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2023 Team Previews 

  


Weaver Bearcats

Head Coach: Ken Cofer (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Weaver: First season
Stadium: Bill Bryan Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  263
Rank:  229th in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   253-311-1   (45.0%)
Last 25 years:   112-156   (42.0%)  (Rank: 265th in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   55-85  (39.3%)  (Rank: 276th in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2018
Last Region Championship:   2005
Last Winning Season:   2018
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  3A              Region:   4
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   1-5, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  164 (16.4)
Defense:  299 (29.9)


 2023 
Class: 3A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 44-60 (42%) (354th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  33-31 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  11-29 (28%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. Donoho  (1A)   28-31   L  
 8/26  vs. Glencoe  (3A)   6-27   L  
 9/2  vs. Dadeville  (3A)  *  6-39   L  
 9/8  @ Childersburg  (3A)  *  8-54   L  
 9/16  vs. Randolph County  (3A)  *  0-20   L  
 9/23  @ Asbury  (3A)   46-8   W  
 9/30   OPEN 
 10/7  @ Saks  (3A)  *  6-56   L  
 10/14  vs. Walter Wellborn  (3A)  *  12-22   L  
 10/21  @ Beulah  (3A)  *  30-14   W  
 10/27  vs. Pleasant Valley  (2A)   22-28   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Donoho  (1A)       
 9/1  @ Glencoe  (3A)       
 9/8  @ Dadeville  (3A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Childersburg  (3A)  *      
 9/22  @ Randolph County  (3A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Asbury  (3A)       
 10/6   OPEN 
 10/13  vs. Saks  (3A)  *      
 10/20  @ Walter Wellborn  (3A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Beulah  (3A)  *      
 11/2  @ Pleasant Valley  (2A)       


Class  3A Region  4
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Dadeville (3A) 10-1 6-0413-102
Randolph County (3A) 8-3 5-1360-260
Saks (3A) 7-4 4-2369-208
Walter Wellborn (3A) 6-5 3-3321-294
Beulah (3A) 1-9 1-5103-365
Childersburg (3A) 1-9 1-5196-357
Weaver (3A) 2-8 1-5164-299

 2023 Preview 


       Weaver finished the 2022 season with a disappointing 2-8 record. Last year Weaver finished seventh in Class 3A region four with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Weaver was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Bearcats want to be competitive. They only averaged 16.4 points a game.

       The Bearcats would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 3-17 record. Since 2010, Weaver has gone a combined 55-85. Their 39.3% winning percentage ranks 43rd in Class 3A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Weaver has managed to compile a record of 112-156. Their 42.0% winning percentage ranks 44th in Class 3A and 265th in the AHSAA.




       The Bearcats will be under the direction of new head football coach Ken Cofer as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Cofer is the former offensive coordinator at Cleburne County. He was a head football coach in Georgia for nine seasons where his team finished a combined 59-43.

       Coach Cofer believes in conditioning in the weight room and discipline will be the keys to turning around the football program at Weaver over the next few seasons. Coach Cofer got a late start at Weaver since he was hired after spring practice was completed.

       The Bearcats will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region four this season. After just 2 wins last year, Weaver will be hoping to become more competitive in the region.

      Kaden Gooden will be the starting quarterback and leading the offense when the season opens this fall.

       The Bearcats open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Donoho on Friday, August 25 at Lentz Field. Last year the Donoho Falcons finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fourth place in Class 1A region six. The Falcons lost in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs to Lynn by a score of 42-0.

       Weaver and Donoho have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Bearcats have a 1-1-0 record against the Falcons. They last met in 2022 with Donoho winning by a score of 31-28.

      

  


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