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Notasulga Blue Devils |
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Head Coach: Anthony Jones (second season) Stadium: Blue Devils Stadium Career Record: 1 season, (9-3) At Notasulga: One season, (9-3) 2014 Enrollment: 103 Rank: 365th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 1A |
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Overall Record: 440-393-17 (53.0%) Last 25 years: 152-129 (54.0%) (Rank: 138th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 1A) Since 2010: 41-28 (59.0%) (Rank: 132nd in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 1A) Last Region Championship: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 1A
Region: 3
Record: 9-3 Region Record: 5-0, (first) Playoff Record: Second round loss to Linden by a score of 26-14. Final ASWA Poll: 7th Scoring: 329 (27.4) Defense: 241 (20.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 1A
Region: 3
Strength of Schedule: 50-57 (47%) (242nd in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 1A) Region Strength: 30-35 (46%) Non-Region Strength: 20-22 (48%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last year Notasulga captured the region 3 title and a number one seed in the Class 1A playoffs. They finished region play with a 5-0 record. Notasulga reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Linden by a score of 26-14. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Notasulga has gone a combined 41-28. Their 59.0% winning percentage ranks 16th in Class 1A over the past six seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Notasulga has managed to compile a record of 152-129. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 1A and 138th in the AHSAA. The Blue Devils are led by head coach Anthony Jones who is entering his first season at the helm. His team finished with a 9-3 record in his first season at Notasulga. Under his direction the Blue Devils have qualified for the playoffs once. They have won one region crown with Coach Jones. Coach Jones's overall record as a head football coach in one seasons stands at 9-3 (75.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Jones's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time and won one region championship. The Blue Devils enter the 2016 season riding a 8 game regular season winning streak. Notasulga has won 7 consecutive region games. The Notasulga Blue Devils will play in Class 1A region 3 during the 2016 season. The Blue Devils should contend for a playoff spot in Region 3 this season. The Blue Devils open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Reeltown on Thursday, August 18 at Nix-Webster-Oneal Stadium. Last year the Reeltown Rebels finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in fourth place in Class 2A region 5. The Rebels lost in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs to Cleveland by a score of 23-20. Notasulga and Reeltown have met a total of 68 times on the football field. The Blue Devils have a 27-40-1 record against the Rebels. They last met in 2016 with Notasulga winning by a score of 25-6. Notasulga returns 1A All-State Senior running back Gary Cook. He was named to the honorable mention team last season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hazlewood won five consecutive state championships from 1988-1992. During this span the Golden Bears won 29 playoff games in a row.
Hazlewood won five consecutive state championships from 1988-1992. During this span the Golden Bears won 29 playoff games in a row.