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Cleburne County Tigers

Head Coach: Joby Burns (fourth season)
Career Record: 3 seasons, (10-20)
At Cleburne County: 3 seasons, (10-20)
Stadium: L.E. Bell Field
2022 Enrollment:  338
Rank:  173rd in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   443-483-27   (48.0%)
Last 25 years:   158-121   (57.0%)  (Rank: 119th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   60-70  (46.2%)  (Rank: 218th in the AHSAA, 36th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2020

 2021 
Class:  4A              Region:   4
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  300 (30.0)
Defense:  262 (26.2)


 2022 
Class: 4A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 49-55 (47%) (271st in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  28-35 (44%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-20 (51%)

Players to Watch
      Dearion Prothro,  DL


 2021 Results 
 8/20  vs. Ohatchee  (3A)   43-28   W  
 8/27  vs. Beulah  (3A)   43-13   W  
 9/3  @ White Plains  (4A)  *  20-3   W  
 9/10  vs. Munford  (4A)  *  47-20   W  
 9/17  @ Handley  (4A)  *  7-26   L  
 9/24  @ Alexandria  (5A)   14-38   L  
 10/1   OPEN 
 10/8  vs. Jacksonville  (4A)  *  28-35   L  
 10/15  @ Cherokee County  (4A)  *  17-31   L  
 10/22  vs. Anniston  (4A)  *  26-62   L  
 10/29  vs. Randolph County  (2A)   55-6   W  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Mount Zion GA        
 8/26  vs. Northside  (4A)       
 9/2  vs. Talladega  (4A)  *      
 9/8  @ Moody  (5A)       
 9/16  @ Munford  (4A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Jacksonville  (4A)  *      
 10/7  @ White Plains  (4A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Handley  (4A)  *      
 10/21  @ Anniston  (4A)  *      
 10/28  vs. Walter Wellborn  (3A)       


Class  4A Region  4
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Anniston (4A) 5-5331-192
Cleburne County (4A) 5-5300-262
Handley (4A) 9-3396-206
Jacksonville (4A) 7-4360-292
Munford (4A) 3-7186-340
Talladega (5A) 1-9184-424
White Plains (4A) 3-7174-306

 2022 Preview 


       Cleburne County completed the 2021 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Cleburne County just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 4A region four with a 2-4 region record.

       The Tigers improved in 2021 with their first winning season since 2015. The Tigers won as many games as in any season since 2015.

       Since 2010, Cleburne County has gone a combined 60-70. Their 46.2% winning percentage ranks 36th in Class 4A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Cleburne County has managed to compile a record of 158-121. Their 57.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 4A and 119th in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers are led by head coach Joby Burns who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 10-20 over the past three seasons at Cleburne County. The Tigers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Burns.

       Coach Burns' overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 10-20 (33.3%).

       The Cleburne County Tigers will play in Class 4A region four during the 2022 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Tigers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region four this season. Cleburne County has failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2015 but hope to return to the post season this year.

       The Tigers open the 2022 season on the road against non-region opponent Mount Zion GA on Friday, August 19.

       Cleburne County and Mount Zion GA have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 2-2-0 record against Mount Zion GA. They last met in 1989 with Mount Zion GA winning by a score of 14-13.

       Cleburne County returns 4A All-State Senior defensive lineman Dearion Prothro. He was named to the first team last season. The Tigers also return Senior running back Devontae Cantrell. He was named to the honorable mention team.

  


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