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2017 Team Previews 

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Ramsay Rams

Head Coach: Reuben Nelson (seventh season)
Stadium: Lawson Field
Career Record: 12 seasons, (80-58)
At Ramsay: 6 seasons, (40-30)
2018 Enrollment:  577
Rank:  95th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   269-216-24   (56.0%)
Last 25 years:   40-30   (57.0%)  (Rank: 126th in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   40-30  (57.0%)  (Rank: 142nd in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2013

 2017 
Class:  6A              Region:   5
Record:  7-5
Region Record:   4-2, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Pinson Valley by a score of 41-13.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  265 (22.1)
Defense:  243 (20.3)


 2018 
Class: 5A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 58-54 (52%) (136th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  39-38 (51%)
Non-Region Strength:  19-16 (54%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)   14-35   L  
 9/8  vs. Shades Valley  (6A)  *  22-14   W  
 9/15  vs. Hueytown  (6A)  *  26-10   W  
 9/22  @ Parker  (6A)  *  32-7   W  
 9/29  @ Grayson GA    16-42   L  
 10/5  vs. Jackson-Olin  (6A)  *  8-14   L  
 10/13  @ Homewood  (6A)  *  0-38   L  
 10/20  @ John Carroll  (6A)  *  53-35   W  
 10/27  vs. Smiths Station  (7A)   39-0   W  
 11/2  vs. Mountain Brook  (7A)   28-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Cullman    14-0   W  
 11/17  @ Pinson Valley    13-41   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/23  @ Minor  (6A)       
 8/31  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)       
 9/7  vs. Parker  (5A)  *      
 9/14  @ Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *      
 9/20  vs. Fairfield  (5A)  *      
 9/28  @ Central Tuscaloosa  (5A)       
 10/4  @ Woodlawn  (5A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Briarwood  (5A)  *      
 10/25  @ John Carroll  (5A)  *      
 11/2   OPEN 
 11/9  vs. Charles Henderson        
 11/16  vs. Jackson        
 11/23  vs. Greenville        


Class  5A Region  4
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Briarwood (5A) 14-1482-159
Fairfield (5A) 3-7168-293
John Carroll (6A) 3-7225-331
Parker (6A) 3-6234-211
Pleasant Grove (5A) 5-6261-205
Ramsay (6A) 7-5265-243
Wenonah (5A) 10-2351-150
Woodlawn (5A) 1-9114-403

 2018 Preview 


       Ramsay completed the 2017 season with a 7-5 record. With their 4-2 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region five, the Rams earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Ramsay reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Pinson Valley by a score of 41-13.

       The Rams hope to get back closer to the 13-2 record in 2016.

      

       Ramsay is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only six seasons. They have managed a record of 40-30 over the past six years.




       The Rams are led by head coach Reuben Nelson who is entering his seventh season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 40-30 over the past six seasons at Ramsay. Under his direction the Rams have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have won one region crown with Coach Nelson. Coach Nelson led Ramsay to a state championship in 2016.

       Coach Nelson's overall record as a head football coach in twelve season stands at 80-58 (58.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Nelson's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of nine times and won three region championships.

       The Ramsay Rams will play in Class 5A region four during the 2018 season. The Rams may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 6A to 5A. They will compete in region four this year.

       The Rams will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region four this season.

       The Rams open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Minor on Thursday, August 23 at Minor Stadium. Last year the Minor Tigers finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 6A region six. The Tigers closed out the regular season with a loss to Spain Park by a score of 49-14.

       Ramsay and Minor have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Rams have a 4-0-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2016 with Ramsay winning by a score of 40-20.

  


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.