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2024 Team Previews 

  


Westbrook Christian Warriors

Head Coach: Steve Smith (second season)
Career Record: 29 seasons, (288-86)
At Westbrook Christian: one season, (5-5)
Stadium: Jack Osborn Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  247
Rank:  241st in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   296-246-1   (55.0%)
Last 25 years:   141-125   (53.0%)  (Rank: 157th in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   80-67  (54.4%)  (Rank: 158th in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2020
Last Region Championship:   2010
Last Winning Season:   2023
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2023 
Class:  3A              Region:   6
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   2-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  328 (32.8)
Defense:  300 (30.0)


 2024 
Class: 3A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 48-55 (47%) (246th in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  45-42 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  3-13 (19%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  vs. St. John Paul II  (4A)   42-27   W  
 9/1   OPEN 
 9/8  @ Ohatchee  (3A)  *  33-34   L  
 9/15  vs. Glencoe  (3A)  *  56-34   W  
 9/22  @ Hokes Bluff  (3A)  *  21-47   L  
 9/29  vs. Section  (2A)   56-12   W  
 10/6  @ Piedmont  (3A)  *  19-35   L  
 10/12  vs. Geraldine  (3A)  *  7-30   L  
 10/20  @ Plainview  (3A)  *  42-35   W  
 10/27  vs. Sylvania  (3A)  *  7-30   L  
 11/3  @ White Plains  (4A)   45-16   W  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23   OPEN 
 8/30  @ Glencoe  (3A)  *      
 9/6  vs. Saks  (3A)  *      
 9/13  @ Locust Fork  (3A)  *      
 9/20  vs. Piedmont  (3A)  *      
 9/27  @ Munford  (4A)       
 10/4  vs. Ohatchee  (3A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Innovation Academy TN   (0-6)       
 10/18  @ J.B. Pennington  (3A)  *      
 10/25  vs. Weaver  (3A)  *      
 11/1  @ Walter Wellborn  (3A)  *      


Class  3A Region  6
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Locust Fork (2A) 12-1 6-0685-191
Walter Wellborn (3A) 7-4 6-0368-293
J.B. Pennington (3A) 8-3 5-1391-165
Piedmont (3A) 5-7 4-3315-289
Ohatchee (3A) 5-5 3-4242-334
Weaver (3A) 4-6 1-5341-268
Westbrook Christian (3A) 5-5 2-5328-300
Saks (3A) 1-9 0-6198-424
Glencoe (3A) 3-7 0-7234-414

 2024 Preview 


       Westbrook Christian completed the 2023 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Westbrook Christian finished sixth in Class 3A region six with a 2-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Westbrook Christian has gone a combined 80-67. Their 54.4% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 3A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Westbrook Christian has managed to compile a record of 141-125. Their 53.0% winning percentage ranks 24th in Class 3A and 157th in the AHSAA.

Graduated All-State Players:
       Westbrook Christian lost 3A All-State  offensive lineman Aiden Brown to graduation. He was named to the second team last season.

Head Coach:
       The Warriors are led by head coach Steve Smith who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 5-5 record in his first season at Westbrook Christian. The Warriors have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Smith. His 288 wins rank 6th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Smith's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-seven times and won sixteen region championships. He has a 62-22 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches. Coach Smith won five state championships prior to arriving at Westbrook Christian, the last coming in 2021 at Piedmont.

Season Outlook:

       The Westbrook Christian Warriors will play in Class 3A region six during the 2024 season.

      

       The Warriors have missed the playoffs the past three seasons but most fans believe that streak will end very soon.

       Region 6 is joined this year by Locust Fork who makes the jump from 2A making the region one of the most crowded in the state with nine schools. Six schools won at least five games last year and there are only four playoff spots available. This should be a good region to watch in 2024.

       Westbrook will open the season with seven starters returning on offense and another eight on defense. So they will have more experience than last season. The off season weight and training program that Coach Smith implemented for the Warriors will certainly have them better prepared in their search for one of the elusive playoff spots in Region six.

       Coach Smith told AHSFHS.org about this year's team ''The team should continue to improve with a year in the weight room. Work ethic has been great, facilities are on par with the best in the state, support has been great. Looking forward to the season.''

    The Warriors have a good shot at one of the last two playoff slots in region six this season. Westbrook Christian has failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2020 but hope to return to the post season this year.

Players to Watch in 2024:
      OLB Max Legg collected 94 tackles and will be back for his senior season in 2023.

Returning Starters:
OFFENSE: OL Cooper Lancaster, Jr., 5'10, 200; OL Eric Kirkpatrick, Sr., 6'4, 315; OL Hudson Lowe, Sr., 6'0, 245; OL Cade Sanders, Sr., 6'2, 250; WR Brodie Johnson, Jr., 5'11, 160; RB Maximus Jones, Jr., 6', 195; RB Brody Wood, Jr., 5'10, 175
DEFENSE: DE Bo Kilgo, Jr., 6'0, 200; NT Jake Haney, Jr., 6'0, 235; ILB Noah Wright, Sr., 6'1, 210; OLB Titus Jones, So., 6'1, 195; DB Jackson Ramsey, Sr., 5'9, 165; DB Maxx Legg, Sr., 5'10, 170; DB Brody Blevins, So., 6'1, 180; K Read Barber, So., 6'1, 185
NEWCOMERS: ILB Brooks Whiteside, So., 5'10, 185; OLB Jaxon Marotz, So., 6'2, 200; DE Taylor Brown, Jr., 6'2, 210; OL Jonah Valentine, Jr., 6'1, 270; QB Sam Sollie, 9th, 6'2, 180; DE Isaiah Hooten, 9th, 5'10, 205; OLB Easton Skaggs, 9th, 6'1, 225; DB Carter Cothran, So., 5'10, 155; WR Luke Thompson, Jr., 6'1, 165

Season Opener:
       The Warriors open the 2024 season on the road against region opponent Glencoe on Friday, August 30 at Wilson-Darnell Field. Last year the Glencoe Yellow Jackets finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in eighth place in Class 3A region six. The Yellow Jackets ended last season on a positive note with a win over West End Walnut Grove by a score of 48-28 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Westbrook Christian and Glencoe have met a total of 13 times on the football field. The Warriors have a 4-9-0 record against the Yellow Jackets. They last met in 2023 with Westbrook Christian winning by a score of 56-34.

  


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