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Haleyville Lions

Head Coach: Bo Culver (sixth season)
Career Record: 12 seasons, (77-59)
At Haleyville: 5 seasons, (39-19)
Stadium: Memorial Stadium/Bubba Scott Field
2024 Enrollment:  343
Rank:  173rd in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   525-423-23   (55.0%)
Last 25 years:   146-124   (54.0%)  (Rank: 171st in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   86-68  (55.8%)  (Rank: 136th in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2023
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2023
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2023 
Class:  4A              Region:   5
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Cherokee County by a score of 49-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  342 (28.5)
Defense:  297 (24.8)


 2024 
Class: 4A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 39-66 (37%) (377th in the AHSAA, 64th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  25-48 (34%)
Non-Region Strength:  14-18 (44%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  @ Rogers  (4A)   21-20   W  
 9/1  vs. Winfield  (3A)   14-26   L  
 9/8  @ Cordova  (4A)  *  36-21   W  
 9/15  @ Dora  (4A)  *  20-42   L  
 9/22  vs. Northside  (4A)  *  20-17   W  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Oak Grove  (4A)  *  41-12   W  
 10/13  @ Curry  (4A)  *  53-20   W  
 10/20  vs. Hamilton  (4A)  *  46-21   W  
 10/27  vs. Corner  (4A)  *  32-13   W  
 11/3  vs. West Morgan  (4A)   12-42   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. North Jackson    33-14   W  
 11/17  @ Cherokee County    14-49   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  @ West Point  (5A)       
 8/30  @ Tarrant  (4A)       
 9/6  vs. Curry  (4A)  *      
 9/13  vs. Good Hope  (4A)  *      
 9/20  @ Fayette County  (4A)  *      
 9/27  vs. Lawrence County  (5A)       
 10/4  vs. Dora  (4A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Fultondale  (4A)  *      
 10/18  @ Hamilton  (4A)  *      
 10/25  @ Cordova  (4A)  *      
 11/1   OPEN 


Class  4A Region  5
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Dora (4A) 8-3 6-1415-232
Haleyville (4A) 8-4 6-1342-297
Fultondale (4A) 4-7 4-2293-247
Fayette County (3A) 6-5 3-3292-230
Good Hope (4A) 3-7 2-4234-285
Cordova (4A) 2-8 2-5239-310
Hamilton (4A) 1-9 1-6258-464
Curry (4A) 1-9 0-7155-489

 2024 Preview 


       Haleyville completed the 2023 season with a 8-4 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 4A region five, the Lions earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. Haleyville reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Cherokee County by a score of 49-14.

       Since 2010, Haleyville has gone a combined 86-68. Their 55.8% winning percentage ranks 24th in Class 4A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Haleyville has managed to compile a record of 146-124. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 28th in Class 4A and 171st in the AHSAA.

Graduated All-State Players:
       Haleyville lost 4A All-State  receiver Brett Coleman to graduation. He was named to the first team last season.

Head Coach:
       The Lions are led by head coach Bo Culver who is entering his sixth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 39-19 over the past five seasons at Haleyville. Under his direction the Lions have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times. They have won one region crown with Coach Culver. Over the course of his career, Coach Culver's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of nine times and won two region championships.

Season Outlook:

       The Haleyville Lions will play in Class 4A region five during the 2024 season.

      

       Has Coach Culver found a home in Haleyville? While he has been a head football coach for a dozen seasons he has never stayed at one school more than three years in a row. This will be his third season with the Lions. Both seasons the Lions have finished in second place behind Dora. Can they break through this year and grab a region championship? The last one they won was back in 2016.

       Haleyville will return a bunch of starters from last season especially on offense. Shifting a few around will help the offense this fall. They will also be counting on a few younger players to step up and fill positions on defense.

       Coach Culver had this to say about his Lions in 2024. ''We have an incredible group of hard-working young men. They understand what our standard is and what they have to do day in and day out in order to maintain that standard. I could not be prouder or more excited to see how they progress. God Bless and Roar Lions.''

    The Lions are considered one of the favorites for the region five championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

Returning Starters:
OFFENSE: OL- Landon Lovett, OL- Brock Rushing, OL- Titus Hood, OL- Mason Tidwell, OL- Even Howard, WR- Eli Cagle, WR to QB- Evan Cagle, TE- Grayson Goddard, H-back to RB- Jacob Barnwel, QB to WR- Cooper McNutt
DEFENSE: ILB- Fisher McCombs, OLB- Austin Walker, CB- Eli Cagle, ILB- Jacob Barnwell
NEWCOMERS: DE- Dylan Yarbrough, WR/DB- Fysher Seymour, WR/DB- Pete Reynolds

Season Opener:
       The Lions open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent West Point on Friday, August 23 at Warrior Field. Last year the West Point Warriors finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in fourth place in Class 5A region eight. The Warriors lost in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs to Ramsay by a score of 50-0.

       Haleyville and West Point have met a total of 9 times on the football field. The Lions have a 8-1-0 record against the Warriors. They last met in 2009 with Haleyville winning by a score of 19-6.

  


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