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Ashville Bulldogs

Head Coach: Kirakias Shepard (second season)
Career Record: 1 season, (0-10)
At Ashville: one season, (0-10)
Stadium: Ken Logan Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  308
Rank:  189th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   305-405-6   (43.0%)
Last 25 years:   93-162   (36.0%)  (Rank: 296th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   41-99  (29.3%)  (Rank: 345th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2005
Last Region Championship:   1999
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  4A              Region:   6
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:  175 (17.5)
Defense:  428 (42.8)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2024 
Class: 4A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 45-63 (42%) (339th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  37-40 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  8-23 (26%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  @ St. Clair County  (5A)   24-41   L  
 9/1  @ Lincoln  (5A)   26-40   L  
 9/8  vs. Etowah  (4A)  *  13-42   L  
 9/15  @ Hanceville  (4A)  *  6-32   L  
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  vs. Hayden  (5A)   20-30   L  
 10/6  @ Fultondale  (4A)  *  6-48   L  
 10/13  @ Good Hope  (4A)  *  13-41   L  
 10/20  vs. Oneonta  (4A)  *  39-63   L  
 10/27  vs. Cherokee County  (4A)  *  7-56   L  
 11/2  vs. Munford  (4A)   21-35   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/22  vs. Springville  (5A)       
 8/30   OPEN 
 9/6  @ Anniston  (4A)  *      
 9/13  vs. Oneonta  (4A)  *      
 9/20  @ Etowah  (4A)  *      
 9/27  @ Talladega  (4A)       
 10/4  vs. White Plains  (4A)  *      
 10/11  @ Alexandria  (4A)  *      
 10/18  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *      
 10/25  @ Cherokee County  (4A)  *      
 11/1  vs. St. Clair County  (5A)       


Class  4A Region  6
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Cherokee County (4A) 13-2 6-0606-190
Oneonta (4A) 7-3 5-1419-346
Anniston (4A) 6-4 4-2238-231
Etowah (4A) 3-8 3-3249-432
Hokes Bluff (3A) 5-6 4-3302-263
White Plains (4A) 2-8 2-4182-321
Alexandria (5A) 1-9 0-6209-404
Ashville (4A) 0-10 0-6175-428

 2024 Preview 


       Ashville finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 0-10 record. Last year Ashville finished seventh in Class 4A region six with a 0-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Bulldogs lost as many games as in any season since 2009. The defense allowed a team record 428 points last season. The Bulldogs have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2005 season and would love to end that streak this year. The Bulldogs last playoff victory came during the 2001 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Ashville was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Bulldogs want to be competitive. They only averaged 17.5 points a game.

       Ashville struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 42.8 points a game.

       The Bulldogs would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 2-18 record. Since 2010, the Ashville football program has struggled with a record of 41-99.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Ashville has managed to compile a record of 93-162. Their 36.0% winning percentage ranks 52nd in Class 4A and 296th in the AHSAA.

Head Coach:
       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Kirakias Shepard who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 0-10 record in his first season at Ashville. The Bulldogs have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Shepard.

        Coach Shepard's overall record as a head football coach in Alabama for one  stands at 0-10 (%).

Season Outlook:

       The Ashville Bulldogs will play in Class 4A region six during the 2024 season.

      

       The Bulldogs enter the 2024 season in the middle of a 14 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       Ashville football fans would prefer to forget about the 0-10 season last year and move forward. The Bulldogs have not made the playoffs since 2005 but first priority for Coach Shepard will be to simply win some football games.

    This season, the Bulldogs will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region six. After not winning a single game last year, the goal at Ashville will be to simply win some games.

Season Opener:
       The Bulldogs open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Springville on Thursday, August 22 at Ken Logan Stadium. Last year the Springville Tigers finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in fourth place in Class 5A region six. The Tigers lost in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs to Guntersville by a score of 31-7.

       Ashville and Springville have met a total of 58 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 25-29-4 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2019 with Springville winning by a score of 10-7.

  


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