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Houston County Football Team History

Houston County Lions

Houston County High School

P.O. Box C Columbia, AL 36319
Stadium: L.F. Tillery Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Michael Atkins
Region: 1A-R2

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1929 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Michael Atkins enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston County.

The Lions move from Class 2A and into Region 2.

The Lions finished 4th in Region 2.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 19	vs. Cottonwood	35	14	W
Fri., Aug. 26	@ Zion Chapel	49	7	W
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Red Level *	34	20	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ McKenzie *	39	42	L
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Pleasant Home *	34	14	W
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Ashford	20	42	L
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Brantley *	14	44	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Florala *	56	0	W
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Kinston *	55	14	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Georgiana *	24	43	L
Fri., Oct. 28	OPEN
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Linden	7	77	L	1st Round Playoffs

2016 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	367
Scoring Average	33.4
Points Allowed	317
Defense Average	28.8
Opponents Record	58-60
Region Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

2016 Class 1A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Houston County was not ranked.

2016 Class 1A 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
Georgiana	12-1	521	277	2-1	66	79	7-0	335	107	Ezell Powell
Brantley	7-5	507	278	1-1	62	80	6-1	352	83	Ashley Kilcrease
McKenzie	7-4	362	303	0-1	6	47	5-2	252	203	Tony Norris
Houston County	6-5	367	317	0-1	7	77	4-3	256	177	Michael Atkins
Pleasant Home	6-4	303	333				3-4	186	278	Chris Mason
Red Level	3-7	311	302				2-5	210	227	James Wise
Kinston	1-9	148	404				1-6	112	307	Jonny Mitchell
Florala	0-8	65	435				0-7	59	380	Brad Rhodes

2016 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Houston County Players on File.

2016 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Devin March	DL	Jr.	6-2	215	1st	ASWA
Immanuel Dawsey	ATH	Jr.	5-11	170	2nd	ASWA
Trevell Smith	RB	Jr.			HM	ASWA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.