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2024 Team Previews 

  


New Hope Indians

Head Coach: Michael Harper (first season)
Career Record: 1 season, (2-8)
At New Hope: First season
Stadium: Jack Mitchell Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  305
Rank:  195th in the AHSAA, 47th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   266-382-6   (41.0%)
Last 25 years:   101-153   (40.0%)  (Rank: 284th in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   60-83  (42.0%)  (Rank: 259th in the AHSAA, 45th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2020
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  4A              Region:   8
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   2-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  280 (28.0)
Defense:  331 (33.1)


 2024 
Class: 4A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 53-58 (48%) (224th in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  44-47 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  9-11 (45%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Sardis  (5A)   14-34   L  
 9/8  @ D.A.R.  (4A)  *  56-6   W  
 9/15  vs. Madison County  (4A)  *  35-15   W  
 9/22  @ Priceville  (4A)  *  14-36   L  
 9/29  vs. Decatur Heritage Christian  (1A)   40-7   W  
 10/6  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *  20-36   L  
 10/13  vs. St. John Paul II  (4A)  *  38-67   L  
 10/20  @ Randolph  (4A)  *  7-49   L  
 10/27  vs. Westminster Christian  (4A)  *  28-55   L  
 11/2  vs. Plainview  (3A)   28-26   W  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  @ Ohatchee  (3A)       
 8/30  vs. D.A.R.  (4A)  *      
 9/6   OPEN 
 9/13  vs. Madison County  (4A)  *      
 9/20  @ North Jackson  (4A)  *      
 9/27  @ Douglas  (5A)       
 10/3  vs. St. John Paul II  (4A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Madison Academy  (4A)  *      
 10/18  @ Plainview  (4A)  *      
 10/25  vs. Westminster Christian  (4A)  *      
 11/1  @ Randolph  (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 


       New Hope completed the 2023 season with a 4-6 record. Last year New Hope finished sixth in Class 4A region eight with a 2-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, New Hope has gone a combined 60-83. Their 42.0% winning percentage ranks 45th in Class 4A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, New Hope has managed to compile a record of 101-153. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 50th in Class 4A and 284th in the AHSAA.

Coaching Change:
     Tyler Johnson  spent the past two seasons at New Hope and led the Indians to back-to-back 4-6 seasons.

2024 Head Coach:
    Michael Harper  was the Whitesburg Christian head coach for the 2020 season and most recently served as the offensive coordinator at Hazel Green in 2023.

Season Outlook:

       The New Hope Indians will play in Class 4A region eight during the 2024 season.

      

       The New Hope Indians have not reached the playoffs since the 2015 football season. The past three years they have finished 4-6 each season. Can incoming head coach Michael Harper get the Indians to that next step and win a couple more games to get that coveted playoff spot in Region 8?

       Quarterback Terry Lucas returns and the Indians do have some experience at running back and receiver so the skilled players on offense will give them a lift.

       With Plainview and Madison Academy joining them in the region a playoff spot may be more difficult to come by the next two years.

    The Indians have a good shot at one of the last two playoff slots in region eight this season. New Hope has failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2015 but hope to return to the post season this year.

Players to Watch in 2024:
      QB Lucas Terry will be returning for his sophomore season after completing 132-of-195 passes for 1,551 yards and 13 TDs last season.

      RB Layton Pohl will be back too for his junior season after rushing for 660 yards and 9 TDs last season. WR Dawson Cambron will be back for his senior season after catching 74 passes for 928 yards and 7 TDs in 2023.

Returning Starters:
DT Dominick Scott, RB Christian Hargrove, QB/WR Dawson Cambron, WR/FS Gavin Rundlett

Season Opener:
       The Indians open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent Ohatchee on Friday, August 23 at Ragan Clark Stadium. Last year the Ohatchee Indians finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in fifth place in Class 3A region six.

       This will be the second meeting between New Hope and Ohatchee on the football field. The Indians have a 0-1-0 record against the Indians. They last met in with

  


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