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Walter Wellborn Panthers

Head Coach: Jeff Smith (ninth season)
Stadium: The Hill
Career Record: 20 seasons, (131-89)
At Walter Wellborn: 8 seasons, (55-34)
2017 Enrollment:  291
Rank:  215th in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   359-260-13   (58.0%)
Last 25 years:   127-138   (48.0%)  (Rank: 219th in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   51-27  (65.0%)  (Rank: 80th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   1995
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2009

 2016 
Class:  3A              Region:   5
Record:  5-4
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  228 (25.3)
Defense:  198 (22.0)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Jordan Montgomery,   ATH  [Samford]

 2017 
Class: 3A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 66-51 (56%) (56th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  51-24 (68%)
Non-Region Strength:  15-27 (36%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Saks  (4A)   26-21   W  
 9/2  @ Pleasant Valley  (3A)  *  42-7   W  
 9/9  vs. Weaver  (3A)  *  6-27   L  
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  vs. Talladega  (5A)   14-6   W  
 9/30  @ Ohatchee  (3A)  *  0-21   L  
 10/7  vs. Piedmont  (3A)  *  16-47   L  
 10/14  vs. Glencoe  (3A)  *  35-28   W  
 10/21  @ Randolph County  (3A)  *  27-28   L (OT) 
 10/27  vs. White Plains  (4A)   62-13   W  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. North Jackson  (4A)       
 9/1  vs. Saks  (4A)       
 9/8  vs. Pleasant Valley  (3A)  *      
 9/15  @ Weaver  (3A)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  @ Talladega  (5A)       
 10/6  vs. Ohatchee  (3A)  *      
 10/13  @ Piedmont  (3A)  *      
 10/20  @ Glencoe  (3A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Randolph County  (3A)  *      
 11/2  @ White Plains  (4A)       


Class  3A Region  5
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Glencoe (3A) 3-7178-238
Ohatchee (3A) 12-2589-263
Piedmont (3A) 15-0622-277
Pleasant Valley (3A) 2-8175-330
Randolph County (3A) 10-3366-255
Walter Wellborn (3A) 5-4228-198
Weaver (3A) 9-4444-291

 2017 Preview 


       Walter Wellborn completed the 2016 season with a 5-4 record. Last year Walter Wellborn just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 3A region five with a 2-4 region record.

       Since 2010, Walter Wellborn has gone a combined 51-27. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 14th in Class 3A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Walter Wellborn has managed to compile a record of 127-138. Their 48.0% winning percentage ranks 33rd in Class 3A and 219th in the AHSAA. Their last losing season was 2009.

       The Panthers are led by head coach Jeff Smith who is entering his ninth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 55-34 over the past eight seasons at Walter Wellborn. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Smith.

       Coach Smith's overall record as a head football coach in twenty season stands at 131-89 (59.5%). His 131 wins rank 36th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Smith's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of fourteen times and won one region championship.

       The Walter Wellborn Panthers will play in Class 3A region five during the 2017 season.

       Region five will be one of the most competitive regions in any classification this season. With a little luck and some improvement, the Panthers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region five this season. Walter Wellborn came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year.

      

       The Panthers open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent North Jackson on Thursday, August 24 at The Hill. Last year the North Jackson Chiefs finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in second place in Class 4A region seven. The Chiefs lost in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs to Hokes Bluff by a score of 24-14.

       This will be the second meeting between Walter Wellborn and North Jackson on the football field. The Panthers have a 0-1-0 record against the Chiefs. They last met in with

  


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