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Flomaton Hurricanes |
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Head Coach: Doug Vickery Jr. (eleventh season) Stadium: Hurricane Field Career Record: 16 seasons, (96-79) At Flomaton: 10 seasons, (70-41) 2014 Enrollment: 233 Rank: 261st in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 3A |
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Overall Record: 380-436-18 (47.0%) Last 25 years: 148-120 (55.0%) (Rank: 129th in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 3A) Since 2010: 45-24 (65.0%) (Rank: 87th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 3A) Last Region Championship: 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 1
Record: 10-3 Region Record: 5-2, (third) Playoff Record: Quarter-finals loss to G.W. Long by a score of 35-21. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 421 (32.4) Defense: 263 (20.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 3A
Region: 1
Strength of Schedule: 53-53 (50%) (187th in the AHSAA, 32nd in Class 3A) Region Strength: 47-38 (55%) Non-Region Strength: 6-15 (29%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 2A region 1, the Hurricanes earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Flomaton lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a strong G.W. Long team by a score of 35-21. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Flomaton has gone a combined 45-24. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 3A over the past six seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Flomaton has managed to compile a record of 148-120. Their 55.0% winning percentage ranks 21st in Class 3A and 129th in the AHSAA. The Hurricanes are led by head coach Doug Vickery Jr. who is entering his tenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 70-41 over the past ten seasons at Flomaton. Under his direction the Hurricanes have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Vickery Jr.. Coach Vickery Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in sixteen seasons stands at 96-79 (54.9%). Over the course of his career, Coach Vickery Jr.'s teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of nine times . The Flomaton Hurricanes will play in Class 3A region 1 during the 2016 season. The Hurricanes move up in classification to Class 3A. They may find the going slightly tougher with the move. The Hurricanes should contend for a playoff spot in Region 1 this season. The Hurricanes open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Calhoun on Friday, August 19 at Hurricane Field. Last year the Calhoun Tigers finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in eighth place in Class 2A region 3. The closed out the regular season with a loss to Francis Marion by a score of 56-8. Flomaton and Calhoun have met a total of 3 times on the football field. The Hurricanes have a 3-0-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2009 with Flomaton winning by a score of 48-0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spence McCracken won a record 21 Area/Region Championships at Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery and Opelika during his coaching career.
Spence McCracken won a record 21 Area/Region Championships at Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery and Opelika during his coaching career.