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Tallassee Tigers

Head Coach: Mike Battles Jr. (eleventh season)
Career Record: 25 seasons, (187-95)
At Tallassee: 10 seasons, (70-40)
Stadium: J.E. Hot Obrien Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  401
Rank:  144th in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   552-417-24   (57.0%)
Last 25 years:   158-117   (58.0%)  (Rank: 116th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   83-49  (62.9%)  (Rank: 92nd in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2020

 2021 
Class:  5A              Region:   4
Record:  7-3
Region Record:   5-1, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Greenville by a score of 32-0.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  299 (29.9)
Defense:  192 (19.2)


 2022 
Class: 5A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 46-59 (44%) (309th in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  24-28 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  22-31 (42%)



 2021 Results 
 8/19  @ Reeltown  (3A)   34-13   W  
 8/27  vs. Wetumpka  (6A)   14-18   L  
 9/3   OPEN 
 9/10  @ Sylacauga  (5A)  *  33-35   L  
 9/17  vs. Elmore County  (5A)  *  48-10   W  
 9/24   OPEN 
 10/1  @ Beauregard  (5A)  *  35-7   W  
 10/8  @ Talladega  (5A)  *  34-0   W  
 10/15  @ Holtville  (5A)  *  21-14   W  
 10/22  vs. Central Clay County  (5A)  *  39-28   W  
 10/29  vs. Carroll  (5A)   41-35   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Greenville    0-32   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/18  vs. Reeltown  (2A)       
 8/26  @ B.T. Washington  (4A)       
 9/2  vs. Central Clay County  (5A)  *      
 9/8  @ Beauregard  (5A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Marbury  (5A)       
 9/23  @ Chilton County  (6A)       
 9/29  @ Elmore County  (5A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Valley  (5A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Sylacauga  (5A)  *      
 10/21   OPEN 
 10/28  @ Holtville  (5A)       
 11/4  @ Selma        
 11/11  vs. Charles Henderson        


Class  5A Region  4
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Beauregard (5A) 4-6205-249
Central Clay County (5A) 9-3402-205
Elmore County (5A) 0-10186-419
Sylacauga (5A) 7-4315-254
Tallassee (5A) 7-3299-192
Valley (6A) 4-584-216

 2022 Preview 


       Tallassee completed the 2021 season with a 7-3 record. With their 5-1 region record and a third place finish in Class 5A region four, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Tallassee's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Greenville by a score of 32-0.

       It marked the first time since the 2017 season that the Tigers qualified for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Tallassee has gone a combined 83-49. Their 62.9% winning percentage ranks 14th in Class 5A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Tallassee has managed to compile a record of 158-117. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 5A and 116th in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Battles Jr. who is entering his eleventh season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 70-40 over the past ten seasons at Tallassee. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times. They have won one region crown with Coach Battles Jr..

       Coach Battles Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in twenty-five season stands at 187-95 (66.3%). His 187 wins rank 16th 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 eighteen times and won five region championships.

       The Tallassee Tigers will play in Class 5A region four during the 2022 season.

       The Tigers enter the 2022 season riding a 6 game regular season winning streak.

       The Tigers should be in contention for a playoff spot in region four this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Tigers open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Reeltown on Thursday, August 18 at J.E. Hot Obrien Stadium. Last year the Reeltown Rebels finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in third place in Class 3A region four. The Rebels lost in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs to Opp by a score of 35-6.

       Tallassee and Reeltown have met a total of 20 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 10-10-0 record against the Rebels. They last met in 2021 with Tallassee winning by a score of 34-13.

  


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