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2024 Team Previews 

  


Carver Rams

Head Coach: Rod Carson (ninth season)
Career Record: 8 seasons, (33-48)
At Carver Birmingham: 8 seasons, (33-48)
Stadium: Carver High School Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  448
Rank:  127th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   206-374-10   (36.0%)
Last 25 years:   65-177   (27.0%)  (Rank: 362nd in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   44-97  (31.2%)  (Rank: 330th in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   1984
Last Winning Season:   2018
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  5A              Region:   5
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   1-6, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  262 (26.2)
Defense:  323 (32.3)


 2024 
Class: 5A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 56-46 (55%) (94th in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  45-26 (63%)
Non-Region Strength:  11-20 (36%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/2  vs. Fultondale  (4A)   12-6   W  
 9/8  vs. Hayden  (5A)  *  26-14   W  
 9/15  vs. Wenonah  (5A)  *  14-19   L  
 9/22  @ John Carroll  (5A)  *  26-43   L  
 9/28  vs. Dallas County  (4A)   40-7   W  
 10/6  @ Fairfield  (5A)  *  52-70   L  
 10/13  @ Jasper  (5A)  *  42-50   L  
 10/19  vs. Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *  0-47   L  
 10/26  @ Ramsay  (5A)  *  12-41   L  
 11/2  vs. Cordova  (4A)   38-26   W  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23   OPEN 
 8/30   OPEN 
 9/5  vs. John Carroll  (5A)  *      
 9/13  vs. Briarwood  (5A)  *      
 9/20  @ Hayden  (5A)  *      
 9/27  @ Permian TX   (7-5)       
 10/4   OPEN 
 10/11  @ Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 10/17  vs. Ramsay  (5A)  *      
 10/25  @ Corner  (5A)  *      
 10/31  @ Cordova  (4A)       
 11/8  @ Fairview        


Class  5A Region  5
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Ramsay (5A) 12-3 7-0544-180
Briarwood (6A) 6-6 4-2239-240
Corner (4A) 10-2 6-1467-222
John Carroll (5A) 9-3 5-2390-244
Wenonah (5A) 6-4 3-4329-208
Hayden (5A) 2-8 1-6106-348
Carver Birmingham (5A) 4-6 1-6262-323

 2024 Preview 


       Carver completed the 2023 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Carver finished eighth in Class 5A region five with a 1-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Rams last playoff victory came during the 1984 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Since 2010, Carver has gone a combined 44-97. Their 31.2% winning percentage ranks 49th in Class 5A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 24 seasons, Carver has not won much with a record of 65-177. Their 27.0% winning percentage ranks 54th in Class 5A and 362nd in the AHSAA.

Graduated All-State Players:
       Carver lost 5A All-State  defensive back Tamarcus Threatt to graduation. He was named to the second team last season.

Head Coach:
       The Rams are led by head coach Rod Carson who is entering his ninth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 33-48 over the past eight seasons at Carver. Under his direction the Rams have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Carson.

Season Outlook:

       The Carver Rams will play in Class 5A region five during the 2024 season.

      

       The Rams return an excellent starting quarterback in DeJarvis Wade II. He will be expected to carry the load for the offense in 2024. The Rams have not qualified for the playoffs since 2017 but this could be the year they break that drought.

    The Rams will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region five this season.

Players to Watch in 2024:
      QB DeJarvis Wade II will be back for his senior season after completing 158-of-287 passes for 2,252 yards and 24 TDs last season.

      Dimitri Howard will also be back for his senior season after catching 17 passes for 420 yards and 5 TDs last season.

Returning Starters:
RB Tarjuan Johnson, WR Steven Sigler II

Season Opener:
       The Rams open the 2024 season at home against region opponent John Carroll on Friday, September 6 at Carver High School Stadium. Last year the John Carroll Cavaliers finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in third place in Class 5A region five. The Cavaliers lost in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs to Guntersville by a score of 20-17.

       Carver and John Carroll have met a total of 10 times on the football field. The Rams have a 5-5-0 record against the Cavaliers. They last met in 2023 with John Carroll winning by a score of 43-26.

  


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