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2022 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Thirteen Best Hire: Joel Schrenk, Woodland Hardest to Replace: Gardner Gilliland, Cleveland Best Job: Cleveland Toughest Job: Barbour County |
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Most Interesting:
Joel Schrenk did not find much success at Hazel Green in his last stop there
as head football coach. But then again not many other coaches have over the
past 20 years. He was very successful in rebuilding the program at
Falkville. He inherited a team that had won just four games in three seasons
at Falkville and promptly turned them into a winner. Can he do the same for
Woodland? Time will tell. | |||||||
| 2022 Coaching Changes | |||||
| Class 2A saw the fewest coaching changes percentage wise as only thirteen schools will have new leadership as the 2022 football season begings. Only Coach Schrenk at Woodland served as a head football coach last season. | |||||
| Team | 2021 Season | 2022 Season | |||
| Aliceville (8-4) | Grady Griffin | Grady Griffin | |||
| Barbour County (6-5) | Riley White | Daniel Powell | |||
| Barbour County (1-9) | Chad Martin | Daniel Powell | |||
| Central Coosa (2-7) | Brett Thomas | Shundell Russaw | |||
| Central Coosa (2-7) | Brett Thomas | Shundell Russaw | |||
| Central Coosa (2-7) | Brett Thomas | Shundell Russaw | |||
| Chickasaw (6-4) | Ryan Little | Carl Herring | |||
| Chickasaw (6-4) | Ryan Little | Carl Herring | |||
| Chickasaw (6-4) | Ryan Little | Carl Herring | |||
| Clarke County (13-2) | Stacy Luker | Stacy Luker | |||
| Clarke Prep (13-2) | Stacy Luker | Stacy Luker | |||
| Clarke Prep (2-9) | Ashley Carlisle | Stacy Luker | |||
| Cleveland (12-3) | Gardner Gilliland | Will Glaze | |||
| Cleveland (12-3) | Gardner Gilliland | Will Glaze | |||
| Colbert County (6-5) | Brett Mask | Will Glaze | |||
| Cold Springs (0-10) | Justin Cornelius | Brendan Voce | |||
| Columbia (0-10) | Nicholas Wells | Ernie Willingham | |||
| Crenshaw Christian (7-4) | Wayne Grant | Dustin Harrison | |||
| Francis Marion (2-8) | James Johnson | Termaine Todd | |||
| Gaston (10-3) | Chad Eads | Matt Harris | |||
| Geneva County (5-6) | Jim Bob Striplin | Josh Thompson | |||
| Geneva County (5-6) | Jim Bob Striplin | Josh Thompson | |||
| Greene County (5-6) | KaRon Coleman | KaRon Coleman | |||
| Holly Pond (4-6) | Michael Robertson | Chris Moss | |||
| Holly Pond (3-7) | Mark Cornelius | Chris Moss | |||
| J.A.G. (8-4) | Tate Leonard | Tate Leonard | |||
| Lakeside (4-6) | Tom Clements | Juan Williams | |||
| Lanett (10-3) | Clifford Story | Robert Bradford | |||
| Lanett (10-3) | Clifford Story | Clifford Story | |||
| Luverne (9-2) | Jason Rowell | Jason Rowell | |||
| Luverne (9-2) | Jason Rowell | Jason Rowell | |||
| Section (3-7) | Cris Bell | Chris Hammon | |||
| Sheffield (2-8) | Harold Wisdom | Brian Dickerson | |||
| Sheffield (2-8) | Harold Wisdom | Brian Dickerson | |||
| Tharptown (4-6) | Kevin Lacey | Jacob Hamilton | |||
| Washington County (2-8) | Ed Brown | Johnny Carpenter | |||
| West End Walnut Grove (4-6) | Derrick Sewell | Derrick Sewell | |||
| West End Walnut Grove (4-6) | Derrick Sewell | Derrick Sewell | |||
| Whitesburg Christian (3-7) | Jimmy Nave | Jimmy Nave | |||
| Whitesburg Christian (3-7) | Jimmy Nave | Jimmy Nave | |||
| Woodland (5-8) | Blair Armstrong | Joel Schrenk | |||
| Zion Chapel (1-9) | Randy Bryant | Cody Keene Jr. | |||
| Zion Chapel (1-9) | Randy Bryant | Cody Keene Jr. | |||
| Most Victories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach Paul Benefield leads the list of 2A coaches with 322 victories in thirty one seasons. His winning percentage is among the best of all time in any classification. Look for Fyffe to be back in the hunt for another championship in 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In twenty six seasons at Fyffe, Coach Benefield has led his teams to a post season appearance in all but one season. That includes the last twenty one in a row. Only three coaches have won more games at a school than the 277 victories for Coach Benefield at Fyffe. The average tenure of all the 2A coaches is 5.0 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coaching Turnover 2000-2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lack of success in most football programs often leads to a change in the head coach. These schools have had the most head coaching changes over the past 23 years. Aliceville has to be the surprise in 2A. The Yellow Jackets have had only four losing seasons during this time but have made a dozen coaching changes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The Morgan Academy Senators have appeared in 14 state championship games from 1984-2008, winning the title 11 times.
The Morgan Academy Senators have appeared in 14 state championship games from 1984-2008, winning the title 11 times.
