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   THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
AHSFHS.org Report
(Oct. 21, 2017)

Week 9

The 2017 regular season is nearing the end of region play. The playoffs are coming! Here are a few tidbits from this week's action.

   *   Maplesville has the state's longest winning streak at 30 games following a beat down of Autaugaville by the score of 71-6.

   *   Barbour County lost to Cottonwood by a score of 53-22 and still has the state's longest losing streak at thirty-nine games.

   *   Bullock County has lost 57 consecutive region games following a 31-6 loss to region foe Montgomery Catholic.

   *   Fyffe extended their 26 game regular season winning streak with a 62-7 victory over Section.

   *   The state's longest region winning streak also belongs to Maplesville who has a string of 51 straight region victories.

   *   Piedmont has the state's longest home winning streak at twenty-five games. The Bulldogs defeated Ohatchee 41-20 on their home field. Monroe Academy (32) lead the AISA schools.

   *   Maplesville and Fyffe have also won 26 consecutive road games following their latest victories.

   *   Maplesville has scored twenty or more points in 45 consecutive games.

   *   Fyffe hopes to avoid the dreaded shutout and extend their streak of consecutive games scoring. They are currently sitting on a string of 229 games without being shutout.

   *   Greene County defeated Aliceville 38-32 for their first win over a ranked team since the 2008 football season.  

   *   Hoover has been ranked by the ASWA for an amazing 194 consecutive polls dating back to the 2000 season. The Bucs are the #2 team in Class 7A.

   *   Scottsboro won the 500th game in the history of the school when they defeated Boaz 30-14 on Friday night.

   *   Did you notice that T.R. Miller and Fayette County are tied atop the all-time wins list. With the Miller loss and the Fayette County victory on Friday both teams have now won 674 games in their respective school's football history.

   *   Did you notice the Luverne and Elba score. Well in case you didn't it was 20-4. When I first saw that one I knew it had to be a mistake. But, it turns out that Elba actually scored on two safeties and the score was 20-4.


Team approaching the 500 win club
  497  -  Fyffe  (497-295-13)
  490  -  Haleyville  (490-386-23)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  99  -  Jonathan McWhorter (Cedar Bluff)  (99-43)
  99  -  Clint Smith (Jacksonville)  (99-69)
  98  -  Jim Elgin (Pleasant Grove)  (98-61)
  97  -  Charlie Taylor (South Choctaw Academy)  (97-72)
  96  -  Lymos McDonald (Cherokee)  (96-52)

Points scored in a game

 * Brooks set a team record in a win 67-7 over St. John Paul II breaking the previous record set in a victory over Ardmore 64-14 on 9/2/2016.

 * Cherokee set a team record in a win 70-0 over Tharptown breaking the previous record set in a victory over Clements 68-0 on 10/15/1993.


Points allowed in a game

 * St. John Paul II set a team record in a 67-7 loss to Brooks tying the previous record set in a loss to Madison County 67-7 on 10/5/2012.

 * Tharptown set a team record in a 70-0 loss to Cherokee breaking the previous record set in a loss to Hatton 68-0 on 10/16/2015.


Margin of Victory in a game

 * Brooks set a team record by defeating St. John Paul II 67-7 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Clements 57-0 on 10/30/1998.

 * Cherokee set a team record by defeating Tharptown 70-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Clements 68-0 on 10/15/1993.

 * Florence set a team record by defeating Hazel Green 61-7 tying the previous record set when they defeated Columbia 62-8 on 10/5/2007.
 * Northside set a team record by defeating Holt 56-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Greene County 62-8 on 10/19/2012.

 * Satsuma set a team record by defeating Monroe County 49-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Millry 41-0 on 10/17/1958.

 * South Lamar set a team record by defeating Brilliant 62-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Holy Spirit 56-0 on 9/25/2015.


Margin of Defeat in a game

 * Gardendale set a team record in a loss 55-7 to Pinson Valley tying the previous record set when they lost to Shades Valley 48-0 on 9/10/1993.

 * St. John Paul II set a team record in a loss 67-7 to Brooks tying the previous record set when they lost to Madison County 67-7 on 10/5/2012.

 * Tharptown set a team record in a loss 70-0 to Cherokee breaking the previous record set when they lost to Hatton 68-0 on 10/16/2015.


Teams with current school record winning streaks

 * Maplesville has won a team record 30 consecutive games since 10/2/2015.
 * Fyffe has won a team record 23 consecutive games since 8/26/2016.
 * Autauga Academy has won a team record 22 consecutive games since 8/26/2016.

Teams with current school record losing streaks

 * Barbour County has lost a team record 39 consecutive games since 10/25/2013.
 * Ellwood Christian has lost a team record 24 consecutive games since 9/17/2015.
 * White Plains has lost a team record 23 consecutive games since 10/2/2015.
 * St. John Paul II has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
 * Columbia has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
 * Houston Academy has lost a team record 18 consecutive games since 8/26/2016.
 * Asbury has lost a team record 18 consecutive games since 8/25/2016.
 * North River Christian has lost a team record 17 consecutive games since 8/26/2016.
 * Smiths Station has lost a team record 14 consecutive games since 9/16/2016.
 * Northside Methodist Academy has lost a team record 12 consecutive games since 10/21/2016.
 * Helena has lost a team record 6 consecutive games since 9/15/2017.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

 * Mae Jemison set a team record with a 8-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2016.

 * Mars Hill set a team record with a 5-3 record. That tops the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2015.


Teams that set a record for most losses in a season

 * Gadsden City set a team record with a 3-6 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 7-6-0 in 2016.

 * Helena set a team record with a 1-7 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 3-7-0 in 2016.

 * Houston Academy set a team record with a 0-9 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 1-9-0 in 2016.

 * Northside Methodist Academy set a team record with a 0-10 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 2-8-0 in 2014.

 * Sparta Academy set a team record with a 1-9 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 1-9-0 in 2016.


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

 * Northside Methodist Academy set a team record by allowing 392 points. That tops the previous mark of 389 points set in 2014.

 * Shoals Christian set a team record by allowing 394 points. That tops the previous mark of 388 points set in 2008.

 * Smiths Station set a team record by allowing 364 points. That tops the previous mark of 349 points set in 2016.

 * Sparta Academy set a team record by allowing 385 points. That tops the previous mark of 360 points set in 2011.

 * Tuscaloosa County set a team record by allowing 322 points. That tops the previous mark of 319 points set in 2016.


Teams off to great starts in 2017
 * Austin last started a season 8-0 in 1993.
 * Central Phenix City last started a season 8-0 in 1995.
 * Lynn last started a season 9-0 in 2000.
 * Pinson Valley has never started 8-0 in a season.
 * Thompson last started a season 8-0 in 1983.
 * Wilson last started a season 8-0 in 1998.


Teams off to good starts in 2017
 * Brooklane Baptist last started a season 5-1 in 1996.
 * Catholic Montgomery last started a season 7-1 in 1994.
 * Hillcrest Evergreen last started a season 7-1 in 1989.
 * Hokes Bluff last started a season 7-1 in 2002.
 * Houston County last started a season 8-1 in 2001.
 * Macon-East Academy last started a season 8-1 in 2002.
 * Mae Jemison has never started 8-1 in a season.
 * Sidney Lanier last started a season 7-1 in 2000.
 * St. Lukes has never started 6-1 in a season.

Teams off to slow starts in 2017
 * Gaylesville last started a season 0-8 in 1990.
 * Houston Academy has never started 0-9 in a season.
 * Mary Montgomery last started a season 0-9 in 1998.
 * Smiths Station has never started 0-8 in a season.
 * Tuscaloosa Christian last started a season 0-9 in 1979.



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