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Tanner Rattlers

Head Coach: Laron White (fourteenth season)
Stadium: Rip Swanner Stadium
Career Record: 13 seasons, (139-26)
At Tanner: 13 seasons, (139-26)
2014 Enrollment:  201
Rank:  287th in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   422-262-15   (62.0%)
Last 25 years:   208-88   (70.0%)  (Rank: 31st in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   73-7  (91.0%)  (Rank: 3rd in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 2A)
Last Region Championship:   2015

 2015 
Class:  2A              Region:   6
Record:  11-1
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Ranburne by a score of 56-55.
Final ASWA Poll:   1st
Scoring:  689 (57.4)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  185 (15.4)


 2016 
Class: 2A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 68-35 (66%) (7th in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  41-26 (61%)
Non-Region Strength:  27-9 (75%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. West Limestone  (4A)   28-21   W  
 8/28  @ Colbert County  (3A)   45-20   W  
 9/4  vs. Addison  (2A)  *  63-14   W  
 9/11  @ Cold Springs  (2A)  *  52-21   W  
 9/18  vs. Sumiton Christian  (2A)  *  55-7   W  
 9/25  @ Maplesville  (1A)   48-21   W  
 10/2  @ Tarrant  (2A)  *  56-2   W  
 10/9  vs. Southeastern  (2A)  *  70-0   W  
 10/16  vs. R.A. Hubbard  (1A)   76-6   W  
 10/23  @ Falkville  (2A)  *  68-10   W  
 10/30   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Phil Campbell    73-7   W  
 11/13  vs. Ranburne    55-56   L (2OT) 

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  @ West Limestone  (4A)       
 8/26  vs. Mae Jemison  (5A)       
 9/2  vs. West End Walnut Grove  (2A)  *      
 9/9  @ Winston County  (2A)  *      
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  @ Madison Academy  (4A)       
 9/30  vs. Cleveland  (2A)  *      
 10/7  @ Tarrant  (2A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Cold Springs  (2A)  *      
 10/21  @ Falkville  (2A)  *      
 10/27  vs. East Limestone  (5A)       
 11/4  vs. Sulligent        
 11/11  vs. Sand Rock        
 11/18  @ Lanett        


Class  2A Region  7
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Cleveland 12-1562-241
Cold Springs 6-5426-293
Falkville 9-3427-371
Tanner 11-1689-185
Tarrant 1-9139-335
West End Walnut Grove 6-4380-278
Winston County 7-4409-269

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Tanner captured the region 6 title and a number one seed in the Class 2A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Tanner reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Ranburne by a score of 56-55.  The 689 points scored by the Rattlers last year were a team record in a single season.

       Over the past two seasons the Rattlers have gone 21-4 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Tanner has gone a combined 73-7. Their 91.0% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class 2A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Tanner has gone a combined 208-88. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 2A and 31st in the AHSAA.

       The Rattlers are led by head coach Laron White who is entering his thirteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 139-26 over the past thirteen seasons at Tanner. Under his direction the Rattlers have qualified for the playoffs a total of thirteen times. They have won eight region crowns with Coach White.

       Coach White's overall record as a head football coach in thirteen seasons stands at 139-26 (84.2%). His 139 wins rank 32nd among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach White's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of thirteen times and won eight region championships.

       The Rattlers enter the 2016 season riding a 14 game regular season winning streak. Tanner has won 47 consecutive region games.

      The Tanner Rattlers will play in Class 2A region 7 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Rattlers remain in 2A but move from region 6 over to region 7.

       The Rattlers should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 7 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Rattlers open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent West Limestone on Friday, August 19 at James Kennemer Stadium. Last year the West Limestone Wildcats finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in third place in Class 4A region 8. The Wildcats lost in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs to Cordova by a score of 39-7.

       Tanner and West Limestone have met a total of 61 times on the football field. The Rattlers have a 33-26-2 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2018 with West Limestone winning by a score of 39-20.

       Tanner returns 2A All-State Senior athlete Chadarius Townsend. He was named to the first team last season. The Rattlers also return Senior running back Lee Hisbon. He was named to the second team.

  








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