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Tuscaloosa Academy Football Team History

Tuscaloosa Academy Knights

Tuscaloosa Academy

420 Rice Valley Road N. Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Stadium: Knights Stadium
Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold
Coach: Robert Johnson
Region: AISA-AAA-R1

1979 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Robert Johnson enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa Academy.

The Knights won the Class AISA-AAA Region 1 Championship.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 18	OPEN
Fri., Aug. 25	@ Autauga Academy	19	38	L
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Morgan Academy	28	6	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Bessemer Academy *	42	21	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Glenwood School *	28	27	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Clarke Prep	59	13	W
Fri., Sep. 29	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Springwood *	57	7	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Edgewood Academy *	43	0	W
Thu., Oct. 19	vs. Lee-Scott Academy *	24	10	W
Fri., Oct. 27	OPEN
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Pike Liberal Arts	28	6	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Bessemer Academy	20	23	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

2017 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	348
Scoring Average	34.8
Points Allowed	151
Defense Average	15.1
Opponents Record	61-58
Region Record	5-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-1

2017 Class AISA-AAA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
9/19/2017	4	10	(3-0)	63	ASWA
9/26/2017	5	9	(4-1)	66	ASWA
10/3/2017	6	7	(4-1)	101	ASWA
10/10/2017	7	6	(5-1)	136	ASWA
10/17/2017	8	5	(6-1)	169	ASWA
10/24/2017	9	5	(7-1)	179	ASWA
10/31/2017	10	5	(7-1)	182	ASWA

2017 Class AISA-AAA Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tuscaloosa Academy	8-2	348	151	1-1	48	29	5-0	194	65	Robert Johnson
Bessemer Academy	8-6	409	270	2-1	86	60	3-2	149	73	Josh Wright
Glenwood School	7-5	395	174	0-1	14	21	3-2	169	77	Jason Gibson
Lee-Scott Academy	6-5	251	228	0-1	10	39	3-2	127	106	Robert Maddox
Springwood	3-7	178	352				1-4	45	204	Thomas Hill
Edgewood Academy	1-9	146	391				0-5	35	194	Eric Folmar

2017 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Tuscaloosa Academy Players on File.

2017 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Brook Bannon	P	Sr.	5-11	195	2nd	ASWA
Cameron Chambers	RB	Jr.	5-10	185	2nd	ASWA
Drew Scharfenberg	K	Jr.	5-9	150	2nd	ASWA
JP Sanders	LB	Jr.	5-9	195	2nd	ASWA
Seth Fuller	OL	Jr.	6-3	210	1st	ASWA
Titus Gardner	DB	Sr.	5-8	164	1st	ASWA

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