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2022 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Fourteen Best Hire: Dale Pruitt, Plainview Hardest to Replace: Ryan Lolley, Gordo Best Job: Gordo Toughest Job: Elkmont |
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Most Interesting: The hiring of Scott Martin at Glencoe may
be just what the Yellow Jackets need to turn their program around. Coach
Martin has a history of rebuilding football programs having accomplished it
previously at Ohatchee. His record in Alabama stands at 83-42 during his
eleven year career. He also coached in Louisiana prior to coming to Alabama
in 2009 when he took over the program at Calera. Glencoe has struggled
recently averaging less than two wins a season over the past six years. | |||||||
| 2022 Coaching Changes | |||||
| There were more new hires in
3A than in both lower classifications combined. Five of the new coaching
hires were head coaches last season. Dale Pruitt returns to Plainview for
the third time after
a stint at Marion County in Tennessee. It will be interesting to see if Gus Smith can continue the winning tradition at Gordo. He is a veteran assistant with some of the better programs from south Alabama and should fit in well at Gordo. | |||||
| Team | 2021 Season | 2022 Season | |||
| Asbury (10-2) | Steven Kilcrease | Chris Williams | |||
| Ashford (0-10) | Robin Tyra | Robin Tyra | |||
| Bayside Academy (9-3) | Phil Lazenby | Daniel Powell | |||
| Brindlee Mountain (2-8) | Brian Gunnels | Roger Satcher | |||
| Brindlee Mountain (2-8) | Brian Gunnels | Roger Satcher | |||
| Brindlee Mountain (2-8) | Brian Gunnels | Keith Garner | |||
| Carbon Hill (0-10) | Ervin Starr | Mark Cochran | |||
| Carbon Hill (4-6) | Mark Cochran | Mark Cochran | |||
| Chickasaw (6-4) | Ryan Little | Carl Herring | |||
| Childersburg (4-6) | Johnny Johnson | Johnny Johnson | |||
| Clements (5-5) | Joby Burns | Joby Burns | |||
| Clements (4-7) | Michael Parker | Joby Burns | |||
| Clements (4-7) | Michael Parker | Michael Parker | |||
| Colbert County (6-5) | Brett Mask | Scotty Hannah | |||
| Colbert Heights (6-5) | Brett Mask | Taylor Leathers | |||
| Colbert Heights (5-6) | Taylor Leathers | Taylor Leathers | |||
| Cottage Hill Christian (3-6) | Bobby Parrish | Jeff Nelson. | |||
| Cottage Hill Christian (3-6) | Bobby Parrish | Bobby Parrish | |||
| Dadeville (3-7) | Hunter Holland | Roger McDonald | |||
| Dadeville (6-4) | Roger McDonald | Roger McDonald | |||
| Dadeville (6-4) | Roger McDonald | Roger McDonald | |||
| Daleville (4-6) | Luke Tucker | Will Garner | |||
| Daleville (0-10) | Will Garner | Will Garner | |||
| Dallas County (0-10) | Will Garner | Will Garner | |||
| Dallas County (3-7) | Douglas Laister | Douglas Laister | |||
| Elkmont (2-8) | Nathan McDaniel | Nathan McDaniel | |||
| Elkmont (0-10) | Michael Pendergast | Nathan McDaniel | |||
| Elkmont (0-10) | Michael Pendergast | Chris Bunio | |||
| Elkmont (0-10) | Michael Pendergast | Chris Bunio | |||
| Flomaton (6-4) | Doug Vickery Jr. | Doug Vickery Jr. | |||
| Glencoe (1-9) | Brian Alred2/Jamison Wadley | Scott Martin | |||
| Glencoe (1-9) | Brian Alred2/Jamison Wadley | Scott Martin | |||
| Gordo (9-3) | Ryan Lolley | Gus Smith | |||
| Greensboro (5-6) | KaRon Coleman | Winston Johnson | |||
| Greensboro (4-6) | Winston Johnson | Winston Johnson | |||
| Hale County (5-6) | Luke Laird | Ryan Locke | |||
| Hale County (5-6) | Luke Laird | Ryan Locke | |||
| Hanceville (3-7) | Ryan Brewer | Ryan Brewer | |||
| Hillcrest Evergreen (7-6) | Mike Dean | Will Pouncey | |||
| Hillcrest Evergreen (7-6) | Mike Dean | Harry Crum | |||
| Hillcrest Evergreen (7-6) | Mike Dean | Harry Crum | |||
| Holly Pond (3-7) | Mark Cornelius | Chris Moss | |||
| Holly Pond (3-7) | Mark Cornelius | Chris Moss | |||
| J.B. Pennington (4-6) | Rory Bell | Rory Bell | |||
| J.B. Pennington (8-4) | Todd Cassity | Rory Bell | |||
| J.B. Pennington (8-4) | Todd Cassity | Caleb Miles | |||
| Mobile Christian (2-7) | Adrian Abrams | Ronnie Cottrell | |||
| Monroe County (3-7) | Mitchell Turberville | Shannon Felder | |||
| Monroe County (1-9) | Quincy Robinson | Shannon Felder | |||
| Monroe County (1-9) | Quincy Robinson | Shannon Felder | |||
| New Brockton (9-2) | Scott Basden | Zack Holmes | |||
| New Brockton (4-6) | Zack Holmes | Zack Holmes | |||
| Northside Methodist Academy (10-2) | Chris Hilliker | Toby Greene | |||
| Northside Methodist Academy (3-7) | Toby Greene | Toby Greene | |||
| Oakman (7-5) | Tyler Crane | Ryan Hall | |||
| Ohatchee (9-3) | Scott Martin4/Chris Findley | Chris Findley | |||
| Ohatchee (9-3) | Scott Martin4/Chris Findley | Chris Findley | |||
| Opp (9-4) | Erik Speakman | Erik Speakman | |||
| Opp (9-3) | Mike Dubose | Erik Speakman | |||
| Phil Campbell (8-3) | Eric Hudson | Kevin Barnwell | |||
| Phil Campbell (7-4) | Kevin Barnwell | Kevin Barnwell | |||
| Piedmont (11-3) | Michael Williams | Steve Smith | |||
| Piedmont (13-2) | Steve Smith | Steve Smith | |||
| Pike County (0-9) | Fred Holland | Steve Smith | |||
| Pike County (0-9) | Fred Holland | Mark Hurt | |||
| Plainview (7-4) | Nick Ledbetter | Dale Pruitt | |||
| Plainview (7-4) | Nick Ledbetter | Dale Pruitt | |||
| Prattville Christian (3-7) | Norman Dean | Norman Dean | |||
| Saks (12-2) | Jonathan Miller | Jonathan Miller | |||
| Sheffield (2-8) | Harold Wisdom | Brian Dickerson | |||
| Slocomb (8-4) | Richard Tisdale | Bryant Garrison | |||
| St. James (0-10) | P.J. Wright | P.J. Wright | |||
| Straughn (5-5) | Brian Bradford | Brian Bradford | |||
| Sumter Central (7-4) | David Powell | David Powell | |||
| Susan Moore (4-6) | Heath Lauderdale | Stephen Jackson | |||
| Susan Moore (4-6) | Heath Lauderdale | Stephen Jackson | |||
| Sylvania (7-4) | Rob Carter | Rob Carter | |||
| Tarrant (0-8) | Jesse Reed | Rico Jackson | |||
| Tarrant (0-8) | Jesse Reed | Rico Jackson | |||
| Thomasville (5-6) | Greg Crager | Eric Collier | |||
| Thomasville (5-6) | Greg Crager | Clint Anderson | |||
| Trinity (9-3) | Granger Shook | Granger Shook | |||
| Weaver (1-9) | Gary Atchley | Jeremiah Stricklin | |||
| Westbrook Christian (4-6) | Drew Noles | Drew Noles | |||
| Whitesburg Christian (3-7) | Jimmy Nave | Jimmy Nave | |||
| Whitesburg Christian (3-7) | Jimmy Nave | Jimmy Nave | |||
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| Class 3A includes some of the winningest coaches
with four over the 200 win mark and fifteen topping the 100 win milestone.
Both are tops for any classification. They are led by Steve Smith at
Piedmont. The Bulldogs are coming off another great season and a state
championship. With a good returning class look for them to be in the thick
of things come December. The next two on our list made moves during the off season with Hugh Fountain landing at W.S. Neal with hopes of rebuilding that program and Dale Pruit returning to Plainview for the third time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With eleven head coaches with at least ten seasons at their current school,
class 3A has the longest average tenure of all the classifications at 5.4
years. Michael Robertson at Hokes Bluff and Dale Pruitt at Plainview
are tied for the longest tenures in the state with 27 years at their current
schools. Eleven head football coaches in 3A have been at their current school more than ten seasons. That is the most of any classification. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. There are no surprises on this list. No teams here would be considered a consistent winning program. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Hazlewood won an amazing seventeen consecutive region championships from 1986-2002.
Hazlewood won an amazing seventeen consecutive region championships from 1986-2002.
