2024 Team Previews
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Freedom Academy Cowboys |
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Head Coach: Kyle Collins (nineteenth season) Career Record: 18 seasons, (105-64) At Freedom Academy: 18 seasons, (105-64) Stadium: |
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Overall Record: 115-67 (63.0%) Last 25 years: 115-67 (63.0%) (Rank: 4 in the ) Since 2010: 74-56 (56.9%) (Rank: 8 in the ) Last Playoff Appearance: 2022 Last Region Championship: Never Last Winning Season: 2023 Last Losing Season: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 8 Man
Region: 0
Record: 4-4 Region Record: 2-1, () Playoff Record: Did not qualify. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 288 (36.0) Defense: 247 (30.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 8 Man
Region: 0
Strength of Schedule: 0-0 (34%) (20th in the , 13th in Class 8 Man) Region Strength: 0-0 (36%) Non-Region Strength: 0-0 (31%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freedom Academy completed the 2023 season with a 4-4 record. The Cowboys hope to rebound after a down year. Last season they struggled winning just four games which followed a 12-2 record in 2022. Since 2010, Freedom Academy has gone a combined 74-56. Their 56.9% winning percentage ranks 5th in Class 8 Man over the past fourteen seasons. Over the past 19 seasons, Freedom Academy has managed to compile a record of 115-67. Their 63.0% winning percentage ranks 4th in Class 8 Man and 4th in the . Head Coach: The Cowboys are led by head coach Kyle Collins who is entering his nineteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 105-64 over the past eighteen seasons at Freedom Academy. Under his direction the Cowboys have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Collins. Coach Collins led to a state championship in 2007. His 105 wins rank 4th among active coaches in the . Season Outlook: The Freedom Academy Cowboys will play in Class 8 Man region during the 2024 season. Season Opener: The Cowboys open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Greene County on Friday, August 30. Last year the Greene County Tigers finished with an overall record of 2-7 and in seventh place in Class 2A region five. This will be the first meeting between Freedom Academy and Greene County on the football field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hazlewood won five consecutive state championships from 1988-1992. During this span the Golden Bears won 29 playoff games in a row.
Hazlewood won five consecutive state championships from 1988-1992. During this span the Golden Bears won 29 playoff games in a row.