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Tallassee Tigers

Head Coach: Mike Battles Jr. (seventh season)
Stadium: J.E. Hot Obrien Stadium
Career Record: 21 seasons, (166-77)
At Tallassee: 6 seasons, (49-22)
2018 Enrollment:  430
Rank:  128th in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   528-398-24   (57.0%)
Last 25 years:   154-114   (58.0%)  (Rank: 113rd in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   62-31  (67.0%)  (Rank: 69th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2017 
Class:  4A              Region:   3
Record:  10-2
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Bibb County by a score of 41-16.
Final ASWA Poll:   4th
Scoring:  356 (29.7)
Defense:  252 (21.0)


 2018 
Class: 5A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 53-54 (50%) (174th in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  37-28 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-26 (38%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  vs. Russell County  (6A)   21-14   W  
 9/1  @ W.S. Neal  (4A)   28-13   W  
 9/8  @ Handley  (4A)  *  21-13   W  
 9/15  vs. Childersburg  (4A)  *  28-19   W  
 9/22  @ Munford  (4A)  *  6-19   L  
 9/29  @ T.R. Miller  (3A)   33-29   W  
 10/6  vs. Dadeville  (4A)  *  54-13   W  
 10/13  @ Holtville  (4A)  *  44-28   W  
 10/20  vs. Leeds  (4A)  *  36-21   W  
 10/27  vs. Elmore County  (4A)  *  34-10   W  
 11/3   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Thomasville    35-32   W (OT) 
 11/17  @ Bibb County    16-41   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Catholic Montgomery  (4A)       
 8/31  vs. Handley  (4A)       
 9/7  vs. Greenville  (5A)  *      
 9/14  @ Carroll  (5A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Early County GA        
 9/28   OPEN 
 10/5  vs. Valley  (5A)  *      
 10/12  @ Rehobeth  (5A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Charles Henderson  (5A)  *      
 10/26  @ Beauregard  (5A)  *      
 11/2  @ Elmore County  (4A)       


Class  5A Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Beauregard (5A) 10-2472-230
Carroll (5A) 11-1299-133
Charles Henderson (5A) 6-5280-200
Greenville (5A) 5-5230-221
Rehobeth (5A) 3-7152-203
Tallassee (4A) 10-2356-252
Valley (5A) 2-8129-281

 2018 Preview 


       Tallassee completed the 2017 season with a 10-2 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 4A region three, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Tallassee reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Bibb County by a score of 41-16.

       The Tigers won as many games as in any season since 1999.

       Since 2010, Tallassee has gone a combined 62-31. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 5A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Tallassee has managed to compile a record of 154-114. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 19th in Class 5A and 113rd in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Battles Jr. who is entering his seventh season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 49-22 over the past six seasons at Tallassee. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have won one region crown with Coach Battles Jr..

       Coach Battles Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in twenty-one season stands at 166-77 (68.3%). His 166 wins rank 21st among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Battles Jr.'s teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seventeen times and won five region championships.

       The Tallassee Tigers will play in Class 5A region two during the 2018 season. The Tigers move up in classification to Class 5A. They may find the going slightly tougher with the move.

       The Tigers enter the 2018 season riding a 5 game regular season winning streak. They have won 6 straight games on their home turf at J.E. Hot Obrien Stadium.

       The Tigers will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region two this season. They have qualified for the playoffs every year since 2007 and are hopeful to continue that streak in 2018.

      

       The Tigers open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Catholic Montgomery on Friday, August 24 at J.E. Hot Obrien Stadium. Last year the Catholic Montgomery Knights finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in first place in Class 4A region two. The Knights lost in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs to UMS-Wright by a score of 28-14.

       Tallassee and Catholic Montgomery have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 3-1-0 record against the Knights. They last met in 1957 with Tallassee winning by a score of 25-6.

       Tallassee returns 4A All-State  receiver Kalvin Levett. He was named to the honorable mention team last season. The Tigers also return  athlete Trent Cochran-Gill. He was named to the first 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.