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West Blocton Tigers

Head Coach: Eric Hiott (second season)
Stadium: Tiger Field
Career Record: 2 seasons, (8-13)
At West Blocton: one season, (6-5)
2017 Enrollment:  358
Rank:  167th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   435-415-38   (51.0%)
Last 25 years:   109-155   (41.0%)  (Rank: 272nd in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   37-39  (49.0%)  (Rank: 194th in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  4A              Region:   4
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   4-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Handley by a score of 49-7.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  322 (29.3)
Defense:  311 (28.3)


 2017 
Class: 4A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 49-58 (46%) (268th in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  29-45 (39%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-13 (61%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Brookwood  (6A)   32-20   W  
 8/26  @ Montevallo  (3A)   34-59   L  
 9/2  @ Sipsey Valley  (4A)  *  28-21   W  
 9/9  vs. Greensboro  (4A)  *  40-14   W  
 9/16  vs. Northside  (4A)  *  8-0   W  
 9/23  @ Verbena  (2A)   62-41   W  
 9/30  @ Oak Grove  (4A)  *  26-32   L  
 10/7  @ Hale County  (4A)  *  8-34   L  
 10/14  vs. Bibb County  (4A)  *  0-19   L  
 10/21  @ Holt  (4A)  *  77-22   W  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Handley    7-49   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Brookwood  (6A)       
 9/1  vs. Montevallo  (3A)       
 9/8  vs. Sipsey Valley  (4A)  *      
 9/15  @ Greensboro  (4A)  *      
 9/22  @ Northside  (4A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Verbena  (2A)       
 10/6  vs. Oak Grove  (4A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Hale County  (4A)  *      
 10/20  @ Bibb County  (5A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Holt  (4A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 
 11/10  @ St. James        


Class  4A Region  4
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Bibb County (4A) 8-4437-297
Greensboro (4A) 5-6244-235
Hale County (4A) 5-6353-303
Holt (4A) 0-1087-533
Northside (4A) 6-4273-149
Oak Grove (4A) 4-6306-381
Sipsey Valley (4A) 1-9233-375
West Blocton (4A) 6-5322-311

 2017 Preview 


       West Blocton completed the 2016 season with a 6-5 record. With their 4-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 4A region four, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. West Blocton's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Handley by a score of 49-7.

       Since 2010, West Blocton has gone a combined 37-39. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 33rd in Class 4A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, West Blocton has managed to compile a record of 109-155. Their 41.0% winning percentage ranks 43rd in Class 4A and 272nd in the AHSAA.

       The Tigers are led by head coach Eric Hiott who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 6-5 record in his first season at West Blocton. The Tigers saw improvement from a 5-6 record the season before coach Hiott arrived. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Hiott.

       Coach Hiott's overall record as a head football coach in two season stands at 8-13 (38.1%). Over the course of his career, Coach Hiott's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

       The West Blocton Tigers will play in Class 4A region four during the 2017 season.

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

       The Tigers open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Brookwood on Thursday, August 24 at Billy Joe Young Field. Last year the Brookwood Panthers finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in sixth place in Class 6A region four. The Panthers ended last season on a positive note with a win over Holt by a score of 50-12 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       West Blocton and Brookwood have met a total of 68 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 36-29-3 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2016 with West Blocton winning by a score of 32-20.

       West Blocton returns 4A All-State Senior running back Trey Underwood. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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