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Pell City Panthers

Head Coach: Rush Propst (first season)
Career Record: Total (295-108)
                           19 seasons, Alabama (176-61)
                           Out-of-State (119-47)
At Pell City: First season
Stadium: Pete Rich-Alumni Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  918
Rank:  47th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   457-478-30   (49.0%)
Last 25 years:   119-145   (45.0%)  (Rank: 230th in the AHSAA, 38th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   58-78  (42.6%)  (Rank: 249th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2003
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  6A              Region:   6
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   0-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  224 (22.4)
Defense:  447 (44.7)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2023 
Class: 6A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 63-42 (60%) (17th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  34-27 (56%)
Non-Region Strength:  29-15 (66%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. Moody  (5A)   21-56   L  
 8/26  @ Leeds  (5A)   10-38   L  
 9/2  @ Clay-Chalkville  (6A)  *  0-58   L  
 9/9  @ Center Point  (6A)  *  10-56   L  
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  vs. Eufaula  (5A)   35-54   L  
 9/30  vs. Oxford  (6A)  *  13-38   L  
 10/7  @ Shades Valley  (6A)  *  29-35   L  
 10/14  @ Huffman  (6A)  *  15-27   L  
 10/21  vs. Pinson Valley  (6A)  *  21-45   L  
 10/27  vs. Springville  (5A)   70-40   W  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Moody  (5A)       
 9/1  vs. Leeds  (5A)       
 9/8  vs. Clay-Chalkville  (6A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Center Point  (6A)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  @ Eufaula  (5A)       
 10/6  @ Oxford  (6A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Shades Valley  (6A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Huffman  (6A)  *      
 10/26  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)  *      
 11/3  @ Springville  (5A)       


Class  6A Region  6
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Clay-Chalkville (6A) 8-2 6-0377-83
Center Point (6A) 9-2 5-1395-233
Pinson Valley (6A) 6-4 4-2269-182
Oxford (6A) 5-6 3-3319-327
Shades Valley (6A) 5-4 2-4189-266
Huffman (6A) 1-9 1-5107-411
Pell City (6A) 1-9 0-6224-447

 2023 Preview 


       Pell City finished the 2022 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Pell City finished seventh in Class 6A region six with a 0-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Panthers lost as many games as in any season since 2009. The defense allowed a team record 447 points last season.

       Pell City struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 44.7 points a game.

       The Panthers would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 3-17 record. Since 2010, Pell City has gone a combined 58-78. Their 42.6% winning percentage ranks 41st in Class 6A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pell City has managed to compile a record of 119-145. Their 45.0% winning percentage ranks 38th in Class 6A and 230th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers will be under the direction of new head football coach Rush Propst as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Propst won 176 games in Alabama before taking his talents to Georgia the past fifteen seasons. Will this be a great hire for the Panthers? Time will tell. His 295 wins rank 6th among active coaches in the AHSAA. The win total includes 176 wins in Alabama and 119 victories from outside the state. Over the course of his career, Coach Propst's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of thirteen times and won six region championships. He has a 42-8 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches. Coach Propst won five state championships prior to arriving at Pell City, the last coming in 2005 at Hoover. The Panthers have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class 6A. Their opponents had a combined record of 63-42 last season. That ranks 3rd in Class 6A and 17th in the AHSAA.

       This season, the Panthers will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region six.

       The Panthers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Moody on Friday, August 25 at Bill Morris Stadium. Last year the Moody Blue Devils finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in second place in Class 5A region six. The Blue Devils lost in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs to Arab by a score of 42-20.

       Pell City and Moody have met a total of 8 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 6-2-0 record against the Blue Devils. They last met in 2022 with Moody winning by a score of 56-21.

      

  


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