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          Someone asked a few weeks ago if I knew a team's record against top ten teams all-time. The answer was no, but it got me to thinking about the possibility of finding out the answer to that question.

          After some work, thought, script writing and a some digging, we have added that feature to each team's home page. It can be seen in the right column midway down the page.

          There is also a link under "Rankings" on the team page that will give in-depth analysis of each team and how they have performed against top ten teams. That link will show every game a team has played since the beginning of the 1984 season against a ranked team.

          Currently the records will show information back to 1984 when the AHSAA went to six classifications. It will be more difficult to go further back with this project.

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          Here are a few items about how teams have done against the ranked teams through this week's action. Some notes: Hoover totals include Berry and R.A. Hubbard include Courtland's records. The records do not include games against ranked teams from other state.

  * Russellville has the most regular season wins against ranked teams with a record of 42-43. Hazlewood (37-32), Hoover (37-31), Vestavia Hills (36-31), Colbert County (36-49) and T.R. Miller (36-15) are close behind.

  * Hoover has the most wins against teams in the same classification with a slate of 69-44. T.R. Miller (62-30), Homewood (44-41), and Pike County (42-41) follow. These do include playoff games.

  * T.R. Miller claims the lead for most wins against ranked teams in all classes with a 74-35 record. Hoover (69-44), Colbert County (61-67), Deshler (61-54) and Hazlewood (60-43) follow. These also include playoff games.

  * Hazlewood had a 13-17 record against teams for higher classifications. R.A. Hubbard is second with a record of (13-30) and Sweet Water has gone 12-24.

  * Hoover has won ten consecutive matchups against top ten teams since losing to Prattville in the title game in 2011.

  * Clay County won fourteen consecutive games against top ten teams between 1994-1997.

  * UMS-Wright played eight top ten teams in 2012, going 6-2.

  * John Essex has the worst record against ranked teams at 0-43.

  * Mary Montgomery is 0-42 against ranked teams.

  * Colbert County has played the most games against ranked teams, 128.

  * Clarke County has accumulated the most losses against ranked teams with 76.

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David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org

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