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Crenshaw Christian Cougars

Head Coach: Wayne Grant (first season)
Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Career Record: 27 seasons, (219-109)
At Crenshaw Christian: First season

 History 
Overall Record:   292-225-2   (56.0%)
Last 25 years:   159-107   (60.0%)  (Rank: 11 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   53-38  (58.0%)  (Rank: 13 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2017 
Class:  A              Region:   1
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   3-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Patrician Academy by the score of 27-20.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  378 (31.5)
Defense:  227 (18.9)


 2018 
Class: A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 40-57 (41%) (33rd in the AISA, 10th in Class A)
Region Strength:  20-35 (36%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-22 (48%)



 2017 Results 
 8/18  vs. Jackson Academy  (AA)   14-18   L  
 8/25  @ Lakeside  (AA)   26-20   W  
 9/1  vs. Macon-East Academy  (AA)   13-6   W  
 9/8  @ Lowndes Academy  (A)  *  26-21   W  
 9/15  vs. Sparta Academy  (A)  *  44-0   W  
 9/22  vs. Evangel Christian Academy  (AA)   64-0   W  
 9/29  @ Hooper Academy  (AAA)   20-27   L  
 10/6  @ Chambers Academy  (A)  *  6-34   L  
 10/13  vs. Abbeville Christian  (A)  *  70-38   W  
 10/19   OPEN 
 10/26  @ Edgewood Academy  (AAA)   55-28   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/3  vs. Southern Academy    20-8   W  
 11/10  @ Patrician Academy    20-27   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/17  vs. Calvary GA        
 8/24  vs. Pike Liberal Arts  (AAA)       
 8/31  @ Cornerstone Christian  (A)       
 9/7  vs. Abbeville Christian  (A)  *      
 9/14  @ Sparta Academy  (A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Hooper Academy  (AA)       
 9/28   OPEN 
 10/5  @ Jackson Academy  (A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Wilcox Academy  (A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Snook Christian  (A)  *      
 10/26  @ Meadowview Christian  (A)       
 11/2  vs. Pickens Academy        
 11/9  vs. Southern Academy        
 11/16   Chambers Academy        


Class  A Region  1
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Abbeville Christian (AISA-A) 5-8346-422
Crenshaw Christian (AISA-A) 8-4378-227
Jackson Academy (AISA-AA) 7-4234-240
Meadowview Christian (6 Man) 1-7224-427
Snook Christian () 5-5322-368
Sparta Academy (AISA-A) 1-10148-423
Wilcox Academy (AISA-A) 2-8177-371

 2018 Preview 


       Crenshaw Christian completed the 2017 season with a 8-4 record. With their 3-1 region record and a second place finish in Class A region one, the Cougars earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Last year Crenshaw Christian reached the semi-finals before falling to a very good Patrician Academy team by the score of 27-20.

       The Cougars had some tough luck last season as three of their four losses were by less than eight points.

       Since 2010, Crenshaw Christian has gone a combined 53-38. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Crenshaw Christian has managed to compile a record of 159-107. Their 60.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class A and 11th in the AISA.




       The Cougars will be under the direction of new head football coach Wayne Grant as they enter the 2018 season.

       Coach Grant's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-seven season stands at 219-109 (66.8%). His 219 wins rank 1st among active coaches in the AISA. Over the course of his career, Coach Grant's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of nineteen times and won eleven region championships. He has a 45-14 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches. Coach Grant won five state championships prior to arriving at Crenshaw Christian, the last coming in 2006 at .

       The Crenshaw Christian Cougars will play in Class A region one during the 2018 season.

       The Cougars should be considered one of the favorites for the region one championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Cougars open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Pike Liberal Arts on Friday, August 24 at Cougar Stadium. Last year the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots finished with an overall record of 7-5 and in fourth place in Class AAA region two. The Patriots lost in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs to Tuscaloosa Academy by a score of 28-6.

       Crenshaw Christian and Pike Liberal Arts have met a total of 26 times on the football field. The Cougars have a 10-15-1 record against the Patriots. They last met in 2005 with Pike Liberal Arts winning by a score of 36-13.

       Crenshaw Christian returns AISA All-State  athlete Drew Gipson. He was named to the honorable mention team last season. The Cougars also return  offensive lineman Justin Hall. He was named to the honorable mention team. The Cougars also return  defensive back RaJae Mooneyham. He was named to the first team.

  


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