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Hillcrest Patriots

Head Coach: Jamie Mitchell (second season)
Career Record: 2 seasons, (15-11)
At Hillcrest Tuscaloosa: one season, (11-3)
Stadium: Roy Johnson Jr. Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  1,007
Rank:  38th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   287-181   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   166-121   (58.0%)  (Rank: 112nd in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   100-45  (69.0%)  (Rank: 51st in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2019

 2021 
Class:  6A              Region:   4
Record:  11-3
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Hueytown by the score of 44-16.
Final ASWA Poll:   10th
Scoring:  506 (36.1)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  249 (17.8)


 2022 
Class: 6A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 59-51 (54%) (103rd in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  36-40 (47%)
Non-Region Strength:  23-11 (68%)

Players to Watch
      Ethan Crawford,  QB
      Collin Dunn,  DB
      Jayden Hobson,  OT


 2021 Results 
 8/20  vs. Homewood  (6A)   34-37   L  
 8/27  @ Tuscaloosa County  (7A)   35-10   W  
 9/3  @ Brookwood  (6A)  *  49-16   W  
 9/10  vs. Wetumpka  (6A)   17-6   W  
 9/17  vs. Hueytown  (6A)  *  30-38   L  
 9/24   OPEN 
 10/1  vs. Northridge  (6A)  *  49-14   W  
 10/8  vs. McAdory  (6A)  *  30-7   W  
 10/15  @ Paul Bryant  (6A)  *  48-26   W  
 10/22  @ Bessemer City  (6A)  *  42-0   W  
 10/29  @ Demopolis  (5A)   48-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Carver Montgomery    56-6   W  
 11/12  @ Baldwin County    28-22   W  
 11/19  vs. Saraland    24-16   W  
 11/26  @ Hueytown    16-44   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Pike Road  (6A)       
 8/26  vs. Armwood FL        
 9/2  @ Northridge  (6A)  *      
 9/8  @ Hueytown  (6A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Brookwood  (6A)  *      
 9/23  @ Gadsden City  (6A)       
 9/30  vs. Central Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)  *      
 10/14  @ Paul Bryant  (6A)  *      
 10/21  @ McAdory  (6A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 
 11/4  vs. Calera        
 11/11  vs. Saraland        


Class  6A Region  4
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Bessemer City (6A) 0-1081-400
Brookwood (6A) 3-7276-366
Central Tuscaloosa (5A) 3-7197-169
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (6A) 11-3506-249
Hueytown (6A) 13-2784-348
McAdory (6A) 7-4347-260
Northridge (6A) 7-4329-290
Paul Bryant (6A) 3-6233-328

 2022 Preview 


       Hillcrest completed the 2021 season with a 11-3 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region four, the Patriots earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Hillcrest made a nice playoff run in 2021, reaching the semi-finals before falling to a very good Hueytown team by the score of 44-16.

       The 506 points scored by the Patriots last year were a team record in a single season.

       Since 2010, Hillcrest has gone a combined 100-45. Their 69.0% winning percentage ranks 14th in Class 6A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Hillcrest has managed to compile a record of 166-121. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 22nd in Class 6A and 112nd in the AHSAA.




       The Patriots are led by head coach Jamie Mitchell who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 11-3 record in his first season at Hillcrest. The Patriots saw improvement from a 9-3 record the season before coach Mitchell arrived. Under his direction the Patriots have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Mitchell.

       Coach Mitchell's overall record as a head football coach in two season stands at 15-11 (57.7%). Over the course of his career, Coach Mitchell's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

       The Hillcrest Patriots will play in Class 6A region four during the 2022 season.

       The Patriots enter the 2022 season riding a 5 game regular season winning streak.

       The Patriots should be considered one of the favorites for the region four championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. Don't be surprised if the Patriots are making another deep run into the playoffs.

       The Patriots open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Pike Road on Friday, August 19 at Roy Johnson Jr. Stadium. Last year the Pike Road Patriots finished with an overall record of 14-0 and in first place in Class 5A region two. The Patriots won the Class 5A State Championship last season when they defeated Pleasant Grove by a score of 51-14 in the Super Seven finals in Birmingham.

       Hillcrest and Pike Road have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Patriots have a 2-0-0 record against the Patriots. They last met in with

       Hillcrest returns 6A All-State Senior quarterback Ethan Crawford. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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