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2017 Team Previews 

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Sylvania Rams

Head Coach: Matt Putnam (fourth season)
Stadium: Ram Stadium
Career Record: 8 seasons, (48-38)
At Sylvania: 3 seasons, (22-13)
2018 Enrollment:  279
Rank:  221st in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   352-340-16   (51.0%)
Last 25 years:   155-106   (59.0%)  (Rank: 101st in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   54-35  (61.0%)  (Rank: 114th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2017 
Class:  3A              Region:   7
Record:  11-2
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Randolph County by a score of 55-24.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  438 (33.7)
Defense:  215 (16.5)


 2018 
Class: 3A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 51-56 (48%) (219th in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  23-39 (37%)
Non-Region Strength:  28-17 (62%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Sardis  (4A)   27-21   W  
 9/8  vs. Cedar Bluff  (1A)   42-0   W  
 9/15  @ New Hope  (3A)  *  35-0   W  
 9/22  vs. North Sand Mountain  (3A)  *  42-20   W  
 9/29  vs. Crossville  (5A)   42-28   W  
 10/6  @ Pisgah  (3A)  *  37-7   W  
 10/13  vs. Geraldine  (3A)  *  17-15   W  
 10/20  @ Plainview  (3A)  *  3-13   L  
 10/27  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)  *  56-0   W  
 11/2  vs. Ider  (2A)   28-21   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Ohatchee    37-14   W  
 11/17  @ West Morgan    48-21   W  
 11/24  @ Randolph County    24-55   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24   OPEN 
 8/31  vs. Sardis  (5A)       
 9/7  @ Susan Moore  (3A)  *      
 9/14  @ Gaston  (2A)       
 9/21  vs. Plainview  (3A)  *      
 9/28  @ North Sand Mountain  (2A)       
 10/5  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)  *      
 10/12  vs. New Hope  (3A)  *      
 10/19  @ Pisgah  (3A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Geraldine  (3A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Fyffe  (2A)       


Class  3A Region  7
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Brindlee Mountain (3A) 1-9110-366
Geraldine (3A) 4-7242-244
New Hope (3A) 1-971-410
Pisgah (3A) 4-6185-316
Plainview (3A) 9-2351-185
Susan Moore (3A) 4-6242-286
Sylvania (3A) 11-2438-215

 2018 Preview 


       Sylvania completed the 2017 season with a 11-2 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 3A region seven, the Rams earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Sylvania lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Randolph County team by a score of 55-24.

       The Rams won as many games as in any season since 1995.

       Since 2010, Sylvania has gone a combined 54-35. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 16th in Class 3A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sylvania has managed to compile a record of 155-106. Their 59.0% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 3A and 101st in the AHSAA.




       The Rams are led by head coach Matt Putnam who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 22-13 over the past three seasons at Sylvania. Under his direction the Rams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have won one region crown with Coach Putnam.

       Coach Putnam's overall record as a head football coach in eight season stands at 48-38 (55.8%). Over the course of his career, Coach Putnam's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times and won one region championship.

       The Sylvania Rams will play in Class 3A region seven during the 2018 season.

       Sylvania enters the 2018 season with a string of 10 consecutive wins on their home field at Ram Stadium.

       The Rams should be considered one of the favorites for the region seven championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Rams open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Sardis on Friday, August 31 at Ram Stadium. Last year the Sardis Lions finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in first place in Class 4A region seven. The Lions lost in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs to Cherokee County by a score of 21-14.

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

  


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