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2022 Season Tidbits & Records

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   THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
AHSFHS.org Report
(Nov 12, 2022)

Second Round of 2022 Playoffs

The first round is history. No the real state championship race begins. Here are a few tidbits from this week's action.

   *  The AFHSHS.org Power Ratings and the scoring averages for every team will be available by Sunday. If you missed any of the football action we will give you a weekly rundown of everything. We will also have previews for every third round game Sunday. Predictions will be posted Monday.

   *   The remaining undefeated teams:
           6A - Hartselle (12-0), Theodore (12-0)
           5A - Leeds (11-0), UMS-Wright (12-0)
           4A - Anniston (11-0), Catholic Montgomery (12-0), Deshler (12-0)
           3A - None
           2A - Fyffe (12-0)
           1A - None
           AISA - Lee-Scott Academy (11-0), Patrician (12-0), Jackson Academy (12-0)

   *  For the second week in a row we had a major upset in the playoffs. Last week Parker pulled off the upset of the year by knocking off #2 Clay-Chalkville 7-6. In the second round we saw Geraldine upset #1 Mars Hill 17-14. Remember Geraldine was the team that stopped Fyffe's long winning streak last year. The Bulldogs get a rematch with Sylvania next week.

   *  Number four seeds advancing include St. Paul's who knocked off Pelham 38-7, Pike County beating Alabama Christian 41-39 and Mobile Christian dropping Trinity 27-13. As a matter of fact, Mobile Christian travels to Pike County for a third round matchup of number four seeds.

   *  Tuscaloosa Academy used a 51 yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining to defeat Lexington in a wild game. Thomasville held on the defeat Dadeville 15-14 on overtime. Tuscaloosa Academy advances to the third round of the playoffs in their first year in the AHSAA.

   *  The AISA championship games are scheduled for this coming Thursday at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
         Lee-Scott vs. Glenwood - Lee-Scott makes the trip for the first time since 2012.
         Patrician vs. Clarke Prep - Clarke Prep returns to the championship game for the first time since 2013.
         Jackson Academy vs. Lowndes - A repeat of last year's game that was won by Lowndes Academy 21-6.
         Springwood vs. Evangel Christian meet in the first ever AISA 8-Man championship game.

   *  Class 7A went exactly as predicted the first two rounds. Now the big boys meet in the semi-finals. Hoover will host Thompson while Central Phenix City will host Auburn. It will be the 6th consecutive meeting between the Bucs and the Warriors in the semi-finals. Both games are rematches of games played earlier this season.

   *  The Hoover Bucs are 19-6 and 12-3 at home in the semi-finals. Four of those losses have come against Thompson the past four seasons. Hoover advances to the semi-finals for the fifteenth year in a row and 22nd time in the last 23 seasons.

   *  Arab, Coosa Christian, Gulf Shores and Randolph won a second round playoff game for the first time in their school's history and will advance to the third round for the first time.

   *   Teams who have not reached the third round playoff games in a while include; Charles Henderson (2013), Hartselle (2012), Pisgah (2002), St. James (2003) and Theodore (1999).

   *  Teams who have won a third round playoff game in a while include; B.B. Comer (1995), Gardendale (1984), Homewood (2005), Lynn (1996), Pike County (2006) and Sylvania (1994).

   *   Teams who have never hosted a second round game include; Gulf Shores and Coosa Christian.

   *   Teams you do not wish to face in the third round along with their all-time record in the third round of the playoffs. Andalusia 6-2, Deshler 15-8, Homewood 11-4, Sweet Water 13-4, UMS-Wright 15-10.

   *   Best home team records in the third round of the playoffs for teams hosting games next week. Pickens County 6-1, Sweet Water 4-1, Leroy 6-2, Piedmont 6-2, and Saraland 3-0.

   *   Road teams with the best records for teams playing next week on the road. Homewood 6-2 and Reeltown 6-3.

   *   The best second round matchups I would most like to see; Hartselle (12-0) at Mountain Brook (10-2), Thompson (9-3) at Hoover (11-1), Leeds (11-0) at Ramsay (10-2), Deshler (12-0) at Oneonta (10-1) and Gordo (11-1) at Piedmont (10-2).

   *  Anniston is 11-0 for the first time since 1992 and Theodore is 12-0 for the first time in school history Lee-Scott Academy in 11-0 for the first time ever.

   *  Gulf Shores (11-1) and Arab (11-1) are off to the best starts in any season ever.
          
   *  Deshler defeated Etowah 36-33 and leads the state with thirteen consecutive wins.

   *  Catholic Montgomery has scored 40 or more points in twelve straight games and 23 of the last 25 games.

   *  UMS-Wright has won 17 straight home games after running over Beauregard 48-30.

   *  Catholic Montgomery also has the longest road winning streak at 16 games. The Knights defeated Jacksonville 44-27 on the road.

   *  Fyffe extended their streak of consecutive games scoring to 303 games after beating Winston County in the second round 35-6. T.R. Miller sits atop this list with a string of 354 games.

Team approaching the 600 win club
  598  -  Central Phenix City (598-368-33)
  595  -  Anniston (595-399-27)
  590  -  Prattville (590-409-27)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  496  -  Southern Choctaw  (496-370-24)
  495  -  Randolph County (495-408-25)
  495  -  Greensboro  (495-432-37)
  493  -  Minor (493-479-22)
  492  -  Hale County (492-435-24)
  491  -  Hackleburg (491-437-29)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  98  -  Patrick Plott (Carroll)  (98-47)
  97  -  Patrick Nix (Central Phenix City)  (97-30)
  91  -  Adam Fossett (B.B. Comer)  (92-75)
  90  -  Barry Peoples (Hamilton)  (90-81)
  90  -  David Smothers (Addison)  (90-37)
  90  -  Jeremy Perkins (Austin)  (90-57)


Points allowed in a game

 * Loachapoka set a team record in a 63-12 loss to Millry breaking the previous record set in a loss to Reeltown 60-0 on 9/23/2011.


Margin of Defeat in a game

 * Valiant Cross Academy set a team record in a loss 41-0 to Lee-Scott Academy breaking the previous record set when they lost to Pike Liberal Arts 47-7 on 10/15/2021.


Teams with current school record winning streaks

 * Theodore has won a team record 12 consecutive games since 8/19/2022.
 * Gulf Shores has won a team record 8 consecutive games since 9/16/2022.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

 * Arab set a team record with a 11-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 1993.

 * Banks Academy set a team record with a 6-5 record. That ties the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2021.

 * Chickasaw set a team record with a 7-4 record. That tops the previous mark of 6-4-0 in 2021.

 * Dothan High set a team record with a 8-4 record. That ties the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 2019.

 * Gulf Shores set a team record with a 11-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 9-3-0 in 2009.

 * Jackson Academy set a team record with a 12-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 12-1-0 in 2011.

 * Meek set a team record with a 11-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 11-2-0 in 1986.

 * Millry set a team record with a 11-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 11-1-0 in 2007.

 * Moody set a team record with a 10-2 record. That tops the previous mark of 9-4-0 in 2004.

 * Priceville set a team record with a 11-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 2021.

 * Randolph set a team record with a 10-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 2021.

 * Southeastern set a team record with a 10-2 record. That tops the previous mark of 8-5-0 in 2021.

 * Theodore set a team record with a 12-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 11-1-0 in 2000.

 * Valiant Cross Academy set a team record with a 4-7 record. That tops the previous mark of 3-5-0 in 2021.

 * Vincent set a team record with a 10-2 record. That tops the previous mark of 9-3-0 in 2011.

 * Whitesburg Christian set a team record with a 5-5 record. That tops the previous mark of 3-7-0 in 2021.


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

 * Alabama Christian set a team record by scoring 497 points. That tops the previous mark of 458 points set in 2020.

 * Arab set a team record by scoring 475 points. That tops the previous mark of 406 points set in 2019.

 * Ariton set a team record by scoring 497 points. That tops the previous mark of 486 points set in 2021.

 * B.T. Washington set a team record by scoring 366 points. That tops the previous mark of 357 points set in 2016.

 * Catholic Montgomery set a team record by scoring 653 points. That tops the previous mark of 636 points set in 2021.

 * Corner set a team record by scoring 393 points. That tops the previous mark of 349 points set in 2006.

 * Cornerstone Christian set a team record by scoring 414 points. That tops the previous mark of 339 points set in 2009.

 * Gulf Shores set a team record by scoring 471 points. That tops the previous mark of 381 points set in 2009.

 * Hillcrest Tuscaloosa set a team record by scoring 506 points. That tops the previous mark of 506 points set in 2021.

 * Lee-Scott Academy set a team record by scoring 482 points. That tops the previous mark of 480 points set in 2012.

 * Lexington set a team record by scoring 471 points. That tops the previous mark of 409 points set in 2014.

 * Meek set a team record by scoring 532 points. That tops the previous mark of 420 points set in 2015.

 * Moody set a team record by scoring 489 points. That tops the previous mark of 378 points set in 2013.

 * Orange Beach set a team record by scoring 404 points. That tops the previous mark of 345 points set in 2021.

 * Priceville set a team record by scoring 496 points. That tops the previous mark of 450 points set in 2015.

 * Randolph set a team record by scoring 535 points. That tops the previous mark of 428 points set in 2021.

 * Sparkman set a team record by scoring 383 points. That tops the previous mark of 336 points set in 2015.

 * Valiant Cross Academy set a team record by scoring 179 points. That tops the previous mark of 160 points set in 2021.

 * Valley Head set a team record by scoring 493 points. That tops the previous mark of 476 points set in 2005.

 * Vincent set a team record by scoring 541 points. That tops the previous mark of 420 points set in 2011.

 * West Morgan set a team record by scoring 500 points. That tops the previous mark of 494 points set in 2002.

 * Whitesburg Christian set a team record by scoring 267 points. That tops the previous mark of 231 points set in 2020.




Teams off to great starts in 2022
 * Anniston last started a season 11-0 in 1992.
 * Jackson Academy last started a season 12-0 in 2003.
 * Lee-Scott Academy has never started 11-0 in a season.
 * Theodore has never started 12-0 in a season.


Teams off to good starts in 2022
 * Arab has never started 11-1 in a season.
 Gulf Shores has never started 11-1 in a season.



Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.