Alabama and Georgia. Southern Prep currently has both a Varsity and Junior Varsity team. At home games, a cannon is fired for each touchdown scored by the Rangers, as well as the opening kick-off. Southern Prep Academy had its best season in 1966 under Coach J.D. Gooden going 8-1. However, in 2019, Coach Roland Bell led the Rangers to an 8-4 record which included winning the NHSA 8-Man Division II National Championship. Presently, the Academy fields two teams - at the varsity (Senior School) level and one at the Junior Varsity (Junior School) level. The varsity teams are composed of student-athletes in grades 9-12; the Junior Varsity program is designed for student-athletes in grades 6–8. All teams play a full interscholastic schedule. The varsity teams play a competitive 8–12 game schedule, with games beginning in mid-August and ending in mid-November. The Junior Varsity team plays a 10–12 game schedule. Basketball Basketball practice begins in mid-to-late October and is open to all interested students. Typically, 40 young men participate in one of the Academy's two teams as players, managers, and scorekeepers. The basketball program affords a great opportunity for participation at each athlete's level of playing ability. In the last five years, LWMA basketball players have received scholarship offers from such institutions as Atlanta Christian College and Montreat College in North Carolina. Soccer Southern Prep has a great tradition in soccer, dating back many years. It was one of the first two high schools in the State of Alabama to field an interscholastic soccer team. In recent history, Southern Prep was crowned as state champions in 2010 (AISA) with a 12-1-0 record and Area Champs in 2009. All home soccer games have been broadcast live on the Academy's website by the Multimedia Club since 2011. Baseball Baseball has been a Varsity sport at the Academy since the Spring of 2010. A new on-campus baseball field was scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the 2014 baseball season. Southern Prep competes as a Class AAA member of the Alabama Independent School Association. Cross Country Southern Prep has a very strong Varsity and Junior Varsity cross country team. Southern Prep participates in the AISA league. Members practice on 1 mile, 3k, and 5k trails on campus. Cadet Formations The Cadet Corps will fall into formations between important times of the day. Such as between school and mess, before parades, and