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Notasulga Blue Devils

Head Coach: Anthony Jones (second season)
Stadium: Blue Devils Stadium
Career Record: 1 season, (9-3)
At Notasulga: one season, (9-3)
2016 Enrollment:  103
Rank:  365th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 1A

 History 
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 Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2013

 2015 
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)


 2016 
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%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. Tallassee  (5A)   0-26   L  
 8/28  @ Lanett  (2A)   14-35   L  
 9/4  vs. Red Level  (1A)   36-20   W  
 9/11  @ Pleasant Home  (1A)   61-28   W  
 9/18  vs. Autaugaville  (1A)  *  20-6   W  
 9/25   OPEN 
 10/2  @ Loachapoka  (1A)  *  24-6   W  
 10/9  vs. Billingsley  (1A)  *  28-23   W  
 10/16  @ Verbena  (1A)  *  27-14   W  
 10/23  @ Isabella  (1A)  *  45-28   W  
 10/29  @ Bullock County  (4A)   38-22   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. Chickasaw    22-7   W  
 11/13  vs. Linden    14-26   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/18  @ Reeltown  (2A)       
 8/26  vs. Lanett  (2A)       
 9/2  @ Maplesville  (1A)  *      
 9/9  @ R.C. Hatch  (2A)       
 9/16  @ Autaugaville  (1A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Ellwood Christian  (1A)  *      
 10/7  @ Loachapoka  (1A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Isabella  (1A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Highland Home  (1A)  *      
 10/27  vs. LaFayette  (2A)       
 11/4  @ Ragland        
 11/11  vs. Linden        


Class  1A Region  3
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Autaugaville (1A) 6-4249-178
Ellwood Christian (1A) 3-7146-355
Highland Home (2A) 3-7204-430
Isabella (1A) 1-9235-436
Loachapoka (1A) 4-7219-302
Maplesville (1A) 13-1590-196
Notasulga (1A) 9-3329-241

 2016 Preview 


       Notasulga completed the 2015 season with a 9-3 record. Last year Notasulga captured the region three 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.

       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 second 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' overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 9-3 (75.0%).

       The Notasulga Blue Devils will play in Class 1A region three during the 2016 season.

       The Blue Devils enter the 2016 season riding a 8 game regular season winning streak. Notasulga has won 7 consecutive region games.

       The Blue Devils should be in contention for a playoff spot in region three this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       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 five. 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 2013 with Reeltown winning by a score of 39-12.

       Notasulga returns 1A All-State Senior running back Gary Cook. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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