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Fort Dale Academy Eagles

Head Coach: James Sampley (nineteenth season)
Stadium: Fort Dale Stadium
Career Record: 23 seasons, (174-92)
At Fort Dale Academy: 18 seasons, (133-74)

 History 
Overall Record:   301-210-1   (59.0%)
Last 25 years:   191-106   (64.0%)  (Rank: 7 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   46-33  (58.0%)  (Rank: 12 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2009
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  AAA              Region:   2
Record:  8-3
Region Record:   3-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Glenwood School by a score of 35-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   6th
Scoring:  306 (27.8)
Defense:  235 (21.4)


 2017 
Class: AAA              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 51-59 (46%) (28th in the AISA, 11th in Class AAA)
Region Strength:  31-25 (55%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-34 (37%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Evangel Christian Academy  (AA)   40-12   W  
 9/2  @ Wilcox Academy  (A)   27-7   W  
 9/9  vs. Pike Liberal Arts  (AAA)  *  15-41   L  
 9/16  vs. Northside Methodist Academy  (AAA)  *  41-28   W  
 9/23  vs. Sparta Academy  (A)   37-6   W  
 9/30  @ Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)   12-7   W  
 10/7  @ Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *  29-28   W  
 10/14  vs. Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *  14-34   L  
 10/21  @ Hooper Academy  (AAA)  *  35-17   W  
 10/28  @ Lakeside  (AA)   42-20   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Glenwood School    14-35   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/18   OPEN 
 8/25  vs. Evangel Christian Academy  (AA)       
 9/1  vs. Wilcox Academy  (A)       
 9/8  @ Pike Liberal Arts  (AAA)  *      
 9/15  @ Northside Methodist Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/22  @ Sparta Academy  (A)       
 9/29  vs. Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)       
 10/6  vs. Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/13  @ Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/20  vs. Hooper Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/27  vs. Lakeside  (AA)       
 11/3  vs. Bessemer Academy        


Class  AAA Region  2
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Fort Dale Academy (AISA-AAA) 8-3306-235
Hooper Academy (AISA-AAA) 4-6132-264
Monroe Academy (AISA-AAA) 11-2422-204
Morgan Academy (AISA-AAA) 5-6243-277
Northside Methodist Academy (AISA-AAA) 5-6276-345
Pike Liberal Arts (AISA-AAA) 6-5297-241

 2017 Preview 


       Fort Dale Academy completed the 2016 season with a 8-3 record. With their 3-2 region record and a third place finish in Class AAA region two, the Eagles earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Fort Dale Academy's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Glenwood School by a score of 35-14.

       Since 2010, Fort Dale Academy has gone a combined 46-33. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class AAA over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Fort Dale Academy has managed to compile a record of 191-106. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 4th in Class AAA and 7th in the AISA. The Eagles have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time.

       The Eagles are led by head coach James Sampley who is entering his nineteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 133-74 over the past eighteen seasons at Fort Dale Academy. Under his direction the Eagles have qualified for the playoffs a total of sixteen times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Sampley. Coach Sampley led Fort Dale Academy to a state championship in 2010.

       Coach Sampley's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-three season stands at 174-92 (65.4%). His 174 wins rank th among active coaches in the AISA. Over the course of his career, Coach Sampley's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-one times and won four region championships. Coach Sampley won a state championship at in 1997.

       The Fort Dale Academy Eagles will play in Class AAA region two during the 2017 season.

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

       The Eagles open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Evangel Christian Academy on Friday, August 25 at Fort Dale Stadium. Last year the Evangel Christian Academy Lions finished with an overall record of 4-7 and in third place in Class AA region one. The Lions lost in the first round of the Class AA playoffs to Escambia Academy by a score of 49-6.

       Fort Dale Academy and Evangel Christian Academy have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Eagles have a 4-0-0 record against the Lions. They last met in 2016 with Fort Dale Academy winning by a score of 40-12.

  


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