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2022 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Seventeen Best Hire: Jamey DuBose, Orange Beach Hardest to Replace: Chris Hilliker, Northside Best Job: Vigor Toughest Job: Escambia County |
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Most Interesting: The most interesting new hire has to be
Jamey DuBose at Orange Beach. Coach Dubose spent the last two seasons at Lowndes
High in Georgia but prior to that he produced state championship teams at
Central Phenix City and Prattville. His overall record of 157-45 in sixteen
seasons is among the best in the state. Orange Beach, in their third year of
varsity football, finished 9-2 last year but will move from 2A to 4A this
season as the area continues to grow at a staggering pace. Winning on a
consistent basis on the gulf coast will prove to be a daunting task for
Coach DuBose. | |||||||
| 2022 Coaching Changes | |||||
| Class 4A saw the second most
new hires during the off season as seventeen schools will have a different
head coach as the season approaches. Five of the new coaches were head
coaches last season and ten were assistants. Tim Bowens at Brooks was the
head coach at Clark University. Michael Harper after taking the St. John
Paul II job earlier this year has decided to move on to Hazel Green as an
assistant. So that job is still vacant as of today. Bo Culver heads back to Halyeville after four seasons at three different schools. Deshler is still searching for stability at the head coaching position. Between 1984 and 2013 the Tigers had two head coaches. Patrick Malone will be the sixth different head coach over the past nine seasons. | |||||
| Team | 2021 Season | 2022 Season | |||
| American Christian (11-2) | Cody Martin | Cody Martin | |||
| Anniston (5-5) | Rico White | Rico White | |||
| Ashville (0-10) | Robin Tyra | Shea Monroe | |||
| Bayside Academy (9-3) | Phil Lazenby | Phil Lazenby | |||
| Brooks (12-1) | Brad Black | Tim Bowens | |||
| Brookwood (12-1) | Brad Black | Tim Bowens | |||
| Brookwood (12-1) | Brad Black | Tim Bowens | |||
| Bullock County (5-5) | Matt Patterson | Derrick Levett | |||
| Cedar Bluff (6-5) | Alan Beckett | Kirk Johnson | |||
| Cleburne County (15-0) | Drew Gilmer | Joby Burns | |||
| Cleburne County (5-5) | Joby Burns | Joby Burns | |||
| Cleburne County (5-5) | Joby Burns | Joby Burns | |||
| Clements (5-5) | Joby Burns | Joby Burns | |||
| Clements (4-7) | Michael Parker | Joby Burns | |||
| Cordova (3-7) | Shane Smothers | Shane Smothers | |||
| Corner (3-7) | Shane Smothers | Jon Cooper | |||
| Corner (2-8) | Jon Cooper | Jon Cooper | |||
| Curry (7-4) | Oscar Glasscock | D.J. Emerson | |||
| Curry (0-10) | D.J. Emerson | D.J. Emerson | |||
| D.A.R. (0-10) | D.J. Emerson | D.J. Emerson | |||
| D.A.R. (3-7) | Hunter Holland | D.J. Emerson | |||
| D.A.R. (3-7) | Hunter Holland | Brian Largen | |||
| D.A.R. (3-7) | Hunter Holland | Brian Largen | |||
| Dale County (4-6) | Luke Tucker | Luke Tucker | |||
| Dallas County (3-7) | Douglas Laister | Douglas Laister | |||
| Deshler (3-7) | Randall Martin | Patrick Malone | |||
| Deshler (3-7) | Randall Martin | Patrick Malone | |||
| Donoho (3-7) | Randall Martin | Patrick Malone | |||
| Donoho (2-7) | Mark Sanders | Patrick Malone | |||
| Dothan High (4-6) | Smitty Grider | Chavis Williams | |||
| East Lawrence (3-6) | Mike Long | Sean Holt | |||
| East Lawrence (3-7) | Sean Holt | Sean Holt | |||
| East Limestone (3-7) | Sean Holt | Sean Holt | |||
| East Limestone (5-6) | Jeff Pugh | Sean Holt | |||
| Escambia County (2-8) | Scott Mason | Vincent Harris | |||
| Etowah (6-5) | Ryan Locke | Matt Glover | |||
| Etowah (6-5) | Ryan Locke | Matt Glover | |||
| Etowah (6-5) | Ryan Locke | Matt Glover | |||
| Etowah (6-5) | Ryan Locke | Matt Glover | |||
| Fultondale (1-8) | Kendric Cook | Kendric Cook | |||
| Geneva (6-5) | Brian Knapp | Les Sanders | |||
| Geneva (6-5) | Les Sanders | Les Sanders | |||
| Geneva County (5-6) | Jim Bob Striplin | Les Sanders | |||
| Gordo (9-3) | Ryan Lolley | Alan Scott | |||
| Hale County (5-6) | Luke Laird | Ryan Locke | |||
| Hale County (5-6) | Luke Laird | Ryan Locke | |||
| Haleyville (4-6) | Chris Musso | Ryan Locke | |||
| Haleyville (4-6) | Chris Musso | Bo Culver | |||
| Hamilton (4-6) | Chris Musso | Barry Peoples | |||
| Hamilton (4-7) | Barry Peoples | Barry Peoples | |||
| Hanceville (3-7) | Ryan Brewer | Barry Peoples | |||
| Hanceville (3-7) | Ryan Brewer | Ryan Brewer | |||
| Hartselle (10-1) | Bryan Moore | Larry Strain | |||
| Holt (2-8) | Dustin Hyche | Dustin Hyche | |||
| Holtville (2-8) | Dustin Hyche | Dustin Hyche | |||
| Jackson Academy (11-3) | Cody Flournoy | Cody Flournoy | |||
| Jackson Academy (10-2) | Jacob Webb | Cody Flournoy | |||
| Madison County (12-2) | Bob Godsey | Matt Putnam | |||
| Madison County (5-6) | Matt Putnam | Matt Putnam | |||
| Mae Jemison (2-8) | Harold Wells | Matt Putnam | |||
| Montevallo (8-3) | Blake Boren | Blake Boren | |||
| Montgomery Academy (8-3) | Blake Boren | Robert Johnson | |||
| Montgomery Academy (11-4) | Robert Johnson | Robert Johnson | |||
| Moody (6-4) | Adam Wallace | Robert Johnson | |||
| New Hope (4-6) | Trey Sullivan | Tyler Johnson | |||
| New Hope (4-6) | Trey Sullivan | Tyler Johnson | |||
| Northside (10-2) | Chris Hilliker | Robbie Jones | |||
| Oak Grove (2-8) | Zac Glaze | Chris Musso | |||
| Oak Grove (2-8) | Zac Glaze | Chris Musso | |||
| Oak Mountain (7-5) | Tyler Crane | Chris Musso | |||
| Orange Beach (9-3) | Mike Dubose | Jamey DuBose | |||
| Orange Beach (9-2) | Chase Smith | Jamey DuBose | |||
| Orange Beach (9-2) | Chase Smith | Jamey DuBose | |||
| Orange Beach (9-2) | Chase Smith | Jamey DuBose | |||
| Priceville (3-7) | Norman Dean | Chris Foster | |||
| Priceville (10-2) | Chris Foster | Chris Foster | |||
| Satsuma (1-9) | Ramon Nelson | Rodney Jordan | |||
| Sipsey Valley (3-7) | Scott Marchant | Joey Milligan | |||
| Slocomb (3-7) | Scott Marchant | Bryant Garrison | |||
| Slocomb (8-4) | Richard Tisdale | Bryant Garrison | |||
| St. John Paul II (0-10) | Joe Ross | Padraic Heiliger | |||
| St. John Paul II (0-10) | Joe Ross | Padraic Heiliger | |||
| St. John Paul II (0-10) | Joe Ross | Padraic Heiliger | |||
| St. Lukes (0-10) | Joe Ross | Padraic Heiliger | |||
| St. Pauls (8-4) | Steve Mask | Phillip Rivers | |||
| Tabernacle (10-3) | Brent Hubbert | Brent Hubbert | |||
| Talladega (1-9) | Shannon Felder | William F. Smith | |||
| Talladega (1-9) | Shannon Felder | William F. Smith | |||
| Talladega (1-9) | Shannon Felder | William F. Smith | |||
| Talladega County Central (0-9) | Chris Mahand | William F. Smith | |||
| West Blocton (6-5) | Eric Hiott | DreMail King | |||
| West Point (5-5) | Drew Phillips | Drew Phillips | |||
| West Point (5-5) | Drew Phillips | Drew Phillips | |||
| West Point (6-4) | Don Farley | Drew Phillips | |||
| Most Victories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trent Taylor at Andalusia leads all 4A coaches with 253 victories in the state of Alabama. His Bulldogs are always a tough opponent for any team on a Friday night. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach Phil Lazenby at Bayside Academy is the
longest tenured coach at his current school in 4A as he begins his sixteenth season. Lazenby has twenty five
years of experience as a head coach at four different schools. The average tenure of all the 4A coaches is 3.5 years. That is the lowest of any classification. Only three coaches have been with their current school more than ten seasons. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. No other school has had more changes than Dallas County in any classification. The fourteen coaching changes is tied with J.F. Shields and Coosa Christian for the most. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Woody Clements was the head coach at Holt for a record 41 straight seasons.
Woody Clements was the head coach at Holt for a record 41 straight seasons.
