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| Gardendale Rockets |
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Head Coach: Chad Eads (first season) Stadium: Driver Stadium Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0) At Gardendale: First season 2018 Enrollment: 819 Rank: 57th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 6A |
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Overall Record: 338-233-3 (59.0%) Last 25 years: 128-134 (49.0%) (Rank: 196th in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 6A) Since 2010: 55-36 (60.0%) (Rank: 121st in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 6A) Last Playoff Appearance: 2017 Last Region Championship: 2006 Last Winning Season: 2017 Last Losing Season: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 6
Record: 6-5 Region Record: 4-2, (third) Playoff Record: First round loss to Muscle Shoals by a score of 23-20. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 352 (32.0) Defense: 313 (28.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 6
Strength of Schedule: 71-37 (66%) (9th in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 6A) Region Strength: 56-19 (75%) Non-Region Strength: 15-18 (46%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gardendale completed the 2017 season with a 6-5 record. With their 4-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 6A region six, the Rockets earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Gardendale's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Muscle Shoals by a score of 23-20. Since 2010, Gardendale has gone a combined 55-36. Their 60.0% winning percentage ranks 24th in Class 6A over the past eight seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Gardendale has managed to compile a record of 128-134. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 30th in Class 6A and 196th in the AHSAA. The Rockets will be under the direction of new head football coach Chad Eads as they enter the 2018 season. The Gardendale Rockets will play in Class 6A region six during the 2018 season. The Rockets have one of the toughest schedules in Class 6A. Their opponents had a combined record of 71-37 last season. That ranks 5th in Class 6A and 9th in the AHSAA. Gardendale will face six opponents that reached the playoffs last season. Region six will be one of the most competitive regions in any classification this season. The Rockets will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region six this season. The Rockets open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Athens on Friday, August 31 at Driver Stadium. Last year the Athens Golden Eagles finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in third place in Class 6A region eight. The Golden Eagles lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs to Clay-Chalkville by a score of 21-0. Gardendale and Athens have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Rockets have a 2-2-0 record against the Golden Eagles. They last met in 2001 with Gardendale winning by a score of 21-7. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.
