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2017 Team Previews 

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Southside Panthers

Head Coach: Ron Daugherty (sixth season)
Stadium: Barney Hood Stadium
Career Record: 5 seasons, (37-19)
At Southside Gadsden: 5 seasons, (37-19)
2018 Enrollment:  591
Rank:  90th in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   370-424-38   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   98-151   (39.0%)  (Rank: 289th in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   49-37  (57.0%)  (Rank: 143rd in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2014
Last Region Championship:   2014
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  6A              Region:   7
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   2-4, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  205 (20.5)
Defense:  217 (21.7)


 2018 
Class: 5A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 51-61 (46%) (259th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  33-33 (50%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-28 (39%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Etowah  (5A)   3-17   L  
 9/1  @ Hokes Bluff  (4A)   7-30   L  
 9/8  @ Fort Payne  (6A)  *  14-28   L  
 9/15  vs. Pell City  (6A)  *  21-28   L  
 9/22  vs. Fairley TN    24-6   W  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Oxford  (6A)  *  0-42   L  
 10/13  vs. Brewer  (6A)  *  20-6   W  
 10/20  vs. Cullman  (6A)  *  40-42   L  
 10/27  @ Albertville  (6A)  *  20-18   W  
 11/3  @ Glencoe  (3A)   56-0   W  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Lincoln  (4A)       
 8/30  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)       
 9/7  @ Sardis  (5A)  *      
 9/14   OPEN 
 9/21  vs. Etowah  (5A)  *      
 9/28  vs. Helena  (6A)       
 10/5  @ Douglas  (5A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Alexandria  (5A)  *      
 10/19  @ Boaz  (5A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Crossville  (5A)  *      
 11/2  @ Cherokee County  (4A)       
 11/9  vs. Brewer        
 11/16  @ Jasper        


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 


       Southside completed the 2017 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Southside finished sixth in Class 6A region seven with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Southside took a step backwards last year with their first losing season since 2011. The Panthers lost as many games as in any season since 2011.

       Since 2010, Southside has gone a combined 49-37. Their 57.0% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 5A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Southside has managed to compile a record of 98-151. Their 39.0% winning percentage ranks 50th in Class 5A and 289th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers are led by head coach Ron Daugherty who is entering his sixth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 37-19 over the past five seasons at Southside. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Daugherty.

       Coach Daugherty's overall record as a head football coach in five season stands at 37-19 (66.1%).

       The Southside Panthers will play in Class 5A region six during the 2018 season. The Panthers may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 6A to 5A. They will compete in region six this year.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Panthers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region six this season. Southside has failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2014 but hope to return to the post season this year.

       The Panthers open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Lincoln on Friday, August 24 at Keith Howard Memorial Stadium. Last year the Lincoln Golden Bears finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in seventh place in Class 5A region four. The Golden Bears closed out the regular season with a loss to Hayden by a score of 27-21.

       Southside and Lincoln have met a total of 14 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 6-8-0 record against the Golden Bears. They last met in 1971 with Lincoln winning by a score of 39-16.

  


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