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Sparta Academy Warriors

Head Coach: Justin Chandler (fifth season)
Stadium: Stuart McGehee Field
Career Record: 4 seasons, (16-28)
At Sparta Academy: 4 seasons, (16-28)

 History 
Overall Record:   229-271-4   (46.0%)
Last 25 years:   101-154   (40.0%)  (Rank: 30 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   32-56  (36.0%)  (Rank: 29 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   1988
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  A              Region:   1
Record:  1-10    (Team record for losses in a season)
Region Record:   0-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  148 (13.5)
Defense:  423 (38.5)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2018 
Class: A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 53-56 (49%) (22nd in the AISA, 5th in Class A)
Region Strength:  27-29 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  26-27 (49%)



 2017 Results 
 8/18  vs. Cornerstone Christian  (AA)   20-45   L  
 8/25  @ Wilcox Academy  (A)   28-42   L  
 9/1  vs. Hooper Academy  (AAA)   8-44   L  
 9/8  vs. Abbeville Christian  (A)  *  8-54   L  
 9/15  @ Crenshaw Christian  (A)  *  0-44   L  
 9/22  vs. Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)   18-34   L  
 9/29  @ Coosa Valley Academy  (AA)   14-21   L  
 10/6  @ North River Christian  (A)   44-14   W  
 10/13  @ Chambers Academy  (A)  *  0-46   L  
 10/20  vs. Lowndes Academy  (A)  *  8-41   L  
 10/26  @ South Choctaw Academy  (A)   0-38   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/17  @ Cornerstone Christian  (A)       
 8/24  vs. Lowndes Academy  (AA)       
 8/31  @ Hooper Academy  (AA)       
 9/7  @ Snook Christian  (A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Crenshaw Christian  (A)  *      
 9/21  @ Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)       
 9/28  vs. Marengo Academy  (A)       
 10/5  @ Abbeville Christian  (A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Jackson Academy  (A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Wilcox Academy  (A)  *      
 10/26   OPEN 


Class  A Region  1
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Abbeville Christian (AISA-A) 5-8346-422
Crenshaw Christian (AISA-A) 8-4378-227
Jackson Academy (AISA-AA) 7-4234-240
Meadowview Christian (6 Man) 1-7224-427
Snook Christian () 5-5322-368
Sparta Academy (AISA-A) 1-10148-423
Wilcox Academy (AISA-A) 2-8177-371

 2018 Preview 


       Sparta Academy finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 1-10 record.

       The defense allowed a team record 423 points last season. The Warriors last playoff victory came during the 1997 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       The Warriors would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 2-19 record. Since 2010, Sparta Academy has gone a combined 32-56. Their 36.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sparta Academy has managed to compile a record of 101-154. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 11th in Class A and 30th in the AISA.




       The Warriors are led by head coach Justin Chandler who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 16-28 over the past four seasons at Sparta Academy. Under his direction the Warriors have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Chandler.

       Coach Chandler's overall record as a head football coach in four season stands at 16-28 (36.4%).

       The Sparta Academy Warriors will play in Class A region one during the 2018 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Warriors if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region one this season. After just a single win last year, Sparta Academy will be hopeful of winning a few more games this season.

       The Warriors open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Lowndes Academy on Friday, August 24 at Stuart McGehee Field. Last year the Lowndes Academy Rebels finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in fourth place in Class A region one. The Rebels lost in the first round of the Class A playoffs to Patrician Academy by a score of 28-20.

       Sparta Academy and Lowndes Academy have met a total of 16 times on the football field. The Warriors have a 6-10-0 record against the Rebels. They last met in 2017 with Lowndes Academy winning by a score of 41-8.

  


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