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Helena Huskies

Head Coach: Richie Busby (fifth season)
Career Record: 9 seasons, (69-32)
At Helena: 4 seasons, (29-15)
Stadium: Husky Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  1,063
Rank:  33rd in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   47-40   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   47-40   (54.0%)  (Rank: 149th in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   47-40  (54.0%)  (Rank: 153rd in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2018

 2021 
Class:  6A              Region:   3
Record:  9-2    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Baldwin County by a score of 32-29.
Final ASWA Poll:   8th
Scoring:  342 (31.1)
Defense:  232 (21.1)


 2022 
Class: 6A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 58-51 (53%) (138th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  36-30 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  22-21 (51%)

Players to Watch
      Jordan Washington,  RB
      Dalton Lewellyn,  QB
      AJ Horstead,  RB


 2021 Results 
 8/20  @ Dallas County  (4A)   55-0   W  
 8/27  vs. Chelsea  (6A)   27-14   W  
 9/3  vs. Wetumpka  (6A)  *  20-10   W  
 9/10  vs. Benjamin Russell  (6A)  *  32-0   W  
 9/17  @ Pelham  (6A)  *  37-34   W  
 9/24  vs. McAdory  (6A)   41-35   W (2OT) 
 10/1  @ Chilton County  (6A)  *  48-40   W  
 10/7  vs. Calera  (6A)  *  31-21   W  
 10/15  @ Stanhope Elmore  (6A)  *  22-15   W  
 10/22   OPEN 
 10/29  @ UMS-Wright  (5A)   0-31   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Baldwin County    29-32   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/18   Chelsea  (7A)       
 8/26  @ Buckhorn  (6A)       
 9/2  vs. Homewood  (6A)  *      
 9/8  @ Chilton County  (6A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Pelham  (6A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Jackson-Olin  (6A)       
 9/30  @ Briarwood  (6A)  *      
 10/7   OPEN 
 10/14  @ Calera  (6A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Benjamin Russell  (6A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Vestavia Hills  (7A)       


Class  6A Region  3
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Benjamin Russell (6A) 3-7199-291
Briarwood (6A) 10-2392-239
Calera (6A) 7-4324-257
Chilton County (6A) 3-7170-238
Helena (6A) 9-2342-232
Homewood (6A) 6-6315-288
Pelham (6A) 7-4264-207

 2022 Preview 


       Helena completed the 2021 season with a 9-2 record. Last year Helena captured the region three title and a number one seed in the Class 6A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Helena's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Baldwin County by a score of 32-29.

       No team at Helena ever won more games in a season than the nine victories last year.

      

       Helena is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only eight seasons. They have managed a record of 47-40 over the past eight years.




       The Huskies are led by head coach Richie Busby who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 29-15 over the past four seasons at Helena. Under his direction the Huskies have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Busby.

       Coach Busby's overall record as a head football coach in nine season stands at 69-32 (68.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Busby's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times and won four region championships.

       The Helena Huskies will play in Class 6A region three during the 2022 season.

       The Huskies enter the 2022 season having won 6 straight region games.

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

       The Huskies open the 2022 season on a neutral field against non-region opponent Chelsea on Thursday, August 18 at Cramton Bowl. Last year the Chelsea Hornets finished with an overall record of 4-7 and in fourth place in Class 6A region five. The Hornets lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs to Oxford by a score of 30-20.

       Helena and Chelsea have met a total of 11 times on the football field. The Huskies have a 6-5-0 record against the Hornets. They last met in 2021 with Helena winning by a score of 27-14.

       Helena returns 6A All-State Junior running back Jordan Washington. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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