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Victory Christian Lions

Head Coach: Mark Holliday (first season)
Stadium: Richard Adams Stadium
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Victory Christian: First season
2017 Enrollment:  124
Rank:  355th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   55-115   (32.0%)
Last 25 years:   55-115   (32.0%)  (Rank: 337th in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   18-51  (26.0%)  (Rank: 335th in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  1A              Region:   4
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  302 (30.2)
Defense:  329 (32.9)


 2017 
Class: 1A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 49-57 (46%) (270th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  33-30 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-27 (37%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Sumiton Christian  (1A)   28-55   L  
 8/26  vs. Alabama School Deaf    56-8   W  
 9/2  vs. Donoho  (1A)  *  28-27   W  
 9/9  vs. Appalachian  (1A)  *  31-0   W  
 9/16  @ Talladega County Central  (1A)  *  19-48   L  
 9/23  @ Coosa Christian  (1A)   41-14   W  
 9/30  vs. Ragland  (1A)  *  7-28   L  
 10/7  @ Wadley  (1A)  *  7-62   L  
 10/14   OPEN 
 10/21  @ Winterboro  (1A)  *  32-48   L  
 10/28  @ Vincent  (2A)   53-39   W  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Sumiton Christian  (1A)       
 9/1  @ Alabama School Deaf        
 9/8  @ Donoho  (1A)  *      
 9/15  @ Appalachian  (1A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Talladega County Central  (1A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Coosa Christian  (1A)       
 10/6  @ Ragland  (1A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Wadley  (1A)  *      
 10/20   OPEN 
 10/27  vs. Winterboro  (1A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Vincent  (2A)       


Class  1A Region  4
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Appalachian (1A) 4-6191-320
Donoho (1A) 2-8274-422
Ragland (1A) 7-4361-283
Talladega County Central (1A) 4-6262-266
Victory Christian (1A) 5-5302-329
Wadley (1A) 10-1481-111
Winterboro (1A) 6-5246-330

 2017 Preview 


       Victory Christian completed the 2016 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Victory Christian just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 1A region four with a 2-4 region record.

       Since 2010, the Victory Christian football program has struggled with a record of 18-51.

       Over the past 17 seasons, Victory Christian has not won much with a record of 55-115. Their 32.0% winning percentage ranks 50th in Class 1A and 337th in the AHSAA.

Mark Sanders leaves the Victory Christian program in much better shape than where he found it. He has accepted the head coaching job at Donoho. He rebuilt the football program back to a respectable level and went 17-14 over three seasons.


Mark Holliday will lead Victory Christian into the 2017 football season.



       The Victory Christian Lions will play in Class 1A region four during the 2017 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Lions could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region four this season. Victory Christian came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year.

       The Lions open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Sumiton Christian on Friday, August 25 at David Campbell Field. Last year the Sumiton Christian Eagles finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in third place in Class 1A region seven. The Eagles lost in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs to Pickens County by a score of 56-21.

       Victory Christian and Sumiton Christian have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Lions have a 3-3-0 record against the Eagles. They last met in 2016 with Sumiton Christian winning by a score of 55-28.

  


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