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2024 Team Previews 

  


Clarke Prep Gators

Head Coach: Charlie Taylor (first season)
Career Record: 20 seasons, (121-105)
At Clarke Prep: First season
Stadium: Billy Hamilton Field

 History 
Overall Record:   350-254-9   (58.0%)
Last 25 years:   178-114   (61.0%)  (Rank: 6 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   89-78  (53.3%)  (Rank: 11 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2023
Last Region Championship:   2012
Last Winning Season:   2023
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2023 
Class:  AA              Region:   2
Record:  8-5
Region Record:   2-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Banks Academy by the score of 64-3.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  421 (32.4)
Defense:  405 (31.2)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2024 
Class: AAA              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 68-51 (57%) (4th in the AISA, 3rd in Class AAA)
Region Strength:  16-29 (36%)
Non-Region Strength:  52-22 (70%)



 2023 Results 
 8/18  vs. Wilcox Academy  (A)   29-22   W (OT) 
 8/25  vs. Jackson Academy  (A)   34-35   L (OT) 
 9/1  @ Escambia Academy  (AA)  *  42-28   W  
 9/7  vs. Snook Christian  (A)   71-46   W  
 9/15  @ South Choctaw Academy  (A)   35-14   W  
 9/21  @ Sparta Academy  (A)   44-16   W  
 9/29  vs. Lowndes Academy  (A)   7-45   L  
 10/6  vs. Banks Academy  (AA)  *  21-27   L  
 10/13  vs. Pickens Academy  (AA)  *  45-18   W  
 10/20  @ Patrician Academy  (AA)  *  41-49   L  
 10/27  @ Monroe Academy  (AAA)   28-27   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/3  @ Edgewood Academy    21-14   W  
 11/9  @ Banks Academy    3-64   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. Wilcox Academy  (AA)       
 8/30  @ Crenshaw Christian  (AA)       
 9/5  vs. Monroe Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/13  vs. Fort Dale Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/20  @ Escambia Academy  (AAA)  *      
 9/27  vs. South Choctaw Academy  (AA)       
 10/4  @ Lowndes Academy  (AA)       
 10/11   OPEN 
 10/18  @ Morgan Academy  (AAA)  *      
 10/25  vs. Patrician Academy  (AA)       
 11/1  @ Jackson Academy  (AA)       


Class  AAA Region  2
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Clarke Prep (AISA-AA) 8-5 2-2421-405
Fort Dale Academy (AISA-AAA) 9-3 5-2362-245
Escambia Academy (AISA-AA) 3-8 1-3293-388
Monroe Academy (AISA-AAA) 3-9 2-5201-397
Morgan Academy (AISA-AAA) 1-9 1-6145-415

 2024 Preview 


       Clarke Prep completed the 2023 season with a 8-5 record. With their 2-2 region record and a third place finish in Class AA region two, the Gators earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. Last year Clarke Prep reached the semi-finals before falling to a very good Banks Academy team by the score of 64-3.

       The defense allowed a team record 405 points last season.

       Since 2010, Clarke Prep has gone a combined 89-78. Their 53.3% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class AAA over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Clarke Prep has managed to compile a record of 178-114. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 4th in Class AAA and 6th in the AISA.

Graduated All-State Players:
       Clarke Prep lost AISA All-State  running back Alex Hayes to graduation. He was named to the first team last season. Also graduating was teammate defensive back Ashton Williams.

Coaching Change:
     Ashley Carlisle 

2024 Head Coach:
    Charlie Taylor  His 121 wins rank 8th among active coaches in the AISA. Over the course of his career, Coach Taylor's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of fourteen times and won three region championships. Coach Taylor won a state championship at South Choctaw Academy in 2007.

Season Outlook:

       The Clarke Prep Gators will play in Class AAA region two during the 2024 season. The Gators move up in classification to Class AAA. They may find the going slightly tougher with the move.

      

      

    The Gators should be in contention for a playoff spot in region two this season. Hosting a first round playoff game on their home turf would be an advantage. They have reached the playoffs every year since 2009 and will once again be in the hunt for a spot in 2024.

Season Opener:
       The Gators open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Wilcox Academy on Friday, August 23 at Billy Hamilton Field. Last year the Wilcox Academy Wildcats finished with an overall record of 10-4 and in first place in Class A region two. The Wildcats lost in the Class A State Championship game last season when they were defeated by Lowndes Academy. They final score was 20-7 in Troy.

       Clarke Prep and Wilcox Academy have met a total of 33 times on the football field. The Gators have a 19-14-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2023 with Clarke Prep winning by a score of 29-22.

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

In 1970 Monroe Academy won the first championship in the A.I.S.A. by defeating Lowndes Academy 6-0.