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 

  


Ellwood Christian Eagles

Head Coach: Gerral Pinkston (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Ellwood Christian: First season
Stadium: Memorial Stadium

 History 
           Ellwood Christian will be making their debut in the AHSAA this season.

 2024 
Class: 1A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 42-62 (40%) (363rd in the AHSAA, 47th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  34-42 (45%)
Non-Region Strength:  8-20 (29%)



 2023 Results 

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. LaFayette  (2A)       
 8/30  vs. Zion Chapel  (2A)       
 9/6  vs. Maplesville  (1A)  *      
 9/13  @ Keith  (1A)  *      
 9/20  vs. Verbena  (1A)  *      
 9/27  @ Central Hayneville  (2A)       
 10/4  @ Billingsley  (1A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Notasulga  (1A)  *      
 10/17  vs. Autauga Academy  (1A)  *      
 10/24  @ Autaugaville  (1A)  *      
 11/1   OPEN 


Class  1A Region  4
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Maplesville (1A) 8-5 6-1407-231
Keith (1A) 6-5 3-2235-249
Notasulga (1A) 5-5 5-2230-240
Autauga Academy (AISA-AAA) 8-4 4-3351-228
Billingsley (1A) 2-8 2-5254-363
Ellwood Christian () 0-0 0-00-0
Autaugaville (1A) 3-7 2-5195-370
Verbena (1A) 2-8 1-6153-365

 2024 Preview 


       The Ellwood Christian Eagles will field a football team for the first time this fall. They will be led by head football coach Gerral Pinkston as they prepare for their initial season on the gridiron. The Eagles have struggled on the football field with no winning seasons during this time.

Season Outlook:

       The Ellwood Christian Eagles will play in Class 1A region four during the 2024 season. The Eagles will have a difficult time competing in Class 1A with a young team in their initial season.

      

       The Eagles enter the 2024 season in the middle of a 20 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

      

    This season, the Eagles will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region four.

Season Opener:
       The Eagles open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent LaFayette on Friday, August 23 at Memorial Stadium. Last year the LaFayette Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 1-8 and in seventh place in Class 2A region three.

       This will be the second meeting between Ellwood Christian and LaFayette on the football field. The Eagles have a 0-1-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in with

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Woody Clements was the head coach at Holt for a record 41 straight seasons.