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Lanett Panthers

Head Coach: Clifford Story (tenth season)
Stadium: Morgan-Washburn Stadium
Career Record: 9 seasons, (65-36)
At Lanett: 9 seasons, (65-36)
2018 Enrollment:  158
Rank:  327th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   552-358-25   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   159-114   (58.0%)  (Rank: 107th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   59-31  (66.0%)  (Rank: 75th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2017 
Class:  2A              Region:   5
Record:  15-0    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   7-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Won the Class 2A State Championship by defeating Leroy at the Alabama Super Seven 33-15 in Auburn.
Final ASWA Poll:   2nd
Scoring:  614 (40.9)
Defense:  184 (12.3)


 2018 
Class: 1A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 37-58 (39%) (354th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  24-39 (38%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-19 (41%)

D1 Prospects
      Trikweze Bridges,  6-3,  180,  S


 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Valley  (5A)   28-7   W  
 9/1  vs. Notasulga  (1A)   21-6   W  
 9/8  @ Horseshoe Bend  (2A)  *  50-6   W  
 9/15  vs. Vincent  (2A)  *  55-14   W  
 9/22  @ Reeltown  (2A)  *  43-20   W  
 9/29  @ Handley  (4A)   29-7   W  
 10/6  vs. Fayetteville  (2A)  *  42-7   W  
 10/13  @ Ranburne  (2A)  *  35-13   W  
 10/20  @ Woodland  (2A)  *  47-14   W  
 10/27  vs. LaFayette  (2A)  *  42-16   W  
 11/3   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Tanner    41-8   W  
 11/17  vs. Sand Rock    41-16   W  
 11/24  @ Lamar County    48-7   W  
 12/1  vs. Sulligent    59-28   W  
 12/8   Leroy    33-15   W  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Valley  (5A)       
 8/31  @ LaFayette  (2A)       
 9/7  vs. Wadley  (1A)  *      
 9/14  @ Autaugaville  (1A)  *      
 9/21  @ Notasulga  (1A)  *      
 9/28  vs. Handley  (4A)       
 10/5   OPEN 
 10/12  vs. Loachapoka  (1A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Verbena  (1A)  *      
 10/26  @ Billingsley  (1A)  *      
 11/2   OPEN 
 11/9  vs. Florala        
 11/16  vs. Marengo        
 11/23  @ Maplesville        


Class  1A Region  4
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Autaugaville (1A) 2-7187-465
Billingsley (2A) 3-7242-357
Lanett (2A) 15-0614-184
Loachapoka (1A) 2-8213-306
Notasulga (1A) 5-6269-328
Verbena (2A) 0-1090-406
Wadley (1A) 12-1663-123

 2018 Preview 


       Lanett completed the 2017 season with a 15-0 record. Last year Lanett captured the region five title and a number one seed in the Class 2A playoffs. They finished region play with a 7-0 record. The Panthers reeled off five straight playoff wins to claim the Class 2A State Championship by defeating Leroy at the Alabama Super Seven 33-15 in Auburn.

       No team at Lanett ever won more games in a season than the fifteen victories last year.

       The high-scoring Lanett offense ranked 12th in the AHSAA. They averaged 40.9 points a game.

       The Panthers defense dominated most opponents as they ranked 24th in the AHSAA. The defense gave up just 12.3 points a game.

       Over the past two seasons the Panthers have gone 26-3 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition. Since 2010, Lanett has gone a combined 59-31. Their 66.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 1A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Lanett has managed to compile a record of 159-114. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 1A and 107th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers are led by head coach Clifford Story who is entering his tenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 65-36 over the past nine seasons at Lanett. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Story. Coach Story led Lanett to a state championship in 2017.

       Coach Story's overall record as a head football coach in nine season stands at 65-36 (64.4%).

       The Lanett Panthers will play in Class 1A region four during the 2018 season. The Panthers may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 2A to 1A. They will compete in region four this year.

       The Panthers enter the 2018 season riding a 15 game winning streak. They have also won 10 consecutive regular season games. Lanett has won 12 consecutive region games. They have won 7 straight games on their home turf at Morgan-Washburn Stadium.

       The Panthers enter the season with expectations of not only a region title but reaching the state championship game. They are considered one the favorites in region four and should be a team in the thick of the hunt to represent the South in the Class 1A Super Seven come December.

       The Panthers open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Valley on Friday, August 24 at Morgan-Washburn Stadium. Last year the Valley Rams finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in fifth place in Class 5A region four. The Rams closed out the regular season with a loss to Eufaula by a score of 52-17.

       Lanett and Valley have met a total of 92 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 32-58-2 record against the Rams. They last met in 2017 with Lanett winning by a score of 28-7.

       Lanett returns 2A All-State  defensive lineman Dterrion Glaze. He was named to the first team last season. The Panthers also return  defensive back Kaleb Thomas. He was named to the second team. The Panthers also return  quarterback Kristian Story. He was named to the first team. The Panthers also return  defensive back Trikweze Bridges. He was named to the first team.

       College prospects include: Trikweze Bridges (6-3, 180) safety,

  


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