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Blount Leopards

Head Coach: Lev Holly (third season)
Stadium: Leopards Stadium
Career Record: 4 seasons, (25-20)
At Blount: 2 seasons, (20-5)
2017 Enrollment:  722
Rank:  68th in the AHSAA, 36th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   338-270-8   (56.0%)
Last 25 years:   180-105   (63.0%)  (Rank: 69th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   57-24  (70.0%)  (Rank: 53rd in the AHSAA, 11th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2010

 2016 
Class:  6A              Region:   1
Record:  10-3
Region Record:   7-1, (first)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Park Crossing by a score of 54-51.
Final ASWA Poll:   4th
Scoring:  450 (34.6)
Defense:  231 (17.8)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Josh Brown,   LB  [Miles College]
      Keelan Kennedy,   LB  [Miles College]
      DeNadio Madison,   DE  [Tuskegee]
      Zsajuan Powe,   LB  [Jacksonville St.]
      Kadarius Toney,   QB  [Florida]
      Marcus Wiggins,   DB  [Navy]

 2017 
Class: 6A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 61-51 (54%) (97th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  40-46 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-5 (81%)

D1 Prospects
      Collins Woods III,  6-3,  184,  WR
      Lebarron Jones,  6-1,  195,  WR
      Tashaon Pettway,  5-11,  178,  CB


 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Vigor  (5A)   29-20   W  
 8/26  @ Robertsdale  (6A)  *  49-10   W  
 9/2  vs. Baldwin County  (6A)  *  41-10   W  
 9/9  @ Saraland  (6A)  *  42-7   W  
 9/16  @ B.C. Rain  (6A)  *  38-0   W  
 9/23  vs. McGill-Toolen  (7A)   12-45   L  
 9/30  vs. Spanish Fort  (6A)  *  25-0   W  
 10/7  vs. LeFlore  (6A)  *  57-18   W  
 10/14  @ Daphne  (6A)  *  18-28   L  
 10/20  vs. Gulf Shores  (6A)  *  46-7   W  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Dothan    15-7   W  
 11/11  vs. McAdory    27-25   W  
 11/18  @ Park Crossing    51-54   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Vigor  (5A)       
 9/1  vs. Robertsdale  (6A)  *      
 9/8  @ Baldwin County  (6A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Saraland  (6A)  *      
 9/22  vs. B.C. Rain  (6A)  *      
 9/29  @ McGill-Toolen  (7A)       
 10/6  @ Spanish Fort  (6A)  *      
 10/13  @ LeFlore  (6A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Daphne  (6A)  *      
 10/27  @ Gulf Shores  (6A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 
 11/10  @ Wetumpka        


Class  6A Region  1
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
B.C. Rain (6A) 5-5225-267
Baldwin County (6A) 5-5244-238
Blount (6A) 10-3450-231
Daphne (6A) 9-3366-164
Gulf Shores (6A) 0-10118-397
LeFlore (6A) 3-7146-291
Robertsdale (6A) 2-8154-361
Saraland (6A) 6-5301-267
Spanish Fort (6A) 10-3309-161

 2017 Preview 


       Blount completed the 2016 season with a 10-3 record. Last year Blount captured the region one title and a number one seed in the Class 6A playoffs. They finished region play with a 7-1 record. Blount lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Park Crossing team by a score of 54-51.

       Since 2010, Blount has gone a combined 57-24. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 11th in Class 6A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Blount has managed to compile a record of 180-105. Their 63.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 6A and 69th in the AHSAA. Their last losing season was 2010.

       The Leopards are led by head coach Lev Holly who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 20-5 over the past two seasons at Blount. Under his direction the Leopards have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have won one region crown with Coach Holly.

       Coach Holly's overall record as a head football coach in four season stands at 25-20 (55.6%). Over the course of his career, Coach Holly's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times and won one region championship.

       The Blount Leopards will play in Class 6A region one during the 2017 season.

       The Leopards should be considered one of the favorites for the region one championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Leopards have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2006 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Leopards open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Vigor on Friday, August 25 at Leopards Stadium. Last year the Vigor Wolves finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in first place in Class 5A region one. The Wolves lost in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs to Beauregard by a score of 48-20.

       Blount and Vigor have met a total of 52 times on the football field. The Leopards have a 14-38-0 record against the Wolves. They last met in 2016 with Blount winning by a score of 29-20.

       Blount returns 6A All-State Senior receiver Collins Woods III. He was named to the second team last season.

       College prospects include: Collins Woods III (6-3, 184) receiver, Lebarron Jones (6-1, 195) receiver, Tashaon Pettway (5-11, 178) cornerback,

  


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