Percy Julian Phoenix
Head Coach: Vacant (first season) Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0) At Percy Julian: First season Stadium: Cramton Bowl 2026 Enrollment:  984 Rank:  38th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 5A

History

Overall Record:   473-291-8   (62.0%) Last 25 years:   101-161   (38.0%)  (Rank: 295th in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 5A) Since 2010:   73-94  (43.7%)  (Rank: 255th in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 5A) Last Playoff Appearance:   2024 Last Region Championship:   2000 Last Winning Season:   2024 Last Losing Season:   2025

2025

Class:  6A              Region:   2 Record:  3-7 Region Record:   2-4, (sixth) Playoff Record:   Did not qualify. Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked Scoring:  158 (15.8) Defense:  306 (30.6)

2026

Class: 5A              Region:   2 Strength of Schedule: 58-52 (53%) (151st in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 5A) Region Strength:  49-31 (61%) Non-Region Strength:  9-21 (30%)

2025 Results   8/22   @ Paul Bryant  (6A)   23-2   W    8/29   vs. Carver Montgomery  (7A)   6-39   L    9/4   @ Stanhope Elmore  (6A)  *  0-40   L    9/12   @ Russell County  (6A)  *  22-56   L    9/18   vs. Pike Road  (6A)  *  0-43   L    9/26   @ J.A.G.  (7A)   27-34   L    10/3   vs. Rehobeth  (6A)  *  33-6   W    10/9   vs. Wetumpka  (6A)  *  20-34   L    10/17    OPEN    10/24   @ Park Crossing  (6A)  *  14-7   W    10/30   vs. Benjamin Russell  (6A)   13-45   L

2026 Schedule   8/21   @ Carver Montgomery  (6A)         8/27   vs. Smiths Station  (6A)         9/4   @ Pike Road  (5A)  *        9/11   @ Rehobeth  (5A)  *        9/18   @ Wetumpka  (5A)  *        9/25    OPEN    10/2   vs. Park Crossing  (5A)  *        10/9   vs. Stanhope Elmore  (5A)  *        10/16   vs. Russell County  (5A)  *        10/23   vs. Benjamin Russell  (5A)  *        10/30   @ Blount  (5A)

Class  5A Region  2 Team 2025 Record Region Scoring                             Benjamin Russell (6A) 12-2 6-0 501-248 Pike Road (6A) 10-3 6-0 468-153 Russell County (6A) 10-2 5-1 427-267 Stanhope Elmore (6A) 7-4 4-2 317-266 Wetumpka (6A) 6-5 3-3 329-286 Rehobeth (6A) 4-6 1-5 198-333 Percy Julian (6A) 3-7 2-4 158-306 Park Crossing (6A) 0-9 0-6 50-273

2026 Preview

Percy Julian finished the 2025 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Percy Julian finished sixth in Class 6A region two with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.        Percy Julian was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Phoenix want to be competitive. They only averaged 15.8 points a game.        Since 2010, Percy Julian has gone a combined 73-94. Their 43.7% winning percentage ranks 43rd in Class 5A over the past sixteen seasons.        Over the past 25 seasons, Percy Julian has managed to compile a record of 101-161. Their 38.0% winning percentage ranks 49th in Class 5A and 295th in the AHSAA. Coaching Change:      Kenneth White  leaves Percy Julian with a couple of seasons under his belt. The Phoenix finished 8-12 in those two seasons with one playoff loss. 2026 Head Coach:     Fred Farrier  served as the head coach at Hazel Green the past season and a half. He will make the move south in 2026 as the head coach at Percy Julian in Montgomery. Season Outlook:        The Percy Julian Phoenix will play in Class 5A region two during the 2026 season.               The Phoenix hope to turn things around at the Montgomery school with a coaching change. It's been a long time since Coach Spence McCracken left for Opelika following the 1994 football season. Since that time the once proud football program has struggled for consistency on the field.        Over the past twenty-five seasons they have qualified for the playoffs in back-to-back seasons only two times. Ten head coaching changes has done little to create any stability in the program.        Earnest Shuford completed 75 of 158 passes for 922 yards and 10 TDs and will return for his Junior season.     The Phoenix will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region two this season.

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Season Opener:
       The Phoenix open the 2026 season on the road against non-region opponent Carver Montgomery on Thursday, August 20 at Cramton Bowl. Last year the Carver Montgomery Wolverines finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in fourth place in Class 7A region two. The Wolverines lost in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs to Thompson by a score of 31-7.

       Percy Julian and Carver Montgomery have met a total of 62 times on the football field. The Phoenix have a 36-26-0 record against the Wolverines. They last met in 2025 with Carver Montgomery winning by a score of 39-6.