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The best of the best in Alabama High
School Football over the past 100 seasons.
2022 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Thirteen Best Hire: Patrick Browning, Greenville Hardest to Replace: John McKenzie, Vigor Best Job: Vigor Toughest Job: Talladega |
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Most Interesting: Patrick Browning built the football
program at Pike Road from nothing to a state championship in just four short
years. It was truly an amazing job. Now he moves on to Greenville
where rebuilding will not be necessary as the Tigers already have
a program in pretty good shape. Greenville has a history of hiring great
coaches but they generally do not hang around long. Bryant Vincent, Ben Blackmon, Patrick Plott and Josh McLendon
were all young coach at Greenville who left after a few seasons. | |||||||
| 2022 Coaching Changes | |||||
| Of the thirteen new hires in
5A only one was a head football coach last season. That one coach was a
great hire for Greenville as Patrick Browning brings with him a state
championship from last year at Pike Road. The remaining twelve jobs went to
assisant coaches. A couple of interesting hires in the Mobile area as former Auburn star player Antonio Coleman takes over at Williamson and John McKenzie moves from Vigor where his team won a state championship last season to Murphy. | |||||
| Team | 2021 Season | 2022 Season | |||
| Arab (8-3) | Lee Ozmint | Lee Ozmint | |||
| B.T. Washington (3-7) | Lawrence Yelding | Lawrence Yelding | |||
| Benjamin Russell (4-6) | Justin Jones | Justin Jones | |||
| Carroll (4-7) | Patrick Plott | Patrick Plott | |||
| Carver Birmingham (1-9) | Derone Fagan | Rod Carson | |||
| Carver Birmingham (1-9) | Derone Fagan | Rod Carson | |||
| Carver Montgomery (1-9) | Derone Fagan | Rod Carson | |||
| Carver Montgomery (5-6) | Marcus Gardner | Rod Carson | |||
| Charles Henderson (10-2) | Jason Allen | Quinn Hambrite | |||
| Chelsea (4-7) | Dustin Goodwin | Quinn Hambrite | |||
| Citronelle (3-7) | Jason Barnett | Jason Barnett | |||
| Crossville (7-4) | Wayne Grant | Riley Edwards | |||
| Crossville (0-10) | Josh Taylor | Riley Edwards | |||
| Crossville (0-10) | Josh Taylor | Riley Edwards | |||
| Cullman (7-4) | Oscar Glasscock | Riley Edwards | |||
| Demopolis (7-5) | Brian Seymore | Brian Seymore | |||
| East Central HomeSchool (3-6) | Mike Long | Brandon Lyles | |||
| East Limestone (5-6) | Jeff Pugh | Clint Woodfin | |||
| East Limestone (5-6) | Jeff Pugh | Clint Woodfin | |||
| Elkmont (2-8) | Nathan McDaniel | Nathan McDaniel | |||
| Elkmont (0-10) | Michael Pendergast | Nathan McDaniel | |||
| Elmore County (0-10) | Jordan Cantrell | Kyle Caldwell | |||
| Eufaula (5-6) | Ed Rigby | Jerrell Jernigan | |||
| Fairfield (7-4) | Keon Handley | Shepherd Skanes | |||
| Faith Academy (12-2) | George Redding Jr. | George Redding Jr. | |||
| Faith Academy (12-2) | George Redding Jr. | George Redding Jr. | |||
| Faith Academy (12-2) | George Redding Jr. | Jack French | |||
| Greenville (8-4) | Josh McLendon | Patrick Browning | |||
| Greenville (8-4) | Josh McLendon | Patrick Browning | |||
| Hazel Green (1-9) | Keith Register | Keith Register | |||
| Headland (2-8) | Rodney Dollar6/Reginald Melton | Reginald Melton | |||
| Holtville (5-6) | Jason Franklin | Jason Franklin | |||
| Jasper (5-5) | Philip Bailey | Philip Bailey | |||
| Jemison (5-5) | Philip Bailey | John Therrell | |||
| Jemison (1-9) | John Therrell | John Therrell | |||
| LeFlore (0-10) | Shon Burney | Jerry Hood | |||
| LeFlore (0-10) | Shon Burney | Renardo Jackson | |||
| LeFlore (0-10) | Shon Burney | Renardo Jackson | |||
| Lincoln (6-5) | Matt Zedaker | Matt Zedaker | |||
| Marbury (4-7) | Hayden Stockton | Hayden Stockton | |||
| Moody (6-4) | Adam Wallace | Jake Ganus | |||
| Rehobeth (6-5) | Matt Johnson | Pate Harrison | |||
| Sardis (1-9) | Gene Hill | Chris Stephenson | |||
| Sardis (1-9) | Gene Hill | Chris Stephenson | |||
| Scottsboro (3-7) | Cris Bell | Cris Bell | |||
| Selma (5-6) | Willie Gandy | Willie Gandy | |||
| Selma (5-6) | Willie Gandy | Willie Gandy | |||
| Shades Valley (5-6) | Willie Gandy | Willie Gandy | |||
| Springville (4-6) | Jon Clements | Jon Clements | |||
| Springwood (1-9) | Kurt Page | Jon Clements | |||
| St. Clair County (0-10) | P.J. Wright | P.J. Wright | |||
| St. James (0-10) | P.J. Wright | P.J. Wright | |||
| St. James (10-2) | Jimmy Perry | P.J. Wright | |||
| Sylacauga (7-4) | Rob Carter | Rob Carter | |||
| Sylvania (7-4) | Rob Carter | Rob Carter | |||
| Tallassee (7-3) | Mike Battles Jr. | Mike Battles Jr. | |||
| Tanner (7-3) | Mike Battles Jr. | Mike Battles Jr. | |||
| Vigor (14-1) | John McKenzie | Markus Cook | |||
| Vigor (14-1) | John McKenzie | Markus Cook | |||
| Vigor (14-1) | John McKenzie | Markus Cook | |||
| Vina (0-10) | Ben Guin | Markus Cook | |||
| West Blocton (1-9) | Nicholas Howard | Nicholas Howard | |||
| West Blocton (1-9) | Nicholas Howard | Nicholas Howard | |||
| West Blocton (6-5) | Eric Hiott | Nicholas Howard | |||
| Williamson (5-6) | Melvin Pete Jr. | Antonio Coleman | |||
| Williamson (5-6) | Melvin Pete Jr. | Antonio Coleman | |||
| Wilson (1-9) | Matt Poarch | Antonio Coleman | |||
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| Class 5A has the distinction of
having two coaches with
over 300 wins in their career. Terry Curtis and Danny Horn will both be
working toward getting to that magical number of 346. That is the state
record for most victories by a football coach held by Buddy Anderson. Both
coaches will enter the season with a shot at the record if their teams have
a stellar season. Coach Curtis also has the most playoff victories of any coach with 79. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Curtis has been at UMS-Wright for twenty four
seasons. It has been an impressive run for the Bulldogs under his direction
to say the least. When he first moved to UMS-Wright back in 1999 the
Bulldogs were 3A. Now they are competing in 5A thanks to the private school
multiplier and
competitive balance.
Even with the move to 5A the Bulldogs are still very competitive. The average tenure of all the 4A coaches is 4.1 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. Greenville, with fifteen winning seasons during this time, has changed coaches nine times. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.
The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.
