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Sand Rock Wildcats

Head Coach: Steven Chesnut (fourth season)
Stadium: Russell Jacoway Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (25-9)
At Sand Rock: 3 seasons, (25-9)
2018 Enrollment:  184
Rank:  296th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   331-286-7   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   167-100   (62.0%)  (Rank: 77th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   53-34  (61.0%)  (Rank: 113rd in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2008
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2012

 2017 
Class:  2A              Region:   6
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Lanett by a score of 41-16.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  363 (30.3)
Defense:  254 (21.2)


 2018 
Class: 2A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 54-54 (50%) (168th in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  41-35 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-19 (41%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Plainview  (3A)   21-35   L  
 9/8  @ Westbrook Christian  (2A)  *  17-3   W  
 9/15  vs. Ider  (2A)  *  28-20   W  
 9/22  @ Gaston  (2A)  *  40-0   W  
 9/29  vs. Pisgah  (3A)   48-20   W  
 10/6  @ Fyffe  (2A)  *  7-49   L  
 10/13  vs. Section  (2A)  *  34-6   W  
 10/20  @ Collinsville  (2A)  *  48-27   W  
 10/27  vs. Asbury  (2A)  *  55-6   W  
 11/2  @ Cedar Bluff  (1A)   35-34   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Mars Hill    14-13   W  
 11/17  @ Lanett    16-41   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24   OPEN 
 8/31  vs. Gaston  (2A)       
 9/7  @ Ider  (2A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Cedar Bluff  (2A)  *      
 9/21  @ North Sand Mountain  (2A)  *      
 9/27  @ Spring Garden  (1A)       
 10/5  vs. Fyffe  (2A)  *      
 10/12  @ Section  (2A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Collinsville  (2A)  *      
 10/26  @ Asbury  (2A)  *      
 11/2  @ Westbrook Christian  (2A)       


Class  2A Region  8
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Asbury (2A) 0-1036-494
Cedar Bluff (1A) 7-4327-208
Collinsville (2A) 4-6269-259
Fyffe (2A) 12-1637-102
Ider (2A) 6-5298-227
North Sand Mountain (3A) 8-3295-238
Sand Rock (2A) 9-3363-254
Section (2A) 4-6218-248

 2018 Preview 


       Sand Rock completed the 2017 season with a 9-3 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 2A region six, the Wildcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Sand Rock reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Lanett by a score of 41-16.

       Since 2010, Sand Rock has gone a combined 53-34. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 2A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sand Rock has managed to compile a record of 167-100. Their 62.0% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 2A and 77th in the AHSAA. The Wildcats have been successful on the football field with twenty-two winning seasons during this time.




       The Wildcats are led by head coach Steven Chesnut who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 25-9 over the past three seasons at Sand Rock. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Chesnut.

       Coach Chesnut's overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 25-9 (73.5%).

       The Sand Rock Wildcats will play in Class 2A region eight during the 2018 season. Following realignment, the Wildcats remain in 2A but move from region six over to region eight.

       The Wildcats should be in contention for a playoff spot in region eight this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Wildcats open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Gaston on Friday, August 31 at Russell Jacoway Stadium. Last year the Gaston Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in seventh place in Class 2A region six.

       Sand Rock and Gaston have met a total of 41 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 23-18-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2017 with Sand Rock winning by a score of 40-0.

  


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