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Spain Park Jaguars

Head Coach: Shawn Raney (fourth season)
Stadium: Spain Park Stadium at Bob Finley Field
Career Record: 3 seasons, (26-9)
At Spain Park: 3 seasons, (26-9)
2014 Enrollment:  1,252
Rank:  20th in the AHSAA, 20th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   104-59   (64.0%)
Last 25 years:   104-59   (64.0%)  (Rank: 65th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   47-24  (66.0%)  (Rank: 84th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 7A)
Last Region Championship:   2015

 2015 
Class:  7A              Region:   3
Record:  12-2
Region Record:   7-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to McGill-Toolen by the score of 14-12.
Final ASWA Poll:   1st
Scoring:  302 (21.6)
Defense:  140 (10.0)

D1 Players lost to Graduation
      Tyler Sumpter,  ,  ,  P  [Troy]
      Markell Clark,  ,  ,  DL  [Navy]
      Chester Hutcherson,  ,  ,  LB  [Tuskegee]
      Wade Streeter,  ,  ,  RB  [Miles College]
      Jonah Tibbs,  ,  ,  DL  [Furman]
      Perry Young,  ,  ,  LB  [Cincinnati]

 2016 
Class: 7A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 60-51 (54%) (124th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  36-40 (47%)
Non-Region Strength:  24-11 (69%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  @ Austin  (6A)   35-38   L (3OT) 
 8/28  vs. Hueytown  (6A)   31-0   W  
 9/4  @ Thompson  (7A)  *  15-14   W  
 9/11  vs. Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *  24-0   W  
 9/18  @ Hewitt-Trussville  (7A)  *  31-28   W  
 9/25   OPEN 
 10/1  vs. Hoover  (7A)  *  17-0   W  
 10/9  vs. Vestavia Hills  (7A)  *  21-0   W  
 10/16  @ Oak Mountain  (7A)  *  20-10   W  
 10/23  vs. Mountain Brook  (7A)  *  21-7   W  
 10/30  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)   24-6   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. Hazel Green    31-7   W  
 11/13  vs. James Clemens    13-10   W  
 11/20  vs. Hoover    7-6   W  
 12/2   McGill-Toolen    12-14   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Gadsden City  (7A)       
 8/26  vs. Muscle Shoals  (6A)       
 9/2  vs. Vestavia Hills  (7A)  *      
 9/9  @ Hoover  (7A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Mountain Brook  (7A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Huffman  (7A)  *      
 10/6  @ Thompson  (7A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *      
 10/21  @ Oak Mountain  (7A)  *      
 10/27  @ Minor  (6A)       
 11/4  @ James Clemens        


Class  7A Region  3
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Hoover 10-3337-137
Huffman 4-7124-203
Mountain Brook 3-7134-237
Oak Mountain 5-5213-213
Spain Park 12-2302-140
Thompson 5-5279-206
Tuscaloosa County 0-1082-274
Vestavia Hills 9-3261-187

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Spain Park captured the region 3 title and a number one seed in the Class 7A playoffs. They finished region play with a 7-0 record. Spain Park made a nice playoff run in 2015, reaching the semi-finals before falling to a very good McGill-Toolen team by the score of 14-12.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Spain Park has gone a combined 47-24. Their 66.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class 7A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Spain Park has managed to compile a record of 104-59. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 8th in Class 7A and 65th in the AHSAA.

       The Jaguars are led by head coach Shawn Raney who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 26-9 over the past three seasons at Spain Park. Under his direction the Jaguars have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Raney.

       Coach Raney's overall record as a head football coach in three seasons stands at 26-9 (74.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Raney's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times and won two region championships.

       The Jaguars enter the 2016 season riding a 9 game regular season winning streak. Spain Park has won 8 consecutive region games. They have won 9 straight games on their home field at Spain Park Stadium at Bob Finley Field.

      The Spain Park Jaguars will play in Class 7A region 3 during the 2016 season.

       The Jaguars should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 3 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Jaguars open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Gadsden City on Friday, August 19 at Titan Stadium. Last year the Gadsden City Titans finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in fifth place in Class 7A region 4. The closed out the regular season with a loss to OPEN by a score of 999-999.

       Spain Park and Gadsden City have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Jaguars have a 3-3-0 record against the Titans. They last met in 2020 with Gadsden City winning by a score of 31-17.

       Spain Park returns 7A All-State Senior running back Larry Wooden. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  








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