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McAdory Yellow Jackets

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

 History 
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

 2015 
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.]

 2016 
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%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. Bibb County  (4A)   41-14   W  
 8/28  @ Holt  (4A)   41-16   W  
 9/4  @ Northridge  (6A)  *  35-10   W  
 9/11   OPEN 
 9/18  @ Selma  (6A)  *  40-7   W  
 9/25  vs. Pinson Valley  (6A)   21-24   L (OT) 
 10/2  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)  *  41-35   W  
 10/9  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *  35-14   W  
 10/16  vs. Brookwood  (6A)  *  48-12   W  
 10/23  vs. Paul Bryant  (6A)  *  38-14   W  
 10/29  vs. Center Point  (6A)   35-10   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Wetumpka    35-3   W  
 11/13  vs. Benjamin Russell    3-34   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)       
 8/26  vs. Dallas County  (5A)       
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/9  vs. Paul Bryant  (6A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *      
 9/23  @ Huffman  (7A)       
 9/30  @ Brookwood  (6A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)  *      
 10/14  @ Selma  (6A)  *      
 10/21  @ Northridge  (6A)  *      
 10/27  @ Greenville  (5A)       
 11/4  vs. Wetumpka        
 11/11  @ Blount        


Class  6A Region  4
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Bessemer City 8-5347-221
Brookwood 1-998-282
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 8-4311-254
McAdory 10-2413-193
Northridge 9-3320-243
Paul Bryant 6-4220-201
Selma 5-5171-199

 2016 Preview 


       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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