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Pickens Academy Pirates

Head Coach: Michael Smith (second season)
Career Record: 30 seasons, (161-162)
At Pickens Academy: one season, (2-8)
Stadium: Billy McGee Stadium

 History 
Overall Record:   366-222-3   (62.0%)
Last 25 years:   158-120   (57.0%)  (Rank: 12 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   64-77  (45.4%)  (Rank: 20 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2012
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  AA              Region:   2
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   0-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  154 (15.4)
Defense:  300 (30.0)


 2023 
Class: AA              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 66-49 (57%) (2nd in the AISA, 1st in Class AA)
Region Strength:  32-15 (68%)
Non-Region Strength:  34-34 (50%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Wilcox Academy  (A)   20-27   L  
 9/2  @ Southern Academy  (A)   34-28   W  
 9/9  @ Patrician Academy  (AA)  *  21-38   L  
 9/16  @ Coosa Valley Academy  (A)   26-0   W  
 9/23  @ South Choctaw Academy  (A)   13-27   L  
 9/30  vs. Jackson Academy  (A)   0-46   L  
 10/7  vs. Escambia Academy  (AA)  *  22-35   L  
 10/14  vs. Clarke Prep  (AA)  *  12-35   L  
 10/21  @ Banks Academy  (AA)  *  6-34   L  
 10/27  vs. Morgan Academy  (AAA)   0-30   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/18   OPEN 
 8/25  @ Wilcox Academy  (A)       
 9/1  vs. Southern Academy  (A)       
 9/8  vs. Patrician Academy  (AA)  *      
 9/15  vs. Coosa Valley Academy  (A)       
 9/22  vs. South Choctaw Academy  (A)       
 9/29  @ Jackson Academy  (A)       
 10/6  @ Escambia Academy  (AA)  *      
 10/13  @ Clarke Prep  (AA)  *      
 10/20  vs. Banks Academy  (AA)  *      
 10/26  @ Morgan Academy  (AAA)       


Class  AA Region  2
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Patrician Academy (AISA-AA) 13-0 4-0596-164
Clarke Prep (AISA-AA) 9-4 3-1373-308
Banks Academy (AISA-AA) 6-5 2-2217-229
Escambia Academy (AISA-AA) 4-6 1-3227-337
Pickens Academy (AISA-AA) 2-8 0-4154-300

 2023 Preview 


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

       Since 2010, Pickens Academy has gone a combined 64-77. Their 45.4% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class AA over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pickens Academy has managed to compile a record of 158-120. Their 57.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class AA and 12th in the AISA.




       The Pirates are led by head coach Michael Smith who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 2-8 record in his first season at Pickens Academy. The Pirates have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Smith. His 161 wins rank 6th among active coaches in the AISA. Over the course of his career, Coach Smith's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seventeen times and won four region championships. Coach Smith won a state championship at Southern Academy in 2019.

       The Pirates enter the 2023 season in the middle of a 6 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

      

       The Pirates open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Wilcox Academy on Friday, August 25 at Wildcat Field. Last year the Wilcox Academy Wildcats finished with an overall record of 4-7 and in third place in Class A region two. The Wildcats lost in the first round of the Class A playoffs to Crenshaw Christian by a score of 32-6.

       Pickens Academy and Wilcox Academy have met a total of 18 times on the football field. The Pirates have a 9-9-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2022 with Wilcox Academy winning by a score of 27-20.

      

  


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