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2023 Team Previews 

  


Marengo Panthers

Head Coach: Katrell Watters (second season)
Career Record: 1 season, (4-6)
At Marengo: one season, (4-6)
Stadium: Panther Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  56
Rank:  385th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   291-256-4   (53.0%)
Last 25 years:   130-135   (49.0%)  (Rank: 197th in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   69-71  (49.3%)  (Rank: 191st in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   1996
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  1A              Region:   3
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  186 (18.6)
Defense:  260 (26.0)


 2023 
Class: 1A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 39-66 (37%) (385th in the AHSAA, 60th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  28-36 (44%)
Non-Region Strength:  11-30 (27%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  @ Washington County  (2A)   34-8   W  
 8/26  vs. St. Lukes  (2A)   8-24   L  
 9/2  @ A.L. Johnson  (1A)  *  60-0   W  
 9/9  @ Linden  (1A)  *  6-32   L  
 9/16  @ Keith  (1A)  *  18-30   L  
 9/23  vs. Southern Choctaw  (1A)   32-14   W  
 9/30   OPEN 
 10/7  @ R.C. Hatch  (1A)  *  6-30   L  
 10/14  vs. Sweet Water  (1A)  *  0-52   L  
 10/21  vs. University Charter School  (1A)  *  22-14   W  
 10/28  @ Flomaton  (3A)   0-56   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Washington County  (2A)       
 9/1  @ St. Lukes  (2A)       
 9/8  vs. A.L. Johnson  (1A)       
 9/15  vs. Linden  (1A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Keith  (1A)  *      
 9/29  @ Southern Choctaw  (1A)       
 10/6   OPEN 
 10/13  vs. R.C. Hatch  (1A)  *      
 10/20  @ Sweet Water  (1A)  *      
 10/27  @ University Charter School  (1A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Flomaton  (3A)       


Class  1A Region  3
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Linden (1A) 9-2 6-0396-142
Sweet Water (1A) 8-3 5-1363-159
Keith (1A) 5-6 4-2276-265
R.C. Hatch (1A) 4-7 3-3244-375
Marengo (1A) 4-6 2-4186-260
University Charter School (1A) 2-8 1-5162-319
A.L. Johnson (1A) 0-10 0-642-527

 2023 Preview 


       Marengo completed the 2022 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Marengo just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 1A region three with a 2-4 region record.

       The Panthers lost as many games as in any season since 2013.

       Marengo was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Panthers want to be competitive. They only averaged 18.6 points a game.

       Since 2010, Marengo has gone a combined 69-71. Their 49.3% winning percentage ranks 27th in Class 1A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Marengo has managed to compile a record of 130-135. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 1A and 197th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers are led by head coach Katrell Watters who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 4-6 record in his first season at Marengo. The Panthers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Watters.

       The Panthers have a good shot at one of the last two playoff slots in region three this season. Marengo came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year. Marengo simply does not have the numbers to be competitive on the football field at this time. With just 56 students, the Panthers are one of the smallest schools playing the game and have little chance of being successful.

       The Panthers open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Washington County on Friday, August 25 at Panther Stadium. Last year the Washington County Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in sixth place in Class 2A region one. The Bulldogs closed out the regular season with a loss to Leroy by a score of 56-6.

       Marengo and Washington County have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 3-3-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2022 with Marengo winning by a score of 34-8.

      

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.