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Fort Dale Academy Football Team History

Fort Dale Academy Eagles

Fort Dale Academy

1100 Gamble St. Greenville, AL 36037
Stadium: Fort Dale Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Royal Blue
Coach: James Sampley
Region: AISA-AAA-R1

1971 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

James Sampley enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Fort Dale Academy.

The Eagles finished 2nd in Region 1.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 22	OPEN
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Prattville Christian	48	6	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Glenwood School *	21	19	W
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Pike Liberal Arts *	16	22	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Hooper Academy *	27	13	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Macon-East Academy *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Edgewood Academy	9	21	L
Thu., Oct. 9	@ East Memorial Christian	33	14	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Taylor Road Academy *	50	26	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Lee-Scott Academy *	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Shelby Academy	44	28	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Morgan Academy	10	0	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Bessemer Academy	17	8	W	Semi-finals Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 21	Pike Liberal Arts	17	20	L	Championship Game

2008 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	348
Scoring Average	26.8
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	14.1
Opponents Record	86-64
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-1

2008 Class AISA-AAA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/6/2008	PS	2	(8-3)	249	ASWA
9/3/2008	1	2	(1-0)	296	ASWA
9/10/2008	2	2	(2-0)	274	ASWA
9/17/2008	3	6	(2-1)	173	ASWA
9/24/2008	4	6	(3-1)	177	ASWA
10/1/2008	5	6	(4-1)	164	ASWA
10/29/2008	9	10	(7-2)	40	ASWA
11/5/2008	Final	10	(8-2)	64	ASWA

2008 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
Pike Liberal Arts	12-1	381	156	3-0	78	36	5-1	173	73	Steven Kilcrease
Fort Dale Academy	10-3	348	183	2-1	44	28	5-1	170	86	James Sampley
Glenwood School	8-3	308	177	0-1	23	26	4-2	136	102	Chris Holmes
Lee-Scott Academy	7-4	245	193	0-1	12	25	4-2	143	109	Robert Maddox
Macon-East Academy	5-5	236	194				2-4	96	153	Glynn Lott
Hooper Academy	4-7	290	279				1-5	134	168	Zach Golson
Taylor Road Academy	2-9	149	334				0-6	50	211	Cedric Drake

2008 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Fort Dale Academy Players on File.

2008 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
James Sampley	Coach				1st	ASWA
Kendall Gibson	OL	Sr.	6-1	238	1st	ASWA
Paul Whigham	DB	Sr.	5-10	165	1st	ASWA

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