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Head Coach: Sam Adams (third season) Stadium: Roy Johnson Jr. Stadium Career Record: 2 seasons, (17-8) At Hillcrest Tuscaloosa: 2 seasons, (17-8) 2014 Enrollment: 973 Rank: 41st in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 6A |
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Overall Record: 237-157 (60.0%) Last 25 years: 155-125 (55.0%) (Rank: 134th in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 6A) Since 2010: 50-21 (70.0%) (Rank: 58th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 6A) Last Region Championship: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 4
Record: 8-4 Region Record: 5-1, (second) Playoff Record: Second round loss to Opelika by a score of 48-0. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 311 (25.9) Defense: 254 (21.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 4
Strength of Schedule: 59-51 (54%) (109th in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 6A) Region Strength: 39-28 (58%) Non-Region Strength: 20-23 (46%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region 4, the Patriots earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Hillcrest reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Opelika by a score of 48-0. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Hillcrest has gone a combined 50-21. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 6A over the past six seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Hillcrest has managed to compile a record of 155-125. Their 55.0% winning percentage ranks 23rd in Class 6A and 134th in the AHSAA. The Patriots are led by head coach Sam Adams who is entering his second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 17-8 over the past two seasons at Hillcrest Tuscaloosa. Under his direction the Patriots have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Adams. Coach Adams's overall record as a head football coach in two seasons stands at 17-8 (68.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Adams's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times . The Hillcrest Patriots will play in Class 6A region 4 during the 2016 season. The Patriots should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 4 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Patriots open the 2016 season on a neutral field against non-region opponent Demopolis on Thursday, August 18 Last year the Demopolis Tigers finished with an overall record of 10-3 and in first place in Class 5A region 4. The Tigers lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 5A playoffs to St. Pauls by a score of 35-13. Hillcrest and Demopolis have met a total of 23 times on the football field. The Patriots have a 15-8-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2020 with Demopolis winning by a score of 1-0. Hillcrest returns 6A All-State Senior running back Brian Robinson. He was named to the first team last season. The Patriots also return Senior defensive back Carson Williams. He was named to the honorable mention team. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.
In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.