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Straughn Tigers

Head Coach: John Higgins (second season)
Stadium: Antioch Municipal Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (6-23)
At Straughn: one season, (1-8)
2018 Enrollment:  280
Rank:  220th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   246-250-2   (50.0%)
Last 25 years:   162-109   (60.0%)  (Rank: 99th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   55-36  (60.0%)  (Rank: 116th in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2009
Last Winning Season:   2014
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  3A              Region:   2
Record:  1-8
Region Record:   1-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  61 (6.8)
Defense:  258 (28.7)


 2018 
Class: 3A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 55-53 (51%) (162nd in the AHSAA, 20th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  40-35 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  15-18 (46%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Brantley  (1A)   7-52   L  
 9/8  @ Opp  (3A)  *  0-26   L  
 9/15  vs. Providence Christian  (3A)  *  13-27   L  
 9/22  @ Wicksburg  (3A)  *  0-46   L  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Geneva  (3A)  *  0-14   L  
 10/13  @ Houston Academy  (3A)  *  17-15   W  
 10/20  vs. Daleville  (3A)  *  7-12   L  
 10/27  @ Slocomb  (3A)  *  10-32   L  
 11/3  vs. Andalusia  (4A)   7-34   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Headland  (4A)       
 8/31  @ St. James  (3A)       
 9/7  vs. Opp  (3A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Slocomb  (3A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Houston Academy  (3A)  *      
 9/28  @ Daleville  (2A)       
 10/5  @ Geneva  (3A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Wicksburg  (3A)  *      
 10/19  @ Providence Christian  (3A)  *      
 10/26  @ Pike County  (3A)  *      
 11/2   OPEN 


Class  3A Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Geneva (3A) 7-3216-159
Houston Academy (3A) 0-10135-293
Opp (3A) 4-6201-271
Pike County (3A) 8-3321-151
Providence Christian (3A) 6-5206-250
Slocomb (3A) 5-6201-250
Straughn (3A) 1-861-258
Wicksburg (3A) 10-2444-146

 2018 Preview 


       Straughn finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 1-8 record. Last year Straughn finished seventh in Class 3A region two with a 1-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Tigers lost as many games as in any season since 2006.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Straughn averaged scoring just 6.8 points a game.

       Since 2010, Straughn has gone a combined 55-36. Their 60.0% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 3A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Straughn has managed to compile a record of 162-109. Their 60.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 3A and 99th in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers are led by head coach John Higgins who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 1-8 record in his first season at Straughn. The Tigers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Higgins.

       Coach Higgins' overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 6-23 (20.7%).

       The Straughn Tigers will play in Class 3A region two during the 2018 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Tigers if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region two this season. After just a single win last year, Straughn will be hopeful of winning a few more games this season.

       The Tigers open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Headland on Friday, August 24 at Antioch Municipal Stadium. Last year the Headland Rams finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in seventh place in Class 5A region two. The Rams closed out the regular season with a loss to Abbeville by a score of 28-18.

       Straughn and Headland have met a total of 12 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 7-5-0 record against the Rams. They last met in 2015 with Straughn winning by a score of 25-14.

  


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