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Holly Pond Broncos

Head Coach: Mike Bates (fifth season)
Stadium: Holly Pond Stadium
Career Record: 28 seasons, (158-143)
At Holly Pond: 4 seasons, (7-34)
2017 Enrollment:  253
Rank:  247th in the AHSAA, 38th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   208-352-5   (37.0%)
Last 25 years:   97-161   (38.0%)  (Rank: 310th in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   14-58  (19.0%)  (Rank: 364th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  3A              Region:   6
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Piedmont by a score of 55-26.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  378 (34.4)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  330 (30.0)


 2017 
Class: 3A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 38-66 (36%) (379th in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  30-33 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  8-33 (20%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Coosa Christian  (1A)   49-0   W  
 8/26  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)   33-20   W  
 9/2  vs. J.B. Pennington  (3A)  *  32-34   L  
 9/9  @ Susan Moore  (3A)  *  34-28   W  
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  vs. Asbury  (2A)   54-0   W  
 9/30  @ Locust Fork  (3A)  *  31-37   L  
 10/7  vs. Hanceville  (3A)  *  40-16   W  
 10/13  @ Fultondale  (3A)  *  27-56   L  
 10/21  vs. Vinemont  (3A)  *  27-22   W  
 10/28  vs. Fairview  (5A)   25-62   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Piedmont    26-55   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Coosa Christian  (1A)       
 9/1  vs. Brindlee Mountain  (3A)       
 9/8  @ J.B. Pennington  (3A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Susan Moore  (3A)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  vs. Asbury  (2A)       
 10/6  vs. Locust Fork  (3A)  *      
 10/13  @ Hanceville  (3A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Fultondale  (3A)  *      
 10/27  @ Vinemont  (3A)  *      
 11/3  @ Fairview  (5A)       
 11/9  @ West Morgan        


Class  3A Region  6
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Fultondale (3A) 8-3444-205
Hanceville (3A) 3-7217-347
Holly Pond (3A) 6-5378-330
J.B. Pennington (3A) 8-3360-220
Locust Fork (3A) 7-4294-290
Susan Moore (3A) 2-8251-364
Vinemont (3A) 2-8218-352

 2017 Preview 


       Holly Pond completed the 2016 season with a 6-5 record. With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 3A region six, the Broncos earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Holly Pond's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Piedmont by a score of 55-26.

       The Broncos improved in 2016 with their first winning season since 2007. The Broncos won as many games as in any season since 2007. The 378 points scored by the Broncos last year were a team record in a single season. It marked the first time since the 2011 season that the Broncos qualified for the playoffs. The Broncos have never won a playoff game in the school's history. They would like to break through and pick up that first post season victory in 2017. The Broncos hope to continue the success they had last season. Coach Bates saw improvement as they won six games following a 1-9 record in 2015.

       Since 2010, the Holly Pond football program has struggled with a record of 14-58.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Holly Pond has managed to compile a record of 97-161. Their 38.0% winning percentage ranks 49th in Class 3A and 310th in the AHSAA.

       The Broncos are led by head coach Mike Bates who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 7-34 over the past four seasons at Holly Pond. Under his direction the Broncos have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Bates.

       Coach Bates' overall record as a head football coach in twenty-eight season stands at 158-143 (52.5%). His 158 wins rank 5th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Bates' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of eleven times and won five region championships. Coach Bates won a state championship at in 2007.

       The Holly Pond Broncos will play in Class 3A region six during the 2017 season.

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

       The Broncos open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Coosa Christian on Friday, August 25 at Holly Pond Stadium. Last year the Coosa Christian Conquerors finished with an overall record of 3-8 and in fourth place in Class 1A region six. The Conquerors lost in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs to Pickens County by a score of 55-7.

       Holly Pond and Coosa Christian have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Broncos have a 2-0-0 record against the Conquerors. They last met in 2016 with Holly Pond winning by a score of 49-0.

  


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