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2016 Season

THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

AHSFHS.org Report
(Oct. 15, 2016)

Week 9

Which teams will qualify for the playoffs? We are much closer to knowing. The post season is three weeks away! Here are a few tidbits from this week's action.

   *  Piedmont extended their state leading winning streak to 19 with a 45-35 victory over Ohatchee.

  *  The best region in any classification? Region five in class 3A has compiled a record of 36-20. Take away their region games and they are an amazing 18-2 against outside competition.

  *  Washington County and St. Luke's may still be scoring touchdowns. The Bulldogs won 75-54 over St. Luke's in the sixth highest scoring game in history.

  *  J.F. Shields is still struggling to put a competitive team on the football field. They have allowed more than 50 points in twelve consecutive games. That is a state record. They have allowed 569 points in nine games and close the season next week against a great Linden team. The state record for points allowed in a season belongs to Woodville when they allowed 622 in 2009.

   *   B.T. Washington with a 5-3 record is off to a good start in 2016. They are 3-3 in region play and have qualified for the playoffs for the first time in school history. The team has also not won more games than they lost in any season since the school opened in 1991.

   *   Other teams with turnaround seasons include: Arab (1-9) to (6-3), Dale County (1-9) to (6-3), Horseshoe Bend (0-10) to (5-3), Houston County (0-10) to (6-3), Isabella (1-9) to (7-1), Lynn (1-9) to (7-2), Oxford (3-7) to (9-0) and West Morgan (0-10) to (6-3). Congrats to these teams on great starts to the 2016 season.

   *   Some teams are not faring so well in 2016. Teams that are not finding the success they enjoyed last year include; D.A.R. (8-3) to (1-7), Edgewood Academy (13-0) to (0-9), Fort Payne (8-3) to (0-8), Greenville (11-1) to (2-5), Priceville (8-3) to (0-8) and Ranburne (10-2) to (1-7).

   *   Demopolis was shutout by Enterprise 42-0. They had gone 171 games since last being shutout by UMS-Wright in 2002.

   *   New Brockton defeated #9 Goshen. It is their first victory over a ranked opponent since the 1989 season. Tarrant also pulled of the upset in a 21-20 win over #10 Cleveland. It is their first victory over a ranked foe since 2006.

   *   Barbour County leads the state for most consecutive losses with 29 in a row following a 34-20 loss to Cottonwood.

   *   Bullock County has lost 52 consecutive region games.

   *   G. W. Long defeated Samson 30-21 to extend their 32 game regular season winning streak.

   *   Tanner has a streak of 52 consecutive region wins. The Rattlers defeated Cold Springs 50-21 to extend this streak.

   *   St. Paul's saw their streak of 21 straight wins on the home field come to an end against Vigor by a score of 38-35. Beauregard takes over with a string of 20 consecutive home wins after beating Cleburne County 54-14 at home.

   *   Maplesville has now won 16 consecutive games on their opponent's home turf.

   *   Fyffe, who blanked Section 62-0, extended their streak of consecutive games scoring. They are currently sitting on a string of 219 games without being shutout.

   *   Hoover has been ranked by the ASWA for an amazing 183 consecutive polls dating back to the 2000 season. The Bucs beat up on rival Vestavia Hills 38-7.

   *   Fred Yancey, the head football coach at Briarwood, has amassed a record of 250-90 in 27 seasons for the Lions. The Lions are 7-1 this year after defeating Shelby County 43-21 on Friday night.

   *   According to our records Lauderdale County joined the 500 win club with a 37-14 win over Colbert Heights. Their overall records now stands at 500-388-25.

Team approaching the 500 win club
  498 - Valley (498-358-22)
  497 - Reeltown (497-278-12)
  495 - Baldwin County (495-427-30)
  494 - Fairhope (494-347-24)
  494 - Tarrant (494-445-40)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  99 - Ronn Lee (St. Luke's) (99-133)
  99 - Rodney Stidham (Hamilton) (99-48)
  99 - Doug Vickery Jr. (Flomaton) (99-84)
  98 - Jeff Kelly (Saraland) (98-54)
  97 - Jamey Dubose (Central Phenix City) (97-36)
  97 - Jimmy Perry (St. James) (97-52)
  97 - Jeff Pugh (East Limestone) (97-85)
  96 - Royce Young (Escambia County) (96-180)
  95 - Jay Brown (Moody) (95-94)

Points scored in a game

* Arab set a team record in a win 67-6 over Douglas breaking the previous record set in a victory over Brewer 58-28 on 11/1/2002.

* First Assembly Christian set a team record in a 84-66 loss to New Life Christian breaking the previous record set in a victory over Peoples Baptist GA 52-46 on 9/16/2016.

* Fruitdale set a team record in a win 68-0 over J.F. Shields breaking the previous record set in a victory over J.F. Shields 64-0 on 9/18/2015.

* Hillcrest Tuscaloosa set a team record in a win 61-14 over Brookwood tying the previous record set when they defeated Paul Bryant 61-0 on 9/30/2016.

* LaFayette set a team record in a win 68-7 over Ranburne breaking the previous record set in a victory over Notasulga 67-0 on 10/18/1957.

* Lighthouse Home School set a team record in a win 58-56 over East Memorial Christian breaking the previous record set in a victory over Central Christian GA 48-20 on 8/28/2015.

* New Life Christian set a team record in a win 84-66 over First Assembly Christian breaking the previous record set in a victory over North River Christian 80-21 on 9/10/2010.

* Southeastern set a team record in a 62-45 loss to Meek breaking the previous record set in a loss to Coosa Christian 40-62 on 11/1/2013.

* Washington County set a team record in a win 75-54 over St. Lukes breaking the previous record set in a victory over Fruitdale 67-21 on 9/29/2006.

Points allowed in a game

* Clay-Chalkville set a team record in a 54-28 loss to Minor breaking the previous record set in a loss to Mountain Brook 51-30 on 9/12/2003.

* First Assembly Christian set a team record in a 84-66 loss to New Life Christian breaking the previous record set in a loss to Tabernacle 66-12 on 9/22/2011.

* St. Lukes set a team record in a 75-54 loss to Washington County breaking the previous record set in a loss to J.U. Blacksher 67-46 on 9/30/2016.

* Weaver set a team record in a 61-41 loss to Randolph County breaking the previous record set in a loss to Saks 57-7 on 10/29/2009.

Margin of Victory in a game

* Arab set a team record by defeating Douglas 67-6 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Altoona 55-0 on 9/23/1938.

* Clay County Christian set a team record by defeating Chilton Christian 69-6 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Brooklane Baptist 73-14 on 9/23/2016.

* Fruitdale set a team record by defeating J.F. Shields 68-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated J.F. Shields 64-0 on 9/18/2015.

Margin of Defeat in a game

* Chilton Christian set a team in a loss 69-6 to Clay County Christian breaking the previous record set when they lost to Victory Baptist 60-0 on 10/23/2014.

* Clarke Prep set a team in a loss 49-0 to Autauga Academy tying the previous record set when they lost to Catherine Academy 49-0 on 9/11/1992.

* Section set a team in a loss 62-0 to Fyffe breaking the previous record set when they lost to Pisgah 55-0 on 10/19/2001.

Points Scored by Both Teams in a Game

* Abbeville set a team record in a loss 54-46 to Ariton breaking the previous record set when they defeated Pike County 53-41 on 9/21/2012.

* Ariton set a team record in a 54-46 victory over Abbeville breaking the previous record set when they defeated Cottonwood 51-49 on 10/23/2015.

* Central Clay County set a team record in a 49-34 victory over Sylacauga breaking the previous record set when they defeated Marbury 68-0 on 10/2/2015.

* Cullman set a team record in a 56-35 victory over Southside Gadsden breaking the previous record set when they defeated Muscle Shoals 49-35 on 9/16/2005.

* Davidson set a team record in a 50-49 victory over Jackson breaking the previous record set in a loss to Murphy 47-45 on 10/25/2008.

* First Assembly Christian set a team record in a loss 84-66 to New Life Christian breaking the previous record set when they defeated Peoples Baptist GA 52-46 on 9/16/2016.

* Hayden set a team record in a 50-40 victory over Fairview breaking the previous record set when they defeated Curry 54-31 on 10/25/2013.

* Lighthouse Home School set a team record in a 58-56 victory over East Memorial Christian breaking the previous record set when they defeated Hope Christian 48-38 on 10/9/2015.

* Meek set a team record in a 62-45 victory over Southeastern breaking the previous record set when they defeated Sumiton Christian 62-32 on 10/30/2015.

* New Life Christian set a team record in a 84-66 victory over First Assembly Christian breaking the previous record set when they defeated Flint Hill Christian 76-62 on 10/20/2011.

* Southeastern set a team record in a loss 62-45 to Meek breaking the previous record set in a loss to Coosa Christian 62-40 on 11/1/2013.

* Southside Gadsden set a team record in a loss 56-35 to Cullman breaking the previous record set in a loss to Gadsden 56-28 on 10/15/1999.

* St. Lukes set a team record in a loss 75-54 to Washington County breaking the previous record set in a loss to J.U. Blacksher 67-46 on 9/30/2016.

* Washington County set a team record in a 75-54 victory over St. Lukes breaking the previous record set in a loss to Clarke County 111-0 on 10/14/1921.

* Weaver set a team record in a loss 61-41 to Randolph County breaking the previous record set when they defeated Piedmont 61-32 on 10/21/2005.

Teams with current school record winning streaks

* McGill-Toolen has won a team record 17 consecutive games since 10/2/2015.
* Hewitt-Trussville has won a team record 9 consecutive games since 8/19/2016.
* Rogers has won a team record 9 consecutive games since 10/29/2015.
* Spring Garden has won a team record 8 consecutive games since 8/26/2016.
* Park Crossing has won a team record 7 consecutive games since 9/2/2016.

Teams with current school record losing streaks

* Barbour County has lost a team record 30 consecutive games since 10/25/2013.
* Holtville has lost a team record 28 consecutive games since 8/22/2014.
* Brilliant has lost a team record 25 consecutive games since 9/19/2014.
* Center Point has lost a team record 16 consecutive games since 9/18/2015.
* Columbia has lost a team record 10 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
* Asbury has lost a team record 8 consecutive games since 8/25/2016.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

* B.T. Washington tied a team record with a 5-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 5-5-0 in 2004.

* Mars Hill tied a team record with a 4-4 record. That tops the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2015.

* Park Crossing tied a team record with a 8-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 2015.

Teams that set a record for most losses in a season

* Center Point tied a team record with a 0-9 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 1-9-0 in 2015.

* Florence tied a team record with a 2-7 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 3-7-0 in 2004.

* St. Lukes tied a team record with a 1-7 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 2-7-0 in 2015.

* Valley tied a team record with a 1-8 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 3-8-0 in 1994.

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

* B.T. Washington set a team record by scoring 271 points. That tops the previous mark of 226 points set in 1998.

* Holly Pond set a team record by scoring 300 points. That tops the previous mark of 284 points set in 2007.

* Minor set a team record by scoring 419 points. That tops the previous mark of 390 points set in 2015.

* Southeastern set a team record by scoring 178 points. That tops the previous mark of 125 points set in 2014.

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

* Autaugaville set a team record by allowing 450 points. That tops the previous mark of 376 points set in 2014.

* Brilliant set a team record by allowing 481 points. That tops the previous mark of 464 points set in 2015.

* Edgewood Academy set a team record by allowing 348 points. That tops the previous mark of 342 points set in 2000.

* Houston Academy set a team record by allowing 353 points. That tops the previous mark of 323 points set in 1991.

* J.F. Shields set a team record by allowing 569 points. That tops the previous mark of 437 points set in 2015.

* Smiths Station set a team record by allowing 326 points. That tops the previous mark of 315 points set in 2009.

* St. Lukes set a team record by allowing 364 points. That tops the previous mark of 324 points set in 2011.

Teams off to great starts in 2016
* Addison last started a season 9-0 in 2001.
* Carroll last started a season 8-0 in 1930.
* Chambers Academy last started a season 8-0 in 1999.
* Georgiana last started a season 9-0 in 1994.
* Hewitt-Trussville last started a season 9-0 in 1987.
* Jacksonville last started a season 8-0 in 1999.
* LaFayette last started a season 8-0 in 2003.
* Minor last started a season 8-0 in 2000.
* Oxford last started a season 9-0 in 1993.
* Rogers last started a season 8-0 in 1967.
* Spring Garden has never started 8-0 in a season.

Teams off to good starts in 2016
* Cahawba Christian last started a season 7-1 in 1983.
* Clay County Christian has never started 5-1 in a season.
* Enterprise last started a season 8-1 in 1984.
* Hayden last started a season 7-1 in 1992.
* Isabella last started a season 7-1 in 2002.
* Ohatchee last started a season 7-1 in 2001.
* Opp last started a season 7-1 in 1998.
* St. James last started a season 8-1 in 1998.
* West Limestone last started a season 7-1 in 1987.

Teams off to slow starts in 2016
* Boaz last started a season 0-8 in 1988.
* Center Point last started a season 0-9 in 2003.
* Chilton Christian has never started 0-6 in a season.
* Columbia has never started 0-8 in a season.
* Edgewood Academy last started a season 0-9 in 1993.
* Elkmont last started a season 0-9 in 1989.
* Florala last started a season 0-7 in 2001.
* Fort Payne last started a season 0-8 in 1973.
* Good Hope last started a season 0-8 in 1995.
* Gulf Shores last started a season 0-8 in 2003.
* White Plains last started a season 0-8 in 1991.
* Woodland last started a season 0-8 in 1965.

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