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Central Cougars

Head Coach: Shundell Russaw (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Central Coosa: First season
Stadium: Central Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  197
Rank:  284th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   84-256   (25.0%)
Last 25 years:   68-182   (27.0%)  (Rank: 362nd in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   24-93  (20.5%)  (Rank: 381st in the AHSAA, 59th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2000
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2021 
Class:  2A              Region:   3
Record:  2-7
Region Record:   1-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  136 (15.1)
Defense:  393 (43.7)


 2022 
Class: 2A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 54-46 (54%) (102nd in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  44-36 (55%)
Non-Region Strength:  10-10 (50%)

Players to Watch
      Elijah Richardson,  DB


 2021 Results 
 8/20  @ Verbena  (1A)   8-36   L  
 8/27  @ LaFayette  (2A)   14-53   L  
 9/3  vs. Luverne  (2A)  *  6-63   L  
 9/10  @ Highland Home  (2A)  *  14-61   L  
 9/17  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)  *  14-38   L  
 9/24   OPEN 
 10/1   OPEN 
 10/8  @ Thorsby  (2A)  *  0-54   L  
 10/15  vs. Isabella  (2A)  *  0-62   L  
 10/22  @ Calhoun  (2A)  *  20-6   W  
 10/29  vs. Talladega County Central  (1A)   60-20   W  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Verbena  (1A)       
 8/26  @ Talladega County Central  (1A)       
 9/2  vs. Vincent  (2A)  *      
 9/8  vs. Isabella  (2A)  *      
 9/16  @ Thorsby  (2A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Woodland  (2A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Fayetteville  (2A)  *      
 10/14  @ B.B. Comer  (2A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Ranburne  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Autaugaville  (1A)       


Class  2A Region  4
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
B.B. Comer (2A) 10-3495-238
Central Coosa (2A) 2-7136-393
Fayetteville (2A) 3-7223-352
Isabella (2A) 8-4431-187
Ranburne (2A) 6-5312-347
Thorsby (2A) 6-5289-190
Vincent (2A) 6-4303-264
Woodland (1A) 5-8253-307

 2022 Preview 


       Central finished the 2021 season with a disappointing 2-7 record. Last year Central finished sixth in Class 2A region three with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Cougars last playoff victory came during the 2000 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Central was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Cougars want to be competitive. They only averaged 15.1 points a game.

       Central struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 43.7 points a game.

       The Cougars would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-12 record. Since 2010, the Central football program has struggled with a record of 24-93.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Central has not won much with a record of 68-182. Their 27.0% winning percentage ranks 55th in Class 2A and 362nd in the AHSAA.




       The Cougars will be under the direction of new head football coach Shundell Russaw as they enter the 2022 season.  Coach Russaw took over at Central in July after working at Benjamin Russell the past two seasons.

       Once again the Cougars will be rebuilding under their fifth head football coach in the last nine seasons.

       The Central Cougars will play in Class 2A region four during the 2022 season. Following realignment, the Cougars remain in 2A but move from region three over to region four. The Cougars have one of the toughest schedules in Class 2A. Their opponents had a combined record of 54-46 last season. That ranks 9th in Class 2A and 102nd in the AHSAA.

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

       The Cougars open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Verbena on Friday, August 19 at Central Stadium. Last year the Verbena Red Devils finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in sixth place in Class 1A region four.

       Central and Verbena have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Cougars have a 1-3-0 record against the Red Devils. They last met in 2021 with Verbena winning by a score of 36-8.

  


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