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2024 Season Tidbits & Records

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   THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
AHSFHS.org Report
(Nov. 24, 2024)

Round Three of the 2024 Playoffs Tidbits & Records

The 7A Super 7 Championship game is set.  The 1A-6A classes play semi-final games this week. Here are a few tidbits from the third round.

   *   We will have all the usual things posted throughout the weekend and next week.  Be sure to catch the podcast and the previews of every upcoming semi-final game.

   *   The AISA teams have concluded their season with three championship games held in Montgomery last Thursday.  Chambers Academy won their second title in a row with a 45-12 win over Bessemer Academy.

   *   Lowndes Academy saw their 30 game winning streak come to an end against South Choctaw Academy.  Head coach Stacy Luker picked up his seventh state championship as his Rebels knocked off the Rebels of Lowndes Academy 14-7.

   *   Cornerstone Christian won the 8-Man football championship in the AISA with a convincing 52-12 victory over Macon-East Academy.  It was their second consecutive title.

   *   Undefeated teams are getting fewer as the weeks progress. Six undefeated teams lost over the weekend. The remaining undefeated teams:
       7A - None
       6A - Oxford (13-0), Saraland (12-0)
       5A - Catholic Montgomery (12-0)
       4A - West Morgan (13-0)
       3A - Piedmont (13-0)
       2A - Highland Home (13-0)
       1A - Wadley (11-0)
       AISA - South Choctaw Academy (13-0)
  
   *   We had some great games played Friday night and will have a bunch of great matchups this week.  Here are some notes from last week.

   *  There were several major upsets this week.  The biggest was Piedmont defeating Fyffe  after entering the game as a 7 point underdog according to the AHSFHS Power Ratings.
  
   *   The 7A Super 7 teams are set as Thompson took care of Enterprise 31-7 and Central Phenix City knocked out Hoover 17-7. This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools all coming in a championship game. Central defeated Thompson 21-19 last year.  This will be Thompson's seventh straight appearance in the title game.
  
   *   In 6A Oxford knocked off Ft. Payne 28-26 for their tenth win over a playoff team this season. Quite remarkable.
  
   *   Some teams we expected to be around in December keep winning.  Jackson took care of Tallassee 41-10, Cherokee County beat Brooks 21-14, Saraland easily defeated Spain Park 45-19, Parker beat Muscle Shoals 35-10, Catholic got past Central Clay County 21-9, Moody rolled Ramsay 49-7 and Reeltown beat Cottonwood 42-20.
  
   *   A few teams are here who were not on anyone's radar in August advanced to the semifinals.  Southside Selma came back to defeat Bayside Academy 26-24 and Sulligent upset Winston County 38-12.
  
   *   Teams reaching the semifinals who have never played in the fourth round previously include:  Moody, Southside Selma and St. Michael.
  
   *   Including those two schools, teams who have never won a semifinal game:  Houston Academy, Parker, West Morgan and Highland Home.

   *   Moody is the only team who has never hosted a semifinal game but will this week.
  
   *   Teams with great home records in the semifinals who will be hosting a playoff game this week: Cherokee County (4-0), Reeltown (5-2) and Mars Hill (2-0).
  
   *   Here are a few teams with semifinal game experience with their record in this round: Cherokee County 6-1, Reeltown 10-4, Vigor 7-4, Leeds 5-1, Elba 7-1, Piedmont 7-4 and Maplesville 6-13.

   *   The best semifinal matchups I would most like to see; Oxford (13-0) at Parker (12-1), Vigor (12-1) at Catholic Montgomery (12-0), West Morgan (13-0) at Cherokee County (12-1) and Piedmont (13-0) at Mars Hill (12-1).
  
   *   The current longest winning streak among the AHSAA schools now belongs to Catholic Montgomery with a string of 27 straight victories.  The Knights took care of Central Clay County 21-9.  Lowndes Academy in the AISA had their 30 game streak broken in the AISA Championship game loss.

   *   Columbia now holds onto the longest losing streak at 91 straight contests.  They now hold the all-time record for consecutive losses.

   *   The Saraland Spartans, ranked #1 in 6A, are rolling along with 33 consecutive home wins.  The Spartans defeated Spain Park 45-19 last week.  They will not have another game on their home turf until next season.

   *   Catholic Montgomery also holds onto the longest road winning streak having won 28 consecutive road games. The Knights will not play another game on the road until 2025.  The neutral site Super 7 games do not count as road contests if they are able to get to Birmingham.

   *   The Sulligent Blue Devils also made history this week by winning the 500th game in school history.

Team approaching the 700 win club
  698  -  Thomasville  (698-351-49)

Team approaching the 650 win club
   

Team approaching the 600 win club  
  599  -  Fort Payne  (599-411-30)
  599  -  Addison  (599-309-13)
  598  -  Prattville  (598-421-27) 
  593  -  Foley  (593-366-27)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  497 -  Thompson  (497-391-14)
  496  -  Pike County  (496-398-18)

Coaches approaching the 200 win club
  196  -  Johnny Wright (Sheffield)  (149-100)
  191  -  Keith Etheredge (Auburn)  (191-61)
  191  -  Jere Adcock (Whitesburg Christian)  (191-126)

Coaches approaching the 150 win club
  149  -  Danny Raines (Berry Fayette)  (149-100)
  148  -  Smitty Grider (Benjamin Russell)  (148-76)
  144  -  Brian Seymore (Trinity)  (144-72)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  95  -  Bryan Moore (Opelika)  (95-24)
  94  -  Norman Dean (Prattville Christian)  (94-87)
  93  -  Lance Tucker (Demopolis)  (93-48)
  91  -  Ben Berguson (Homewood)  (91-52)
  91  -  George Bates (Center Point)  (91-60)


Teams with current school record winning streaks

 * Catholic Montgomery has won a team record 27 consecutive games since 8/25/2023.
 * Cornerstone Christian has won a team record 14 consecutive games since 11/9/2023.
 * Highland Home has won a team record 13 consecutive games since 8/23/2024.
 * Southside Selma has won a team record 11 consecutive games since 9/13/2024.
 * Moody has won a team record 10 consecutive games since 9/6/2024.

Teams with current school record losing streaks

 * Columbia has lost a team record 91 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
 * A.L. Johnson has lost a team record 48 consecutive games since 10/19/2018.
 * J.F. Shields has lost a team record 32 consecutive games since 10/15/2021.
 * Albertville has lost a team record 28 consecutive games since 9/2/2022.
 * Crossville has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 8/21/2021.
 * Snook Christian has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 10/28/2022.
 * Wilson has lost a team record 18 consecutive games since 9/8/2023.
 * Ider has lost a team record 17 consecutive games since 9/15/2023.
 * Lincoln has lost a team record 14 consecutive games since 10/13/2023.
 * Hooper Academy has lost a team record 13 consecutive games since 10/13/2023.
 * Belgreen has lost a team record 4 consecutive games since 9/20/2024.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

 * Baker set a team record with a 9-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 2014.

 * Berry Fayette set a team record with a 11-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 11-2-0 in 2020.

 * Corner set a team record with a 11-2 record. That tops the previous mark of 10-2-0 in 2023.

 * Cornerstone Christian set a team record with a 12-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 11-1-0 in 2023.

 * Highland Home set a team record with a 13-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 12-2-0 in 2022.

 * Houston Academy set a team record with a 12-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 12-1-0 in 2006.

 * Moody set a team record with a 10-2 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-3-0 in 2023.

 * Parker set a team record with a 12-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 12-2-0 in 2023.

 * Pleasant Valley set a team record with a 8-3 record. That ties the previous mark of 8-3-0 in 1984.

 * Sipsey Valley set a team record with a 6-5 record. That ties the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2023.

 * South Choctaw Academy set a team record with a 13-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 13-0-0 in 2007.

 * Southside Selma set a team record with a 11-2 record. That tops the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 2021.

 * St. Michael set a team record with a 12-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2023.

 * University Charter School set a team record with a 7-3 record. That tops the previous mark of 5-6-0 in 2023.

 * Valiant Cross Academy set a team record with a 4-5 record. That ties the previous mark of 4-7-0 in 2022.

 * West Morgan set a team record with a 13-0 record. That tops the previous mark of 12-1-0 in 2023.


Teams that set a record for most points scored in a season

 * Cottonwood set a team record by scoring 596 points. That tops the previous mark of 553 points set in 2010.

 * Evangel Christian Academy set a team record by scoring 504 points. That tops the previous mark of 367 points set in 2021.

 * Hackleburg set a team record by scoring 527 points. That tops the previous mark of 520 points set in 2009.

 * Highland Home set a team record by scoring 616 points. That tops the previous mark of 571 points set in 2018.

 * Houston Academy set a team record by scoring 549 points. That tops the previous mark of 497 points set in 2005.

 * Macon-East Academy set a team record by scoring 519 points. That tops the previous mark of 512 points set in 1999.

 * McKenzie set a team record by scoring 551 points. That tops the previous mark of 531 points set in 2002.

 * Oak Grove set a team record by scoring 366 points. That tops the previous mark of 331 points set in 1997.

 * Russell County set a team record by scoring 469 points. That tops the previous mark of 336 points set in 1998.

 * South Choctaw Academy set a team record by scoring 526 points. That tops the previous mark of 511 points set in 2006.

 * Southside Selma set a team record by scoring 525 points. That tops the previous mark of 438 points set in 2021.

 * Spain Park set a team record by scoring 476 points. That tops the previous mark of 413 points set in 2012.

 * Springwood set a team record by scoring 624 points. That tops the previous mark of 579 points set in 2011.

 * St. Michael set a team record by scoring 510 points. That tops the previous mark of 412 points set in 2023.

 * University Charter School set a team record by scoring 262 points. That tops the previous mark of 256 points set in 2023.

 * Valiant Cross Academy set a team record by scoring 200 points. That tops the previous mark of 179 points set in 2022.

 * Whitesburg Christian set a team record by scoring 293 points. That tops the previous mark of 267 points set in 2022.

 * Winston County set a team record by scoring 518 points. That tops the previous mark of 440 points set in 1987.



Teams off to great starts in 2024
 * Cornerstone Christian has never ended 12-0 in a season.
 * Highland Home has never started 13-0 in a season.
 * Oxford last started a season 13-0 in 1993.
 * South Choctaw Academy last ended a season 13-0 in 2007.
 * West Morgan has never started 13-0 in a season.




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.