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Saraland Spartans

Head Coach: Jeff Kelly (eighth season)
Stadium: Spartans Stadium
Career Record: 14 seasons, (107-59)
At Saraland: 7 seasons, (60-25)
2018 Enrollment:  802
Rank:  59th in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   63-32   (66.0%)
Last 25 years:   63-32   (66.0%)  (Rank: 50th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   63-32  (66.0%)  (Rank: 73rd in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2010

 2017 
Class:  6A              Region:   1
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   5-3, (third)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Hillcrest Tuscaloosa by a score of 34-27.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  356 (29.7)
Defense:  218 (18.2)


 2018 
Class: 6A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 65-49 (57%) (68th in the AHSAA, 20th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  50-40 (56%)
Non-Region Strength:  15-9 (62%)

D1 Prospects
      Cordale Flott,  6-1,  165,  CB


 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Heard County GA    17-14   W  
 9/1  vs. LeFlore  (6A)  *  42-24   W  
 9/8  vs. Daphne  (6A)  *  20-26   L  
 9/15  @ Blount  (6A)  *  42-14   W  
 9/22  vs. Robertsdale  (6A)  *  51-14   W  
 9/29  @ Murphy  (7A)   25-21   W  
 10/6  @ Gulf Shores  (6A)  *  41-3   W  
 10/13  @ Baldwin County  (6A)  *  14-15   L  
 10/20  vs. Spanish Fort  (6A)  *  7-34   L  
 10/27   OPEN 
 11/2  @ B.C. Rain  (6A)  *  35-12   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  @ Benjamin Russell    35-7   W  
 11/17  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa    27-34   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Andalusia  (4A)       
 8/31  vs. B.C. Rain  (6A)  *      
 9/7  @ Daphne  (6A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Baldwin County  (6A)  *      
 9/21  @ Robertsdale  (6A)  *      
 9/28  vs. LeFlore  (5A)       
 10/5  vs. Gulf Shores  (6A)  *      
 10/12  @ St. Pauls  (6A)  *      
 10/19   OPEN 
 10/26  @ Blount  (6A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Spanish Fort  (6A)  *      
 11/9  vs. Stanhope Elmore        
 11/16  @ Hueytown        
 11/23  vs. Opelika        
 11/30  @ Wetumpka        
 12/7   Pinson Valley        


Class  6A Region  1
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
B.C. Rain (6A) 1-9134-307
Baldwin County (6A) 7-3232-185
Blount (6A) 6-5323-269
Daphne (6A) 8-3239-119
Gulf Shores (6A) 3-7228-365
Robertsdale (6A) 0-10128-368
Saraland (6A) 8-4356-218
Spanish Fort (6A) 11-2541-277
St. Pauls (5A) 14-1427-179

 2018 Preview 


       Saraland completed the 2017 season with a 8-4 record. With their 5-3 region record and a third place finish in Class 6A region one, the Spartans earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Saraland reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Hillcrest Tuscaloosa by a score of 34-27.

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

       Since 2010, Saraland has gone a combined 63-32. Their 66.0% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 6A over the past eight seasons. Their last losing season was 2010.




       The Spartans are led by head coach Jeff Kelly who is entering his eighth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 60-25 over the past seven seasons at Saraland. Under his direction the Spartans have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Kelly.

       Coach Kelly's overall record as a head football coach in fourteen season stands at 107-59 (64.5%). His 107 wins rank 54th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Kelly's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twelve times and won one region championship.

       The Saraland Spartans will play in Class 6A region one during the 2018 season.

       The Spartans should be in contention for a playoff spot in region one this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game. They have reached the playoffs every year since 2010 and will once again be in the hunt for a spot in 2018.

       The Spartans open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Andalusia on Friday, August 24 at Spartans Stadium. Last year the Andalusia Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 12-2 and in first place in Class 4A region one. The Bulldogs lost in the semi-finals round of the Class 4A playoffs to UMS-Wright by a score of 35-28.

       Saraland and Andalusia have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Spartans have a 2-0-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in with

       College prospects include: Cordale Flott (6-1, 165) cornerback,

  


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