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Haleyville Lions

Head Coach: Todd McNutt (first season)
Stadium: Memorial Stadium/Bubba Scott Field
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Haleyville: First season
2017 Enrollment:  389
Rank:  152nd in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   486-382-23   (56.0%)
Last 25 years:   146-131   (53.0%)  (Rank: 156th in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   50-28  (64.0%)  (Rank: 93rd in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2011

 2016 
Class:  4A              Region:   6
Record:  9-2
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Hokes Bluff by a score of 24-8.
Final ASWA Poll:   3rd
Scoring:  407 (37.0)
Defense:  168 (15.3)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Will Evans,   LB  [North Alabama]

 2017 
Class: 4A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 48-63 (43%) (330th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  30-35 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-28 (39%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Deshler  (4A)   35-12   W  
 8/26  @ Winston County  (2A)   47-22   W  
 9/2  @ Hamilton  (4A)  *  42-0   W  
 9/9  vs. Cordova  (4A)  *  35-13   W  
 9/15  @ Winfield  (4A)  *  28-12   W  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Madison Academy  (4A)   21-31   L  
 10/7  vs. Good Hope  (4A)  *  56-21   W  
 10/14  @ Dora  (4A)  *  42-6   W  
 10/21  vs. Fayette County  (4A)  *  38-0   W  
 10/28  vs. Central Florence  (4A)   55-27   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Hokes Bluff    8-24   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Deshler  (4A)       
 9/1  vs. Winston County  (2A)       
 9/8  vs. Hamilton  (4A)  *      
 9/15  @ Cordova  (4A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Winfield  (4A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Madison Academy  (4A)       
 10/13  @ Good Hope  (4A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Dora  (4A)  *      
 10/27  @ Fayette County  (4A)  *      
 11/3  @ Central Florence  (4A)       
 11/10  @ Rogers        


Class  4A Region  6
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Cordova (4A) 9-3341-193
Dora (4A) 4-6210-266
Fayette County (4A) 5-7173-272
Good Hope (4A) 0-10117-350
Haleyville (4A) 9-2407-168
Hamilton (4A) 5-5218-277
Winfield (4A) 7-4323-201

 2017 Preview 


       Haleyville completed the 2016 season with a 9-2 record. Last year Haleyville captured the region six title and a number one seed in the Class 4A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. It was the first region championship for the Lions since the 1993 season. Haleyville's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Hokes Bluff by a score of 24-8.

       Since 2010, Haleyville has gone a combined 50-28. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 4A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Haleyville has managed to compile a record of 146-131. Their 53.0% winning percentage ranks 23rd in Class 4A and 156th in the AHSAA.

Bo Culver stepped down as the head football coach at Haleyville to accept the same position at Deshler during the off season. His three teams at Haleyville finished with a record of 25-10 including a 2-3 record in the playoffs.


Todd McNutt is a graduate of Haleyville and spent the past three seasons as the defensive coordinator at the school. He will assume the duties as the head football coach in 2017. This will be his first head coaching position.



       The Haleyville Lions will play in Class 4A region six during the 2017 season.

       The Lions should be considered one of the favorites for the region six championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Lions open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Deshler on Friday, August 25 at Memorial Stadium/Bubba Scott Field. Last year the Deshler Tigers finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in fifth place in Class 4A region eight. The Tigers closed out the regular season with a loss to Muscle Shoals by a score of 35-7.

       Haleyville and Deshler have met a total of 25 times on the football field. The Lions have a 5-19-1 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2016 with Haleyville winning by a score of 35-12.

       Haleyville returns 4A All-State Junior quarterback Scott McAlpine. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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