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2017 Team Previews 

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Billingsley Bears

Head Coach: Marvin Morton (first season)
Stadium: Mims Field
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Billingsley: First season
2018 Enrollment:  150
Rank:  332nd in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   423-394-13   (52.0%)
Last 25 years:   149-121   (55.0%)  (Rank: 143rd in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   49-39  (56.0%)  (Rank: 151st in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  2A              Region:   4
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   2-4, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  242 (24.2)
Defense:  357 (35.7)


 2018 
Class: 1A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 63-50 (56%) (87th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  36-32 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  27-18 (60%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Flomaton  (3A)   7-53   L  
 9/8  vs. Jemison  (5A)   6-39   L  
 9/15  @ Keith  (2A)  *  36-42   L  
 9/22  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)  *  20-30   L  
 9/29  @ Autaugaville  (1A)   46-14   W  
 10/6  @ Verbena  (2A)  *  47-14   W  
 10/13  vs. R.C. Hatch  (2A)  *  34-32   W  
 10/20  @ Thorsby  (2A)  *  12-47   L  
 10/27  vs. Aliceville  (2A)  *  20-56   L  
 11/2  vs. Dallas County  (5A)   14-30   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Keith  (1A)       
 8/31  vs. Isabella  (1A)       
 9/7  @ Loachapoka  (1A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Verbena  (1A)  *      
 9/21   OPEN 
 9/28  vs. Prattville Christian  (3A)       
 10/5  @ Wadley  (1A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Autaugaville  (1A)  *      
 10/19  @ Notasulga  (1A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Lanett  (1A)  *      
 11/2  @ Thorsby  (2A)       
 11/9  @ Elba        


Class  1A Region  4
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Autaugaville (1A) 2-7187-465
Billingsley (2A) 3-7242-357
Lanett (2A) 15-0614-184
Loachapoka (1A) 2-8213-306
Notasulga (1A) 5-6269-328
Verbena (2A) 0-1090-406
Wadley (1A) 12-1663-123

 2018 Preview 


       Billingsley finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Billingsley finished sixth in Class 2A region four with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Bears lost as many games as in any season since 2010.

       Billingsley struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 35.7 points a game.

       Since 2010, Billingsley has gone a combined 49-39. Their 56.0% winning percentage ranks 19th in Class 1A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Billingsley has managed to compile a record of 149-121. Their 55.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 1A and 143rd in the AHSAA.




       The Bears will be under the direction of new head football coach Marvin Morton as they enter the 2018 season.

       The Billingsley Bears will play in Class 1A region four during the 2018 season. The Bears may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 2A to 1A. They will compete in region four this year. The Bears have one of the toughest schedules in Class 1A. Their opponents had a combined record of 63-50 last season. That ranks 9th in Class 1A and 87th in the AHSAA.

       The Bears should be in contention for a playoff spot in region four this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game. Billingsley came up short of the playoffs the past couple of seasons but hope to return to the post season this year.

       The Bears open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Keith on Friday, August 24 at J.V. Caldwell Stadium. Last year the Keith Bears finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in third place in Class 2A region four. The Bears lost in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs to Abbeville by a score of 16-12.

       Billingsley and Keith have met a total of 11 times on the football field. The Bears have a 5-6-0 record against the Bears. They last met in 2017 with Keith winning by a score of 42-36.

       Billingsley returns 2A All-State  athlete Malik Callens. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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