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2023 Team Previews 

  


Valiant Cross Academy Warriors

Head Coach: Oscar Berry (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Valiant Cross Academy: First season
Stadium: Alabama State

 History 
Overall Record:   9-20   (31.0%)
Last 25 years:   9-20   (31.0%)  (Rank: 27 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   9-20  (31.0%)  (Rank: 26 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   Never
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  AAA              Region:   1
Record:  4-7    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   3-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Lee-Scott Academy by the score of 41-0.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  179 (16.3)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  271 (24.6)


 2023 
Class: AAA              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 50-48 (51%) (14th in the AISA, 5th in Class AAA)
Region Strength:  40-37 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  10-11 (48%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26   OPEN 
 9/2  @ Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *  0-20   L  
 9/9  vs. Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *  6-14   L  
 9/16  @ Autauga Academy  (AAA)  *  27-6   W  
 9/23  @ Escambia Academy  (AA)   18-25   L  
 9/30  vs. Glenwood School  (AAA)  *  13-43   L  
 10/7  vs. Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)  *  34-26   W  
 10/14  @ Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)  *  7-42   L  
 10/21  @ Bessemer Academy  (AAA)  *  23-9   W  
 10/28  vs. Banks Academy  (AA)   21-25   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Monroe Academy    30-20   W  
 11/10  @ Lee-Scott Academy    0-41   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/18   OPEN 
 8/25  vs. Escambia Academy  (AA)       
 8/31  vs. Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/8  @ Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/15  vs. Autauga Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  @ Glenwood School  (AAA)  *      
 10/6  @ Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/13  vs. Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/20  vs. Bessemer Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/26  @ Banks Academy  (AA)       


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 


       Valiant Cross Academy completed the 2022 season with a 4-7 record. With their 3-4 region record and a fifth place finish in Class AAA region one, the Warriors earned a spot in the playoffs in 2022. Last year Valiant Cross Academy reached the semi-finals before falling to a very good Lee-Scott Academy team by the score of 41-0.

       No team at Valiant Cross Academy ever won more games in a season than the four victories last year. The 179 points scored by the Warriors last year were a team record in a single season.

      

       Valiant Cross Academy is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only three seasons. They have managed a record of 9-20 over the past three years.




       The Warriors will be under the direction of new head football coach Oscar Berry as they enter the 2023 season.  

      

       The Warriors open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Escambia Academy on Friday, August 25 at Alabama State. Last year the Escambia Academy Cougars finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fourth place in Class AA region two. The Cougars lost in the first round of the Class AA playoffs to Chambers Academy by a score of 56-12.

       Valiant Cross Academy and Escambia Academy have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Warriors have a 0-2-0 record against the Cougars. They last met in 2022 with Escambia Academy winning by a score of 25-18.

       Valiant Cross Academy lost AISA All-State  quarterback Amarion Mays to graduation. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

       The Warriors return AISA All-State Junior receiver NiKing Patterson. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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