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2023 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Nineteen Best Hire: Barrett Trotter, Bayside Academy Hardest to Replace: Rico White, Anniston Best Job: Montgomery Academy Toughest Job: Holt |
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| Barrett Trotter taking over for
Phil Lazenby at Bayside Academy will be interesting to watch over the next
few seasons. Coach Lazenby built an Admiral's football program that was
respected across south Alabama for being a tough matchup for opponents. We
will see if the former Auburn quarterback can continue that success. After moving from
Briarwood this will be his first time serving as a head football coach. So many of the new hires in 4A have little to no head coaching experience at any level which is unique to this classification this season. A lot of new faces on the sidelines in 4A this football season. Of the nineteen changes only three teams won more games than they lost last year. | |||||||
| 2023 Coaching Changes | |||||
| Class 4A ties with
Class 3A for the most
new hires during the off season as nineteen schools will have a different
head coach as the season approaches. Only five of the new coaches have any
head football coaching experience. | |||||
| Team | 2022 Season | 2023 Season | |||
| American Christian (9-3) | Cody Martin | Cody Martin | |||
| Anniston (11-1) | Rico White | Rico Jackson | |||
| Ashville (2-8) | Shea Monroe | Kirakias Shepard | |||
| B.T. Washington (4-6) | Lawrence Yelding | Lawrence ONeal | |||
| Bayside Academy (6-5) | Phil Lazenby | Barrett Trotter | |||
| Bullock County (3-7) | Derrick Levett | Jeremy Vines | |||
| Cahawba Christian (4-4) | Avery Hendrix | Jeremy Vines | |||
| Central Hayneville (3-6) | Corvin Johnson | Heath Wood | |||
| Chickasaw (7-4) | Carl Herring | Jacob Kelley | |||
| Cordova (5-5) | Shane Smothers | Shane Smothers | |||
| Corner (8-3) | Jon Cooper | Shane Smothers | |||
| Corner (8-3) | Jon Cooper | Trent Campbell | |||
| Curry (2-8) | D.J. Emerson | Jace Cordell | |||
| D.A.R. (1-9) | Brian Largen | Kyle Davis | |||
| D.A.R. (1-9) | Brian Largen | Kyle Davis | |||
| Dadeville (10-1) | Roger McDonald | Kyle Davis | |||
| Dale County (2-8) | Luke Tucker | Evan Ballard | |||
| Dale County (2-8) | Luke Tucker | Evan Ballard | |||
| Daleville (3-7) | Will Garner | Evan Ballard | |||
| Dallas County (1-9) | Douglas Laister | Douglas Laister | |||
| East Lawrence (0-10) | Sean Holt | Mac Hampton | |||
| Etowah (8-4) | Matt Glover | Vincent Harris | |||
| Etowah (8-4) | Matt Glover | Matt Glover2/Blake Bone | |||
| Fultondale (0-10) | Kendric Cook | Keon Handley | |||
| Fultondale (0-10) | Kendric Cook | Keon Handley | |||
| Geneva (4-6) | Les Sanders | Jamel Harris | |||
| Hamilton (1-9) | Barry Peoples | Evan Shipp | |||
| Hanceville (4-6) | Ryan Brewer | Ryan Brewer | |||
| Holt (0-10) | Dustin Hyche | Brian Newton | |||
| Madison County (4-7) | Matt Putnam | Matt Putnam | |||
| Montevallo (2-8) | Shannon Felder | Blake Boren | |||
| Montgomery Academy (5-6) | Robert Johnson | Ethan McBride | |||
| New Hope (0-10) | Zack Holmes | Tyler Johnson | |||
| Orange Beach (8-3) | Jamey DuBose | Jamey DuBose | |||
| Priceville (11-1) | Chris Foster | Chris Foster | |||
| Slocomb (5-5) | Bryant Garrison | Joey Milligan | |||
| Slocomb (5-5) | Bryant Garrison | Paul McLean | |||
| St. John Paul II (4-6) | Padraic Heiliger | Chad OMelia | |||
| St. John Paul II (4-6) | Padraic Heiliger | Chad OMelia | |||
| St. Lukes (4-7) | Ronn Lee | Chad OMelia | |||
| Tabernacle (5-4) | Clint Chase | Brent Hubbert | |||
| Talladega (0-10) | William F. Smith | William F. Smith | |||
| West Blocton (6-5) | DreMail King | DreMail King | |||
| West End Walnut Grove (7-4) | Derrick Sewell | DreMail King | |||
| White Plains (2-8) | Chandler Tyree | Blake Jennings | |||
| White Plains (2-8) | Chandler Tyree | Blake Jennings | |||
| Whitesburg Christian (5-5) | Jimmy Nave | Blake Jennings | |||
| Wilcox Central (1-8) | Reggie Powell | Brandon Cheatham | |||
| Wilcox Central (1-8) | Reggie Powell | Brandon Cheatham | |||
| Wilson (1-9) | Matt Poarch | Trey Lane | |||
| Wilson (1-9) | Matt Poarch | Trey Lane | |||
| Most Victories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trent Taylor at Andalusia leads all 4A coaches with 267 victories in the state of Alabama. His Bulldogs are always a tough opponent for any team on a Friday night. Last year they won the Class 4A state championship. Brent Hubbert is also over the 200 win mark at T.R. Miller. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Most Playoff Victories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class 4A has the most coaches with at least 30 playoff wins at four. Each of them have won at least one state championship over the course of their careers. Coach Hubbert's 44 victories rank sixth among active head football coaches. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach Heath Wood at Central Florence is the
longest tenured coach at his current school in 4A as he begins his
thirteenth season. The average tenure of all the 4A coaches is 3.3 years. That is the lowest of any classification. Only two coaches have been with their current school more than ten seasons. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Coaching Turnover 2000-2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 24 years. Only one other school has had more changes than Dallas County and Bullock County in any classification. The fourteen coaching changes trails only J.F. Shields for the most. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
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Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.
Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.
