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2023 Team Previews 

  


Ider Hornets

Head Coach: Chad Grant (third season)
Career Record: 2 seasons, (9-12)
At Ider: 2 seasons, (9-12)
Stadium: Wayne C. Hardiman Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  163
Rank:  313rd in the AHSAA, 47th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   321-414-10   (44.0%)
Last 25 years:   103-156   (40.0%)  (Rank: 291st in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   57-78  (42.2%)  (Rank: 260th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2009
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  2A              Region:   7
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   0-7, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  163 (16.3)
Defense:  315 (31.5)


 2023 
Class: 2A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 59-44 (57%) (54th in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  48-33 (59%)
Non-Region Strength:  11-11 (50%)



 2022 Results 
 8/20  vs. Crossville  (5A)   8-6   W  
 8/26  vs. Asbury  (3A)   28-0   W  
 9/2  @ Whitesburg Christian  (2A)  *  18-25   L  
 9/9  vs. North Sand Mountain  (2A)  *  18-42   L  
 9/16  vs. Pisgah  (2A)  *  10-42   L  
 9/23  @ Valley Head  (1A)   30-56   L  
 9/30  @ Section  (2A)  *  19-28   L  
 10/7  @ Collinsville  (2A)  *  12-41   L  
 10/14  vs. Sand Rock  (2A)  *  20-34   L  
 10/21  @ Fyffe  (2A)  *  0-41   L  
 10/28   OPEN 

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Asbury  (3A)       
 9/8  vs. Whitesburg Christian  (2A)  *      
 9/15  @ North Sand Mountain  (2A)  *      
 9/22  @ Pisgah  (2A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Valley Head  (1A)       
 10/6  vs. Section  (2A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Collinsville  (2A)  *      
 10/20  @ Sand Rock  (2A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Fyffe  (2A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 


Class  2A Region  7
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Fyffe (2A) 15-0 7-0695-122
Pisgah (2A) 11-3 6-1441-324
Collinsville (2A) 8-3 5-2327-284
North Sand Mountain (2A) 4-7 4-3284-374
Sand Rock (2A) 4-6 3-4221-319
Whitesburg Christian (2A) 5-5 2-5267-298
Section (2A) 1-9 1-6136-362
Ider (2A) 2-8 0-7163-315

 2023 Preview 


       Ider finished the 2022 season with a disappointing 2-8 record. Last year Ider finished eighth in Class 2A region seven with a 0-7 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Hornets hope to rebound after a down year. Last season they struggled winning just two games which followed a 7-4 record in 2021.

       Ider was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Hornets want to be competitive. They only averaged 16.3 points a game.

       Since 2010, Ider has gone a combined 57-78. Their 42.2% winning percentage ranks 41st in Class 2A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Ider has managed to compile a record of 103-156. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 44th in Class 2A and 291st in the AHSAA.




       The Hornets are led by head coach Chad Grant who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 9-12 over the past two seasons at Ider. Under his direction the Hornets have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Grant.

       Coach Grant has set the tone for this season. Defense will be the focus in fall practice as the Hornets work hard to get better at stopping the run in 2023. The Hornets will start the season without a lot of depth but Coach Grant feels good about the players and depth he has. The Hornets have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class 2A. Their opponents had a combined record of 59-44 last season. That ranks 7th in Class 2A and 54th in the AHSAA.

       The Hornets enter the 2023 season in the middle of a 8 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       The Hornets will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region seven this season. After just 2 wins last year, Ider will be hoping to become more competitive in the region.

       The Hornets open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Asbury on Friday, September 1. Last year the Asbury Rams finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in seventh place in Class 3A region seven. The Rams ended last season on a positive note with a win over Woodville by a score of 36-32 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Ider and Asbury have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Hornets have a 6-0-0 record against the Rams. They last met in 2022 with Ider winning by a score of 28-0.

       Ider lost 2A All-State  linebacker Benjamin Smith to graduation. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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