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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Handley Football Team History


Handley Tigers
Handley High School

P.O. Box 1393 Roanoke, AL 36274
Stadium: Wright Field
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Larry Strain
Region: 4A-R3
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1921  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2025
2016 Season Highlights
 Larry Strain enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Handley.
 The Tigers won the Class 4A Region 3 Championship.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 19  OPEN 
 Fri., Aug. 26  vs. Callaway GA    28   42   L       
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Tallassee   *  12   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. Elmore County   *  47   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ Leeds   *  14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Lanett    43   31   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Childersburg   *  42   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Munford   *  24   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Dadeville   *  50   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Holtville   *  47   34   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Central Clay County    50   29   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. West Blocton    49   7   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ UMS-Wright    20   14   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Thomasville    36   18   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Andalusia    19   0   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Thu., Dec. 1   Madison Academy    30   7   W    Auburn   Championship Game 
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored511
  Scoring Average34.1
  Points Allowed271
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record103-63
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record7-1
2016 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/11/20168 9(5-2)45 ASWA
10/18/20169 7(6-2)77 ASWA
10/25/201610 6(7-2)126 ASWA
11/1/2016Final 5(8-2)164 ASWA
  
2016 Class 4A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Handley 13-25112715-0154466-1236123  Larry Strain
Tallassee 9-43912922-178915-2235146  Mike Battles Jr.
Leeds 8-43552431-119525-2268137  Lee Gibson
Munford 6-53382460-134415-2254159  William F. Smith
Dadeville 5-53413093-4234234  Richard White
Elmore County 4-62383522-5183283  Norman Dean
Childersburg 3-72494442-5154275  Jonathan Beverly
Holtville 1-91864370-7114321  Hunter Adams

2016 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Jay Brown OLB Sr.5-10193 All-Star Game  
 Josh Hatcher LB Sr.6-0190 All-Star Game  

2016 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bart BoydOL Sr. 6-1223 1st  ASWA
 Darius JoinerDB Sr. 6-2185 1st  ASWA
 Hudson BurnsK Sr. 5-10155 2nd  ASWA
 Rhett FetnerQB Sr. 6-3200 2nd  ASWA
 Spanky WattsRB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Trae DrakeLB Sr. 6-0225 2nd  ASWA



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