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Hayden Wildcats

Head Coach: Keith Register (twelveth season)
Career Record: 20 seasons, (90-123)
At Hayden: 11 seasons, (43-72)
Stadium: Robert W. Reid Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  491
Rank:  114th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   261-522-13   (33.0%)
Last 25 years:   91-166   (35.0%)  (Rank: 316th in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   55-90  (37.9%)  (Rank: 283rd in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2020
Last Region Championship:   1992
Last Winning Season:   2020
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  5A              Region:   5
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   1-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  106 (10.6)
Defense:  348 (34.8)


 2024 
Class: 5A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 66-47 (58%) (50th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  47-24 (66%)
Non-Region Strength:  19-23 (45%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  @ J.B. Pennington  (3A)   6-20   L  
 9/1   OPEN 
 9/8  @ Carver Birmingham  (5A)  *  14-26   L  
 9/15  vs. John Carroll  (5A)  *  6-44   L  
 9/22  @ Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *  0-49   L  
 9/29  @ Ashville  (4A)   30-20   W  
 10/6  vs. Jasper  (5A)  *  18-13   W  
 10/12  @ Wenonah  (5A)  *  7-49   L  
 10/20  vs. Ramsay  (5A)  *  0-45   L  
 10/27  vs. Fairfield  (5A)  *  12-41   L  
 11/2  vs. Corner  (4A)   13-41   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. Brewer  (5A)       
 8/30  @ Oak Grove  (4A)       
 9/6  @ Douglas  (5A)       
 9/13  @ John Carroll  (5A)  *      
 9/20  vs. Carver Birmingham  (5A)  *      
 9/27  vs. West Point  (5A)       
 10/4  @ Ramsay  (5A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Corner  (5A)  *      
 10/18  @ Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 10/25  vs. Briarwood  (5A)  *      
 11/1   OPEN 


Class  5A Region  5
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Ramsay (5A) 12-3 7-0544-180
Briarwood (6A) 6-6 4-2239-240
Corner (4A) 10-2 6-1467-222
John Carroll (5A) 9-3 5-2390-244
Wenonah (5A) 6-4 3-4329-208
Hayden (5A) 2-8 1-6106-348
Carver Birmingham (5A) 4-6 1-6262-323

 2024 Preview 


       Hayden finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 2-8 record. Last year Hayden finished seventh in Class 5A region five with a 1-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Hayden averaged scoring just 10.6 points a game.

       Since 2010, Hayden has gone a combined 55-90. Their 37.9% winning percentage ranks 41st in Class 5A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Hayden has managed to compile a record of 91-166. Their 35.0% winning percentage ranks 49th in Class 5A and 316th in the AHSAA.

Head Coach:
       The Wildcats are led by head coach Keith Register who is entering his twelveth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 43-72 over the past eleven seasons at Hayden. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Register. Over the course of his career, Coach Register's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of nine times .

       If Hayden can win ten games this season, Coach Register will reach the 100 win milestone.

Season Outlook:

       The Hayden Wildcats will play in Class 5A region five during the 2024 season.

      

       The Wildcats have not reached the playoffs since the 2020 football season and finished 2-8 last year.

    This season, the Wildcats will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region five.

Season Opener:
       The Wildcats open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Brewer on Friday, August 23 at Robert W. Reid Stadium. Last year the Brewer Patriots finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 5A region eight. The Patriots ended last season on a positive note with a win over Danville by a score of 56-14 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Hayden and Brewer have met a total of 7 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 5-2-0 record against the Patriots. They last met in 2011 with Hayden winning by a score of 49-12.

  


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