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Colbert County Indians

Head Coach: Brett Mask (first season)
Stadium: C.T. Manley Stadium
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Colbert County: First season
2017 Enrollment:  232
Rank:  262nd in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   634-362-23   (64.0%)
Last 25 years:   236-102   (70.0%)  (Rank: 29th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   54-32  (63.0%)  (Rank: 103rd in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2007
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2011

 2016 
Class:  3A              Region:   8
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Piedmont by a score of 38-21.
Final ASWA Poll:   8th
Scoring:  454 (37.8)
Defense:  187 (15.6)


 2017 
Class: 3A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 51-58 (47%) (256th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  32-43 (43%)
Non-Region Strength:  19-15 (56%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Sheffield  (2A)   23-33   L  
 9/2  @ East Lawrence  (3A)  *  45-6   W  
 9/9  vs. Elkmont  (3A)  *  57-10   W  
 9/16  @ West Morgan  (3A)  *  56-0   W  
 9/23  @ Deshler  (4A)   24-14   W  
 9/30  @ Clements  (3A)  *  59-0   W  
 10/7  vs. Colbert Heights  (3A)  *  41-0   W  
 10/14  vs. Lexington  (3A)  *  49-6   W  
 10/21  @ Lauderdale County  (3A)  *  7-39   L  
 10/28  vs. Russellville  (5A)   41-21   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Plainview    31-20   W  
 11/11  @ Piedmont    21-38   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Sheffield  (2A)       
 9/8  vs. East Lawrence  (3A)  *      
 9/15  @ Elkmont  (3A)  *      
 9/22  vs. West Morgan  (3A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Deshler  (4A)       
 10/6  vs. Clements  (3A)  *      
 10/13  @ Colbert Heights  (3A)  *      
 10/20  @ Lexington  (3A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Lauderdale County  (3A)  *      
 11/3  @ Russellville  (5A)       
 11/10  @ Fultondale        


Class  3A Region  8
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Clements (3A) 4-6125-252
Colbert County (3A) 9-3454-187
Colbert Heights (3A) 4-6235-295
East Lawrence (3A) 2-8203-355
Elkmont (3A) 0-1097-405
Lauderdale County (3A) 7-5391-211
Lexington (3A) 8-4254-242
West Morgan (3A) 7-4282-291

 2017 Preview 


       Colbert County completed the 2016 season with a 9-3 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 3A region eight, the Indians earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Colbert County reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Piedmont by a score of 38-21.

       Since 2010, Colbert County has gone a combined 54-32. Their 63.0% winning percentage ranks 16th in Class 3A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Colbert County has gone a combined 236-102. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 3A and 29th in the AHSAA. The Indians have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time.

Dale Jeffreys retires from the sidelines after twenty seasons as a head coach. His teams won 160 games and twenty-one playoff games. His five seasons at Colbert County produced a 46-19 record while the team won ten playoff games.

He also served as the head coach at Red Bay for fifteen years where his teams went a combined 114-59.


Brett Mask takes over the prestigious football program at Colbert County. The son of long time coach Steve Mask, he spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Decatur. He has also been an assistant coach at Benjamin Russell, Buckhorn and Florence.



       The Colbert County Indians will play in Class 3A region eight during the 2017 season.

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

       The Indians open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Sheffield on Friday, September 1 at Walton R. Wright Stadium. Last year the Sheffield Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in second place in Class 2A region eight. The Bulldogs lost in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs to LaFayette by a score of 40-34.

       Colbert County and Sheffield have met a total of 73 times on the football field. The Indians have a 47-23-3 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2016 with Sheffield winning by a score of 33-23.

       Colbert County returns 3A All-State Senior defensive lineman Jetez Hamilton. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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