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Aliceville Yellow Jackets

Head Coach: Grady Griffin (second season)
Career Record: 3 seasons, (13-19)
At Aliceville: one season, (8-4)
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  161
Rank:  317th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   566-380-25   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   215-89   (71.0%)  (Rank: 32nd in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   95-48  (66.4%)  (Rank: 72nd in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2020
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2011

 2021 
Class:  2A              Region:   5
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   4-2, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Spring Garden by a score of 40-35.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  390 (32.5)
Defense:  249 (20.8)


 2022 
Class: 2A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 56-57 (50%) (198th in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  31-35 (47%)
Non-Region Strength:  25-22 (53%)

Players to Watch
      Ty Williams,  QB
      Tyquan Simon,  WR


 2021 Results 
 8/20  @ Greene County  (2A)   1-0   #Won  
 8/27  vs. Gordo  (4A)   31-40   L  
 9/3  @ Addison  (2A)  *  18-19   L  
 9/10  vs. Sulligent  (2A)  *  44-28   W  
 9/17  @ Cold Springs  (2A)  *  37-0   W  
 9/24  @ Pickens County  (1A)   39-32   W  
 10/1  vs. Lamar County  (2A)  *  46-28   W  
 10/8   OPEN 
 10/15  vs. Midfield  (2A)  *  14-24   L  
 10/22  @ Winston County  (2A)  *  41-24   W  
 10/29  @ Linden  (1A)   38-8   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Ider    46-6   W  
 11/12  @ Spring Garden    35-40   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Pickens County  (1A)       
 8/26  @ Center Point  (6A)       
 9/2  vs. Tuscaloosa Academy  (2A)  *      
 9/8  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)       
 9/16  vs. Sulligent  (2A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Central Tuscaloosa  (6A)       
 9/30  @ Lamar County  (2A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Cold Springs  (2A)  *      
 10/14  @ Winston County  (2A)  *      
 10/21  @ Greene County  (2A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 
 11/4  vs. West End Walnut Grove        
 11/11  vs. Falkville        
 11/18  @ Pisgah        


Class  2A Region  5
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Aliceville (2A) 8-4390-249
Cold Springs (2A) 0-1061-423
Greene County (2A) 5-6163-277
Lamar County (2A) 7-4268-151
Sulligent (2A) 7-5358-280
Tuscaloosa Academy (AISA-AAA) 7-5286-244
Winston County (2A) 5-5235-237

 2022 Preview 


       Aliceville completed the 2021 season with a 8-4 record. With their 4-2 region record and a second place finish in Class 2A region five, the Yellow Jackets earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Aliceville reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Spring Garden by a score of 40-35.

       Since 2010, Aliceville has gone a combined 95-48. Their 66.4% winning percentage ranks 8th in Class 2A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Aliceville has gone a combined 215-89. Their 71.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 2A and 32nd in the AHSAA. The Yellow Jackets have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time.




       The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach Grady Griffin who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 8-4 record in his first season at Aliceville. Under his direction the Yellow Jackets have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Griffin.

       Coach Griffin's overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 13-19 (40.6%). Over the course of his career, Coach Griffin's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

       The Aliceville Yellow Jackets will play in Class 2A region five during the 2022 season.

       The Yellow Jackets should be considered one of the favorites for the region five championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Yellow Jackets have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 1995 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Yellow Jackets open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Pickens County on Friday, August 19 at Memorial Stadium. Last year the Pickens County Tornados finished with an overall record of 11-3 and in first place in Class 1A region six. The Tornados lost in the semi-finals round of the Class 1A playoffs to Wadley by a score of 41-36.

       Aliceville and Pickens County have met a total of 84 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 42-41-1 record against the Tornados. They last met in 2021 with Aliceville winning by a score of 39-32.

       Aliceville returns 2A All-State Senior quarterback TyJarian Williams. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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