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Sweet Water Bulldogs

Head Coach: Pat Thompson (fourth season)
Stadium: Nolan Atkins Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (22-13)
At Sweet Water: 3 seasons, (22-13)
2017 Enrollment:  145
Rank:  332nd in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   523-349-25   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   205-108   (66.0%)  (Rank: 52nd in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   65-27  (71.0%)  (Rank: 46th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2013
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  1A              Region:   1
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Maplesville by a score of 60-34.
Final ASWA Poll:   7th
Scoring:  494 (41.2)
Defense:  239 (19.9)


 2017 
Class: 1A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 47-53 (47%) (262nd in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  31-45 (41%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-8 (67%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Thomasville  (4A)   25-42   L  
 9/2  vs. A.L. Johnson  (1A)  *  42-6   W  
 9/9  @ Marengo  (1A)  *  33-22   W  
 9/16  vs. J.F. Shields  (1A)  *  69-0   W  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Linden  (1A)  *  7-35   L  
 10/7  vs. McIntosh  (1A)  *  67-0   W  
 10/14  @ Millry  (1A)  *  41-6   W  
 10/21  vs. Fruitdale  (1A)  *  60-0   W  
 10/28  vs. New Brockton  (2A)   48-42   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. McKenzie    47-6   W  
 11/11  @ Wadley    21-20   W  
 11/18  vs. Maplesville    34-60   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Thomasville  (4A)       
 9/8  @ A.L. Johnson  (1A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Marengo  (1A)  *      
 9/22  @ J.F. Shields  (1A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Linden  (1A)  *      
 10/13  @ McIntosh  (1A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Millry  (1A)  *      
 10/27  @ Fruitdale  (1A)  *      
 11/3  @ New Brockton  (2A)       
 11/10  vs. Notasulga        
 11/17  vs. Brantley        
 11/24  vs. Maplesville        
 12/1  @ Wadley        
 12/7   Pickens County        


Class  1A Region  1
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
A.L. Johnson (1A) 4-6258-257
Fruitdale (1A) 3-7174-275
J.F. Shields (1A) 0-1014-630
Linden (1A) 13-1764-120
Marengo (1A) 6-5381-225
McIntosh (1A) 1-9134-541
Millry (1A) 4-7254-319
Sweet Water (1A) 9-3494-239

 2017 Preview 


       Sweet Water completed the 2016 season with a 9-3 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 1A region one, the Bulldogs earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Sweet Water lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Maplesville team by a score of 60-34.

       The high-scoring Sweet Water offense ranked 21st in the AHSAA. They averaged 41.2 points a game.

       Since 2010, Sweet Water has gone a combined 65-27. Their 71.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class 1A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sweet Water has managed to compile a record of 205-108. Their 66.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 1A and 52nd in the AHSAA.

       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Pat Thompson who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 22-13 over the past three seasons at Sweet Water. Under his direction the Bulldogs have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Thompson.

       Coach Thompson's overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 22-13 (62.9%).

       The Sweet Water Bulldogs will play in Class 1A region one during the 2017 season.

       The Bulldogs should be considered one of the favorites for the region one championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Bulldogs have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2000 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Bulldogs open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Thomasville on Friday, September 1 at Nolan Atkins Stadium. Last year the Thomasville Tigers finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in second place in Class 4A region one. The Tigers lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 4A playoffs to Handley by a score of 36-18.

       Sweet Water and Thomasville have met a total of 78 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 14-63-1 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2016 with Thomasville winning by a score of 42-25.

       Sweet Water returns 1A All-State Junior defensive lineman JahDarius McIntosh. He was named to the first team last season. The Bulldogs also return Senior athlete Shamar Lewis. He was named to the second team. The Bulldogs also return Senior defensive back Trent Sams. He was named to the second team.

  


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