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Geneva Panthers

Head Coach: Les Sanders (eighth season)
Career Record: 12 seasons, (76-56)
At Geneva: 7 seasons, (36-36)
Stadium: Hugh Owen Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  290
Rank:  203rd in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   480-463-29   (51.0%)
Last 25 years:   161-108   (60.0%)  (Rank: 90th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   54-69  (43.9%)  (Rank: 234th in the AHSAA, 40th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2006
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2020

 2021 
Class:  4A              Region:   2
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   4-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Handley by a score of 42-6.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  285 (25.9)
Defense:  283 (25.7)


 2022 
Class: 4A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 64-52 (55%) (92nd in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  51-33 (61%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-19 (41%)



 2021 Results 
 8/20  vs. Opp  (3A)   0-1   #Lost  
 8/27  @ Slocomb  (3A)   14-7   W  
 9/3  @ B.T. Washington  (4A)  *  47-36   W  
 9/10  vs. Dale County  (4A)  *  42-47   L  
 9/17  @ Ashford  (4A)  *  40-6   W  
 9/24  vs. Geneva County  (2A)   28-27   W  
 10/1  @ Straughn  (4A)  *  34-21   W  
 10/8  @ Alabama Christian  (4A)  *  7-33   L  
 10/15  vs. Bullock County  (4A)  *  41-14   W  
 10/22  vs. St. James  (4A)  *  26-49   L  
 10/29   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Handley    6-42   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Headland  (5A)       
 8/26  @ Bozeman FL        
 9/2  @ Slocomb  (4A)  *      
 9/9  vs. B.T. Washington  (4A)  *      
 9/16  @ Catholic Montgomery  (4A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Geneva County  (2A)       
 9/30  @ Andalusia  (4A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Dale County  (4A)  *      
 10/14  @ Bullock County  (4A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Montgomery Academy  (4A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 


Class  4A Region  2
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Andalusia (5A) 9-5403-271
B.T. Washington (4A) 4-6228-279
Bullock County (4A) 2-7128-294
Catholic Montgomery (3A) 13-1636-43
Dale County (4A) 4-6296-299
Geneva (4A) 6-5285-283
Montgomery Academy (3A) 11-4437-288
Slocomb (3A) 8-4396-183

 2022 Preview 


       Geneva completed the 2021 season with a 6-5 record. With their 4-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 4A region two, the Panthers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Geneva's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Handley by a score of 42-6.

       Since 2010, Geneva has gone a combined 54-69. Their 43.9% winning percentage ranks 40th in Class 4A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Geneva has managed to compile a record of 161-108. Their 60.0% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 4A and 90th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers are led by head coach Les Sanders who is entering his eighth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 36-36 over the past seven seasons at Geneva. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Sanders.

       Coach Sanders' overall record as a head football coach in twelve season stands at 76-56 (57.6%). Over the course of his career, Coach Sanders' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times and won one region championship.

       The Geneva Panthers will play in Class 4A region two during the 2022 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Panthers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region two this season. Unfortunately, Geneva finds themselves in a very competitive region with other playoff quality teams. They may need to pull off an upset or two to have any shot at the postseason.

       The Panthers open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Headland on Friday, August 19 at Hugh Owen Stadium. Last year the Headland Rams finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in seventh place in Class 5A region two.

       Geneva and Headland have met a total of 31 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 21-10-0 record against the Rams. They last met in 2009 with Headland winning by a score of 22-20.

  


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