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Russell County Warriors

Head Coach: Dwight Jones (eighth season)
Stadium: Corbett-Mitchell Stadium
Career Record: 8 seasons, (33-53)
At Russell County: 7 seasons, (25-47)
2018 Enrollment:  713
Rank:  73rd in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   194-428-5   (31.0%)
Last 25 years:   57-181   (24.0%)  (Rank: 365th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   17-63  (21.0%)  (Rank: 358th in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2013
Last Region Championship:   1998
Last Winning Season:   1998
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  6A              Region:   2
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   1-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  140 (14.0)
Defense:  228 (22.8)


 2018 
Class: 6A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 59-52 (53%) (130th in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  39-29 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-23 (46%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Tallassee  (4A)   14-21   L  
 9/1  vs. Valley  (5A)   16-6   W  
 9/8  vs. Dothan  (6A)  *  24-7   W  
 9/14  @ Sidney Lanier  (6A)  *  7-51   L  
 9/22  vs. Park Crossing  (6A)  *  0-35   L  
 9/29  @ Chilton County  (6A)   19-20   L  
 10/6  @ Stanhope Elmore  (6A)  *  13-21   L  
 10/13  vs. Northview  (6A)  *  6-24   L  
 10/20   OPEN 
 10/27  @ Carver Montgomery  (6A)  *  14-31   L  
 11/3  vs. B.T. Washington  (5A)   27-12   W  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Smiths Station  (7A)       
 8/31  vs. Carroll  (5A)       
 9/7  vs. Carver Montgomery  (6A)  *      
 9/14  @ Dothan  (6A)  *      
 9/21  @ Northview  (6A)  *      
 9/28  @ Harris County GA        
 10/5  vs. Sidney Lanier  (6A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Eufaula  (6A)  *      
 10/18  @ Park Crossing  (6A)  *      
 10/26   OPEN 
 11/2  @ B.T. Washington  (4A)       


Class  6A Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Carver Montgomery (6A) 5-7218-258
Dothan (6A) 2-8147-309
Eufaula (5A) 9-3410-263
Northview (6A) 3-7143-227
Park Crossing (6A) 10-2472-179
Russell County (6A) 3-7140-228
Sidney Lanier (6A) 10-2390-169

 2018 Preview 


       Russell County finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Russell County finished sixth in Class 6A region two with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Warriors last playoff victory came during the 1998 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Russell County was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Warriors want to be competitive. They only averaged 14.0 points a game.

       The Warriors would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-16 record. Since 2010, the Russell County football program has struggled with a record of 17-63.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Russell County has not won much with a record of 57-181. Their 24.0% winning percentage ranks 55th in Class 6A and 365th in the AHSAA. The Warriors have struggled on the football field with only three winning seasons during this time. Their last winning season was 1998.




       The Warriors are led by head coach Dwight Jones who is entering his eighth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 25-47 over the past seven seasons at Russell County. Under his direction the Warriors have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Jones.

       Coach Jones' overall record as a head football coach in eight season stands at 33-53 (38.4%). Over the course of his career, Coach Jones' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

       The Russell County Warriors will play in Class 6A region two during the 2018 season.

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

       The Warriors open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Smiths Station on Friday, August 24 at Panther Stadium. Last year the Smiths Station Panthers finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in seventh place in Class 7A region two. The Panthers closed out the regular season with a loss to Tate FL by a score of 57-13.

       Russell County and Smiths Station have met a total of 61 times on the football field. The Warriors have a 6-55-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2015 with Smiths Station winning by a score of 42-7.

  


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