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Pickens Academy Pirates

Head Coach: Wade Goodman (second season)
Stadium: Billy McGee Stadium
Career Record: 1 season, (5-5)
At Pickens Academy: one season, (5-5)

 History 
Overall Record:   343-181-3   (66.0%)
Last 25 years:   196-91   (68.0%)  (Rank: 4 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   42-36  (54.0%)  (Rank: 15 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2012
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  AA              Region:   2
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   0-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  298 (29.8)
Defense:  271 (27.1)


 2017 
Class: AA              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 51-61 (46%) (27th in the AISA, 7th in Class AA)
Region Strength:  31-18 (63%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-43 (32%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. North River Christian  (A)   55-6   W  
 9/2  @ Patrician Academy  (A)   19-10   W  
 9/9  vs. Escambia Academy  (AA)  *  6-62   L  
 9/16  @ Autauga Academy  (AA)  *  12-54   L  
 9/23  @ Coosa Valley Academy  (AA)   48-6   W  
 9/30  @ Newton MS    21-34   L  
 10/7  vs. Southern Academy  (A)   22-21   W  
 10/14  vs. Jackson Academy  (AA)  *  20-21   L  
 10/21  @ Clarke Prep  (AA)  *  37-43   L  
 10/28  vs. Kingwood Christian  (AA)   58-14   W  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/18   OPEN 
 8/25  @ North River Christian  (A)       
 9/1  vs. Patrician Academy  (A)       
 9/8  @ Escambia Academy  (AA)  *      
 9/15  vs. Autauga Academy  (AA)  *      
 9/22  vs. Coosa Valley Academy  (AA)       
 9/29  vs. Newton County Academy MS        
 10/6  @ Southern Academy  (A)       
 10/13  @ Jackson Academy  (AA)  *      
 10/20  vs. Clarke Prep  (AA)  *      
 10/27  @ Kingwood Christian  (AA)       


Class  AA Region  2
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Autauga Academy (AISA-AA) 13-0573-190
Clarke Prep (AISA-AA) 4-8263-309
Escambia Academy (AISA-AA) 8-5474-211
Jackson Academy (AISA-AA) 6-5327-316
Pickens Academy (AISA-AA) 5-5298-271

 2017 Preview 


       Pickens Academy completed the 2016 season with a 5-5 record.

       Since 2010, Pickens Academy has gone a combined 42-36. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 4th in Class AA over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pickens Academy has gone a combined 196-91. Their 68.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class AA and 4th in the AISA. The Pirates have been successful on the football field with twenty-two winning seasons during this time.

       The Pirates are led by head coach Wade Goodman who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 5-5 record in his first season at Pickens Academy. The Pirates have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Goodman.

       Coach Goodman's overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 5-5 (50.0%).

       The Pickens Academy Pirates will play in Class AA region two during the 2017 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Pirates could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region two this season. Pickens Academy came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year.

       The Pirates open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent North River Christian on Friday, August 25 at Charger Park. Last year the North River Christian Chargers finished with an overall record of 0-9 and in seventh place in Class A region two. The Chargers closed out the regular season with a loss to Cornerstone Christian by a score of 33-7.

       Pickens Academy and North River Christian have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Pirates have a 2-0-0 record against the Chargers. They last met in 2016 with Pickens Academy winning by a score of 55-6.

       Pickens Academy returns AISA All-State Senior linebacker Riley Harcrow. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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