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Pleasant Valley Raiders

Head Coach: Jonathan Nix (fourth season)
Stadium: Raider Stadium
Career Record: 9 seasons, (43-52)
At Pleasant Valley: 3 seasons, (6-24)
2018 Enrollment:  245
Rank:  252nd in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   94-266   (26.0%)
Last 25 years:   62-178   (26.0%)  (Rank: 356th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   24-57  (30.0%)  (Rank: 319th in the AHSAA, 47th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2010
Last Region Championship:   1984
Last Winning Season:   2008
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  3A              Region:   5
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   1-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  196 (19.6)
Defense:  220 (22.0)


 2018 
Class: 3A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 63-53 (54%) (102nd in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  51-34 (60%)
Non-Region Strength:  12-19 (39%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Vincent  (2A)   13-14   L  
 9/1  @ Gaston  (2A)   37-6   W  
 9/8  @ Walter Wellborn  (3A)  *  0-28   L  
 9/15  vs. Ohatchee  (3A)  *  13-21   L  
 9/22  @ Piedmont  (3A)  *  13-48   L  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Glencoe  (3A)  *  37-0   W  
 10/13  vs. Randolph County  (3A)  *  3-40   L  
 10/20  vs. West End Walnut Grove  (2A)   34-14   W  
 10/27  @ Weaver  (3A)  *  6-29   L  
 11/3  vs. Spring Garden  (1A)   40-20   W  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24   OPEN 
 8/31  vs. West End Walnut Grove  (2A)       
 9/7  @ Piedmont  (3A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Weaver  (3A)  *      
 9/21  @ Saks  (3A)  *      
 9/28  vs. Gaston  (2A)       
 10/5  vs. Glencoe  (3A)  *      
 10/12  @ B.B. Comer  (3A)  *      
 10/19  @ Walter Wellborn  (3A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Randolph County  (3A)  *      
 11/1  @ Ohatchee  (2A)       


Class  3A Region  6
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
B.B. Comer (3A) 2-8150-422
Glencoe (3A) 2-8130-404
Piedmont (3A) 12-2520-276
Pleasant Valley (3A) 4-6196-220
Randolph County (3A) 13-2583-211
Saks (4A) 13-1486-204
Walter Wellborn (3A) 2-8156-272
Weaver (3A) 7-5379-304

 2018 Preview 


       Pleasant Valley completed the 2017 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Pleasant Valley finished sixth in Class 3A region five with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Raiders have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2010 season and would love to end that streak this year. They have never won a playoff game in the school's history.

       Pleasant Valley was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Raiders want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.6 points a game.

       Since 2010, Pleasant Valley has gone a combined 24-57. Their 30.0% winning percentage ranks 47th in Class 3A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pleasant Valley has not won much with a record of 62-178. Their 26.0% winning percentage ranks 56th in Class 3A and 356th in the AHSAA. The Raiders have struggled on the football field with only three winning seasons during this time. Their last winning season was 2008.




       The Raiders are led by head coach Jonathan Nix who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 6-24 over the past three seasons at Pleasant Valley. The Raiders have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Nix.

       Coach Nix's overall record as a head football coach in nine season stands at 43-52 (45.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Nix's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times and won one region championship.

       The Pleasant Valley Raiders will play in Class 3A region six during the 2018 season. Following realignment, the Raiders remain in 3A but move from region five over to region six.

       This season, the Raiders will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region six.

      

       The Raiders open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent West End Walnut Grove on Friday, August 31 at Raider Stadium. Last year the West End Walnut Grove Patriots finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in fifth place in Class 2A region seven. The Patriots closed out the regular season with a loss to Ashville by a score of 40-28.

       Pleasant Valley and West End Walnut Grove have met a total of 19 times on the football field. The Raiders have a 6-13-0 record against the Patriots. They last met in 2017 with Pleasant Valley winning by a score of 34-14.

  


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