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

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John Niblett

John Niblett graduated from Tarrant High School and Jacksonville State. While in college, he played football from 1965-68 for the Gamecocks.

In a storied coaching career, Niblett won AISA State Championships at South Montgomery Academy (1979), Demopolis Academy (1990) and Glenwood Academy (1991 & 1992).

Niblett took over the program at Demopolis Academy in 1989 after a 1-9 finish the previous year. His first team lost in the finals before winning the AISA football title the next season.

His teams have won a state basketball title, two baseball titles and a girls softball title as well. Coach Niblett was inducted into the Alabama Independent School Associations Hall of Fame in 2000.

Coach Nibletts overall record is 176-145-2 in 29 seasons as a head football coach. His teams were 16-11 in the playoffs. He was the head coach at no less than ten different schools during his career in Alabama.

His two sons, Tad and Josh have followed in their fathers footsteps. Tad has been the head football coach at several schools around the state and Josh is the current head coach at perennial power Hoover High School.


Alabama Record: 224-105-0 68.1%
Other States Record: 5-5-0 50.0%
Overall High School Record: 229-110-0 67.6%

Season Total

Playoffs

Region Record

Team

Season

Class

W/L/T

Region

Title

W/L/T

Hooper Academy

2007

AISA-AAA

1-9

278

1-6

188

Hooper Academy

2006

AISA-AAA

2-8

135

310

2-5

104

198

2 Years

3-17

224

588

0-0

3-11

179

386

Central Christian

2003

AISA-A

6-5

248

231

0-1

5-1

186

Central Christian

2002

AISA-A

10-2

297

186

1-1

6-0

172

Central Christian

1998

AISA-A

1-9

100

405

West

0-5

207

3 Years

17-16

645

822

1-2

11-6

422

352

Meadowview Christian

1997

AISA-AAA

6-5

287

172

0-1

Central

3-1

167

Meadowview Christian

1996

AISA-AAA

9-3

428

225

1-1

Central

4-0

195

Meadowview Christian

1995

AISA-AAA

9-3

269

125

1-1

West

5-2

169

3 Years

24-11

984

522

2-3

119

12-3

531

163

Glenwood School

1994

AISA-AAA

7-4

240

147

0-1

East

4-2

155

Glenwood School

1993

AISA-AA

6-5

230

193

0-1

East

Glenwood School

1992

AISA-AA

12-1

438

141

3-0

111

East

Glenwood School

1991

AISA-AAA

12-1

390

3-0

East

4 Years

37-11

1298

556

6-2

194

4-2

155

Demopolis Academy

1990

AISA-A

12-1

447

3-0

111

Demopolis Academy

1989

AISA-A

8-5

390

185

2-1

West

3-3

212

110

2 Years

20-6

837

258

5-1

156

3-3

212

110

Coosa Valley Academy

1987

AISA-AA

6-5

203

189

0-1

Coosa Valley Academy

1986

AISA-AA

7-4

280

146

0-1

Coosa Valley Academy

1985

AISA-AA

5-5

239

179

3 Years

18-14

722

514

0-2

0-0

Lee-Scott Academy

1983

AISA-AA

7-3

258

Lee-Scott Academy

1982

AISA-AA

6-6

342

221

2 Years

13-9

600

311

0-0

Lee Academy

1981

AISA-AA

3-8

130

285

Lee Academy

1980

AISA-AA

0-10-1

361

2 Years

3-18-1

198

646

0-0

South Montgomery Academy

1979

AISA-AA

12-1

445

2-0

South Montgomery Academy

1978

AISA-AA

5-6

267

202

2 Years

17-7

712

270

2-0

0-0

Meadowview Christian

1977

AISA-AA

8-3-1

239

129

0-1

Meadowview Christian

1976

AISA-AA

9-3

292

121

0-1

2 Years

17-6-1

531

250

0-2

0-0

Southside Selma

1975

6-4

256

154

0-1

Southside Selma

1974

3-7

127

261

Southside Selma

1973

3-7

118

215

3 Years

12-18

501

630

0-0

0-1

Dadeville

1971

4-6

287

270

Dadeville

1970

0-10

146

435

2 Years

4-16

433

705

0-0

TOTALS

30 Years

185-149-2

7685

6072

16-12

540

449

33-26

1525

1107

Other States

Season

W/L/T

Playoffs

Southwest Georgia Academy, Georgia

1984

5-5

0-0

1 Year

5-5-0

0-0

Totals Alabama and Other States

31 Years

190-154-2

16-12

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.