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Cedar Bluff Tigers

Head Coach: Garrett Crane (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Cedar Bluff: First season
Stadium: Bruce Field
2022 Enrollment:  124
Rank:  342nd in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   549-338-21   (62.0%)
Last 25 years:   195-102   (66.0%)  (Rank: 61st in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   94-56  (62.7%)  (Rank: 89th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  1A              Region:   7
Record:  4-7
Region Record:   2-4, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Meek by a score of 46-6.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  216 (19.6)
Defense:  336 (30.5)


 2023 
Class: 1A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 54-54 (50%) (200th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  33-33 (50%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-21 (50%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. Winterboro  (1A)   22-20   W  
 8/26  vs. Sand Rock  (2A)   12-29   L  
 9/2  vs. Woodville  (1A)  *  48-20   W  
 9/9  @ Gaylesville  (1A)  *  29-28   W (OT) 
 9/16  vs. Decatur Heritage Christian  (1A)  *  20-43   L  
 9/23  vs. Spring Garden  (1A)   12-41   L  
 9/30  @ Valley Head  (1A)  *  6-34   L  
 10/7  vs. Coosa Christian  (1A)  *  14-41   L  
 10/14   OPEN 
 10/21  @ Appalachian  (1A)  *  13-34   L  
 10/28  @ Donoho  (1A)   34-0   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Meek    6-46   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Winterboro  (1A)       
 9/1  @ Sand Rock  (2A)       
 9/8  @ Woodville  (1A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Gaylesville  (1A)  *      
 9/22  @ Decatur Heritage Christian  (1A)  *      
 9/29  @ Spring Garden  (1A)       
 10/6  vs. Valley Head  (1A)  *      
 10/13  @ Coosa Christian  (1A)  *      
 10/20   OPEN 
 10/27  vs. Appalachian  (1A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Donoho  (1A)       
 11/9  @ Wadley        


Class  1A Region  7
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Valley Head (1A) 10-2 6-0493-297
Coosa Christian (1A) 9-5 5-1481-302
Appalachian (1A) 5-6 4-2281-312
Cedar Bluff (1A) 4-7 2-4216-336
Gaylesville (1A) 3-6 2-4272-297
Decatur Heritage Christian (1A) 4-6 2-4284-266
Woodville (1A) 2-8 0-6200-420

 2023 Preview 


       Cedar Bluff completed the 2022 season with a 4-7 record. With their 2-4 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 1A region seven, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2022. Cedar Bluff's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Meek by a score of 46-6.

       Cedar Bluff took a step backwards last year with their first losing season since 2013. The Tigers lost as many games as in any season since 2000.

       Cedar Bluff was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Tigers want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.6 points a game.

       Since 2010, Cedar Bluff has gone a combined 94-56. Their 62.7% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 1A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Cedar Bluff has managed to compile a record of 195-102. Their 66.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 1A and 61st in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers will be under the direction of new head football coach Garrett Crane as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Crane has been an assistant on the football staff for the past several years in a variety of duties, including keeping stats to coaching the lines to being offensive coordinator the past two years under former head coach Alan Beckett.

       The Tigers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region seven this season with a few breaks and a little improvement. They have managed to qualify for the playoffs every year since 2013 and hopes are high to extend that streak.

       The Tigers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Winterboro on Thursday, August 24 at Bulldog Stadium. Last year the Winterboro Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in sixth place in Class 1A region six. The Bulldogs ended last season on a positive note with a win over Childersburg by a score of 38-21 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Cedar Bluff and Winterboro have met a total of 3 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 2-1-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2022 with Cedar Bluff winning by a score of 22-20.

       Cedar Bluff lost 1A All-State  offensive lineman Dylan Kinard to graduation. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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