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Spring Garden Panthers

Head Coach: Jason Howard (thirteenth season)
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Career Record: 14 seasons, (71-80)
At Spring Garden: 12 seasons, (66-65)
2017 Enrollment:  141
Rank:  339th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   136-306-2   (31.0%)
Last 25 years:   97-155   (38.0%)  (Rank: 299th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   42-35  (54.0%)  (Rank: 162nd in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2013

 2016 
Class:  1A              Region:   6
Record:  10-2    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Addison by a score of 42-26.
Final ASWA Poll:   6th
Scoring:  526 (43.8)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  184 (15.3)


 2017 
Class: 1A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 31-70 (31%) (384th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  24-37 (39%)
Non-Region Strength:  7-33 (18%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Beulah  (3A)   47-12   W  
 9/2  vs. Gaylesville  (1A)  *  40-0   W  
 9/9  vs. Woodville  (1A)  *  60-0   W  
 9/16  @ Valley Head  (1A)  *  52-6   W  
 9/23  @ Donoho  (1A)   45-23   W  
 9/30  vs. Coosa Christian  (1A)  *  56-19   W  
 10/7  @ Jacksonville Christian  (1A)  *  55-12   W  
 10/14  vs. Holy Spirit  (1A)   45-0   W  
 10/21  @ Cedar Bluff  (1A)  *  24-29   L  
 10/28  vs. Pleasant Valley  (3A)   36-27   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. South Lamar    40-14   W  
 11/11  @ Addison    26-42   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Beulah  (3A)       
 9/8  @ Gaylesville  (1A)  *      
 9/15  @ Woodville  (1A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Valley Head  (1A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Donoho  (1A)       
 10/6  @ Coosa Christian  (1A)  *      
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  @ Holy Spirit  (1A)       
 10/27  vs. Cedar Bluff  (1A)  *      
 11/3  @ Pleasant Valley  (3A)       
 11/10  vs. Phillips Bear Creek        
 11/17  @ Pickens County        


Class  1A Region  6
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Cedar Bluff (1A) 8-4370-268
Coosa Christian (1A) 3-8150-350
Gaylesville (1A) 3-7188-283
Jacksonville Christian (1A) 3-6199-270
Spring Garden (1A) 10-2526-184
Valley Head (1A) 2-6102-203
Woodville (1A) 5-6222-311

 2017 Preview 


       Spring Garden completed the 2016 season with a 10-2 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 1A region six, the Panthers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Spring Garden reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Addison by a score of 42-26.

       No team at Spring Garden ever won more games in a season than the ten victories last year. The 526 points scored by the Panthers last year were a team record in a single season.

       The high-scoring Spring Garden offense ranked 11th in the AHSAA. They averaged 43.8 points a game.

       Since 2010, Spring Garden has gone a combined 42-35. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 1A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Spring Garden has managed to compile a record of 97-155. Their 38.0% winning percentage ranks 41st in Class 1A and 299th in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers are led by head coach Jason Howard who is entering his thirteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 66-65 over the past twelve seasons at Spring Garden. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Howard.

       Coach Howard's overall record as a head football coach in fourteen season stands at 71-80 (47.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Howard's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times .

       The Spring Garden Panthers will play in Class 1A region six during the 2017 season.

       Spring Garden enters the 2017 season with a string of 11 consecutive wins on their home field at Panther Stadium.

       The Panthers should be in contention for a playoff spot in region six this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Panthers open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Beulah on Friday, September 1 at Bobcat Stadium. Last year the Beulah Bobcats finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in sixth place in Class 3A region three. The Bobcats closed out the regular season with a loss to Holtville by a score of 41-39.

       Spring Garden and Beulah have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 1-1-0 record against the Bobcats. They last met in 2016 with Spring Garden winning by a score of 47-12.

       Spring Garden returns 1A All-State Junior defensive lineman PJay Smith. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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