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West Blocton Tigers

Head Coach: Eric Hiott (first season)
Stadium: Tiger Field
Career Record: 1 season, (2-8)
At West Blocton: First season
2016 Enrollment:  358
Rank:  167th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   424-419-34   (50.0%)
Last 25 years:   111-153   (42.0%)  (Rank: 267th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   31-34  (48.0%)  (Rank: 199th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2014
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2015 
Class:  4A              Region:   4
Record:  5-6
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Andalusia by a score of 48-0.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  237 (21.5)
Defense:  329 (29.9)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Jake Vick,   DB  [West Alabama]

 2016 
Class: 4A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 51-55 (48%) (239th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  33-39 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-16 (53%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. Vincent  (2A)   41-20   W  
 8/28  vs. A.L. Johnson  (1A)   34-6   W  
 9/4  vs. Sipsey Valley  (4A)  *  32-14   W  
 9/11   OPEN 
 9/18  @ Bibb County  (4A)  *  22-40   L  
 9/25  @ American Christian  (3A)   6-63   L  
 10/2  vs. Montevallo  (4A)  *  28-52   L  
 10/9  @ Northside  (4A)  *  0-21   L  
 10/16  vs. Oak Grove  (4A)  *  19-7   W  
 10/23  @ Holt  (4A)  *  35-14   W  
 10/30  @ Greensboro  (3A)   20-44   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  @ Andalusia    0-48   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Brookwood  (6A)       
 8/26  @ Montevallo  (3A)       
 9/2  @ Sipsey Valley  (4A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Greensboro  (4A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Northside  (4A)  *      
 9/23  @ Verbena  (2A)       
 9/30  @ Oak Grove  (4A)  *      
 10/7  @ Hale County  (4A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Bibb County  (4A)  *      
 10/21  @ Holt  (4A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 
 11/4  @ Handley        


Class  4A Region  4
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Bibb County (4A) 7-4298-252
Greensboro (3A) 5-6308-268
Hale County (3A) 5-5240-288
Holt (4A) 2-8212-376
Northside (4A) 7-3250-115
Oak Grove (4A) 5-5215-245
Sipsey Valley (4A) 2-8135-243
West Blocton (4A) 5-6237-329

 2016 Preview 


       West Blocton completed the 2015 season with a 5-6 record. With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 4A region four, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. West Blocton's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Andalusia by a score of 48-0.

       The Tigers hope to rebound after a down year. Last season they struggled winning just five games which followed a 10-2 record in 2014.

       Since 2010, West Blocton has gone a combined 31-34. Their 48.0% winning percentage ranks 37th in Class 4A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, West Blocton has managed to compile a record of 111-153. Their 42.0% winning percentage ranks 41st in Class 4A and 267th in the AHSAA.

Gregg Farnetti stepped down following the 2015 season after 12 years as the head football coach at the school he graduated from in 1988.

His twelve teams combined for a 62-66 record with seven playoff appearances but only a single post season victory. His best team, in 2014, finished with a 10-2 record and picked up the only playoff win and won a region championship.


Eric Hiott was promoted to the head coaching position in December at West Blocton. Hiott is a graduate of West Blocton and Troy State. He has served the past few seasons as an assistant at the school.

He has held a head coaching job previously at Dallas County. His one team in 2005 finished with a 2-8 record.



       Coach Hiott's overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 2-8 (20.0%).

       The West Blocton Tigers will play in Class 4A region four during the 2016 season.

       The Tigers will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region four this season.

       The Tigers open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Brookwood on Friday, August 19 at Tiger Field. Last year the Brookwood Panthers finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in seventh place in Class 6A region four. The Panthers closed out the regular season with a loss to Holt by a score of 14-13.

       West Blocton and Brookwood have met a total of 69 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 37-29-3 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2005 with West Blocton winning by a score of 35-20.

  


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