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Montgomery Academy Eagles

Head Coach: Gary Nelson (third season)
Stadium: McLemore Field
Career Record: 2 seasons, (16-7)
At Montgomery Academy: 2 seasons, (16-7)
2018 Enrollment:  255
Rank:  245th in the AHSAA, 40th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   314-205-2   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   170-107   (61.0%)  (Rank: 86th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   56-34  (62.0%)  (Rank: 98th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2012

 2017 
Class:  3A              Region:   3
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to American Christian by a score of 35-21.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  395 (32.9)
Defense:  205 (17.1)


 2018 
Class: 3A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 50-50 (50%) (184th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  27-37 (42%)
Non-Region Strength:  23-13 (64%)




 2017 Results 
 8/25  vs. Elmore County  (4A)   42-14   W  
 9/1  vs. St. James  (4A)   6-30   L  
 9/8  vs. Beulah  (3A)  *  34-22   W  
 9/15  @ Pike County  (3A)  *  31-7   W  
 9/22  @ B.B. Comer  (3A)  *  62-6   W  
 9/29  vs. Trinity  (4A)   45-18   W  
 10/6   OPEN 
 10/13  vs. Southside Selma  (3A)  *  42-22   W  
 10/20  @ Central Coosa  (3A)  *  42-0   W  
 10/27  @ Prattville Christian  (3A)  *  26-3   W  
 11/2  @ Alabama Christian  (4A)   18-35   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Bayside Academy    26-13   W  
 11/17  vs. American Christian    21-35   L  


 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Brookstone GA        
 8/31  vs. Hillcrest Evergreen  (4A)       
 9/7  @ Beulah  (3A)  *      
 9/14  @ St. James  (3A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Prattville Christian  (3A)  *      
 9/28  @ Trinity  (4A)       
 10/5  vs. Dadeville  (3A)  *      
 10/12  @ Southside Selma  (3A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Pike Road  (3A)  *      
 10/26  @ Bullock County  (3A)  *      
 11/1   OPEN 
 11/9  @ Flomaton        



Class  3A Region  3
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Beulah (3A) 3-7246-280
Bullock County (4A) 2-8194-296
Dadeville (4A) 4-6226-339
Montgomery Academy (3A) 9-3395-205
Pike Road () 0-00-0
Prattville Christian (3A) 3-8218-382
Southside Selma (3A) 7-4354-303
St. James (4A) 8-4440-197


 2018 Preview 


       Montgomery Academy completed the 2017 season with a 9-3 record. Last year Montgomery Academy captured the region three title and a number one seed in the Class 3A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Montgomery Academy reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to American Christian by a score of 35-21.

       Since 2010, Montgomery Academy has gone a combined 56-34. Their 62.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 3A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Montgomery Academy has managed to compile a record of 170-107. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 8th in Class 3A and 86th in the AHSAA.




       The Eagles are led by head coach Gary Nelson who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 16-7 over the past two seasons at Montgomery Academy. Under his direction the Eagles have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have won one region crown with Coach Nelson.

       Coach Nelson's overall record as a head football coach in two season stands at 16-7 (69.6%).

       The Montgomery Academy Eagles will play in Class 3A region three during the 2018 season.

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

       The Eagles open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Brookstone GA on Friday, August 24 at McLemore Field.

       Montgomery Academy and Brookstone GA have met a total of 19 times on the football field. The Eagles have a 8-11-0 record against Brookstone GA. They last met in 1993 with Brookstone GA winning by a score of 34-14.

  


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