 416 points set in 2014.

 * Huffman set a team record by allowing 454 points. That tops the previous mark of 443 points set in 2021.


Teams off to great starts in 2023
 * B.B. Comer last started a season 8-0 in 1995.
 * Cherokee County last started a season 7-0 in 2009.
 * Corner has never started 7-0 in a season.
 * Gulf Shores has never started 8-0 in a season.
 * Locust Fork has never started 8-0 in a season.
 * Lowndes Academy last started a season 8-0 in 2006.
 * Mary Montgomery last started a season 8-0 in 1965.
 * Mobile Christian last started a season 8-0 in 1995.
 * Pisgah last started a season 7-0 in 2003.
 * Sulligent last started a season 8-0 in 1966.
 * West Morgan last started a season 7-0 in 2002.


Teams off to slow starts in 2023
 * Albertville last started a season 0-7 in 2004.
 * Alexandria last started a season 0-8 in 1943.
 * Ashville last started a season 0-7 in 2009.
 * Calera last started a season 0-7 in 1993.
 * D.A.R. has never started 0-8 in a season.
 * East Limestone last started a season 0-7 in 2002.
 * Geneva County last started a season 0-7 in 2002.
 * Hazel Green last started a season 0-7 in 2009.
 * Jackson-Olin last started a season 0-8 in 2009.
 * Macon-East Academy has never started 0-8 in a season.
 * Saks last started a season 0-8 in 2004.
 * Sumiton Christian last started a season 0-7 in 2009.



Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.