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Tallassee Tigers

Head Coach: Mike Battles Jr. (sixth season)
Stadium: J.E. Hot Obrien Stadium
Career Record: 20 seasons, (156-75)
At Tallassee: 5 seasons, (39-20)
2017 Enrollment:  365
Rank:  163rd in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   517-396-24   (57.0%)
Last 25 years:   161-129   (56.0%)  (Rank: 128th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   52-29  (64.0%)  (Rank: 95th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  4A              Region:   3
Record:  9-4
Region Record:   5-2, (second)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Andalusia by a score of 51-7.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  391 (30.1)
Defense:  292 (22.5)


 2017 
Class: 4A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 52-57 (48%) (230th in the AHSAA, 38th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  40-38 (51%)
Non-Region Strength:  12-19 (39%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Russell County  (6A)   25-0   W  
 8/26  vs. W.S. Neal  (4A)   26-21   W  
 9/2  vs. Handley  (4A)  *  21-12   W  
 9/9  @ Childersburg  (4A)  *  35-12   W  
 9/16  vs. Munford  (4A)  *  22-36   L  
 9/23  vs. T.R. Miller  (3A)   27-34   L  
 9/30  @ Dadeville  (4A)  *  27-44   L  
 10/7  vs. Holtville  (4A)  *  48-7   W  
 10/14  @ Leeds  (4A)  *  26-13   W  
 10/21  @ Elmore County  (4A)  *  56-22   W  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Hale County    29-26   W  
 11/11  @ St. James    42-14   W  
 11/18  vs. Andalusia    7-51   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Russell County  (6A)       
 9/1  @ W.S. Neal  (4A)       
 9/8  @ Handley  (4A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Childersburg  (4A)  *      
 9/22  @ Munford  (4A)  *      
 9/29  @ T.R. Miller  (3A)       
 10/6  vs. Dadeville  (4A)  *      
 10/13  @ Holtville  (4A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Leeds  (4A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Elmore County  (4A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 
 11/10  vs. Thomasville        
 11/17  @ Bibb County        


Class  4A Region  3
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Childersburg (4A) 3-7249-444
Dadeville (4A) 5-5341-309
Elmore County (4A) 4-6238-352
Handley (4A) 13-2511-271
Holtville (4A) 1-9186-437
Leeds (4A) 8-4355-243
Munford (4A) 6-5338-246
Tallassee (4A) 9-4391-292

 2017 Preview 


       Tallassee completed the 2016 season with a 9-4 record. With their 5-2 region record and a second place finish in Class 4A region three, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Tallassee lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Andalusia team by a score of 51-7.

       Since 2010, Tallassee has gone a combined 52-29. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 4A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Tallassee has managed to compile a record of 161-129. Their 56.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 4A and 128th in the AHSAA.

       The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Battles Jr. who is entering his sixth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 39-20 over the past five seasons at Tallassee. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times. They have won one region crown with Coach Battles Jr..

       Coach Battles Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in twenty season stands at 156-75 (67.5%). His 156 wins rank th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Battles Jr.'s teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of sixteen times and won five region championships.

       The Tallassee Tigers will play in Class 4A region three during the 2017 season.

       The Tigers will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region three this season. They have qualified for the playoffs every year since 2007 and are hopeful to continue that streak in 2017.

      Casey Baynes returns for his Senior season after completing 110 of 198 passes for 1,733 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also rushed for 792 yards and another 15 scores.

      Junior Markevious Mathews returns after rushing for 1,086 yards on 155 carries and scoring 6 TDs. He also gained 133 yards receiving. Senior Jake Burton returns after catching 43 passes for 545 yards and 6 TDs.

      Also returning is Junior Trent Cochran-Gill who rushed for 466 yards on 61 carries and scoring 6 touchdowns. On defense he got in on 92 tackles and three interceptions.

       The Tigers open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Russell County on Friday, August 25 at J.E. Hot Obrien Stadium. Last year the Russell County Warriors finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in sixth place in Class 6A region two. The Warriors closed out the regular season with a loss to B.T. Washington by a score of 36-7.

       Tallassee and Russell County have met a total of 11 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 11-0-0 record against the Warriors. They last met in 2016 with Tallassee winning by a score of 25-0.

  


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