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D.A.R. Patriots

Head Coach: Matt Putnam (first season)
Career Record: 14 seasons, (75-75)
At D.A.R.: First season
Stadium: Louisa St Clair Athletic Field
2024 Enrollment:  291
Rank:  202nd in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   69-116   (37.0%)
Last 25 years:   69-116   (37.0%)  (Rank: 312nd in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   51-94  (35.2%)  (Rank: 295th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2018
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2018
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  4A              Region:   8
Record:  0-10    (Team record for losses in a season)
Region Record:   0-7, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  101 (10.1)
Defense:  625 (62.5)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2024 
Class: 4A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 49-62 (44%) (325th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  48-43 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  1-19 (5%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  vs. Sardis  (5A)   6-60   L  
 9/1  @ Douglas  (5A)   17-48   L  
 9/8  vs. New Hope  (4A)  *  6-56   L  
 9/15  vs. Priceville  (4A)  *  12-50   L  
 9/22  @ Madison County  (4A)  *  8-54   L  
 9/29  vs. Clements  (3A)   6-63   L  
 10/5  @ Westminster Christian  (4A)  *  14-69   L  
 10/13  vs. Randolph  (4A)  *  13-75   L  
 10/20  @ St. John Paul II  (4A)  *  5-65   L  
 10/27  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *  14-85   L  
 11/3   OPEN 

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)       
 8/30  @ New Hope  (4A)  *      
 9/6  vs. Madison Academy  (4A)  *      
 9/13  vs. Plainview  (4A)  *      
 9/20  vs. Westminster Christian  (4A)  *      
 9/27  @ Asbury  (3A)       
 10/4  vs. Randolph  (4A)  *      
 10/11  @ St. John Paul II  (4A)  *      
 10/18   OPEN 
 10/25  @ Madison County  (4A)  *      
 11/1  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *      


Class  4A Region  8
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Madison Academy (3A) 14-1 6-0719-247
Westminster Christian (4A) 11-3 7-0586-445
Randolph (4A) 6-5 6-1382-296
North Jackson (4A) 4-7 4-3319-383
St. John Paul II (4A) 4-6 3-4342-337
New Hope (4A) 4-6 2-5280-331
Madison County (4A) 2-8 2-5237-413
Plainview (3A) 3-7 2-5203-287
D.A.R. (4A) 0-10 0-7101-625

 2024 Preview 


       D.A.R. finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 0-10 record. Last year D.A.R. finished eighth in Class 4A region eight with a 0-7 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The defense allowed a team record 625 points last season.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as D.A.R. averaged scoring just 10.1 points a game. The Patriots also struggled on the defensive side of the football as they found little success in stopping opposing offenses and allowed an average of 62.5 points a game.

       The Patriots would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 1-19 record. Since 2010, D.A.R. has gone a combined 51-94. Their 35.2% winning percentage ranks 51st in Class 4A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 18 seasons, D.A.R. has managed to compile a record of 69-116. Their 37.0% winning percentage ranks 53rd in Class 4A and 312nd in the AHSAA.

Coaching Change:
     Kyle Davis  leaves D.A.R. for Florala after just one season where his team finished the 2023 football season with an 0-10 record.

2024 Head Coach:
    Matt Putnam  Over the course of his career, Coach Putnam's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times and won one region championship.

Season Outlook:

       The D.A.R. Patriots will play in Class 4A region eight during the 2024 season.

      

       The Patriots enter the 2024 season in the middle of a 14 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       The Patriots suffered through the worst season in school history finishing a dismal 0-10 last season. Can a new Coach right the ship this year at D.A.R.?

    This season, the Patriots will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region eight. After not winning a single game last year, the goal at D.A.R. will be to simply win some games.

Players to Watch in 2024:
      QB Gage Davis will be returning for his sophomore season after completing 171-of-378 passes for 1,950 yards and 9 TDs last season.

Returning Starters:
WR Alex Rice, WR DB Blakley Childress

Season Opener:
       The Patriots open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent Brindlee Mountain on Friday, August 23 at Lions Den. Last year the Brindlee Mountain Lions finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in seventh place in Class 3A region seven. The Lions closed out the regular season with a loss to Gaston by a score of 61-42.

       D.A.R. and Brindlee Mountain have met a total of 17 times on the football field. The Patriots have a 14-3-0 record against the Lions. They last met in 2021 with D.A.R. winning by a score of 39-2.

  


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