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Macon-East Academy Knights

Head Coach: Glynn Lott (twenty-third season)
Stadium: Knight Field
Career Record: 22 seasons, (139-102)
At Macon-East Academy: 22 seasons, (139-102)

 History 
Overall Record:   139-102   (58.0%)
Last 25 years:   139-102   (58.0%)  (Rank: 12 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   34-51  (40.0%)  (Rank: 26 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2017 
Class:  AA              Region:   1
Record:  10-2
Region Record:   5-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Escambia Academy by the score of 50-13.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  380 (31.7)
Defense:  170 (14.2)


 2018 
Class: AAA              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 45-55 (45%) (26th in the AISA, 11th in Class AAA)
Region Strength:  27-19 (59%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-36 (33%)



 2017 Results 
 8/18   OPEN 
 8/25  @ Hooper Academy  (AAA)   6-0   W  
 9/1  @ Crenshaw Academy    6-13   L  
 9/8  vs. Coosa Valley Academy  (AA)  *  47-7   W  
 9/15  @ Evangel Christian Academy  (AA)  *  49-20   W  
 9/22  vs. Springwood  (AAA)   34-7   W  
 9/29  vs. Marengo Academy  (A)   34-8   W  
 10/5  vs. Lakeside  (AA)  *  31-14   W  
 10/13  @ Cornerstone Christian  (AA)  *  47-7   W  
 10/20  @ Kingwood Christian  (AA)  *  47-6   W  
 10/26  @ Southern Academy  (A)   38-14   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/3  vs. Clarke Prep    28-24   W  
 11/10  vs. Escambia Academy    13-50   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/17   OPEN 
 8/24  vs. Hooper Academy  (AA)       
 8/31  @ Evangel Christian Academy  (AA)       
 9/7  vs. Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/14  @ Pike Liberal Arts  (AAA)  *      
 9/20  @ Edgewood Academy  (AA)       
 9/28  vs. Lowndes Academy  (AA)       
 10/4  @ Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/12  vs. Success Unlimited  (AAA)  *      
 10/19  vs. Northside Methodist Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/26  @ Abbeville Christian  (A)       
 11/2  @ Morgan Academy        
 11/9  @ Monroe Academy        


Class  AAA Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Fort Dale Academy (AISA-AAA) 7-4305-259
Macon-East Academy (AISA-AA) 10-2380-170
Monroe Academy (AISA-AAA) 13-0538-151
Northside Methodist Academy (AISA-AAA) 0-1063-392
Pike Liberal Arts (AISA-AAA) 7-5284-235
Success Unlimited () 0-00-0

 2018 Preview 


       Macon-East Academy completed the 2017 season with a 10-2 record. Last year Macon-East Academy captured the region one title and a number one seed in the Class AA playoffs. They finished region play with a 5-0 record. It was the first region championship for the Knights since the 2000 season. Last year Macon-East Academy reached the semi-finals before falling to a very good Escambia Academy team by the score of 50-13.

       The Knights improved in 2017 with their first winning season since 2012. The Knights won as many games as in any season since 2000. The Knights hope to continue the success they had last season. Coach Lott saw improvement as they won ten games following a 2-7 record in 2016.

       Since 2010, Macon-East Academy has gone a combined 34-51. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class AAA over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 22 seasons, Macon-East Academy has managed to compile a record of 139-102. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 5th in Class AAA and 12th in the AISA.




       The Knights are led by head coach Glynn Lott who is entering his twenty-third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 139-102 over the past twenty-two seasons at Macon-East Academy. Under his direction the Knights have qualified for the playoffs a total of fourteen times. They have won three region crowns with Coach Lott. Coach Lott led Macon-East Academy to a state championship in 2000.

       Coach Lott's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-two season stands at 139-102 (57.7%). His 139 wins rank 7th among active coaches in the AISA.

       The Macon-East Academy Knights will play in Class AAA region two during the 2018 season. The Knights move up in classification to Class AAA. They may find the going slightly tougher with the move.

       Region two will be one of the most competitive regions in any classification this season. The Knights will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region two this season.

       The Knights open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Hooper Academy on Friday, August 24 at Knight Field. Last year the Hooper Academy Colts finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in fifth place in Class AAA region two. The Colts ended last season on a positive note with a win over Evangel Christian Academy by a score of 53-12 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Macon-East Academy and Hooper Academy have met a total of 24 times on the football field. The Knights have a 17-7-0 record against the Colts. They last met in 2017 with Macon-East Academy winning by a score of 6-0.

       Macon-East Academy returns AISA All-State  receiver Brock Taunton. He was named to the second team last season. The Knights also return  defensive lineman Colby Jordan. He was named to the second team. The Knights also return  offensive lineman Connor Higbe. He was named to the honorable mention team. The Knights also return  defensive back Ethan Honaker. He was named to the second team. The Knights also return  athlete JC Ceman. He was named to the honorable mention 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.