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Marion County Red Raiders

Head Coach: Kyle Williams (second season)
Stadium: Don Jones Field at Bill Rayburn Staduim
Career Record: 1 season, (2-8)
At Marion County: one season, (2-8)
2017 Enrollment:  139
Rank:  340th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   472-430-45   (52.0%)
Last 25 years:   158-129   (55.0%)  (Rank: 131st in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   53-33  (62.0%)  (Rank: 106th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2014
Last Region Championship:   2012
Last Winning Season:   2014
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  1A              Region:   5
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  178 (17.8)
Defense:  310 (31.0)


 2017 
Class: 1A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 59-55 (52%) (149th in the AHSAA, 11th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  34-35 (49%)
Non-Region Strength:  25-20 (56%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Sulligent  (2A)   6-34   L  
 8/26  @ Hackleburg  (1A)   3-14   L  
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/9  vs. Pickens County  (1A)  *  7-49   L  
 9/16  @ Brilliant  (1A)  *  54-12   W  
 9/23  @ Carbon Hill  (3A)   28-40   L  
 9/30  vs. South Lamar  (1A)  *  0-53   L  
 10/7  @ Hubbertville  (1A)  *  7-27   L  
 10/14  vs. Berry Fayette  (1A)  *  20-32   L  
 10/21  @ Holy Spirit  (1A)  *  33-7   W  
 10/28  @ Sumiton Christian  (1A)   20-42   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Sulligent  (2A)       
 9/1  vs. Hackleburg  (1A)       
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/15  @ Pickens County  (1A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Brilliant  (1A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Carbon Hill  (3A)       
 10/6  @ South Lamar  (1A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Hubbertville  (1A)  *      
 10/20  @ Berry Fayette  (1A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Holy Spirit  (1A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Sumiton Christian  (1A)       


Class  1A Region  5
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Berry Fayette (1A) 5-6284-298
Brilliant (1A) 0-10105-521
Holy Spirit (1A) 2-8125-407
Hubbertville (1A) 10-2369-199
Marion County (1A) 2-8178-310
Pickens County (1A) 11-4594-334
South Lamar (1A) 6-5291-181

 2017 Preview 


       Marion County finished the 2016 season with a disappointing 2-8 record. Last year Marion County just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 1A region five with a 2-4 region record.

       Marion County was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Red Raiders want to be competitive. They only averaged 17.8 points a game.

       The Red Raiders would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-16 record. Since 2010, Marion County has gone a combined 53-33. Their 62.0% winning percentage ranks 14th in Class 1A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Marion County has managed to compile a record of 158-129. Their 55.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 1A and 131st in the AHSAA.

       The Red Raiders are led by head coach Kyle Williams who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 2-8 record in his first season at Marion County. The Red Raiders have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Williams.

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

       The Marion County Red Raiders will play in Class 1A region five during the 2017 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Red Raiders could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region five this season. Marion County missed the playoffs the past couple of seasons but hope to return to the post season in 2017.

       The Red Raiders open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Sulligent on Friday, August 25 at Brown Stadium. Last year the Sulligent Blue Devils finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in fourth place in Class 2A region eight. The Blue Devils lost in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs to Tanner by a score of 42-14.

       Marion County and Sulligent have met a total of 68 times on the football field. The Red Raiders have a 22-41-5 record against the Blue Devils. They last met in 2016 with Sulligent winning by a score of 34-6.

  


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