News

We now have 836 teams &  
191,663 games on AHSFHS.org.


Search Site





AHSFHS Article Series


   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






2024 Team Previews 

  


Clay-Chalkville Cougars

Head Coach: Stuart Floyd (first season)
Career Record: 1 season, (2-8)
At Clay-Chalkville: First season
Stadium: Cougar Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  1,084
Rank:  35th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   251-93   (73.0%)
Last 25 years:   234-79   (75.0%)  (Rank: 16th in the AHSAA, 4th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   148-35  (80.9%)  (Rank: 11th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2023
Last Region Championship:   2023
Last Winning Season:   2023
Last Losing Season:   2011

 2023 
Class:  6A              Region:   6
Record:  14-0
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Won the Class 6A State Championship by defeating Saraland at the Alabama Super Seven 31-28 in Birmingham.
Final ASWA Poll:   2nd
Scoring:  551 (39.4)
Defense:  166 (11.9)


 2024 
Class: 6A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 66-49 (57%) (69th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  26-37 (41%)
Non-Region Strength:  40-12 (77%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  @ Briarwood  (6A)   31-0   W  
 9/1  @ Hueytown  (6A)   17-3   W  
 9/8  @ Pell City  (6A)  *  46-7   W  
 9/15  vs. Pinson Valley  (6A)  *  41-0   W  
 9/22  @ Center Point  (6A)  *  39-14   W  
 9/28  vs. Thompson  (7A)   36-33   W  
 10/6   OPEN 
 10/13  @ Huffman  (6A)  *  72-0   W  
 10/20  @ Oxford  (6A)  *  28-14   W  
 10/27  vs. Shades Valley  (6A)  *  62-7   W  
 11/3   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Cullman    49-7   W  
 11/17  vs. Mountain Brook    17-13   W  
 11/24  @ Muscle Shoals    44-27   W  
 12/1  vs. Parker    38-13   W  
 12/7   Saraland    31-28   W  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. Hueytown  (6A)       
 8/29  @ Ramsay  (5A)       
 9/6  @ Pell City  (6A)  *      
 9/13  vs. Shades Valley  (6A)  *      
 9/20   OPEN 
 9/27  @ Thompson  (7A)       
 10/4  vs. Mountain Brook  (6A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Huffman  (6A)  *      
 10/18  @ Oxford  (6A)  *      
 10/24  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)  *      
 11/1  @ Vestavia Hills  (7A)       
 11/8  vs. Gadsden City        
 11/15  @ Muscle Shoals        


Class  6A Region  6
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Clay-Chalkville (6A) 14-0 6-0551-166
Mountain Brook (6A) 8-4 5-1386-209
Oxford (6A) 9-3 5-1395-192
Pinson Valley (6A) 4-6 3-3204-259
Shades Valley (6A) 4-5 2-4229-280
Pell City (6A) 1-9 1-5290-290
Huffman (6A) 0-10 0-60-578

 2024 Preview 


       Clay-Chalkville completed the 2023 season with a 14-0 record. Last year Clay-Chalkville captured the region six title and a number one seed in the Class 6A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. The Cougars reeled off five straight playoff wins to claim the Class 6A State Championship by defeating Saraland at the Alabama Super Seven 31-28 in Birmingham.

       The Cougars hope to continue the success they had last season. Coach Floyd saw improvement as they won fourteen games following a 8-2 record in 2022.

       The defense was very stingy last season as Clay-Chalkville ranked 18th in the AHSAA. The defense allowed only 11.9 points a game.

       Over the past two seasons the Cougars have Finished 22-2 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition. As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, Clay-Chalkville has gone a combined 148-35. Their 80.9% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 6A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Clay-Chalkville has finished a combined 234-79. Their 75.0% winning percentage ranks 4th in Class 6A and 16th in the AHSAA. The Cougars have been successful on the football field with twenty-two winning seasons during this time.

Graduated All-State Players:
       The Cougars lost a ton of talent to graduation off the 2023 squad. Replacing these players will be a key to another successful season. Clay-Chalkville lost 6A All-State  receiver Mario Craver to graduation. He was named to the first team last season. Also graduating were teammates offensive lineman Shaq McRoy, linebacker DJ Barber, athlete Jaylen Mbakwe, offensive lineman Brady Phillips, defensive lineman Avion Pickett and linebacker Carlos Ivy.

Coaching Change:
     Drew Gilmer  leaves Clay-Chalkville after seven very successful seasons. His 2021 and 2023 teams finished with undefeated seasons and a state championship. Each of his teams qualified for the playoffs and all but one (2022) reached the third round of the playoffs. His 81-12 record is nothing short of amazing in his first eight seasons as a head football coach.

2024 Head Coach:
    Stuart Floyd  quarterbacked the Clay-Chalkville to a 12-3 record and state championship in 1999, earning All-State honorable mention as a senior. He was the offensive coordinator for the Cougars from 2011 through 2016. After the 2016 football season he spent two seasons at Hewitt-Trussville before moving on to Mortimer Jordan.

Floyd served as an assistant for the Blue Devils and head coach for one season in 2021 and one year as the offensive coordinator at Springville before returning to Clay-Chalkville in 2023.

Season Outlook:

       The Clay-Chalkville Cougars will play in Class 6A region six during the 2024 season.

      

       The Cougars enter the 2024 season riding a 14 game winning streak. They have also won 12 consecutive regular season games. Clay-Chalkville has won 21 consecutive region games. They have won 6 straight games on their home turf at Cougar Stadium.

       What does Clay-Chalkville do for an encore after defeating what most fans thought was an unbeatable Saraland team? They repeat according to their head coach. The Cougars return six starters on offense from last season and five on defense. Coach Floyd also believes there will be a cast of newcomers to watch out for when the season begins in late August.

       This season the Cougars will face seven teams that qualified for the playoffs last year. A tough schedule with the likes of Hueytown, Ramsay, Thompson and Vestavia Hills dotting the non-region opponents will prepare the Cougars once again for a deep playoff run. In region play they face Oxford and Mountain Brook as the biggest threats to another region crown in 2024.

       Coach Floyd was brief in his comments to AHSFHS.org. He simply stated that the Cougars were ''Looking to run it back in 24''.

    While most teams rebuild during the off season, Clay-Chalkville has been a consistent winner the past few years and will simply reload this season.

    The Cougars enter the season with expectations of not only a region crown but will be contending for a trip to the state championship game. They are considered one the favorites in region six and could very well be representing the North in the Class 6A title game. The Cougars have succeeded in reaching the playoffs every year since 2011 and this year should be no exception.

Returning Starters:
OFFENSE:Aaron Osley-RB, Jabari Staples-TE, Kumar Robinson-WR, Marlon Compton-WR, Corey Barber-WR, JT Jones- OL
DEFENSE: Patrick Smith-DL, JR Cole-DL, Na'karius Allen-LB, Xavier Starks-S, Deon Callins-DB,
NEWCOMERS:Joshua Woods-RB, Ja'Carlos Hunter-LB, Colton McIntyre-DL, Keith Richmond-LB, Armon Boswell-OL, Joseph Del Toro-K

Season Opener:
       The Cougars open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Hueytown on Friday, August 23 at Cougar Stadium. Last year the Hueytown Golden Gophers finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in second place in Class 6A region four. The Golden Gophers lost in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs to Benjamin Russell by a score of 47-27.

       Clay-Chalkville and Hueytown have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Cougars have a 6-0-0 record against the Golden Gophers. They last met in 2023 with Clay-Chalkville winning by a score of 17-3.

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Hazlewood won an amazing seventeen consecutive region championships from 1986-2002.