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Verbena Red Devils

Head Coach: Tyler Kelley (first season)
Stadium: Red Devil Stadium
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Verbena: First season
2017 Enrollment:  155
Rank:  323rd in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   377-431-25   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   116-152   (43.0%)  (Rank: 254th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   26-47  (36.0%)  (Rank: 277th in the AHSAA, 40th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   1999
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  2A              Region:   4
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   4-2, (second)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Goshen by a score of 48-25.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  423 (38.5)
Defense:  385 (35.0)


 2017 
Class: 2A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 53-57 (48%) (226th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  30-36 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  23-21 (52%)




 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Isabella  (1A)   42-49   L  
 9/2  vs. R.C. Hatch  (2A)  *  42-40   W  
 9/9  @ Thorsby  (2A)  *  21-6   W  
 9/16  vs. Aliceville  (2A)  *  21-60   L  
 9/23  vs. West Blocton  (4A)   41-62   L  
 9/30  @ Billingsley  (2A)  *  34-49   L  
 10/7  vs. Keith  (2A)  *  40-28   W  
 10/14  @ Francis Marion  (2A)  *  50-15   W  
 10/21  vs. Autaugaville  (1A)   54-0   W  
 10/28  @ Berry Fayette  (1A)   53-28   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Goshen    25-48   L  


 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Isabella  (1A)       
 9/8  @ R.C. Hatch  (2A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Thorsby  (2A)  *      
 9/22  @ Aliceville  (2A)  *      
 9/29  @ West Blocton  (4A)       
 10/6  vs. Billingsley  (2A)  *      
 10/13  @ Keith  (2A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Autaugaville  (1A)       
 11/3  vs. Berry Fayette  (1A)       



Class  2A Region  4
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Aliceville (2A) 13-2620-312
Billingsley (2A) 4-5304-249
Francis Marion (2A) 1-9101-395
Keith (2A) 6-5314-289
R.C. Hatch (2A) 5-6305-276
Thorsby (2A) 1-9103-370
Verbena (2A) 6-5423-385


 2017 Preview 


       Verbena completed the 2016 season with a 6-5 record. With their 4-2 region record and a second place finish in Class 2A region four, the Red Devils earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Verbena's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Goshen by a score of 48-25.

       Since 2010, Verbena has gone a combined 26-47. Their 36.0% winning percentage ranks 40th in Class 2A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Verbena has managed to compile a record of 116-152. Their 43.0% winning percentage ranks 37th in Class 2A and 254th in the AHSAA.

Mike Harris leaves Verbena after fourteen seasons. His last two teams each qualified for the playoffs.


Tyler Kelley, a 2008 graduate of Verbena, returns home as the head football coach in 2017. He spent the last couple of years as an assistant coach at Billingsley after graduating from Troy where he played running back for the Trojans.



       The Verbena Red Devils will play in Class 2A region four during the 2017 season.

       The Red Devils will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region four this season.

      Cole Fincher returns for his Senior season after completing 54 of 106 passes for 667 yards and 5 touchdowns.

      The defense returns Senior linebacker Cole Headley who collected 76 tackles last season.

      The defense also returns Senior defensive tackle Nick Williams who registered 3 interceptions last year.

       The Red Devils open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Isabella on Friday, September 1 at Red Devil Stadium. Last year the Isabella Mustangs finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in second place in Class 1A region three. The Mustangs lost in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs to Georgiana by a score of 26-21.

       Verbena and Isabella have met a total of 91 times on the football field. The Red Devils have a 52-36-3 record against the Mustangs. They last met in 2016 with Isabella winning by a score of 49-42.

  


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