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Thomasville Tigers

Head Coach: Jack Hankins Jr. (sixteenth season)
Stadium: Anderson Field
Career Record: 15 seasons, (139-47)
At Thomasville: 15 seasons, (139-47)
2017 Enrollment:  364
Rank:  164th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   632-323-49   (66.0%)
Last 25 years:   201-107   (65.0%)  (Rank: 53rd in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   58-25  (70.0%)  (Rank: 54th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2010
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  4A              Region:   1
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Handley by a score of 36-18.
Final ASWA Poll:   6th
Scoring:  375 (31.3)
Defense:  279 (23.3)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Zach Woodard,   LB  [Jacksonville St.]

 2017 
Class: 4A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 66-47 (58%) (29th in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  37-30 (55%)
Non-Region Strength:  29-17 (63%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Sweet Water  (1A)   42-25   W  
 9/2  @ W.S. Neal  (4A)  *  26-20   W  
 9/9   OPEN 
 9/16  vs. Monroe County  (4A)  *  41-14   W  
 9/23  vs. Jackson  (5A)   26-47   L  
 9/30  @ Andalusia  (4A)  *  0-37   L  
 10/7  vs. Escambia County  (4A)  *  62-0   W  
 10/13  vs. UMS-Wright  (4A)  *  42-30   W  
 10/21  @ Satsuma  (4A)  *  35-27   W  
 10/28  @ Clarke County  (3A)   22-16   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Catholic Montgomery    20-6   W  
 11/11  @ Bibb County    41-21   W  
 11/18  vs. Handley    18-36   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Demopolis  (5A)       
 9/1  @ Sweet Water  (1A)       
 9/8  vs. W.S. Neal  (4A)  *      
 9/15   OPEN 
 9/22  @ Monroe County  (4A)  *      
 9/29  @ Jackson  (5A)       
 10/6  vs. Andalusia  (4A)  *      
 10/13  @ Escambia County  (4A)  *      
 10/19  @ UMS-Wright  (4A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Satsuma  (4A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Clarke County  (3A)       
 11/10  @ Tallassee        


Class  4A Region  1
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Andalusia (4A) 12-2487-131
Escambia County (4A) 2-8130-386
Monroe County (4A) 5-5234-263
Satsuma (4A) 6-5315-272
Thomasville (4A) 9-3375-279
UMS-Wright (4A) 9-3370-121
W.S. Neal (4A) 3-7175-247

 2017 Preview 


       Thomasville completed the 2016 season with a 9-3 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 4A region one, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Thomasville lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Handley team by a score of 36-18.

       Since 2010, Thomasville has gone a combined 58-25. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 4A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Thomasville has managed to compile a record of 201-107. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class 4A and 53rd in the AHSAA.

       The Tigers are led by head coach Jack Hankins Jr. who is entering his sixteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 139-47 over the past fifteen seasons at Thomasville. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of fifteen times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Hankins Jr.. Coach Hankins Jr. led Thomasville to a state championship in 2010.

       Coach Hankins Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in fifteen season stands at 139-47 (74.7%). His 139 wins rank rd among active coaches in the AHSAA.

       The Thomasville Tigers will play in Class 4A region one during the 2017 season. The Tigers have one of the toughest schedules in Class 4A. Their opponents had a combined record of 66-47 last season. That ranks 7th in Class 4A and 29th in the AHSAA.

       The Tigers should be in contention for a playoff spot in region one this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game. They have reached the playoffs every year since 2001 and will once again be in the hunt for a spot in 2017.

       The Tigers open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Demopolis on Friday, August 25 at Anderson Field. Last year the Demopolis Tigers finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in first place in Class 5A region three. The Tigers lost in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs to Lincoln by a score of 27-24.

       Thomasville and Demopolis have met a total of 50 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 20-27-3 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2015 with Demopolis winning by a score of 27-0.

  


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