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J.F. Shields Panthers

Head Coach: Jerome Antone (first season)
Career Record: 4 seasons, (11-29)
At J.F. Shields: First season
Stadium: Panther Field (The Pit)
2022 Enrollment:  56
Rank:  384th in the AHSAA, 59th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   179-298-3   (38.0%)
Last 25 years:   51-166   (24.0%)  (Rank: 376th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   15-82  (15.5%)  (Rank: 387th in the AHSAA, 60th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2020
Last Region Championship:   2000
Last Winning Season:   2001
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  1A              Region:   1
Record:  0-10    (Team record for losses in a season)
Region Record:   0-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  24 (2.4)
Defense:  475 (47.5)


 2023 
Class: 1A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 54-52 (51%) (174th in the AHSAA, 11th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  37-28 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  17-24 (42%)



 2022 Results 
 8/18  vs. J.U. Blacksher  (2A)   0-50   L  
 8/25  vs. Monroe County  (3A)   0-62   L  
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/8  vs. McIntosh  (1A)  *  0-44   L  
 9/16  vs. Fruitdale  (1A)  *  0-64   L  
 9/23  vs. Georgiana  (1A)   6-40   L  
 9/30  @ Leroy  (1A)  *  0-61   L  
 10/7  vs. Millry  (1A)  *  0-1   #Lost  
 10/14  @ Southern Choctaw  (1A)  *  8-44   L  
 10/21  @ Choctaw County  (1A)  *  0-58   L  
 10/28  @ Wilcox Central  (4A)   10-51   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ J.U. Blacksher  (2A)       
 9/1  @ Monroe County  (3A)       
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/15  @ McIntosh  (1A)  *      
 9/22  @ Fruitdale  (1A)  *      
 9/29  @ Georgiana  (1A)       
 10/6  vs. Leroy  (1A)  *      
 10/13  @ Millry  (1A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Southern Choctaw  (1A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Choctaw County  (1A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Wilcox Central  (4A)       


Class  1A Region  1
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Millry (1A) 12-2 6-0521-154
Leroy (1A) 13-1 5-1534-146
Choctaw County (1A) 4-6 3-3185-195
Southern Choctaw (1A) 3-7 3-3200-322
McIntosh (1A) 3-4 3-3142-174
Fruitdale (1A) 2-8 1-5188-274
J.F. Shields (1A) 0-10 0-624-475

 2023 Preview 


       J.F. Shields finished the 2022 season with a disappointing 0-10 record. Last year J.F. Shields finished seventh in Class 1A region one with a 0-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Panthers lost as many games as in any season since 2016. The Panthers last playoff victory came during the 2000 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as J.F. Shields averaged scoring just 2.4 points a game. The Panthers also struggled on the defensive side of the football as they found little success in stopping opposing offenses and allowed an average of 47.5 points a game.

       The Panthers would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 2-18 record. Since 2010, the J.F. Shields football program has struggled with a record of 15-82.

       Over the past 22 seasons, J.F. Shields has not won much with a record of 51-166. Their 24.0% winning percentage ranks 56th in Class 1A and 376th in the AHSAA. The Panthers have struggled on the football field with only three winning seasons during this time. Their last winning season was 2001.




       The Panthers will be under the direction of new head football coach Jerome Antone as they enter the 2023 season.  

       The Panthers enter the 2023 season in the middle of a 13 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       This season, the Panthers will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region one. After not winning a single game last year, the goal at J.F. Shields will be to simply win some games. J.F. Shields simply does not have the numbers to be competitive on the football field at this time. With just 56 students, the Panthers are one of the smallest schools playing the game and have little chance of being successful.

       The Panthers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent J.U. Blacksher on Friday, August 25 at John M. Sawyer Memorial Stadium. Last year the J.U. Blacksher Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in second place in Class 2A region one. The Bulldogs lost in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs to Wicksburg by a score of 34-7.

       J.F. Shields and J.U. Blacksher have met a total of 20 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 6-14-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2022 with J.U. Blacksher winning by a score of 50-0.

      

  


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