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Tabernacle Torches

Head Coach: Keith Dabbs (twelveth season)
Stadium: Moncrief Park
Career Record: 11 seasons, (65-45)
At Tabernacle: 11 seasons, (65-45)

 History 
Overall Record:   98-56   (64.0%)
Last 25 years:   98-56   (64.0%)  (Rank: 4 in the )
Since 2010:   49-17  (74.0%)  (Rank: 3 in the )
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2009

 2015 
Class:  8 Man              Region:   2
Record:  10-1
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:  
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  614 (55.8)
Defense:  366 (33.3)


 2016 
Class: 8 Man              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 29-47 (38%) (24th in the , 14th in Class 8 Man)
Region Strength:  19-27 (41%)
Non-Region Strength:  10-20 (33%)




 2015 Results 
 8/21  @ Hope Christian  (8 Man)   50-26   W  
 8/28  vs. Victory Christian MS   *  52-6   W  
 9/4  @ Gunn Christian  (8 Man)  *  42-6   W  
 9/11  vs. New Life Christian  (8 Man)  *  54-12   W  
 9/18  vs. Ezekiel Academy  (8 Man)   54-29   W  
 9/25  @ Tuscaloosa Christian  (8 Man)  *  48-42   W  
 10/2  vs. Cahawba Christian  (8 Man)  *  56-22   W  
 10/9   OPEN 
 10/16  @ Evangel Family Christian  (8 Man)   88-64   W  
 10/23  @ East Memorial Christian  (8 Man)  *  54-48   W  
 10/30  vs. Cahawba Christian    80-62   W  
 11/6  @ Tuscaloosa Christian    36-49   L  


 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Hope Christian  (8 Man)       
 8/26  @ Victory Christian MS   *      
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/9  @ New Life Christian  (8 Man)  *      
 9/16  @ Ezekiel Academy  (8 Man)       
 9/23  vs. Tuscaloosa Christian  (8 Man)  *      
 9/30  @ Russell Christian  (8 Man)  *      
 10/7  @ East Memorial Christian  (8 Man)       
 10/14  vs. Evangel Family Christian  (8 Man)       
 10/21  vs. East Memorial Christian  (8 Man)  *      



Class  8 Man Region  2
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Cahawba Christian (8 Man) 3-7389-438
East Memorial Christian (8 Man) 4-4301-329
Gunn Christian (8 Man) 0-758-236
New Life Christian (8 Man) 5-4330-307
Tabernacle (8 Man) 10-1614-366
Tuscaloosa Christian (8 Man) 9-2469-301


 2016 Preview 


       Tabernacle completed the 2015 season with a 10-1 record. The Torches cruised through the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record going into the post season. Last year Tabernacle captured the region two title and a number one seed in the Class 8 Man playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. It was the first region championship for the Torches.

       Since 2010, Tabernacle has gone a combined 49-17. Their 74.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 8 Man over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 19 seasons, Tabernacle has managed to compile a record of 98-56. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 8 Man and 4th in the . Their last losing season was 2009.

       The Torches are led by head coach Keith Dabbs who is entering his twelveth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 65-45 over the past eleven seasons at Tabernacle. Under his direction the Torches have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have won one region crown with Coach Dabbs. Coach Dabbs led Tabernacle to a state championship in 2007.

       Coach Dabbs' overall record as a head football coach in eleven season stands at 65-45 (59.1%).

       The Tabernacle Torches will play in Class 8 Man region two during the 2016 season.

       The Torches enter the 2016 season riding a 13 game regular season winning streak. Tabernacle has won 8 consecutive region games.

      

       The Torches open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Opp on Friday, August 26 at Moncrief Park. Last year the Opp Bobcats finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in third place in Class 3A region one. The Bobcats lost in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs to Gordo by a score of 33-14.

       This will be the first meeting between Tabernacle and Opp on the football field.

  


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