ACA Patriots

The American Christian Academy Patriots have advanced to the second round of the playoffs via a 41-12 domination of the Williamson Lions.

American Christian Academy defeated Dallas County 62-28 at ACA on Friday night.

The American Christian Academy Patriots destroyed the Wilcox Central Jaguars 41-0 on Friday night in Tuscaloosa at ACA.

As usual for the Patriots, the offensive star was junior quarterback Sawyer Deerman, who is listed at 5-10, 165 but plays much bigger. Deerman threw two touchdown passes and scored two more on the ground to help put the Choctaws away.

The American Christian Academy Patriots (now 2-1) defeated the Montevallo Bulldogs (now 2-1) 41-10 at ACA on Friday night.

The ACA Patriots earned their first win of the 2021 season, beating the Greensboro Raiders 34-20

Week 2 still doesn’t feature any region matchups, but several hyper-local showdowns will determine bragging rights for the rest of the season.

American Christian Academy head football coach Chris Smelley has resigned his position according to ACA Athletic Director Rob Cain and our own Gary Harris. Smelley's resignation comes just three weeks before the Patriots are set to open their 2021 season.

After taking down the American Christian Patriots (13-1, 7-0) 34-13, the Handley Tigers (11-1, 6-0) have punched a ticket to the 4A State Championship game in Bryant-Denny Stadium next week.

After a devastating loss to end a Cinderella season, the Northside Rams have been eliminated from playoff contention. Still, Gordo, ACA, and Pickens County all won and advanced to the semifinals of the AHSAA playoffs. With the turf fields of Bryant-Denny Stadium looking green as ever, it is crunch time for the three teams if they want to catch the elusive “blue map.”