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2017 Season

THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

AHSFHS.org Report
(Nov. 11, 2018)

First Round Playoffs

The playoffs are underway. Here are a few tidbits from this week's action.

   *    One more playoff game will be played Monday as Oakman travels to Pike County in a first round 3A game. Once that game is played, we can post the Playoff Predictions for the second round.

   *    The AISA state championships are set for next Friday in Troy. Bessemer Academy and Monroe Academy square off in the AAA game. It is the fifth time in six seasons these two have played for the championship with the teams splitting the four games. In AA, Autauga Academy and Coach Bobby Carr go for another title against Escambia Academy. Chambers and Crenshaw will do battle for the Class A championship.

   *   UMS-Wright has the longest winning streak in the AHSAA having posted 15 consecutive victories following a first round 43-8 win over West Blocton. Monroe Academy leads the AISA with a 25 game winning streak following a 45-7 semi-final win over Macon-East.

   *   The Volunteers of Monroe Academy have a string of 40 consecutive home wins following their latest victory Friday. Fyffe leads the AHSAA schools with a 29 game home winning streak after defeating Cleveland 63-0.

   *   Lanett leads with 12 consecutive road wins following an opening round home win over Florala. Chambers Academy leads the AISA schools with a 22 game road winning streak.

   *   Maplesville has scored twenty or more points in 61 consecutive games after defeating Sweet Water 35-12.

   *   The Fyffe Blue Devils continue to score each and every game. They extend their streak of consecutive games scoring to 245 games.

   *   Hoover has been ranked by the ASWA for an amazing 209 consecutive polls dating back to the 2000 season. The Bucs opened the playoffs with another victory in search of another title this year.

   *   All four teams from Class 7A region 3, 6A region 4, 6A region 6 and 4A region 2 advanced to the second round of the post season.

   *   Cottage Hill Christian, D.A.R, Mars Hill and Waterloo won first round playoff games for the first time in their school's history.

   *   Hoover/Berry is 24-1 in the second round of the playoffs. Colbert County is 25-5, Maplesville is 24-4 along with UMS-Wright at 21-5. Spanish Fort is 10-0, the most wins without a defeat in the second round.

   *   Falkville, Headland, Jacksonville, Providence Christian, Spring Garden and Westminster Christian have never won a second round playoff game in their school's history along with the first time winners listed above. Others with long second round victory droughts include: Abbeville (1971), Ariton (1993), Montgomery Catholic (1989) and Good Hope (1997).

   *   Austin was shutout by Mountain Brook 31-0 in the first round. It was the first time in 101 games the Black Bears did not score dating back to the 2010 football season.

   *   UMS-Wright head football coach has an overall record of 299-85 in 30 years at Shaw, Murphy and UMS-Wright. He will be going for his 300th win this week when the Bulldogs take on Trinity in Montgomery. He will join Buddy Anderson (335), Jamie Riggs (312), Waldon Tucker (309) and Glenn Daniel (302) in the elite 300 club.

   *   North Jackson defeated Curry 47-6 Friday. They have scored 664 points in eleven games for an average of 60.4 points each week. The record for scoring in the regular season was over 90 years old set by the Tuscaloosa Black Bears in 1926 when they averaged 59.1 points over a nine game season. The season record for scoring including the playoffs belongs to Linden set in 2016 when they scored 764 points. The Chiefs have a great shot at that record if they can win a few more games. North Jackson has scored at least 40 points in every game. The 2015 Clay-Chalkville team scored more than forty in 13 straight games.

Team approaching the 600 win club
  599 - Guntersville (599-402-21)
  595 - Sidney Lanier (595-409-39)
  595 - Jasper (595-375-33)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  493 - Haleyville (493-396-23)
  492 - Hoover (492-171-7)
  491 - McGill-Toolen (491-421-29)
  490 - Hueytown (490-431-32)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  99 - Matt Griffith (Sylacauga) (99-92)
  98 - Ben Blackmon (Spanish Fort) (98-40)
  97 - David McKinney (Winfield) (97-43)
  96 - Don Jacobs (Scottsboro) (96-49)
  95 - Ryan Herring (Oxford) (95-51)

Points allowed in a game

* Chickasaw set a team record in a 63-28 loss to Highland Home breaking the previous record set in a loss to Flomaton 57-28 on 8/22/2014.

Margin of Defeat in a game

* Cleveland set a team record in a loss 63-0 to Fyffe breaking the previous record set when they lost to Springville 52-0 on 10/31/1997.

* Mae Jemison set a team record in a loss 45-6 to Clay-Chalkville breaking the previous record set when they lost to Muscle Shoals 46-12 on 9/21/2018.

Points Scored by Both Teams in a Game

* St. John Paul II set a team record in a loss 62-28 to Good Hope breaking the previous record set in a loss to Randolph 58-31 on 9/6/2013.

Teams with current school record winning streaks

* Monroe Academy has won a team record 25 consecutive games since 8/18/2017.
* Falkville has won a team record 11 consecutive games since 8/24/2018.
* Jacksonville has won a team record 11 consecutive games since 8/24/2018.
* Highland Home has won a team record 10 consecutive games since 9/7/2018.
* Spring Garden has won a team record 10 consecutive games since 9/7/2018.
* St. Lukes has won a team record 10 consecutive games since 8/31/2018.
* Westminster Christian has won a team record 10 consecutive games since 8/24/2018.
* Mars Hill has won a team record 6 consecutive games since 10/5/2018.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

* Asbury set a team record with a 1-9 record. That tops the previous mark of 0-10-0 in 2017.

* Brewer set a team record with a 8-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 1983.

* Chambers Academy set a team record with a 12-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 12-1-0 in 2017.

* Chickasaw set a team record with a 5-6 record. That tops the previous mark of 4-7-0 in 2015.

* Cottage Hill Christian set a team record with a 10-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 2007.

* D.A.R. set a team record with a 8-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 2015.

* Falkville set a team record with a 11-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 9-3-0 in 2015.

* Headland set a team record with a 10-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 1988.

* Highland Home set a team record with a 10-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 2002.

* Jackson-Olin set a team record with a 10-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-3-0 in 1996.

* Jacksonville set a team record with a 11-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 10-1-0 in 1999.

* Marengo set a team record with a 10-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-4-0 in 1996.

* Mars Hill set a team record with a 10-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 7-4-0 in 2017.

* Northside set a team record with a 9-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 2017.

* Pike Road set a team record with a 6-5 record. That tops the previous mark of 5-3-0 in 1928.

* Providence Christian set a team record with a 10-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 2015.

* Randolph set a team record with a 7-4 record. That ties the previous mark of 7-4-0 in 2015.

* Southeastern set a team record with a 4-6 record. That tops the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2017.

* Spring Garden set a team record with a 10-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 2016.

* St. John Paul II set a team record with a 8-3 record. That tops the previous mark of 3-6-0 in 2013.

* St. Lukes set a team record with a 10-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 2017.

* St. Michael set a team record with a 1-9 record. That tops the previous mark of 0-1-0 in 2017.

* Thorsby set a team record with a 9-2 record. That tops the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 2017.

* Westminster Christian set a team record with a 10-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 2010.

Teams that set a record for most points scored in a season

* Asbury set a team record by scoring 99 points. That tops the previous mark of 66 points set in 2016.

* Brewer set a team record by scoring 318 points. That tops the previous mark of 270 points set in 1983.

* Cottage Hill Christian set a team record by scoring 410 points. That tops the previous mark of 351 points set in 2008.

* D.A.R. set a team record by scoring 524 points. That tops the previous mark of 392 points set in 2015.

* Falkville set a team record by scoring 558 points. That tops the previous mark of 427 points set in 2015.

* Headland set a team record by scoring 400 points. That tops the previous mark of 288 points set in 1988.

* Highland Home set a team record by scoring 489 points. That tops the previous mark of 465 points set in 2007.

* Hokes Bluff set a team record by scoring 429 points. That tops the previous mark of 416 points set in 2001.

* Holy Spirit set a team record by scoring 377 points. That tops the previous mark of 363 points set in 2005.

* James Clemens set a team record by scoring 432 points. That tops the previous mark of 386 points set in 2015.

* Mars Hill set a team record by scoring 579 points. That tops the previous mark of 343 points set in 2017.

* Montevallo set a team record by scoring 435 points. That tops the previous mark of 408 points set in 1997.

* North Jackson set a team record by scoring 664 points. That tops the previous mark of 637 points set in 2010.

* North Sand Mountain set a team record by scoring 419 points. That tops the previous mark of 372 points set in 2012.

* Northside set a team record by scoring 403 points. That tops the previous mark of 390 points set in 2014.

* Pike Road set a team record by scoring 313 points. That tops the previous mark of 172 points set in 1928.

* Pleasant Valley set a team record by scoring 282 points. That tops the previous mark of 279 points set in 2007.

* Providence Christian set a team record by scoring 416 points. That tops the previous mark of 313 points set in 2007.

* St. John Paul II set a team record by scoring 401 points. That tops the previous mark of 152 points set in 2013.

* St. Michael set a team record by scoring 111 points. That tops the previous mark of 27 points set in 2017.

* Thorsby set a team record by scoring 394 points. That tops the previous mark of 354 points set in 2010.

* Waterloo set a team record by scoring 398 points. That tops the previous mark of 311 points set in 1976.

* Westminster Christian set a team record by scoring 464 points. That tops the previous mark of 394 points set in 2010.

* Woodville set a team record by scoring 271 points. That tops the previous mark of 266 points set in 2014.

Teams off to great starts in 2018
* Etowah last started a season 11-0 in 1999.
* Falkville has never started 11-0 in a season.
* Jacksonville has never started 11-0 in a season.
* Ohatchee last started a season 10-0 in 1976.
* South Lamar last started a season 11-0 in 1994.
* Westminster Christian has never started 10-0 in a season.

Teams off to good starts in 2018
* Abbeville last started a season 10-1 in 1994.
* Cottage Hill Christian has never started 10-1 in a season.
* Headland last started a season 10-1 in 1988.
* Highland Home last started a season 10-1 in 2002.
* Hokes Bluff last started a season 10-1 in 1992.
* Jackson-Olin has never started 10-1 in a season.
* Marengo last started a season 10-1 in 1987.
* Mars Hill has never started 10-1 in a season.
* Providence Christian has never started 10-1 in a season.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

In 1970 Monroe Academy won the first championship in the A.I.S.A. by defeating Lowndes Academy 6-0.