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2024 Team Previews 

  


Central Cougars

Head Coach: Daniel Flowers (first season)
Career Record: 9 seasons, (30-61)
At Central Coosa: First season
Stadium: Central Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  182
Rank:  299th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   88-272   (24.0%)
Last 25 years:   70-180   (28.0%)  (Rank: 359th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   28-109  (20.4%)  (Rank: 379th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2000
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  2A              Region:   4
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   0-7, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  227 (22.7)
Defense:  417 (41.7)


 2024 
Class: 2A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 55-53 (51%) (165th in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  36-28 (56%)
Non-Region Strength:  19-25 (43%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  @ Verbena  (1A)   50-22   W  
 9/1  vs. Talladega County Central  (1A)   38-10   W  
 9/8  @ Vincent  (2A)  *  0-57   L  
 9/15  @ Isabella  (2A)  *  0-63   L  
 9/22  vs. Thorsby  (2A)  *  14-20   L  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Woodland  (2A)  *  13-38   L  
 10/13  @ Fayetteville  (2A)  *  8-50   L  
 10/20  vs. B.B. Comer  (2A)  *  7-59   L  
 10/27  @ Ranburne  (2A)  *  39-64   L  
 11/3  vs. Autaugaville  (1A)   58-34   W  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. Sylacauga  (5A)       
 8/30  vs. Randolph County  (3A)       
 9/6  @ Winterboro  (1A)       
 9/13  @ Horseshoe Bend  (2A)  *      
 9/20  @ Ranburne  (2A)  *      
 9/27  @ Saks  (3A)       
 10/3  vs. Loachapoka  (2A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Lanett  (2A)  *      
 10/18  @ LaFayette  (2A)  *      
 10/25  vs. Reeltown  (2A)  *      
 11/1   OPEN 


Class  2A Region  4
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Loachapoka (1A) 10-1 7-0316-108
Reeltown (2A) 13-1 7-0578-210
Lanett (2A) 4-6 3-4254-297
Ranburne (2A) 4-6 3-4267-317
Horseshoe Bend (2A) 4-6 2-5226-328
LaFayette (2A) 1-8 1-688-287
Central Coosa (2A) 3-7 0-7227-417

 2024 Preview 


       Central finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Central finished eighth in Class 2A region four with a 0-7 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Cougars won as many games as in any season since 2016. The Cougars last playoff victory came during the 2000 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Central 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 41.7 points a game.

       The Cougars would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-16 record. Since 2010, the Central football program has struggled with a record of 28-109.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Central has not won much with a record of 70-180. Their 28.0% winning percentage ranks 51st in Class 2A and 359th in the AHSAA.

Coaching Change:
     Shundell Russaw  exits Central Coosa after just two seasons with a record of 4-16.

2024 Head Coach:
    Daniel Flowers  arrives at Central Coosa with nine years of head coaching experience at Southside Selma and Wenonah. Over the course of his career, Coach Flowers' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

Season Outlook:

       The Central Cougars will play in Class 2A region four during the 2024 season.

      

       The Cougars have not reached the playoffs since 2015 but have a better shot this season with the realignment of region 4. Only two current teams this season qualified for the playoffs in 2023. That alone will give them a better chance.

    The Cougars will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region four this season.

Season Opener:
       The Cougars open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Sylacauga on Friday, August 23 at Central Stadium. Last year the Sylacauga Aggies finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in fifth place in Class 5A region four. The Aggies ended last season on a positive note with a win over Piedmont by a score of 32-31 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Central and Sylacauga have met a total of 21 times on the football field. The Cougars have a 4-17-0 record against the Aggies. They last met in 2009 with Sylacauga winning by a score of 41-0.

  


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