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Alexander City, AL 35010
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Season	Games	Class	Area	Championship	Record

Jeremy Freeman
2024-25		6A	5		-
2023-24		6A	5	Area Champs	15-4
2022-23		6A	5	Area Champs	-
2021-22		6A	5	Area Champs	15-7
2020-21		6A	5		7-6
2019-20		6A	6		3-16

Lewis Daniel
2018-19		6A	6		5-19
2017-18		6A	6		12-12

Jeff Hines
2016-17		6A	6	Area Champs	11-15
2015-16		6A	5		8-18
2014-15		6A	5		17-12
2013-14		5A	5		15-8
2012-13		5A	5		12-16
2011-12		6A	8		18-10
2010-11		6A	8		9-12

Willie Hicks
2009-10		6A	8		-
2008-09		6A	8		-
2007-08		5A	5	Area Champs & Elite 8	-
2006-07		5A	5		-
2005-06		5A	4		-
2004-05		5A	4		20-7
2003-04		5A	5	Area Champs	18-10
2002-03		5A	5		14-11
2001-02		5A	6		-

Henry Hicks
2000-01		5A	6		-
1999-00		6A	10		-
1998-99		6A	10		-

Paul Carney
1997-98		6A	7	Area Champs	13-9
1996-97		6A	7	Area Champs	22-7
1995-96		6A	8		11-13
1994-95		6A	8		-
1993-94		6A	8	Area Champs	15-9
1992-93		6A	8		-
1991-92		6A	8		-
1990-91		6A	8		18-11
1989-90		6A	9		21-8
1988-89		6A	9	Area Champs	18-7
1987-88		6A	9	Area Champs	18-11
1986-87		6A	9		-
1985-86		6A	9		-
1984-85		6A	9		-
1983-84		4A	5		7-18
1982-83		4A	5		5-12
1981-82		4A	4	Area Champs & Elite 8	20-7
1980-81		4A	4		8-13
1979-80		4A	4		5-18
1978-79		4A	4		-
1977-78		4A	4		18-10

Jimmy Childers
1976-77		4A	4		15-11
1975-76		4A	3		11-15
1974-75		4A	3		24-8
1973-74		4A	3		-
1972-73		4A	3		3-20
1971-72		4A	3		-
1970-71		4A	3		2-19
1969-70		4A	3		7-15

Mitchell Caldwell
1968-69		4A	3		-

Danny Hyatt
1967-68		4A	3		5-19
1966-67		4A	6	Area Champs & Elite 8	15-10

Tolivar Woodard
1965-66		4A	6	Area Champs & Final Four	22-8
1964-65		4A	6		22-6
1963-64		4A	6		17-8
1962-63		AA	4		7-15

Toliver Woodard
1961-62		AA	4		20-5

Tolivar Woodard
1960-61		AA	4		18-8
1959-60		AA	4		20-10
1958-59		AA	4		11-10
1957-58		AA	4		6-14

Murray Hammond
1956-57		AA	4		-
1955-56		AA	4		-
1954-55		AA	4		-
1953-54		AA	4	District Champs	20-6
1952-53		AA	4	District Champs & Elite 8	28-7
1951-52		AA	4		-
1950-51		AA	4		-

Skip Yeargan
1949-50		AA	4		-
1948-49		AA	4		11-11

Unknown
1947-48		AA	4		-
1946-47		A	4		-
1945-46		A	4		-
1944-45		A	4		-
1943-44		A	4		-
1942-43		A	4		-
1941-42		A	4		-
1940-41		A	4		-

Hamp Lyon
1939-40		A	4		-

Unknown
1938-39		A	4		-
1937-38		A	4		-
1936-37		A	4		-
1935-36		A	4		-
1934-35		A	4		-
1933-34		A	4		-
1932-33		A	4		-
1931-32		A	4		-
1930-31		A	4		-
1929-30		A	4		-
1928-29		A	4		-
1927-28		A	4		-

Jack Gregory
1926-27		A	4		-

Unknown
1925-26		A	4		-
1924-25		A	4		-
1923-24		A	4		-
1922-23		A	4		-

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