Gex Billups has been named the head football coach and Cassidy Murphy has been named the athletic director of Escambia Academy athletics.
Gex Billups has been named the head football coach and Cassidy Murphy has been named the athletic director of Escambia Academy athletics.
The Cougars will be back to participate in Class AA, where we have spent the majority of our lifespan as a school. We are excited because we get to compete against our old friends from Grove Hill (Clarke Prep) and Jackson Academy.
2016 season Escambia finished with 8-5 record, losing to Autauga Academy in the AISA AA Championship game on November 18th 2016.
2015 season Escambia finished with a 7-5 record, astonishing all 5 teams made it to at least the AISA semi-finals. We had a finalists for Player of the year and had several all state players. We also had 4 all-stars play in the East-West all-star game. The 2015 senior class finished with the most wins in school history over their high school careers (28-9).
2014 season Escambia Academy won the AISA Class AAA state championship on November 21st 2014 with a 35-28 defeat of Bessemer Academy at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, AL. It was the first football state championship ever for the school just outside Atmore — in fact, it was the first final game appearance ever for the Cougars.
Coaching Staff (2017-2018 Varsity Team)
Hugh Fountain (Head Coach)
John Gartman (Defensive Coordinator)
Marty Long
JP Sawyer
Marquino Siler
Joey Quimby
John Fields
Tyler Covin
Escambia Academy offers Varsity, Junior Varsity, Pee Wee and Termite Football.
Termite & Pee Wee starting in 2nd grade EA students can play on our Termite & Pee Wee teams.
Visit the Alabama High School Football Historical Society to see complete history of our football program.
Coaches- Robert Stanley and Nick Bowen
Back Row- Reed Krause, Carson Barrett, Aiden Owens, Luke Bell, Charlie Sasser, Blake Hardy, Samuel Reid, PJ Cook and and Robert Stanley
Front Row- Water Boy Colton Stanley, Grant Sasser, Jett Tilery, YaDarius McNeal, Nicholas Bowen, Will Strawbridge and Danny Doerr
Back Row- Coach John Fields, George Cieutat, JaceDaniels, Patrick McGhee, Jabe Dave, Coach Cale Thompson
Middle Row- Bryant Quimby, Brandon Gulsby, Jonah Tillery, Troy Fountain, Tyler Newton
Front Row- Brice McCullough, Zack Daniels, Jackson Dortch, Sam Fields, Jacten Newton, Trayce Sells
Coaches- Nick Bowen, Robert Stanley and James Lee
Back Row- Luke Bell, Charlie Sasser, Sam Thompson, Blake Hardy and Grant Lambert
Middle Row- Jacob Reid, Carson Barrett , Cade Leachman, Tyler McGhee, Samuel Reid, Robert Stanley, and Judson Lee
Front Row- Alex Cieutat, Danny Doerr, Nick Bowen, Chap Thompson, Grant Sasser and Will Strawbridge
Our 2017-2018 Varsity Football Roster
Number | First Name | Last Name | Ht. | Wt. | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shannon | Wheat Jr. | 5'10" | 165 | 11 |
2 | Chase | Bell | 5'5" | 130 | 11 |
7 | Tyrese | Smith | 6'0" | 180 | 11 |
8 | Patrick | McGee | 6'0" | 195 | 12 |
9 | Kameron | Bowens | 6'1" | 180 | 12 |
11 | Jabe | Dawe | 5'10" | 185 | 12 |
12 | Sam | Fields | 5'5" | 125 | 9 |
16 | Zach | Daniels | 5'9" | 135 | 9 |
22 | Daughtry | McGhee | 10 | ||
25 | Brandon | Gulsby | 5'6" | 132 | 12 |
28 | Byrant | Quimby | 6' | 175 | 11 |
35 | Jason | Davis | 5'10" | 208 | 11 |
51 | George | Cieutat | 6'1" | 175 | 12 |
52 | Jaylon | Bradley | 5'10" | 297 | 11 |
54 | Nolan | Linam | 6'1" | 270 | 12 |
57 | Troy | Fountain | 5'9" | 270 | 10 |
60 | Jonah | Tillery | 5'8" | 175 | 12 |
68 | Tyler | Newton | 5'9" | 280 | 11 |
75 | Hunter | Smith | 6' | 180 | 9 |
84 | Brice | McCullough | 5'5" | 120 | 9 |
72 | Brady | Howell | 9 |