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Sardis Lions

Head Coach: Gene Hill (eighth season)
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Career Record: 14 seasons, (87-61)
At Sardis: 7 seasons, (42-32)
2018 Enrollment:  406
Rank:  137th in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   332-414-22   (44.0%)
Last 25 years:   101-149   (40.0%)  (Rank: 282nd in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   46-38  (55.0%)  (Rank: 160th in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2017 
Class:  4A              Region:   7
Record:  7-4
Region Record:   5-1, (first)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Cherokee County by a score of 21-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  295 (26.8)
Defense:  222 (20.2)


 2018 
Class: 5A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 60-52 (54%) (104th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  30-35 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  30-17 (64%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Plainview  (3A)   30-31   L  
 9/1  vs. Sylvania  (3A)   21-27   L  
 9/8  vs. Madison Academy  (4A)  *  18-17   W  
 9/15  @ Geraldine  (3A)   45-27   W  
 9/21  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *  19-13   W  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Westminster Christian  (4A)  *  43-14   W  
 10/13  vs. D.A.R.  (4A)  *  21-31   L  
 10/20  vs. Madison County  (4A)  *  21-14   W  
 10/27  @ Randolph  (4A)  *  28-20   W  
 11/3  @ Boaz  (5A)   35-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Cherokee County    14-21   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24   OPEN 
 8/31  @ Sylvania  (3A)       
 9/7  vs. Southside Gadsden  (5A)  *      
 9/14  @ Etowah  (5A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Douglas  (5A)  *      
 9/28  vs. Geraldine  (3A)       
 10/5  @ Alexandria  (5A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Boaz  (5A)  *      
 10/19  @ Crossville  (5A)  *      
 10/26  @ Albertville  (6A)       
 11/2  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)       


Class  5A Region  6
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Alexandria (5A) 8-3368-183
Boaz (5A) 3-7227-363
Crossville (5A) 4-7276-402
Douglas (5A) 0-1071-479
Etowah (5A) 11-2380-184
Sardis (4A) 7-4295-222
Southside Gadsden (6A) 4-6205-217

 2018 Preview 


       Sardis completed the 2017 season with a 7-4 record. Last year Sardis captured the region seven title and a number one seed in the Class 4A playoffs. They finished region play with a 5-1 record. It was the first region championship for the Lions since the 2011 season. Sardis's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Cherokee County by a score of 21-14.

       The Lions won as many games as in any season since 2011. It marked the first time since the 2014 season that the Lions qualified for the playoffs. The Lions had some tough luck last season as three of their four losses were by less than eight points.

       Since 2010, Sardis has gone a combined 46-38. Their 55.0% winning percentage ranks 27th in Class 5A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sardis has managed to compile a record of 101-149. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 49th in Class 5A and 282nd in the AHSAA.




       The Lions are led by head coach Gene Hill who is entering his eighth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 42-32 over the past seven seasons at Sardis. Under his direction the Lions have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Hill.

       Coach Hill's overall record as a head football coach in fourteen season stands at 87-61 (58.8%). Over the course of his career, Coach Hill's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times and won four region championships.

       The Sardis Lions will play in Class 5A region six during the 2018 season. The Lions move up in classification to Class 5A. They may find the going slightly tougher with the move.

       The Lions will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region six this season.

       The Lions open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Sylvania on Friday, August 31 at Ram Stadium. Last year the Sylvania Rams finished with an overall record of 11-2 and in second place in Class 3A region seven. The Rams lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 3A playoffs to Randolph County by a score of 55-24.

       Sardis and Sylvania have met a total of 30 times on the football field. The Lions have a 13-17-0 record against the Rams. They last met in 2017 with Sylvania winning by a score of 27-21.

       Sardis returns 4A All-State  defensive lineman Tristen Holcomb. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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