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Bayside Academy Admirals

Head Coach: Phil Lazenby (eleventh season)
Stadium: Freedom Field
Career Record: 20 seasons, (161-81)
At Bayside Academy: 10 seasons, (76-45)
2017 Enrollment:  272
Rank:  232nd in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   98-78   (56.0%)
Last 25 years:   98-78   (56.0%)  (Rank: 115th in the AHSAA, 20th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   58-30  (66.0%)  (Rank: 70th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2011
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  3A              Region:   1
Record:  8-5
Region Record:   5-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Gordo by a score of 55-21.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  312 (24.0)
Defense:  287 (22.1)


 2017 
Class: 3A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 63-50 (56%) (65th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  38-40 (49%)
Non-Region Strength:  25-10 (71%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. St. James  (4A)   0-21   L  
 8/26  @ Faith Academy  (5A)   35-13   W  
 9/2  vs. Clarke County  (3A)  *  14-6   W  
 9/9  @ Mobile Christian  (3A)  *  12-34   L  
 9/16  vs. Excel  (3A)  *  36-20   W  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Hillcrest Evergreen  (3A)  *  34-33   W  
 10/7  @ Cottage Hill Christian  (3A)  *  41-6   W  
 10/14  vs. T.R. Miller  (3A)  *  23-28   L  
 10/21  @ Flomaton  (3A)  *  44-24   W  
 10/28  @ Carroll  (5A)   7-26   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Daleville    21-14   W  
 11/11  vs. Pike County    24-7   W  
 11/18  @ Gordo    21-55   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  @ St. James  (4A)       
 9/1  vs. Faith Academy  (5A)       
 9/8  @ Clarke County  (3A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Mobile Christian  (3A)  *      
 9/22  @ Excel  (3A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Hillcrest Evergreen  (3A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Cottage Hill Christian  (3A)  *      
 10/20  @ T.R. Miller  (3A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Flomaton  (3A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Carroll  (5A)       
 11/10  @ Montgomery Academy        


Class  3A Region  1
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Bayside Academy (3A) 8-5312-287
Clarke County (3A) 4-6271-271
Cottage Hill Christian (3A) 4-6242-351
Excel (3A) 1-9151-366
Flomaton (3A) 3-7247-233
Hillcrest Evergreen (3A) 5-7296-348
Mobile Christian (3A) 13-2485-170
T.R. Miller (3A) 8-3382-251

 2017 Preview 


       Bayside Academy completed the 2016 season with a 8-5 record. With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 3A region one, the Admirals earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Bayside Academy lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Gordo team by a score of 55-21.

       Since 2010, Bayside Academy has gone a combined 58-30. Their 66.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 3A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 16 seasons, Bayside Academy has managed to compile a record of 98-78. Their 56.0% winning percentage ranks 20th in Class 3A and 115th in the AHSAA.

       The Admirals are led by head coach Phil Lazenby who is entering his eleventh season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 76-45 over the past ten seasons at Bayside Academy. Under his direction the Admirals have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times. They have won one region crown with Coach Lazenby.

       Coach Lazenby's overall record as a head football coach in twenty season stands at 161-81 (66.5%). His 161 wins rank th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Lazenby's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of sixteen times and won seven region championships.

       The Bayside Academy Admirals will play in Class 3A region one during the 2017 season.

       The Admirals 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.

       The Admirals open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent St. James on Friday, August 25 at Carlisle Field. Last year the St. James Trojans finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in first place in Class 4A region two. The Trojans lost in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs to Tallassee by a score of 42-14.

       Bayside Academy and St. James have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Admirals have a 2-2-0 record against the Trojans. They last met in 2016 with St. James winning by a score of 21-0.

  


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