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Town eats, sleeps, breathes football; youth teams develop kids with HS play in mind

By Jamie Newberg
ESPN Recruiting

You are one of the top teams in all of high school football. Some believe you're the best program. You have multiple state championships. You are envied among your peers.

This best describes Prattville High School in Alabama. The Lions have won four state titles and a few years back finished as the No. 2 team in the country. This season, some polls list Prattville as the top team in the nation. The POWERADE Fab 50 ESPNHS Football Team Rankings have them at No. 13. And at noon Saturday on ESPN, Prattville will face a serious test against what many feel is the top program from the Sunshine State -- Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas, ranked No. 4 in the Fab 50.

Prattville is coming off an uncharacteristic 8-4 2010 season, and they are a hungry bunch of Lions.

"Everybody was a little disappointed after dropping four games last season," Prattville head coach Jamey DuBose said. "It's the most loses since I have been here. In this town people equate Prattville football to Alabama or Auburn. That's how things are. This is a special place."

What makes Prattville special? Like many small towns around the nation, football is more than just a game. It is a city's pride and joy.

"A Friday night game around here, the town shuts down," DuBose said. "Our style of football is fast and physical, and our fans love their football. It's like the Steelers or Browns fans. They love their winning, too."

[Jamos]

Prattville must be where everyone moved to when they left Montgomery. 

[2Stater]

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Town eats, sleeps, breathes football; youth teams develop kids with HS play in mind

By Jamie Newberg
ESPN Recruiting

You are one of the top teams in all of high school football. Some believe you're the best program. You have multiple state championships. You are envied among your peers.

This best describes Prattville High School in Alabama. The Lions have won four state titles and a few years back finished as the No. 2 team in the country. This season, some polls list Prattville as the top team in the nation. The POWERADE Fab 50 ESPNHS Football Team Rankings have them at No. 13. And at noon Saturday on ESPN, Prattville will face a serious test against what many feel is the top program from the Sunshine State -- Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas, ranked No. 4 in the Fab 50.

Prattville is coming off an uncharacteristic 8-4 2010 season, and they are a hungry bunch of Lions.

"Everybody was a little disappointed after dropping four games last season," Prattville head coach Jamey DuBose said. "It's the most loses since I have been here. In this town people equate Prattville football to Alabama or Auburn. That's how things are. This is a special place."

What makes Prattville special? Like many small towns around the nation, football is more than just a game. It is a city's pride and joy.

"A Friday night game around here, the town shuts down," DuBose said. "Our style of football is fast and physical, and our fans love their football. It's like the Steelers or Browns fans. They love their winning, too."

I have a BIL that has lived there for years. It's been that way for a long time.

[cbbama99]

They have an amazing football program there. I have always gotten annoyed because as far as I know my alma mater (Tuscaloosa County High) has never beaten Prattville (as matter of fact, I don't think it has been even close on a few occasions).

[Jamos]

They have an amazing football program there. I have always gotten annoyed because as far as I know my alma mater (Tuscaloosa County High) has never beaten Prattville (as matter of fact, I don't think it has been even close on a few occasions).

What year did you graduate from County High?

[cbbama99]

1993

[Jamos]

1993

County High is a good school, my kids graduated from there 1985,1987, and 1989.

[cbbama99]

1993

County High is a good school, my kids graduated from there 1985,1987, and 1989.

Yeah it is. Most of my dad's side of the family went there. I was hoping that my son might go there, but chances are jobs will not take me back to live in Northport. I try my best to keep up with the football team.

[ricky023]

Well Prattville is good but back in the Mid 60's to the early 70's Ranburne High was a 1A school but was knkown for beating team out of class. Prattville of course we have to give them their Due they are good every year. RTR!

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