The 2018 Super Seven begins on Wednesday. Here are a few tidbits
from this week's action.
* UMS-Wright has the longest winning streak in the AHSAA having posted
18 consecutive victories following a 24-3 win over Andalusia.
* The Volunteers of Monroe Academy have a string
of 40 consecutive home wins. Fyffe leads the AHSAA
schools with a 31 game home winning streak after defeating Aliceville 49-8.
* Hokes
Bluff and Randolph County have both won 12 consecutive road games. Chambers Academy leads the AISA schools with a 22
game road winning streak.
* Maplesville had scored
twenty or more points in 63 consecutive games before falling to Lanett by a
score of 16-8.
* The Fyffe Blue Devils continue to score each
and every game. They extend their
streak of consecutive games scoring to 248 games.
* Central Clay County, Flomaton and Mars
Hill won semi-final playoff games for the first time in their school's history.
* The above teams along with Linden and
Saraland have never won a playoff state championship. Thompson last won in 1982,
Central Phenix City (1993), Luverne (1997), Deshler (1999), Vigor (2008),
Piedmont (2016) and Fyffe (2016). UMS-Wright and Pinson Valley are seeking to
repeat as state champions.
* Piedmont is 3-0 in the state championship games.
UMS-Wright is 7-1.
Team approaching the 600 win club
599 - Guntersville (599-402-21)
595 - Sidney Lanier (595-409-39)
595 - Jasper (595-376-33)
Team approaching the 500 win club
493 - Haleyville (493-396-23)
492 - Hoover (492-172-7)
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) (98-41)
97 - David McKinney (Winfield) (97-43)
96 - Don Jacobs (Scottsboro) (96-49)
95 - Ryan Herring (Oxford) (95-52)
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.