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Brantley Bulldogs

Head Coach: Roland Jones Jr. (first season)
Stadium: Brantley Field
Career Record: 10 seasons, (83-30)
At Brantley: First season
2018 Enrollment:  139
Rank:  341st in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   547-325-15   (63.0%)
Last 25 years:   243-65   (79.0%)  (Rank: 6th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   81-21  (79.0%)  (Rank: 15th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2001

 2017 
Class:  1A              Region:   2
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Sweet Water by a score of 41-13.
Final ASWA Poll:   9th
Scoring:  446 (37.2)
Defense:  216 (18.0)


 2018 
Class: 1A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 62-49 (56%) (86th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  35-38 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  27-11 (71%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Straughn  (3A)   52-7   W  
 9/8  @ Kinston  (1A)  *  55-8   W  
 9/15  vs. Pleasant Home  (1A)  *  47-7   W  
 9/22  @ Georgiana  (1A)  *  15-26   L  
 9/29  @ Luverne  (2A)   25-28   L  
 10/6  vs. Houston County  (1A)  *  45-24   W  
 10/13  @ Red Level  (1A)  *  47-6   W  
 10/20  vs. Florala  (1A)  *  65-21   W  
 10/27  @ McKenzie  (1A)  *  55-1   W  
 11/3  vs. Goshen  (2A)   7-28   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Ragland    20-19   W  
 11/17  @ Sweet Water    13-41   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24   OPEN 
 8/31  @ New Brockton  (2A)       
 9/7  vs. Kinston  (1A)  *      
 9/14  @ Florala  (1A)  *      
 9/21  @ Georgiana  (1A)  *      
 9/28  vs. Luverne  (2A)       
 10/5  @ Elba  (1A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Red Level  (1A)  *      
 10/19  vs. McKenzie  (1A)  *      
 10/26  @ Pleasant Home  (1A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Goshen  (2A)       
 11/9  @ Wadley        


Class  1A Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Brantley (1A) 8-4446-216
Elba (2A) 8-3384-220
Florala (1A) 3-6306-418
Georgiana (1A) 11-1517-117
Kinston (1A) 5-5340-363
McKenzie (1A) 3-7208-423
Pleasant Home (1A) 5-6291-380
Red Level (1A) 0-10111-451

 2018 Preview 


       Brantley completed the 2017 season with a 8-4 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 1A region two, the Bulldogs earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Brantley reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Sweet Water by a score of 41-13.

       As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, Brantley has gone a combined 81-21. Their 79.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 1A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Brantley has gone a combined 243-65. Their 79.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 1A and 6th in the AHSAA. The Bulldogs have been successful on the football field with twenty-three winning seasons during this time. Their last losing season was 2001.




       The Bulldogs will be under the direction of new head football coach Roland Jones Jr. as they enter the 2018 season.

       Coach Jones Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in ten season stands at 83-30 (73.5%). Over the course of his career, Coach Jones Jr.'s teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times and won six region championships.

       The Brantley Bulldogs will play in Class 1A region two during the 2018 season. The Bulldogs have one of the toughest schedules in Class 1A. Their opponents had a combined record of 62-49 last season. That ranks 8th in Class 1A and 86th in the AHSAA.

       The Bulldogs should be in contention for a playoff spot in region two this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game. They have reached the playoffs every year since 1996 and will once again be in the hunt for a spot in 2018.

       The Bulldogs open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent New Brockton on Friday, August 31 at Gamecck Stadium. Last year the New Brockton Gamecocks finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in fourth place in Class 2A region three. The Gamecocks lost in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs to St. Lukes by a score of 42-21.

       Brantley and New Brockton have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 2-2-0 record against the Gamecocks. They last met in 1987 with New Brockton winning by a score of 28-0.

       Brantley returns 1A All-State  athlete Parker Driggers. He was named to the second team last season. The Bulldogs also return  defensive back Tyler Booker. He was named to the first team.

  


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.