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Shoals Christian Flame

Head Coach: Patrick Malone (second season)
Stadium: Flame Field
Career Record: 1 season, (4-7)
At Shoals Christian: one season, (4-7)
2017 Enrollment:  95
Rank:  369th in the AHSAA, 45th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   86-101   (46.0%)
Last 25 years:   86-101   (46.0%)  (Rank: 236th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   33-44  (43.0%)  (Rank: 242nd in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2011
Last Winning Season:   2012
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  1A              Region:   8
Record:  4-7
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Addison by a score of 63-20.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  247 (22.5)
Defense:  369 (33.5)


 2017 
Class: 1A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 54-55 (50%) (181st in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  25-39 (39%)
Non-Region Strength:  29-16 (64%)




 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Collinwood TN    8-15   L  
 8/26   OPEN 
 9/2  @ Tharptown  (1A)  *  41-13   W  
 9/9  vs. Waterloo  (1A)  *  42-26   W  
 9/16  @ Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)  *  20-40   L  
 9/23  vs. Decatur Heritage Christian  (1A)   22-42   L  
 9/30  vs. Cherokee  (1A)  *  8-14   L  
 10/7  @ Vina  (1A)  *  42-14   W  
 10/14  vs. Lynn  (1A)   26-33   L  
 10/21  vs. Hackleburg  (1A)  *  18-45   L  
 10/28  @ Mars Hill  (2A)   0-64   #Won  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Addison    20-63   L  


 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Collinwood TN        
 9/8  vs. Tharptown  (1A)  *      
 9/15  @ Waterloo  (1A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)  *      
 9/29  @ Decatur Heritage Christian  (1A)       
 10/6  @ Cherokee  (1A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Vina  (1A)  *      
 10/20  @ Lynn  (1A)       
 10/27  @ Hackleburg  (1A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Mars Hill  (2A)       



Class  1A Region  8
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Cherokee (1A) 6-5276-291
Hackleburg (1A) 9-3362-184
Phillips Bear Creek (1A) 3-8220-357
Shoals Christian (1A) 4-7247-369
Tharptown (1A) 1-9134-334
Vina (1A) 4-6223-276
Waterloo (1A) 5-5280-310


 2017 Preview 


       Shoals Christian completed the 2016 season with a 4-7 record. With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 1A region eight, the Flame earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Shoals Christian's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Addison by a score of 63-20.

       It marked the first time since the 2013 season that the Flame qualified for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Shoals Christian has gone a combined 33-44. Their 43.0% winning percentage ranks 33rd in Class 1A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 19 seasons, Shoals Christian has managed to compile a record of 86-101. Their 46.0% winning percentage ranks 31st in Class 1A and 236th in the AHSAA.

       The Flame are led by head coach Patrick Malone who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 4-7 record in his first season at Shoals Christian. The Flame saw improvement from a 2-8 record the season before coach Malone arrived. Under his direction the Flame have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Malone.

       Coach Malone's overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 4-7 (36.4%).

       The Shoals Christian Flame will play in Class 1A region eight during the 2017 season.

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

       The Flame open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Collinwood TN on Friday, September 1 at Flame Field.

       Shoals Christian and Collinwood TN have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Flame have a 0-2-0 record against Collinwood TN. They last met in 2016 with Collinwood TN winning by a score of 15-8.

  


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