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Lanett Panthers

Head Coach: Chip Seagle (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Lanett: First season
Stadium: Morgan-Washburn Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  175
Rank:  307th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   601-372-25   (62.0%)
Last 25 years:   176-111   (61.0%)  (Rank: 85th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   108-45  (70.6%)  (Rank: 37th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  2A              Region:   3
Record:  5-6
Region Record:   4-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to B.B. Comer by a score of 45-20.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  256 (23.3)
Defense:  206 (18.7)


 2023 
Class: 2A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 56-52 (52%) (153rd in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  40-36 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-16 (50%)



 2022 Results 
 8/20  vs. Notasulga  (1A)   27-0   W  
 8/26  vs. Valley  (5A)   0-19   L  
 9/2  @ Horseshoe Bend  (2A)  *  39-6   W  
 9/8  vs. Highland Home  (2A)  *  18-28   L  
 9/16  @ Luverne  (2A)  *  25-26   L  
 9/23  vs. Handley  (4A)   0-37   L  
 9/29  @ Reeltown  (2A)  *  0-12   L  
 10/7  vs. LaFayette  (2A)  *  45-8   W  
 10/14  @ Goshen  (2A)  *  30-25   W  
 10/21  vs. Barbour County  (2A)  *  52-0   W  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ B.B. Comer    20-45   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Notasulga  (1A)       
 9/1  @ Valley  (5A)       
 9/8  vs. Horseshoe Bend  (2A)  *      
 9/15  @ Highland Home  (2A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Luverne  (2A)  *      
 9/29  @ Handley  (4A)       
 10/6  vs. Reeltown  (2A)  *      
 10/13  @ LaFayette  (2A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Goshen  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Barbour County  (2A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 


Class  2A Region  3
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Reeltown (2A) 10-2 7-0450-131
Highland Home (2A) 12-2 6-1434-241
Luverne (2A) 6-5 5-2295-230
Lanett (2A) 5-6 4-3256-206
Goshen (2A) 6-4 3-4411-280
LaFayette (2A) 2-7 2-5193-305
Horseshoe Bend (2A) 4-6 1-6190-272
Barbour County (2A) 0-10 0-755-563

 2023 Preview 


       Lanett completed the 2022 season with a 5-6 record. With their 4-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 2A region three, the Panthers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2022. Lanett's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to B.B. Comer by a score of 45-20.

       Lanett took a step backwards last year with their first losing season since 2014. The Panthers lost as many games as in any season since 2011. The Panthers hope to rebound after a down year. Last season they struggled winning just five games which followed a 10-3 record in 2021.

       Since 2010, Lanett has gone a combined 108-45. Their 70.6% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 2A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Lanett has managed to compile a record of 176-111. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 8th in Class 2A and 85th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers will be under the direction of new head football coach Chip Seagle as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Seagle is a graduate of Troy State University. Coach Seagle has previously coached at Dothan High School, Smiths Station, Carroll, Goshen, Muscle Shoals, and most recently at the Heritage School in Newnan.

       Coach Seagle will have some huge shoes to fill with Clifford Story moving on for his position at Lanett.

       The Panthers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region three this season with a few breaks and a little improvement. They have managed to qualify for the playoffs every year since 2015 and hopes are high to extend that streak.

       The Panthers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Notasulga on Friday, August 25 at Blue Devils Stadium. Last year the Notasulga Blue Devils finished with an overall record of 1-8 and in seventh place in Class 1A region four.

       Lanett and Notasulga have met a total of 13 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 13-0-0 record against the Blue Devils. They last met in 2022 with Lanett winning by a score of 27-0.

       Lanett lost 2A All-State  defensive lineman Taysean Darden to graduation. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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