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| Sulligent Blue Devils |
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Head Coach: Daniel Merchant (eighth season) Career Record: 7 seasons, (48-34) At Sulligent: 7 seasons, (48-34) Stadium: Brown Stadium 2022 Enrollment: 187 Rank: 289th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 2A |
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Overall Record: 477-456-38 (51.0%) Last 25 years: 149-136 (52.0%) (Rank: 174th in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 2A) Since 2010: 73-63 (53.7%) (Rank: 161st in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 2A) Last Playoff Appearance: 2021 Last Region Championship: 2017 Last Winning Season: 2021 Last Losing Season: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 5
Record: 7-5 Region Record: 4-2, (fourth) Playoff Record: Second round loss to Southeastern by a score of 37-18. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 358 (29.8) Defense: 280 (23.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 5
Strength of Schedule: 56-54 (51%) (173rd in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 2A) Region Strength: 32-34 (48%) Non-Region Strength: 24-20 (54%) Players to Watch Noah Chism, LB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sulligent completed the 2021 season with a 7-5 record. With their 4-2 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 2A region five, the Blue Devils earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Sulligent reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Southeastern by a score of 37-18. Since 2010, Sulligent has gone a combined 73-63. Their 53.7% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 2A over the past twelve seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Sulligent has managed to compile a record of 149-136. Their 52.0% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 2A and 174th in the AHSAA. The Blue Devils are led by head coach Daniel Merchant who is entering his eighth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 48-34 over the past seven seasons at Sulligent. Under his direction the Blue Devils have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have won one region crown with Coach Merchant. Coach Merchant's overall record as a head football coach in seven season stands at 48-34 (58.5%). The Sulligent Blue Devils will play in Class 2A region five during the 2022 season. The Blue Devils will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region five this season. The Blue Devils open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Oakman on Friday, August 19 at Brown Stadium. Last year the Oakman Wildcats finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in second place in Class 3A region six. The Wildcats lost in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs to Saks by a score of 36-22. Sulligent and Oakman have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Blue Devils have a 4-2-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2013 with Oakman winning by a score of 41-7. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.
