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East Central HomeSchool Patriots

Head Coach: Daniel Smith (third season)
Career Record: 3 seasons, (10-19)
At East Central HomeSchool: 2 seasons, (9-10)
Stadium:

 History 
Overall Record:   12-25   (32.0%)
Last 25 years:   12-25   (32.0%)  (Rank: 17 in the )
Since 2010:   12-25  (32.4%)  (Rank: 16 in the )
Last Playoff Appearance:   2023
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  8 Man              Region:   0
Record:  4-5
Region Record:   1-2, ()
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Evangel Christian Alabaster by a score of 46-7.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  248 (27.6)
Defense:  233 (25.9)


 2024 
Class: 8 Man              Region:   0
Strength of Schedule: 0-0 (%) (0th in the , th in Class 8 Man)
Region Strength:  0-0 (%)
Non-Region Strength:  0-0 (%)



 2023 Results 
 8/11  vs. Tuscaloosa Christian  (8 Man)   37-0   W  
 8/18  vs. Evangel Christian Alabaster  (8 Man)   0-44   L  
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. North River Christian  (AISA-8 Man)   32-14   W  
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/15  @ Southern Christian  (8 Man)  *  40-0   W  
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  @ Trinity Christian Homeschool  (8 Man)   76-0   W  
 10/6  vs. Ezekiel Academy  (8 Man)  *  34-42   L  
 10/13  @ Lighthouse Home School  (8 Man)  *  22-59   L  
 10/20  vs. Tabernacle  (8 Man)   0-28   L  
 Playoffs 
 10/27  @ Evangel Christian Alabaster    7-46   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/10  vs. Harvest Christian SC   (-)       
 8/16  @ Tuscaloosa Christian  (8 Man)       
 8/23  @ North River Christian  (A)       
 8/30   OPEN 
 9/6   OPEN 
 9/13  vs. Coosa Valley Academy  (A)       
 9/20  vs. Southern Christian  (8 Man)  *      
 9/27  @ Southern Prep Academy  (A)       
 10/4  @ Ezekiel Academy  (8 Man)  *      
 10/11  vs. Lighthouse Home School  (8 Man)  *      
 10/18  @ Evangel Christian Alabaster  (8 Man)  *      


Class  8 Man Region  0
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Cornerstone Rainsville (8 Man) 4-5 4-2284-357
East Central HomeSchool (8 Man) 4-5 1-2248-233
Evangel Christian Alabaster (8 Man) 12-1 4-0604-194
Ezekiel Academy (8 Man) 7-3 2-1481-402
Freedom Academy (8 Man) 4-4 2-1288-247
Jacksonville Christian (8 Man) 8-1 6-0424-181
Lighthouse Home School (8 Man) 10-2 3-1551-326
New Life Christian (8 Man) 0-0 0-00-0
Oaks (8 Man) 0-0 0-00-0
Southern Christian (8 Man) 1-6 0-4185-316
Success Unlimited (8 Man) 1-7 0-696-360
Tabernacle (8 Man) 3-5 2-3222-256
Trinity Christian Homeschool (8 Man) 0-7 0-0147-426
Tuscaloosa Christian (8 Man) 8-3 4-2482-368

 2024 Preview 


       East Central HomeSchool completed the 2023 season with a 4-5 record. With their 1-2 region record and a place finish in Class 8 Man region , the Patriots earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. East Central HomeSchool's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Evangel Christian Alabaster by a score of 46-7.

      

       East Central HomeSchool is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only five seasons. They have managed a record of 12-25 over the past five years.

Head Coach:
       The Patriots are led by head coach Daniel Smith who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 9-10 over the past two seasons at East Central HomeSchool. Under his direction the Patriots have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Smith. Over the course of his career, Coach Smith's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

Season Outlook:

       The East Central HomeSchool Patriots will play in Class 8 Man region during the 2024 season.

      

      



Season Opener:
       The Patriots open the 2024 season against non-region opponent on

       This will be the first meeting between East Central HomeSchool and on the football field.

  


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.