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| McAdory Yellow Jackets |
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Head Coach: David Powell (twenty-third season) Stadium: McAdory Stadium Career Record: 22 seasons, (196-65) At McAdory: 22 seasons, (196-65) 2014 Enrollment: 733 Rank: 66th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 6A |
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Overall Record: 462-377-24 (55.0%) Last 25 years: 205-86 (70.0%) (Rank: 30th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 6A) Since 2010: 63-15 (81.0%) (Rank: 14th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 6A) Last Region Championship: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 4
Record: 10-2 Region Record: 6-0, (first) Playoff Record: Second round loss to Benjamin Russell by a score of 34-3. Final ASWA Poll: 7th Scoring: 413 (34.4) Defense: 193 (16.1) D1 Players lost to Graduation Kendall Baker, , , OL [La.-Lafayette] Quindarious Coles, , , DL [Murray State] Jay Jones, , , ATH [Georgia Tech] Shaq Terry, , , RB [Kennesaw St.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 4
Strength of Schedule: 65-47 (58%) (59th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 6A) Region Strength: 37-30 (55%) Non-Region Strength: 28-17 (62%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last year McAdory captured the region 4 title and a number one seed in the Class 6A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. McAdory reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Benjamin Russell by a score of 34-3. Over the past two seasons the Yellow Jackets have gone 22-3 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, McAdory has gone a combined 63-15. Their 81.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 6A over the past six seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, McAdory has gone a combined 205-86. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 6A and 30th in the AHSAA. The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach David Powell who is entering his twenty-second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 196-65 over the past twenty-two seasons at McAdory. Under his direction the Yellow Jackets have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-one times. They have won eleven region crowns with Coach Powell. Coach Powell's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-two seasons stands at 196-65 (75.1%). His 196 wins rank 10th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Powell's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-one times and won eleven region championships. The Yellow Jackets enter the 2016 season riding a 5 game regular season winning streak. McAdory has won 12 consecutive region games. The McAdory Yellow Jackets will play in Class 6A region 4 during the 2016 season. The Yellow Jackets should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 4 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Yellow Jackets open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Pinson Valley on Friday, August 19 at Willie Adams Stadium. Last year the Pinson Valley Indians finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in third place in Class 6A region 6. The Indians lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs to Austin by a score of 35-7. McAdory and Pinson Valley have met a total of 24 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 12-12-0 record against the Indians. They last met in 2022 with Pinson Valley winning by a score of 21-13. McAdory returns 6A All-State Senior athlete Malcolm Askew. He was named to the second team last season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
