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McAdory Yellow Jackets

Head Coach: David Powell (twenty-fourth season)
Stadium: McAdory Stadium
Career Record: 23 seasons, (204-69)
At McAdory: 23 seasons, (204-69)
2017 Enrollment:  733
Rank:  66th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   473-382-25   (55.0%)
Last 25 years:   209-83   (72.0%)  (Rank: 19th in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   71-19  (79.0%)  (Rank: 21st in the AHSAA, 4th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   1996

 2016 
Class:  6A              Region:   4
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Blount by a score of 27-25.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  362 (30.2)
Defense:  193 (16.1)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Malcolm Askew,   ATH  [Auburn]
      Phillip Brown,   RB  [Tuskegee]
      Dakota Chapman,   LB  [Jacksonville St.]
      Nathan East,   LB  [Samford]

 2017 
Class: 6A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 50-57 (47%) (250th in the AHSAA, 47th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  30-35 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-22 (48%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)   8-15   L  
 8/26  vs. Dallas County  (5A)   33-7   W  
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/9  vs. Paul Bryant  (6A)  *  47-13   W  
 9/16  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *  13-23   L  
 9/23  @ Huffman  (7A)   17-22   L  
 9/30  @ Brookwood  (6A)  *  54-15   W  
 10/7  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)  *  30-13   W  
 10/14  @ Selma  (6A)  *  38-14   W  
 10/21  @ Northridge  (6A)  *  38-17   W  
 10/27  @ Greenville  (5A)   35-20   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Wetumpka    24-7   W  
 11/11  @ Blount    25-27   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Pinson Valley  (6A)       
 9/1  @ Dallas County  (5A)       
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/15  @ Paul Bryant  (6A)  *      
 9/22  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Huffman  (7A)       
 10/6  vs. Brookwood  (6A)  *      
 10/13  @ Bessemer City  (6A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Selma  (6A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Northridge  (6A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Greenville  (5A)       
 11/10  vs. Carver Montgomery        


Class  6A Region  4
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Bessemer City (6A) 7-5330-264
Brookwood (6A) 4-6237-341
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (6A) 11-1506-168
McAdory (6A) 8-4362-193
Northridge (6A) 3-7211-322
Paul Bryant (6A) 4-7234-375
Selma (6A) 1-9159-356

 2017 Preview 


       McAdory completed the 2016 season with a 8-4 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region four, the Yellow Jackets earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. McAdory reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Blount by a score of 27-25.

       The Yellow Jackets had some tough luck last season as three of their four losses were by less than eight points.

       As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, McAdory has gone a combined 71-19. Their 79.0% winning percentage ranks 4th in Class 6A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, McAdory has gone a combined 209-83. Their 72.0% winning percentage ranks 5th in Class 6A and 19th in the AHSAA. The Yellow Jackets have been successful on the football field with twenty-two winning seasons during this time. Their last losing season was 1996.

       The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach David Powell who is entering his twenty-fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 204-69 over the past twenty-three seasons at McAdory. Under his direction the Yellow Jackets have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-two times. They have won eleven region crowns with Coach Powell.

       Coach Powell's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-three season stands at 204-69 (74.7%). His 204 wins rank th among active coaches in the AHSAA.

       The McAdory Yellow Jackets will play in Class 6A region four during the 2017 season.

       The Yellow Jackets enter the 2017 season riding a 5 game regular season winning streak.

       The Yellow Jackets should be considered one of the favorites for the region four championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Yellow Jackets have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 1996 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

      The defense returns Senior Jared Groom who registered 4 sacks last season.

       The Yellow Jackets open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Pinson Valley on Friday, August 25 at McAdory Stadium. Last year the Pinson Valley Indians finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in third place in Class 6A region six. The Indians lost in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs to Austin by a score of 44-38.

       McAdory and Pinson Valley have met a total of 24 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 12-12-0 record against the Indians. They last met in 2016 with Pinson Valley winning by a score of 15-8.

  


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