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2017 Team Previews 

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Park Crossing Thunderbirds

Head Coach: Angelo Wheeler (first season)
Stadium: Cramton Bowl
Career Record: 3 seasons, (5-25)
At Park Crossing: First season
2018 Enrollment:  982
Rank:  41st in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   38-9   (81.0%)
Last 25 years:   38-9   (81.0%)  (Rank: 3rd in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   38-9  (81.0%)  (Rank: 13th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   Never

 2017 
Class:  6A              Region:   2
Record:  10-2
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Opelika by a score of 27-21.
Final ASWA Poll:   5th
Scoring:  472 (39.3)
Defense:  179 (14.9)


 2018 
Class: 6A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 65-47 (58%) (51st in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  32-34 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  33-13 (72%)

D1 Prospects
      Darius Hodges,  6-3,  240,  ILB
      Tacorey Turner,  6-2,  185,  S


 2017 Results 
 8/25  vs. Jeff Davis    53-20   W  
 9/1  @ Lee Montgomery    17-28   L  
 9/8  @ Stanhope Elmore  (6A)  *  38-14   W  
 9/15  vs. Northview  (6A)  *  47-9   W  
 9/22  @ Russell County  (6A)  *  35-0   W  
 9/29  vs. Gadsden City  (7A)   65-21   W  
 10/6  vs. Carver Montgomery  (6A)  *  39-14   W  
 10/13  @ Dothan  (6A)  *  58-14   W  
 10/20  @ Sidney Lanier  (6A)  *  34-19   W  
 10/27  @ Clay-Chalkville  (6A)   30-7   W  
 11/3   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Bessemer City    35-6   W  
 11/17  @ Opelika    21-27   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Lee Montgomery        
 8/31  @ Jeff Davis        
 9/7  vs. Dothan  (6A)  *      
 9/13  @ Northview  (6A)  *      
 9/21  @ Sidney Lanier  (6A)  *      
 9/28  @ Central Phenix City  (7A)       
 10/6  vs. Eufaula  (6A)  *      
 10/12   OPEN 
 10/18  vs. Russell County  (6A)  *      
 10/26  @ Carver Montgomery  (6A)  *      
 11/2  @ Auburn  (7A)       
 11/9  vs. Bessemer City        


Class  6A Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Carver Montgomery (6A) 5-7218-258
Dothan (6A) 2-8147-309
Eufaula (5A) 9-3410-263
Northview (6A) 3-7143-227
Park Crossing (6A) 10-2472-179
Russell County (6A) 3-7140-228
Sidney Lanier (6A) 10-2390-169

 2018 Preview 


       Park Crossing completed the 2017 season with a 10-2 record. Last year Park Crossing captured the region two title and a number one seed in the Class 6A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Park Crossing reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Opelika by a score of 27-21.

       The defense was very stingy last season as Park Crossing ranked 53rd in the AHSAA. The defense allowed only 14.9 points a game.

       Over the past two seasons the Thunderbirds have gone 23-3 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition.

       Park Crossing is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only four seasons. They have managed a record of 38-9 over the past four years.




       The Thunderbirds will be under the direction of new head football coach Angelo Wheeler as they enter the 2018 season.

       Coach Wheeler's overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 5-25 (16.7%).

       The Park Crossing Thunderbirds will play in Class 6A region two during the 2018 season.

       While most teams rebuild during the off season, Park Crossing has been a consistent winner the past few years and will simply reload this season. The Thunderbirds should be considered one of the favorites for the region two championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Thunderbirds open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Lee Montgomery on Friday, August 24 at Cramton Bowl. Last year the Lee Montgomery Generals finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in third place in Class 7A region two. The Generals lost in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs to Central Phenix City by a score of 42-14.

       Park Crossing and Lee Montgomery have met a total of 7 times on the football field. The Thunderbirds have a 1-6-0 record against the Generals. They last met in 2017 with Lee Montgomery winning by a score of 28-17.

       College prospects include: Darius Hodges (6-3, 240) inside linebacker, Tacorey Turner (6-2, 185) safety,

  


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