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Pike Liberal Arts Patriots

Head Coach: William Moguel (second season)
Career Record: 1 season, (3-6)
At Pike Liberal Arts: one season, (3-6)
Stadium: Dewight Ward Field
2024 Enrollment:  141
Rank:  323rd in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   311-262-7   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   146-124   (54.0%)  (Rank: 169th in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   84-69  (54.9%)  (Rank: 144th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  Ind              Region:   0
Record:  3-6
Region Record:   0-0, ()
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  172 (19.1)
Defense:  228 (25.3)


 2024 
Class: 2A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 56-51 (52%) (149th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  35-31 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-20 (51%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  @ Zion Chapel  (2A)   16-14   #Lost  
 9/1  @ Bayside Academy  (4A)   6-38   L  
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/15  vs. Port St. Joe FL    7-42   L  
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  @ Notasulga  (1A)   31-8   W  
 10/6  @ Lighthouse GA    14-19   L  
 10/13  vs. Liberty County FL    17-14   W  
 10/20  vs. Marianna FL    14-43   L  
 10/27  vs. Baker FL    24-32   L  
 11/3  @ Calhoun  (1A)   43-18   W  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. New Brockton  (4A)       
 8/30  vs. Samson  (2A)       
 9/6  @ Calhoun  (2A)  *      
 9/13  vs. Luverne  (2A)  *      
 9/20  @ Barbour County  (2A)  *      
 9/27  vs. Notasulga  (1A)       
 10/4  vs. Zion Chapel  (2A)  *      
 10/11  @ Goshen  (2A)  *      
 10/18  vs. Highland Home  (2A)  *      
 10/25  vs. Loachapoka  (2A)       
 11/1   OPEN 


Class  2A Region  3
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Pike Liberal Arts (Ind) 3-6 0-0172-228
Highland Home (2A) 10-2 6-1464-100
Goshen (2A) 9-3 5-2472-252
Calhoun (1A) 3-8 3-4175-359
Luverne (2A) 7-4 4-3282-186
Zion Chapel (2A) 5-5 3-4210-239
Barbour County (2A) 1-9 0-764-403

 2024 Preview 


       Pike Liberal Arts finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 3-6 record. Last year Pike Liberal Arts finished in Class Ind region with a 0-0 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Pike Liberal Arts was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Patriots want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.1 points a game.

       Since 2010, Pike Liberal Arts has gone a combined 84-69. Their 54.9% winning percentage ranks 19th in Class 2A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pike Liberal Arts has managed to compile a record of 146-124. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 22nd in Class 2A and 169th in the AHSAA.

Head Coach:
       The Patriots are led by head coach William Moguel who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 3-6 record in his first season at Pike Liberal Arts. The Patriots have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Moguel.

Season Outlook:

       The Pike Liberal Arts Patriots will play in Class 2A region three during the 2024 season. The Patriots may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class Ind to 2A. They will compete in region three this year.

      

       The Patriots enter the 2024 season having won 6 straight region games.

       It's been sort of a roller coaster ride for the Patriots the past four seasons. They won two consecutive championships in the AISA in 2020-21 before playing as an independent the past two years. Now they are members of the AHSAA and will compete in 2A Region 3 this year.

       While they have not found much success the past two years finishing both seasons 3-6 the outlook should be more optimistic in 2024. Region 3 has the likes of Reeltown and Goshen fighting for that top spot but Pike could sneak in and grab one of the four playoff spots.

       The Patriots return nine players who were considered starters on the offense in 2023. They will also welcome back seven to the defense when they open the season against New Brockton on August 23rd.

    The Patriots could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region three this season with a few breaks and a little improvement. Pike Liberal Arts missed the playoffs the past couple of seasons but hope to return to the post season in 2024.

Returning Starters:
OFFENSE: Dawson Bradford; Kade Brookins; Jackson Mitchell; Michael Vaughn; Jack Baggett; Coy Bell; Brayden Pyron; Pruitt Vaughan; Tucker Vaughan
DEFENSE: Rhodes Baker; Wilson Cotton; Pruitt Vaughan; Jack Baggett; Kade Brookins; Jackson Booth; Jackson Mitchell
NEWCOMERS: Jackson Bowen; Cade May; Dalton Jordan; Chase Deboer; Jacob Bowen

Season Opener:
       The Patriots open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent New Brockton on Friday, August 23 at Dewight Ward Field. Last year the New Brockton Gamecocks finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in sixth place in Class 3A region two. The Gamecocks ended last season on a positive note with a win over Northside Methodist Academy by a score of 27-14 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       This will be the second meeting between Pike Liberal Arts and New Brockton on the football field. The Patriots have a 1-0-0 record against the Gamecocks. They last met in with

  


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