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Tuscaloosa Academy Knights

Head Coach: Robert Johnson (eighth season)
Stadium: Knights Stadium
Career Record: 21 seasons, (141-88)
At Tuscaloosa Academy: 7 seasons, (55-21)

 History 
Overall Record:   186-211-3   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   124-127   (49.0%)  (Rank: 24 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   58-29  (67.0%)  (Rank: 6 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2017 
Class:  AAA              Region:   1
Record:  8-2
Region Record:   5-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Bessemer Academy by the score of 23-20.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  348 (34.8)
Defense:  151 (15.1)


 2018 
Class: AAA              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 64-44 (59%) (7th in the AISA, 5th in Class AAA)
Region Strength:  28-32 (47%)
Non-Region Strength:  36-12 (75%)



 2017 Results 
 8/18   OPEN 
 8/25  @ Autauga Academy  (AA)   19-38   L  
 9/1  vs. Morgan Academy  (AAA)   28-6   W  
 9/8  vs. Bessemer Academy  (AAA)  *  42-21   W  
 9/15  @ Glenwood School  (AAA)  *  28-27   W  
 9/22  @ Clarke Prep  (AA)   59-13   W  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Springwood  (AAA)  *  57-7   W  
 10/13  @ Edgewood Academy  (AAA)  *  43-0   W  
 10/19  vs. Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)  *  24-10   W  
 10/27   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/3  vs. Pike Liberal Arts    28-6   W  
 11/10  vs. Bessemer Academy    20-23   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/11  vs. Copiah Academy MS        
 8/17   OPEN 
 8/24   OPEN 
 8/31  vs. Escambia Academy  (AA)       
 9/7  vs. Kingwood Christian  (AAA)  *      
 9/13  @ Bessemer Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/21  vs. Autauga Academy  (AA)       
 9/28  @ Newton County Academy MS        
 10/5  vs. Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/12  @ Glenwood School  (AAA)  *      
 10/19  @ Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/26   OPEN 
 11/2  @ Monroe Academy        


Class  AAA Region  1
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Bessemer Academy (AISA-AAA) 8-6409-270
Glenwood School (AISA-AAA) 7-5395-174
Kingwood Christian (AISA-AA) 1-10170-503
Lee-Scott Academy (AISA-AAA) 6-5251-228
Morgan Academy (AISA-AAA) 6-6293-269
Tuscaloosa Academy (AISA-AAA) 8-2348-151

 2018 Preview 


       Tuscaloosa Academy completed the 2017 season with a 8-2 record. Last year Tuscaloosa Academy captured the region one title and a number one seed in the Class AAA playoffs. They finished region play with a 5-0 record. Last year Tuscaloosa Academy reached the semi-finals before falling to a very good Bessemer Academy team by the score of 23-20.

       The Knights hope to continue the success they had last season. Coach Johnson saw improvement as they won eight games following a 3-6 record in 2016.

       Since 2010, Tuscaloosa Academy has gone a combined 58-29. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class AAA over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 24 seasons, Tuscaloosa Academy has managed to compile a record of 124-127. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class AAA and 24th in the AISA.




       The Knights are led by head coach Robert Johnson who is entering his eighth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 55-21 over the past seven seasons at Tuscaloosa Academy. Under his direction the Knights have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times. They have won three region crowns with Coach Johnson. Coach Johnson led Tuscaloosa Academy to a state championship in 2012.

       Coach Johnson's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-one season stands at 141-88 (61.6%). His 141 wins rank 6th among active coaches in the AISA. Over the course of his career, Coach Johnson's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of sixteen times and won six region championships.

       Coach Johnson needs nine wins this season to reach the 150 win milestone.

       The Tuscaloosa Academy Knights will play in Class AAA region one during the 2018 season. Tuscaloosa Academy will face six opponents that reached the playoffs last season.

       The Knights enter the 2018 season riding a 7 game regular season winning streak.

       The Knights should be considered one of the favorites for the region one championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Knights have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2009 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Knights open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Escambia Academy on Friday, August 31 at Knights Stadium. Last year the Escambia Academy Cougars finished with an overall record of 12-1 and in second place in Class AA region two. The Cougars won the Class AA State Championship last season when they defeated Autauga Academy by a score of 30-20 in Troy.

       Tuscaloosa Academy and Escambia Academy have met a total of 7 times on the football field. The Knights have a 4-3-0 record against the Cougars. They last met in 2013 with Escambia Academy winning by a score of 41-27.

       Tuscaloosa Academy returns AISA All-State  running back Cameron Chambers. He was named to the second team last season. The Knights also return  kicker Drew Scharfenberg. He was named to the second team. The Knights also return  linebacker JP Sanders. He was named to the second team. The Knights also return  offensive lineman Seth Fuller. He was named to the first team.

  


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