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Park Crossing Football Team History


Park Crossing Thunderbirds
Park Crossing High School

8000 Park Crossing Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36117
Stadium: Cramton Bowl
Colors: Navy, Scarlet, White
Coach: Smitty Grider
Region: 6A-R2
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2014  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights
 Smitty Grider enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Park Crossing.
 First playoff win.
 First 13 win season.
 The Thunderbirds won the Class 6A Region 2 Championship.
 TheThunderbirds set a team record by scoring 560 points.
 The Thunderbirds set a team record by winning 13 games.
 The Thunderbirds set a team record for margin of victory at 59 points.
 The Thunderbirds set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 105 points.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 18   Jeff Davis    30   20   W    Alabama State   
 Thu., Aug. 25  vs. Lee Montgomery    44   51   #Won    Cramton Bowl   
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Stanhope Elmore   *  19   0   W    Cramton Bowl   
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Northview   *  38   0   W       
 Thu., Sep. 15  vs. Russell County   *  65   6   W    Cramton Bowl   
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Gadsden City    28   14   W       
 Thu., Sep. 29  @ Carver Montgomery   *  55   7   W    Cramton Bowl   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Dothan   *  38   0   W    Cramton Bowl   
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Sidney Lanier   *  13   10   W    Cramton Bowl   
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Clay-Chalkville    56   17   W    Cramton Bowl   
 Fri., Oct. 28  OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Saraland    45   7   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ Bessemer City    52   26   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  vs. Blount    54   51   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Opelika    23   41   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored560
  Scoring Average40.0
  Points Allowed250
  Defense Average17.9
  Opponents Record76-82
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record4-1
2016 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/3/2016PS 7(8-3)103 ASWA
8/23/20161 7(1-0)110 ASWA
8/30/20162 9(1-1)41 ASWA
9/6/20163 8(2-1)58 ASWA
9/13/20164 8(3-1)86 ASWA
9/20/20165 8(4-1)95 ASWA
9/27/20166 7(5-1)116 ASWA
10/4/20167 7(6-1)123 ASWA
10/11/20168 7(7-1)119 ASWA
10/18/20169 7(8-1)123 ASWA
10/25/201610 7(10-0)132 ASWA
11/1/2016Final 7(10-0)150 ASWA
  
2016 Class 6A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Park Crossing 13-15602503-11741256-022823  Smitty Grider
Sidney Lanier 8-32251990-16245-113585  Marvin Cunningham
Carver Montgomery 5-62773160-122234-2153139  Billy Gresham
Dothan 4-71172390-17153-376118  Kevin Jackson
Stanhope Elmore 4-62873072-4171168  Mike Dean
Russell County 1-91223411-582225  Dwight Jones
Northview 0-101493560-693180  LaBrian Stewart

2016 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Jake Lane K/P Sr.6-1150 AL-MS Game  
 Kameron Green DB Sr.5-8165 All-Star Game  
 Malik Cunningham QB Sr. Super 12  ASWA

2016 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Cameron BrightLB Sr. 6-1210 2nd  ASWA
 Jake LaneK Sr. 6-1155 1st  ASWA
 Jia LangfordDL Jr. HM  ASWA
 Malik CunninghamQB Sr. 6-1185 1st  ASWA
 Marcus JenkinsOL Jr. 6-4328 1st  ASWA



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