Escambia County Blue Devils
Head Coach: Tommie Lewis Jr. (second season) Career Record: 1 season, (3-7) At Escambia County: one season, (3-7) Stadium: Hubert Barnes Field 2026 Enrollment:  284 Rank:  184th in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 3A

History

Overall Record:   534-495-33   (52.0%) Last 25 years:   79-175   (31.0%)  (Rank: 347th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 3A) Since 2010:   55-108  (33.7%)  (Rank: 313rd in the AHSAA, 48th in Class 3A) Last Playoff Appearance:   2010 Last Region Championship:   1993 Last Winning Season:   2023 Last Losing Season:   2025

2025

Class:  4A              Region:   1 Record:  3-7 Region Record:   1-5, (sixth) Playoff Record:   Did not qualify. Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked Scoring:  179 (17.9) Defense:  278 (27.8)

2026

Class: 3A              Region:   1 Strength of Schedule: 51-61 (46%) (288th in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 3A) Region Strength:  45-36 (56%) Non-Region Strength:  6-25 (19%)

2025 Results   8/22   vs. Wenonah  (5A)   0-19   L    8/29   @ Monroe County  (3A)   24-6   W    9/5   @ Jackson  (4A)  *  0-40   L    9/12   @ Mobile Christian  (4A)  *  18-29   L    9/19   vs. St. Michael  (4A)  *  14-56   L    9/26    OPEN    10/3   vs. Orange Beach  (4A)  *  22-29   L    10/10   vs. W.S. Neal  (4A)  *  6-51   L    10/17   @ Satsuma  (4A)  *  49-14   W    10/24   @ Greenville  (5A)   18-27   L    10/30   @ Hillcrest Evergreen  (3A)   28-7   W

2026 Schedule   8/21   @ Elberta  (5A)         8/28   @ Tarrant  (3A)         9/4   vs. Jackson  (3A)  *        9/11   @ Wilcox Central  (3A)  *        9/18   @ W.S. Neal  (3A)  *        9/25    OPEN    10/2   vs. Flomaton  (3A)  *        10/9   vs. T.R. Miller  (3A)  *        10/16   @ Excel  (3A)  *        10/23   vs. Opp  (3A)  *        10/30   @ Citronelle  (4A)

Class  3A Region  1 Team 2025 Record Region Scoring                             Jackson (4A) 13-2 5-1 571-173 Opp (4A) 9-2 6-1 359-219 T.R. Miller (3A) 6-5 4-2 215-211 W.S. Neal (4A) 9-4 4-2 432-244 Flomaton (3A) 6-5 3-3 211-200 Escambia County (4A) 3-7 1-5 179-278 Excel (3A) 2-8 0-6 109-308 Wilcox Central (3A) 0-10 0-7 106-494

2026 Preview

Escambia County finished the 2025 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Escambia County finished sixth in Class 4A region one with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.        The Blue Devils have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2010 season and would love to end that streak this year.        Escambia County was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Blue Devils want to be competitive. They only averaged 17.9 points a game.        Since 2010, Escambia County has gone a combined 55-108. Their 33.7% winning percentage ranks 48th in Class 3A over the past sixteen seasons.        Over the past 25 seasons, Escambia County has not won much with a record of 79-175. Their 31.0% winning percentage ranks 55th in Class 3A and 347th in the AHSAA. Head Coach:        The Blue Devils are led by head coach Tommie Lewis Jr. who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 3-7 record in his first season at Escambia County. The Blue Devils saw improvement from a 2-8 record the season before coach Lewis Jr. arrived. The Blue Devils have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Lewis Jr.. Season Outlook:        The Escambia County Blue Devils will play in Class 3A region one during the 2026 season.               Over the past twenty-five seasons in Atmore only one head coach has hung around longer than three seasons leading the Blue Devils. It's also been fifteen seasons since they last played in the post season.     The Blue Devils will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region one this season.

Players to Watch in 2026:
  Offense:  (5) - Trayquan Hartley, Braylen Palmer, Gabe Carter, John Barlow, Xavier Culliver

  Defense:  (5) - DeAndre Hooks, Brian Knott, Javeon Brown, Demarcus Munlyn, Lawrence Arnold Jr.

  Newcomers:  Justin Knight, Brian Knott, Jadon Cox, Christian Brown, Kemahri Grimes, Jacorey Dailey, Kaleb Taylor, John Barlow

The Coach had this to say:
      Our goal is to make the playoffs for the first time in 16 years this season.

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Season Opener:
       The Blue Devils open the 2026 season on the road against non-region opponent Elberta on Friday, August 21 at John T. Cobb Stadium. Last year the Elberta Warriors finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in eighth place in Class 5A region one. The Warriors closed out the regular season with a loss to Marbury by a score of 70-44.

       This will be the second meeting between Escambia County and Elberta on the football field. The Blue Devils have a 1-0-0 record against the Warriors. They last met in with