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2018 Season

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   THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
AHSFHS.org Report
(Sep. 22, 2018)

Week Five

The race to the playoffs is underway as we near the halfway point of the 2018 football season. Here are a few tidbits from this week's football action around the state.

   *  UMS-Wright has the longest winning streak in the AHSAA having posted 10 consecutive victories after defeating Clarke County by a score of 35-7. Monroe Academy leads the AISA with a 19 game winning streak following a 67-8 win over Clarke Prep.

   *   Barbour County has a string of forty-five consecutive losses over the past few years. They lost to Geneva County 42-0.

   *   The longest region losing streak belongs to Southeastern with a streak of 40 straight region losses following a 20-16 region loss to Sumiton Christian.

   *   The Fyffe Red Devils have won 32 straight regular season games after beating Asbury 55-0 on Friday.

   *   The longest region winning streak belongs to the Yellow Jackets of McGill-Toolen with a streak of 29 straight region victories after they defeated Mary Montgomery 17-10 in overtime.

   *   The Volunteers of Monroe Academy have a string of 36 consecutive home wins following thier latest victory which was on the road. Fyffe leads the AHSAA schools with a 26 game home winning streak.

   *   Briarwood Christian has won 14 consecutive road games. Chambers Academy leads the AISA schools with a 20 game road winning streak.

   *   Maplesville has scored twenty or more points in 54 consecutive games after putting up 57 on Keith Friday night.

   *   Fyffe hopes to avoid the dreaded shutout and extend their streak of consecutive games scoring. They are currently sitting on a string of 238 games without being shutout.

   *  Hoover has been ranked by the ASWA for an amazing 202 consecutive polls dating back to the 2000 season. The Bucs sit at 3-2 on the season but will remain in the top ten this week.

   *  How about the Pike Road Patriots? All they have done is win their first five football games after restarting the program this year. Congrats Patriots!

   *  American Christian outscored Montevallo 50-54. The two teams put up a total of 124 points. The game is 19th all-time for points scored in a game by both teams.

   *  Opelika was shutout by Central Phenix City for the first time since the 2013 season some 62 games ago.


Team approaching the 500 win club
  495  -  Georgiana  (495-383-23)
  492  -  Haleyville  (492-391-23)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  97  -  Tim Smith (Evangel Christian Alabaster)  (97-96)
  96  -  Matt Griffith (Sylacauga)  (96-89)
  94  -  Don Jacobs (Scottsboro)  (94-45)
  92  -  Ben Blackmon (Spanish Fort)  (92-40)

Points scored in a game

 * D.A.R. set a team record in a win 61-33 over West Morgan breaking the previous record set in a victory over Douglas 59-0 on 8/31/2018.


Points allowed in a game

 * Clarke Prep set a team record in a 67-8 loss to Monroe Academy breaking the previous record set in a loss to Edgewood Academy 61-52 on 11/22/2013.

 * Crossville set a team record in a 66-14 loss to Alexandria breaking the previous record set in a loss to Scottsboro 63-21 on 9/2/2016.

 * Montevallo set a team record in a 70-54 loss to American Christian breaking the previous record set in a loss to Gordo 69-0 on 10/15/2010.

 * Rehobeth set a team record in a 63-7 loss to Greenville breaking the previous record set in a loss to Graceville FL 62-6 on 10/4/1946.


Margin of Defeat in a game

 * Clarke Prep set a team record in a loss 67-8 to Monroe Academy breaking the previous record set when they lost to Autauga Academy 49-0 on 10/14/2016.

 * Rehobeth set a team record in a loss 63-7 to Greenville tying the previous record set when they lost to Graceville FL 62-6 on 10/4/1946.

 * Mae Jemison set a team record in a loss 46-12 to Muscle Shoals breaking the previous record set when they lost to St. Clair County 48-21 on 11/17/2017.


Points Scored by Both Teams in a Game

 * American Christian set a team record in a 70-54 victory over Montevallo breaking the previous record set when they defeated Isabella 70-32 on 9/16/2011.

 * Montevallo set a team record in a loss 70-54 to American Christian breaking the previous record set when they defeated Jemison 64-41 on 9/14/2018.


Teams with current school record losing streaks

 * Barbour County has lost a team record 45 consecutive games since 10/25/2013.
 * Calhoun has lost a team record 35 consecutive games since 10/31/2014.
 * Ellwood Christian has lost a team record 30 consecutive games since 9/17/2015.
 * Columbia has lost a team record 26 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
 * Northside Methodist Academy has lost a team record 17 consecutive games since 10/21/2016.
 * Verbena has lost a team record 14 consecutive games since 11/4/2016.
 * Helena has lost a team record 12 consecutive games since 9/15/2017.
 * Gadsden City has lost a team record 8 consecutive games since 10/13/2017.
 * St. Michael has lost a team record 5 consecutive games since 9/29/2017.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

 * Asbury set a team record with a 1-4 record. That tops the previous mark of 0-10-0 in 2017.

 * Pike Road set a team record with a 5-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 5-3-0 in 1928.

 * Southeastern set a team record with a 2-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2017.

 * St. John Paul II set a team record with a 4-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 3-6-0 in 2013.


Teams that set a record for most losses in a season

 * Snook Christian set a team record with a 1-5 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 5-5-0 in 2017.

 * St. Michael set a team record with a 0-4 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 0-1-0 in 2017.


Teams off to great starts in 2018
 * Beulah last started a season 5-0 in 1995.
 * Citronelle last started a season 4-0 in 1991.
 * Good Hope last started a season 5-0 in 2000.
 * Headland last started a season 4-0 in 1988.
 * Jackson-Olin last started a season 5-0 in 1990.
 * Mars Hill has never started 4-0 in a season.
 * Pike Road has never started 5-0 in a season.
 * Providence Christian has never started 5-0 in a season.
 * Randolph has never started 4-0 in a season.
 * Susan Moore last started a season 5-0 in 2000.
 * Westminster Christian has never started 5-0 in a season.
 * Wilcox Academy last started a season 5-0 in 2003.


Teams off to good starts in 2018
 * Brewer last started a season 3-1 in 1999.
 * Paul Bryant has never started 4-1 in a season.
 * Sipsey Valley has never started 4-1 in a season.
 * St. John Paul II has never started 4-1 in a season.

Teams off to slow starts in 2018
 * Calera last started a season 0-4 in 1998.
 * Gadsden City has never started 0-5 in a season.
 * Glencoe last started a season 0-4 in 1998.
 * Jemison last started a season 0-5 in 1975.
 * Oak Grove last started a season 0-5 in 1991.
 * Opp last started a season 0-4 in 2001.
 * Washington County last started a season 0-5 in 1999.



Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Collinsville completed the 1931 season with a record of 1-4-5. The five ties will forever be a state record since all games are now decided by overtime.