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Southside Panthers

Head Coach: Charles Moody Jr. (fourth season)
Career Record: 11 seasons, (58-60)
At Southside Selma: 3 seasons, (20-12)
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  235
Rank:  255th in the AHSAA, 48th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   217-357-4   (38.0%)
Last 25 years:   101-156   (39.0%)  (Rank: 289th in the AHSAA, 45th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   48-76  (38.7%)  (Rank: 267th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   1989
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2018

 2021 
Class:  3A              Region:   3
Record:  9-2    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Bayside Academy by a score of 37-36.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  438 (39.8)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  209 (19.0)


 2022 
Class: 3A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 53-54 (50%) (209th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  33-31 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-23 (46%)

Players to Watch
      Derick Smith,  WR
      Roosevelt Towns,  LB
      Keandre Williams,  LB



 2021 Results 
 8/20   OPEN 
 8/27  @ Selma  (5A)   44-16   W  
 9/3  @ Greensboro  (3A)  *  56-22   W  
 9/10  @ Montgomery Academy  (3A)  *  26-49   L  
 9/17  vs. Hale County  (3A)  *  42-13   W  
 9/24  vs. Keith  (1A)   40-26   W  
 10/1  vs. Prattville Christian  (3A)  *  36-7   W  
 10/8  @ Monroe County  (3A)  *  40-12   W  
 10/14  @ R.C. Hatch  (1A)   52-6   W  
 10/22  vs. Thomasville  (3A)  *  32-7   W  
 10/28  vs. Dallas County  (4A)   34-14   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Bayside Academy    36-37   L  


 2022 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Selma  (5A)       
 9/2  vs. Trinity  (3A)  *      
 9/8  vs. Sumter Central  (3A)  *      
 9/16  @ St. James  (3A)  *      
 9/23  @ Keith  (1A)       
 9/30  vs. Prattville Christian  (3A)  *      
 10/6  @ Greensboro  (3A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)       
 10/21  vs. Alabama Christian  (3A)  *      
 10/27  @ Dallas County  (4A)       
 11/4  @ Dadeville        



Class  3A Region  3
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Alabama Christian (4A) 7-4350-177
Greensboro (3A) 4-6215-248
Prattville Christian (3A) 3-7152-312
Southside Selma (3A) 9-2438-209
St. James (4A) 10-2473-278
Sumter Central (4A) 0-912-286
Trinity (3A) 9-3402-173


 2022 Preview 


       Southside completed the 2021 season with a 9-2 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 3A region three, the Panthers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Southside's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Bayside Academy by a score of 37-36.

       No team at Southside ever won more games in a season than the nine victories last year. The last time they won as many was back in 2003. The 438 points scored by the Panthers last year were a team record in a single season. The Panthers last playoff victory came during the 2003 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Since 2010, Southside has gone a combined 48-76. Their 38.7% winning percentage ranks 42nd in Class 3A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Southside has managed to compile a record of 101-156. Their 39.0% winning percentage ranks 45th in Class 3A and 289th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers are led by head coach Charles Moody Jr. who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 20-12 over the past three seasons at Southside. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Moody Jr..

       Coach Moody Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in eleven season stands at 58-60 (49.2%). Over the course of his career, Coach Moody Jr.'s teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times .

       The Southside Panthers will play in Class 3A region three during the 2022 season.

       The Panthers enter the 2022 season riding a 7 game regular season winning streak.

       The Panthers will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region three this season.

       The Panthers open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Selma on Friday, August 26 at Memorial Stadium. Last year the Selma Saints finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in third place in Class 5A region three. The Saints lost in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs to St. Pauls by a score of 36-0.

       Southside and Selma have met a total of 41 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 9-32-0 record against the Saints. They last met in 2021 with Southside winning by a score of 44-16.

       Southside returns 3A All-State Junior receiver Derick Smith. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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