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McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets

Head Coach: Caleb Ross (third season)
Stadium: Lipscomb Park
Career Record: 3 seasons, (19-15)
At McGill-Toolen: 2 seasons, (17-7)
2014 Enrollment:  1,195
Rank:  22nd in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   456-416-29   (52.0%)
Last 25 years:   174-113   (61.0%)  (Rank: 83rd in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   58-16  (78.0%)  (Rank: 22nd in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 7A)
Last Region Championship:   2015

 2015 
Class:  7A              Region:   1
Record:  13-1    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   8-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Spain Park by the score of 12-14. Lost in the Class 7A State Championship game to Spain Park at the Alabama Super Six 12-14 in Tuscaloosa.
Final ASWA Poll:   3rd
Scoring:  403 (28.8)
Defense:  149 (10.6)

D1 Players lost to Graduation
      Marcus Lucas,  ,  ,  DB  [Nevada]
      DeAnthony Philon,  ,  ,  LB  [Miles College]
      Brock Gould,  ,  ,  OL  [Jacksonville St.]
      Terrell Kennedy,  ,  ,  RB  [Jackson State]
      Josh Williams,  ,  ,  DB  [Harding University]

 2016 
Class: 7A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 63-47 (57%) (68th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  38-45 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  25-2 (93%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  @ Vigor  (5A)   32-13   W  
 9/4  @ Fairhope  (7A)  *  14-3   W  
 9/11  vs. Baker  (7A)  *  35-0   W  
 9/18  @ Mary Montgomery  (7A)  *  34-15   W  
 9/25  vs. Blount  (6A)   14-17   L  
 10/2  vs. Alma Bryant  (7A)  *  51-3   W  
 10/9  @ Davidson  (7A)  *  24-0   W  
 10/16  vs. Murphy  (7A)  *  35-28   W  
 10/23  @ Theodore  (7A)  *  17-14   W  
 10/30  vs. Foley  (7A)  *  35-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. Enterprise    30-13   W  
 11/13  vs. Auburn    42-3   W  
 11/20  @ Central Phenix City    26-21   W  
 12/2   Spain Park    14-12   W  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Spanish Fort  (6A)       
 8/26  vs. Davidson  (7A)  *      
 9/2  @ Murphy  (7A)  *      
 9/9   OPEN 
 9/16  @ Foley  (7A)  *      
 9/23  @ Blount  (6A)       
 9/30  vs. Alma Bryant  (7A)  *      
 10/7  @ Mary Montgomery  (7A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Baker  (7A)  *      
 10/21  @ Theodore  (7A)  *      
 10/28  vs. Fairhope  (7A)  *      
 11/4  vs. Jeff Davis        
 11/11  vs. Enterprise        
 11/18  vs. Central Phenix City        
 11/30   Hoover        


Class  7A Region  1
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Alma Bryant 0-1064-331
Baker 6-4240-201
Davidson 3-7195-248
Fairhope 6-4270-204
Foley 6-5259-272
Mary Montgomery 3-7226-313
McGill-Toolen 13-1403-149
Murphy 7-4336-233
Theodore 7-4324-224

 2016 Preview 


       Last year McGill-Toolen captured the region 1 title and a number one seed in the Class 7A playoffs. They finished region play with a 8-0 record. McGill-Toolen made a nice playoff run in 2015, reaching the semi-finals before falling to a very good Spain Park team by the score of 12-14. The Yellow Jackets won four consecutive playoff games to reach the Class 7A State Championship game in 2015 only to fall just short of claiming a title. They were defeated by Spain Park at the Alabama Super Seven 12-14 in Tuscaloosa.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, McGill-Toolen has gone a combined 58-16. Their 78.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 7A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, McGill-Toolen has managed to compile a record of 174-113. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 7A and 83rd in the AHSAA.

       The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach Caleb Ross who is entering his second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 17-7 over the past two seasons at McGill-Toolen. Under his direction the Yellow Jackets have qualified for the playoffs once. They have won one region crown with Coach Ross.

       Coach Ross's overall record as a head football coach in three seasons stands at 19-15 (55.9%). Over the course of his career, Coach Ross's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time and won one region championship.

       The Yellow Jackets enter the 2016 season riding a 9 game winning streak. They have also won 5 consecutive regular season games. McGill-Toolen has won 10 consecutive region games.

      The McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets will play in Class 7A region 1 during the 2016 season.

       The Yellow Jackets enter the season with expectations of not only a region title but reaching the state championship game. They are considered one the favorites in region 1 and could very well be representing the South in the Class 7A Super Seven come December.

       The Yellow Jackets open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Spanish Fort on Friday, August 19 at Lipscomb Park. Last year the Spanish Fort Toros finished with an overall record of 15-0 and in first place in Class 6A region 1. The won the Class 6A State Championship last season when they defeated Clay-Chalkville by a score of 31-28 in the Super Six finals in Tuscaloosa.

       McGill-Toolen and Spanish Fort have met a total of 10 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 6-4-0 record against the Toros. They last met in 2023 with Spanish Fort winning by a score of 41-19.

       McGill-Toolen returns 7A All-State Senior linebacker Carlton Martial. He was named to the first team last season. The Yellow Jackets also return Senior receiver Marlon Williams. He was named to the second team.

  








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