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D.A.R. Patriots

Head Coach: Joel Poole (second season)
Stadium: Louisa St Clair Athletic Field
Career Record: 13 seasons, (64-74)
At D.A.R.: one season, (5-5)
2018 Enrollment:  337
Rank:  179th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   49-74   (40.0%)
Last 25 years:   49-74   (40.0%)  (Rank: 274th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   31-52  (37.0%)  (Rank: 274th in the AHSAA, 39th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2017 
Class:  4A              Region:   7
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   1-5, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  314 (31.4)
Defense:  240 (24.0)


 2018 
Class: 4A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 33-70 (32%) (383rd in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  16-44 (27%)
Non-Region Strength:  17-26 (40%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Douglas  (5A)   57-7   W  
 9/8  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *  24-26   L  
 9/15  @ Westminster Christian  (4A)  *  23-40   L  
 9/22  vs. New Hope  (3A)   55-0   W  
 9/29  @ Geraldine  (3A)   19-7   W  
 10/6  @ Madison County  (4A)  *  28-48   L  
 10/13  @ Sardis  (4A)  *  31-21   W  
 10/20  vs. Randolph  (4A)  *  21-34   L  
 10/27  vs. Madison Academy  (4A)  *  6-51   L  
 11/3  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)   50-6   W  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Westminster Christian  (3A)       
 8/31  @ Douglas  (5A)       
 9/7  @ Fairview  (4A)  *      
 9/14  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *      
 9/21  @ West Morgan  (4A)  *      
 9/28   OPEN 
 10/5  vs. Randolph  (4A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Danville  (4A)  *      
 10/19  @ Priceville  (4A)  *      
 10/26  @ St. John Paul II  (4A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Brindlee Mountain  (3A)       
 11/9  @ Northside        
 11/16  vs. Oneonta        


Class  4A Region  7
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
D.A.R. (4A) 5-5314-240
Danville (4A) 3-7159-287
Fairview (5A) 2-7137-187
North Jackson (4A) 2-8182-285
Priceville (4A) 2-8135-440
Randolph (4A) 6-5229-197
St. John Paul II (5A) 1-993-436
West Morgan (3A) 10-2465-188

 2018 Preview 


       D.A.R. completed the 2017 season with a 5-5 record. Last year D.A.R. finished seventh in Class 4A region seven with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Patriots have never won a playoff game in the school's history. They would like to break through and pick up that first post season victory in 2018.

       Since 2010, D.A.R. has gone a combined 31-52. Their 37.0% winning percentage ranks 39th in Class 4A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 12 seasons, D.A.R. has managed to compile a record of 49-74. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 41st in Class 4A and 274th in the AHSAA.




       The Patriots are led by head coach Joel Poole who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 5-5 record in his first season at D.A.R.. The Patriots saw improvement from a 2-8 record the season before coach Poole arrived. The Patriots have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Poole.

       Coach Poole's overall record as a head football coach in thirteen season stands at 64-74 (46.4%). Over the course of his career, Coach Poole's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times and won one region championship.

       The D.A.R. Patriots will play in Class 4A region seven during the 2018 season.

       Overall, the region is among the weakest in the state. Qualifying for one of the playoffs spots could be a little easier. The Patriots will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region seven this season. D.A.R. missed the playoffs the past couple of seasons but hope to return to the post season this year.

       The Patriots open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Westminster Christian on Friday, August 24 at Louisa St Clair Athletic Field. Last year the Westminster Christian Wildcats finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in fourth place in Class 4A region seven. The Wildcats lost in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs to Saks by a score of 42-21.

       D.A.R. and Westminster Christian have met a total of 11 times on the football field. The Patriots have a 2-9-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2017 with Westminster Christian winning by a score of 40-23.

  


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