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   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






2023 Team Previews 

  


Bessemer Academy Rebels

Head Coach: Jonathan Wright (third season)
Career Record: 2 seasons, (5-15)
At Bessemer Academy: 2 seasons, (5-15)
Stadium: Norton Field

 History 
Overall Record:   341-225-6   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   237-73   (76.0%)  (Rank: 1 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   117-45  (72.2%)  (Rank: 3 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2020
Last Winning Season:   2020
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  AAA              Region:   1
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   1-6, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  110 (11.0)
Defense:  289 (28.9)


 2023 
Class: AAA              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 62-50 (55%) (4th in the AISA, 2nd in Class AAA)
Region Strength:  42-36 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-14 (59%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Banks Academy  (AA)   9-21   L  
 9/2  vs. Autauga Academy  (AAA)  *  0-28   L  
 9/8  @ Glenwood School  (AAA)  *  7-34   L  
 9/16  @ Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *  31-20   W  
 9/23  vs. Chambers Academy  (AA)   6-42   L  
 9/30  vs. Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *  0-38   L  
 10/7  vs. Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)  *  0-49   L  
 10/14  @ Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)  *  14-26   L  
 10/21  vs. Valiant Cross Academy  (AAA)  *  9-23   L  
 10/27  @ Cornerstone Christian  (AISA-8 Man)   34-8   W  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/25  @ Banks Academy  (AA)       
 9/1  @ Autauga Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/8  vs. Glenwood School  (AAA)  *      
 9/15  vs. Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/22  @ Chambers Academy  (AA)       
 9/29  @ Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/6  @ Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/12  vs. Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/20  @ Valiant Cross Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/26  vs. Cornerstone Christian  (AISA-8 Man)       
 11/3  @ Autauga Academy        


Class  AAA Region  1
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Lee-Scott Academy (AISA-AAA) 12-0 7-0517-71
Glenwood School (AISA-AAA) 8-4 6-1428-225
Morgan Academy (AISA-AAA) 7-5 4-3343-314
Monroe Academy (AISA-AAA) 4-7 3-4143-321
Valiant Cross Academy (AISA-AAA) 4-7 3-4179-271
Autauga Academy (AISA-AAA) 3-7 2-5167-243
Fort Dale Academy (AISA-AAA) 4-6 2-5255-287
Bessemer Academy (AISA-AAA) 2-8 1-6110-289

 2023 Preview 


       Bessemer Academy finished the 2022 season with a disappointing 2-8 record.

       The Rebels lost as many games as in any season since 2012.

       As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, Bessemer Academy has gone a combined 117-45. Their 72.2% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class AAA over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Bessemer Academy has finished a combined 237-73. Their 76.0% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class AAA and 1st in the AISA. The Rebels have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time.




       The Rebels are led by head coach Jonathan Wright who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 5-15 over the past two seasons at Bessemer Academy. Under his direction the Rebels have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Wright.

      

       The Rebels open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Banks Academy on Friday, August 25. Last year the Banks Academy Jets finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in third place in Class AA region two. The Jets lost in the first round of the Class AA playoffs to Edgewood Academy by a score of 14-7.

       Bessemer Academy and Banks Academy have met a total of 3 times on the football field. The Rebels have a 1-2-0 record against the Jets. They last met in 2022 with Banks Academy winning by a score of 21-9.

      

  


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