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Sand Rock Wildcats

Head Coach: Alan Heath (fourth season)
Career Record: 3 seasons, (14-17)
At Sand Rock: 3 seasons, (14-17)
Stadium: Russell Jacoway Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  163
Rank:  314th in the AHSAA, 48th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   352-319-7   (52.0%)
Last 25 years:   154-117   (57.0%)  (Rank: 118th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   74-64  (53.6%)  (Rank: 150th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2008
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  2A              Region:   7
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   3-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  221 (22.1)
Defense:  319 (31.9)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2023 
Class: 2A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 67-48 (58%) (33rd in the AHSAA, 4th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  46-35 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-13 (62%)




 2022 Results 
 8/18  @ Spring Garden  (1A)   8-40   L  
 8/26  @ Cedar Bluff  (1A)   29-12   W  
 9/2  vs. Pisgah  (2A)  *  14-41   L  
 9/8  @ Section  (2A)  *  35-6   W  
 9/16  @ Collinsville  (2A)  *  20-37   L  
 9/23  vs. West End Walnut Grove  (2A)   21-44   L  
 9/30  vs. North Sand Mountain  (2A)  *  13-49   L  
 10/7  vs. Fyffe  (2A)  *  14-70   L  
 10/14  @ Ider  (2A)  *  34-20   W  
 10/21  vs. Whitesburg Christian  (2A)  *  33-0   W  
 10/28   OPEN 


 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Spring Garden  (1A)       
 9/1  vs. Cedar Bluff  (1A)       
 9/8  @ Pisgah  (2A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Section  (2A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Collinsville  (2A)  *      
 9/29  @ West End Walnut Grove  (2A)       
 10/6  @ North Sand Mountain  (2A)  *      
 10/13  @ Fyffe  (2A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Ider  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Whitesburg Christian  (2A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 



Class  2A Region  7
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Fyffe (2A) 15-0 7-0695-122
Pisgah (2A) 11-3 6-1441-324
Collinsville (2A) 8-3 5-2327-284
North Sand Mountain (2A) 4-7 4-3284-374
Sand Rock (2A) 4-6 3-4221-319
Whitesburg Christian (2A) 5-5 2-5267-298
Section (2A) 1-9 1-6136-362
Ider (2A) 2-8 0-7163-315


 2023 Preview 


       Sand Rock completed the 2022 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Sand Rock just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 2A region seven with a 3-4 region record.

       The defense allowed a team record 319 points last season.

       Since 2010, Sand Rock has gone a combined 74-64. Their 53.6% winning percentage ranks 19th in Class 2A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sand Rock has managed to compile a record of 154-117. Their 57.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 2A and 118th in the AHSAA.




       The Wildcats are led by head coach Alan Heath who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 14-17 over the past three seasons at Sand Rock. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Heath.

       Injuries hurt the Wildcats in 2022 stalling the rebuilding process for Coach Heath. The Wildcats have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class 2A. Their opponents had a combined record of 67-48 last season. That ranks 4th in Class 2A and 33rd in the AHSAA.

       The Wildcats could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region seven this season with a few breaks and a little improvement. Sand Rock came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year.

       The Wildcats open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Spring Garden on Friday, August 25 at Russell Jacoway Stadium. Last year the Spring Garden Panthers finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in first place in Class 1A region six. The Panthers lost in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs to Coosa Christian by a score of 31-28.

       Sand Rock and Spring Garden have met a total of 35 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 24-11-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2022 with Spring Garden winning by a score of 40-8.

      

  


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