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Tabernacle Torches |
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Head Coach: Keith Dabbs (twelveth season) Stadium: Moncrief Park Career Record: 11 seasons, (65-45) At Tabernacle: 11 seasons, (65-45) |
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Overall Record: 98-56 (64.0%) Last 25 years: 98-56 (64.0%) (Rank: 4 in the ) Since 2010: 49-17 (74.0%) (Rank: 3 in the ) Last Playoff Appearance: 2015 Last Region Championship: 2015 Last Winning Season: 2015 Last Losing Season: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 8 Man
Region: 2
Record: 10-1 Region Record: 6-0, (first) Playoff Record: Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 614 (55.8) Defense: 366 (33.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 8 Man
Region: 2
Strength of Schedule: 29-47 (38%) (24th in the , 14th in Class 8 Man) Region Strength: 19-27 (41%) Non-Region Strength: 10-20 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tabernacle completed the 2015 season with a 10-1 record. The Torches cruised through the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record going into the post season. Last year Tabernacle captured the region two title and a number one seed in the Class 8 Man playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. It was the first region championship for the Torches. Since 2010, Tabernacle has gone a combined 49-17. Their 74.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 8 Man over the past six seasons. Over the past 19 seasons, Tabernacle has managed to compile a record of 98-56. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 8 Man and 4th in the . Their last losing season was 2009. The Torches are led by head coach Keith Dabbs who is entering his twelveth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 65-45 over the past eleven seasons at Tabernacle. Under his direction the Torches have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have won one region crown with Coach Dabbs. Coach Dabbs led Tabernacle to a state championship in 2007. Coach Dabbs' overall record as a head football coach in eleven season stands at 65-45 (59.1%). The Tabernacle Torches will play in Class 8 Man region two during the 2016 season. The Torches enter the 2016 season riding a 13 game regular season winning streak. Tabernacle has won 8 consecutive region games. The Torches open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Opp on Friday, August 26 at Moncrief Park. Last year the Opp Bobcats finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in third place in Class 3A region one. The Bobcats lost in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs to Gordo by a score of 33-14. This will be the first meeting between Tabernacle and Opp on the football field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homewood defeated Benjamin Russell in five overtimes during the Class 5A Super Six state championship game in 2000.
Homewood defeated Benjamin Russell in five overtimes during the Class 5A Super Six state championship game in 2000.