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Tanner Rattlers

Head Coach: Maurice Belser (first season)
Stadium: Rip Swanner Stadium
Career Record: 6 seasons, (25-38)
At Tanner: First season
2017 Enrollment:  201
Rank:  287th in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   431-266-15   (62.0%)
Last 25 years:   217-92   (70.0%)  (Rank: 30th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   82-11  (88.0%)  (Rank: 6th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2001

 2016 
Class:  2A              Region:   7
Record:  9-4
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Lanett by a score of 48-42.
Final ASWA Poll:   4th
Scoring:  524 (40.3)
Defense:  283 (21.8)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Chadarius Townsend,   ATH  [Alabama]

 2017 
Class: 2A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 57-55 (51%) (174th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  27-37 (42%)
Non-Region Strength:  30-18 (62%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ West Limestone  (4A)   14-15   L  
 8/26  vs. Mae Jemison  (5A)   28-48   L  
 9/2  vs. West End Walnut Grove  (2A)  *  41-16   W  
 9/9  @ Winston County  (2A)  *  56-8   W  
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  @ Madison Academy  (4A)   18-23   L  
 9/30  vs. Cleveland  (2A)  *  58-20   W  
 10/7  @ Tarrant  (2A)  *  49-26   W  
 10/14  vs. Cold Springs  (2A)  *  50-21   W  
 10/21  @ Falkville  (2A)  *  42-16   W  
 10/27  vs. East Limestone  (5A)   35-14   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Sulligent    42-14   W  
 11/11  vs. Sand Rock    49-14   W  
 11/18  @ Lanett    42-48   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. West Limestone  (4A)       
 9/1  @ Mae Jemison  (5A)       
 9/8  @ West End Walnut Grove  (2A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Winston County  (2A)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/28  vs. Madison Academy  (4A)       
 10/6  @ Cleveland  (2A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Tarrant  (2A)  *      
 10/20  @ Cold Springs  (2A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Falkville  (2A)  *      
 11/2  @ East Limestone  (5A)       
 11/10  @ Lanett        


Class  2A Region  7
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Cleveland (2A) 8-4337-238
Cold Springs (2A) 5-6289-301
Falkville (2A) 3-7245-340
Tanner (2A) 9-4524-283
Tarrant (2A) 4-5235-249
West End Walnut Grove (2A) 6-6394-367
Winston County (2A) 1-9186-482

 2017 Preview 


       Tanner completed the 2016 season with a 9-4 record. Last year Tanner captured the region seven title and a number one seed in the Class 2A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Tanner lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Lanett team by a score of 48-42.

       The Rattlers lost as many games as in any season since 2007. The Rattlers had some tough luck last season as three of their four losses were by less than eight points.

       The high-scoring Tanner offense ranked 29th in the AHSAA. They averaged 40.3 points a game.

       As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, Tanner has gone a combined 82-11. Their 88.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 2A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Tanner has gone a combined 217-92. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 2A and 30th in the AHSAA. Their last losing season was 2001.

In fourteen seasons at Tanner, Laron White won 148 games and a couple of state championships.

His teams at Tanner went 91-6 in Region play and 29-12 in the post seasons. Every one of his teams qualified for the playoffs.


Maurice Belser takes over the football program at Tanner for the upcoming season. He steps into a quality program that has a winning tradition.

Belser has previously been a head coach at Aliceville (2002-03) and Hillcrest Evergreen (2006-09) with a record of 25-38. He is a 1991 graduate of Cordova and a member of the Alabama 1992 championship team.



       Coach Belser's overall record as a head football coach in six season stands at 25-38 (39.7%). Over the course of his career, Coach Belser's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

       The Tanner Rattlers will play in Class 2A region seven during the 2017 season.

       The Rattlers enter the 2017 season riding a 5 game regular season winning streak. They have won 6 straight games on their home turf at Rip Swanner Stadium.

       While most teams rebuild during the off season, Tanner has been a consistent winner the past few years and will simply reload this season. The Rattlers should be considered one of the favorites for the region seven championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Rattlers have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2001 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Rattlers open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent West Limestone on Friday, August 25 at Rip Swanner Stadium. Last year the West Limestone Wildcats finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in second place in Class 4A region eight. The Wildcats lost in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs to Cherokee County by a score of 39-38.

       Tanner and West Limestone have met a total of 61 times on the football field. The Rattlers have a 33-26-2 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2016 with West Limestone winning by a score of 15-14.

       Tanner returns 2A All-State Junior receiver CJ Yarbrough. He was named to the second team last season. The Rattlers also return Senior defensive lineman Zakobe Shoulders. He was named to the first team.

  


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