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Tharptown Wildcats

Head Coach: John Johnson. (second season)
Career Record: 1 season, (1-9)
At Tharptown: one season, (1-9)
Stadium: Tharptown Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  204
Rank:  273rd in the AHSAA, 4th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   41-133   (24.0%)
Last 25 years:   41-133   (24.0%)  (Rank: 371st in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   30-108  (21.7%)  (Rank: 372nd in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   Never qualified
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2013
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  2A              Region:   8
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   0-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  111 (11.1)
Defense:  534 (53.4)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2024 
Class: 2A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 41-52 (44%) (331st in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  35-21 (62%)
Non-Region Strength:  6-31 (16%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  @ Shoals Christian  (1A)   7-56   L  
 9/1  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)   22-15   W  
 9/8  @ Tanner  (2A)  *  8-74   L  
 9/15  vs. Hatton  (2A)  *  0-56   L  
 9/22  vs. Lexington  (2A)  *  6-77   L  
 9/29  vs. Cherokee  (1A)   28-70   L  
 10/6  @ Red Bay  (2A)  *  14-50   L  
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  vs. Sheffield  (2A)  *  20-46   L  
 10/27  vs. Falkville  (2A)  *  6-46   L  
 11/3  @ Whitesburg Christian  (2A)   0-44   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  @ Danville  (4A)       
 8/30  vs. Waterloo  (1A)       
 9/6  vs. Belgreen  (Ind)       
 9/13   OPEN 
 9/19  @ Decatur Heritage Christian  (2A)  *      
 9/26  @ Vina  (1A)       
 10/4  @ Tanner  (2A)  *      
 10/10  vs. Red Bay  (2A)  *      
 10/18  vs. Winston County  (2A)  *      
 10/25  @ Lexington  (2A)  *      
 11/1  @ Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)       


Class  2A Region  8
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Decatur Heritage Christian (1A) 9-2 6-0307-197
Tanner (2A) 8-4 6-0492-320
Lexington (2A) 7-5 5-1460-364
Red Bay (2A) 6-5 3-3354-265
Winston County (2A) 5-5 2-4309-226
Tharptown (2A) 1-9 0-6111-534

 2024 Preview 


       Tharptown finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Tharptown finished seventh in Class 2A region eight with a 0-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Wildcats lost as many games as in any season since 2017. The defense allowed a team record 534 points last season. The Wildcats have never qualified for a playoff spot and would love to break that streak this season. The Wildcats have never won a playoff game in the school's history. They would like to break through and pick up that first post season victory in 2024.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Tharptown averaged scoring just 11.1 points a game. The Wildcats also struggled on the defensive side of the football as they found little success in stopping opposing offenses and allowed an average of 53.4 points a game.

       The Wildcats would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 3-17 record. Since 2010, the Tharptown football program has struggled with a record of 30-108.

       Over the past 18 seasons, Tharptown has not won much with a record of 41-133. Their 24.0% winning percentage ranks 52nd in Class 2A and 371st in the AHSAA. The Wildcats have struggled on the football field with only two winning seasons during this time.

Head Coach:
       The Wildcats are led by head coach John Johnson. who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 1-9 record in his first season at Tharptown. The Wildcats have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Johnson..

Season Outlook:

       The Tharptown Wildcats will play in Class 2A region eight during the 2024 season.

      

       The Wildcats enter the 2024 season in the middle of a 8 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       The Tharptown Wildcats will be trying to win a few games when the season opens in August. Second year head Coach John Johnson knows it will take some time to build a football program at Tharptown.

       Coach Johnson simply said ''We will be looking to build on last season. ''

    The Wildcats will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region eight this season. After just a single win last year, Tharptown will be hopeful of winning a few more games this season.

Returning Starters:
OFFENSE: Alex Moctezuma (OL), Joah Wilcoxson (RB), Cody McCluskey (RB), Angel Morales (OL), Luis Dircio (OL), Zach Little (OL)
DEFENSE: Alex Moctezuma (LB), Joah Wilcoxson (Safety), Cody McCluskey (LB), Angel Morales (DL), Luis Dircio (LB), Zach Little (DL)
NEWCOMERS: Austin Chaney, Uriah Thompson, Braden Hamilton, Christian Willoughby

Season Opener:
       The Wildcats open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent Danville on Friday, August 23 at Smith-Owens Stadium. Last year the Danville Hawks finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in fifth place in Class 3A region seven. The Hawks closed out the regular season with a loss to Brewer by a score of 56-14.

       This will be the second meeting between Tharptown and Danville on the football field. The Wildcats have a 0-1-0 record against the Hawks. They last met in with

  


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