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Ezekiel Academy Knights

Head Coach: David Lawrence (second season)
Career Record: 1 season, (7-3)
At Ezekiel Academy: one season, (7-3)
Stadium:

 History 
Overall Record:   73-42   (64.0%)
Last 25 years:   73-42   (64.0%)  (Rank: 2 in the )
Since 2010:   73-42  (63.5%)  (Rank: 3 in the )
Last Playoff Appearance:   2023
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2023
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2023 
Class:  8 Man              Region:   0
Record:  7-3
Region Record:   2-1, ()
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Lighthouse Home School by a score of 72-46.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  481 (48.1)
Defense:  402 (40.2)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2024 
Class: 8 Man              Region:   0
Strength of Schedule: 0-0 (49%) (11th in the , 8th in Class 8 Man)
Region Strength:  0-0 (45%)
Non-Region Strength:  0-0 (54%)




 2023 Results 
 8/18   OPEN 
 8/25  @ Russell Christian MS    54-8   W  
 9/1  vs. Freedom Academy  (8 Man)   38-34   W  
 9/8  @ Lighthouse Home School  (8 Man)  *  28-68   L  
 9/15  @ Tabernacle  (8 Man)   50-16   W  
 9/22  vs. Evangel Christian Academy  (AISA-8 Man)   60-34   W  
 9/29  vs. Evangel Christian Alabaster  (8 Man)   18-64   L  
 10/6  @ East Central HomeSchool  (8 Man)  *  42-34   W  
 10/13  vs. Southern Prep Academy  (AISA-8 Man)   74-38   W  
 10/20  vs. Southern Christian  (8 Man)  *  71-34   W  
 Playoffs 
 10/27  @ Lighthouse Home School    46-72   L  


 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. Evangel Christian Academy  (A)       
 8/30  @ Freedom Academy  (8 Man)       
 9/6  vs. Lighthouse Home School  (8 Man)  *      
 9/13   OPEN 
 9/20  @ Evangel Christian Alabaster  (8 Man)  *      
 9/27  vs. Jacksonville Christian  (8 Man)       
 10/4  vs. East Central HomeSchool  (8 Man)  *      
 10/11   OPEN 
 10/18  @ Southern Christian  (8 Man)  *      
 10/25   OPEN 
 11/1  @ Evangel Christian Alabaster        



Class  8 Man Region  0
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Cornerstone Rainsville (8 Man) 4-5 4-2284-357
East Central HomeSchool (8 Man) 4-5 1-2248-233
Evangel Christian Alabaster (8 Man) 12-1 4-0604-194
Ezekiel Academy (8 Man) 7-3 2-1481-402
Freedom Academy (8 Man) 4-4 2-1288-247
Jacksonville Christian (8 Man) 8-1 6-0424-181
Lighthouse Home School (8 Man) 10-2 3-1551-326
New Life Christian (8 Man) 0-0 0-00-0
Oaks (8 Man) 0-0 0-00-0
Southern Christian (8 Man) 1-6 0-4185-316
Success Unlimited (8 Man) 1-7 0-696-360
Tabernacle (8 Man) 3-5 2-3222-256
Trinity Christian Homeschool (8 Man) 0-7 0-0147-426
Tuscaloosa Christian (8 Man) 8-3 4-2482-368


 2024 Preview 


       Ezekiel Academy completed the 2023 season with a 7-3 record. With their 2-1 region record and a place finish in Class 8 Man region , the Knights earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. Ezekiel Academy's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Lighthouse Home School by a score of 72-46.

       The defense allowed a team record 402 points last season.

      

       Ezekiel Academy is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only eleven seasons. They have managed a record of 73-42 over the past eleven years.

       Over the past 11 seasons, Ezekiel Academy has managed to compile a record of 73-42. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 8 Man and 2nd in the .

Head Coach:
       The Knights are led by head coach David Lawrence who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 7-3 record in his first season at Ezekiel Academy. The Knights saw improvement from a 5-6 record the season before coach Lawrence arrived. Under his direction the Knights have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Lawrence.

Season Outlook:

       The Ezekiel Academy Knights will play in Class 8 Man region during the 2024 season.

      

      



Season Opener:
       The Knights open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent Lee-Scott Academy on Friday, August 23 at Judd Scott Field. Last year the Lee-Scott Academy Warriors finished with an overall record of 11-1 and in second place in Class AAA region one. The Warriors won the Class AAA State Championship last season when they defeated Glenwood School by a score of 24-14 in the Super Seven finals in Birmingham.

       This will be the first meeting between Ezekiel Academy and Lee-Scott Academy on the football field.

  


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