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2017 Team Previews 

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Foley Lions

Head Coach: Tad Niblett (fourth season)
Stadium: Ivan Jones Stadium
Career Record: 10 seasons, (50-58)
At Foley: 3 seasons, (14-17)
2018 Enrollment:  1,401
Rank:  12th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   566-323-27   (64.0%)
Last 25 years:   136-124   (52.0%)  (Rank: 161st in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   52-39  (57.0%)  (Rank: 140th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2007
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2017 
Class:  7A              Region:   1
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   4-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  199 (19.9)
Defense:  229 (22.9)


 2018 
Class: 7A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 58-51 (53%) (126th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  43-44 (49%)
Non-Region Strength:  15-7 (68%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Robertsdale  (6A)   29-12   W  
 9/1  @ Fairhope  (7A)  *  23-28   L  
 9/8  vs. Davidson  (7A)  *  7-24   L  
 9/15  @ Alma Bryant  (7A)  *  31-13   W  
 9/22  @ McGill-Toolen  (7A)  *  13-35   L  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Murphy  (7A)  *  27-26   W  
 10/13  vs. Spanish Fort  (6A)   14-49   L  
 10/20  @ Mary Montgomery  (7A)  *  45-7   W  
 10/27  vs. Baker  (7A)  *  10-7   W  
 11/3  vs. Theodore  (7A)  *  0-28   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Prattville  (7A)       
 8/31  vs. Thompson  (7A)       
 9/7  @ Theodore  (7A)  *      
 9/14  @ Alma Bryant  (7A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Baker  (7A)  *      
 9/28   OPEN 
 10/5  @ McGill-Toolen  (7A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Fairhope  (7A)  *      
 10/19  @ Mary Montgomery  (7A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Murphy  (7A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Davidson  (7A)  *      


Class  7A Region  1
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Alma Bryant (7A) 3-7172-321
Baker (7A) 3-7159-227
Davidson (7A) 7-4244-112
Fairhope (7A) 8-3299-229
Foley (7A) 5-5199-229
Mary Montgomery (7A) 0-1085-441
McGill-Toolen (7A) 13-1431-188
Murphy (7A) 3-7255-251
Theodore (7A) 6-5245-164

 2018 Preview 


       Foley completed the 2017 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Foley just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 7A region one with a 4-4 region record.

       Foley was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Lions want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.9 points a game.

       Since 2010, Foley has gone a combined 52-39. Their 57.0% winning percentage ranks 14th in Class 7A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Foley has managed to compile a record of 136-124. Their 52.0% winning percentage ranks 21st in Class 7A and 161st in the AHSAA.




       The Lions are led by head coach Tad Niblett who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 14-17 over the past three seasons at Foley. Under his direction the Lions have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Niblett.

       Coach Niblett's overall record as a head football coach in ten season stands at 50-58 (46.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Niblett's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times and won one region championship.

       The Foley Lions will play in Class 7A region one during the 2018 season.

       The Lions will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region one this season. Foley missed the playoffs the past couple of seasons but hope to return to the post season this year.

       The Lions open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Prattville on Friday, August 24 at Stanley Jenson Stadium. Last year the Prattville Lions finished with an overall record of 3-6 and in fifth place in Class 7A region two. The Lions closed out the regular season with a loss to Sidney Lanier by a score of 34-3.

       Foley and Prattville have met a total of 9 times on the football field. The Lions have a 2-7-0 record against the Lions. They last met in 2014 with Prattville winning by a score of 42-17.

  


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