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Hueytown Golden Gophers

Head Coach: Greg Patterson. (sixth season)
Career Record: 9 seasons, (59-44)
At Hueytown: 5 seasons, (45-18)
Stadium: Hueytown High School Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  897
Rank:  51st in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   535-450-32   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   158-123   (56.0%)  (Rank: 143rd in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   107-58  (64.8%)  (Rank: 78th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2023
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2023
Last Losing Season:   2020

 2023 
Class:  6A              Region:   4
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Benjamin Russell by a score of 47-27.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  394 (32.8)
Defense:  232 (19.3)


 2024 
Class: 6A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 61-50 (55%) (97th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  23-39 (37%)
Non-Region Strength:  38-11 (78%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25  vs. Ramsay  (5A)   14-28   L  
 9/1  vs. Clay-Chalkville  (6A)   3-17   L  
 9/8  @ Brookwood  (6A)  *  56-0   W  
 9/15  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *  6-35   L  
 9/22  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)  *  47-0   W  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Paul Bryant  (6A)  *  69-20   W  
 10/13  @ McAdory  (6A)  *  20-15   W  
 10/20  vs. Northridge  (6A)  *  35-14   W  
 10/27  @ Central Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *  56-28   W  
 11/2  vs. Gardendale  (6A)   47-28   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Theodore    14-0   W  
 11/17  @ Benjamin Russell    27-47   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  @ Clay-Chalkville  (6A)       
 8/30   OPEN 
 9/6  vs. Mountain Brook  (6A)       
 9/13  @ Paul Bryant  (6A)  *      
 9/20  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)  *      
 9/27  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (7A)       
 10/4  @ Northridge  (6A)  *      
 10/11  vs. McAdory  (6A)  *      
 10/18  vs. Brookwood  (6A)  *      
 10/25  @ Central Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *      
 11/1  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)       


Class  6A Region  4
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Hueytown (6A) 8-4 6-1394-232
Bessemer City (6A) 5-6 4-3274-323
McAdory (6A) 6-5 4-3324-288
Central Tuscaloosa (6A) 5-5 3-4286-270
Paul Bryant (6A) 3-7 2-5181-350
Northridge (6A) 3-7 2-5222-293
Brookwood (6A) 1-9 0-7130-365

 2024 Preview 


       Hueytown completed the 2023 season with a 8-4 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region four, the Golden Gophers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. Hueytown reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Benjamin Russell by a score of 47-27.

       Since 2010, Hueytown has gone a combined 107-58. Their 64.8% winning percentage ranks 14th in Class 6A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Hueytown has managed to compile a record of 158-123. Their 56.0% winning percentage ranks 29th in Class 6A and 143rd in the AHSAA.

Head Coach:
       The Golden Gophers are led by head coach Greg Patterson. who is entering his sixth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 45-18 over the past five seasons at Hueytown. Under his direction the Golden Gophers have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times. They have won three region crowns with Coach Patterson.. Over the course of his career, Coach Patterson.'s teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times and won three region championships.

Season Outlook:

       The Hueytown Golden Gophers will play in Class 6A region four during the 2024 season.

      

       The Golden Gophers enter the 2024 season riding a 6 game regular season winning streak.

       The Golden Gophers of Hueytown have qualified for the playoffs in each of the past eight seasons. Their four losses last season were to quality opponents like Ramsay, Clay-Chalkville, Hillcrest and Benjamin Russell. Once again in 2024 the Gophers will play a difficult non-region schedule that includes Clay-Chalkville, Mountain Brook, Hillcrest and Pinson Valley.

       Coach Patterson is not afraid to schedule the big boys. The Gophers return five starters from last season to the offense and another four on defense. They will also be counting on a few newcomers to the football team when the season opens in late August.

       Coach Patterson said, ''We are looking to compete for and win our region.''

    The Golden Gophers are considered one of the favorites for the region four championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Golden Gophers have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2015 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

Returning Starters:
OFFENSE: QB- Jebron Ellington; C- Gavin Penny; T- Gerald Owens; WR- Kobe Coleman; WR- Noah Armstrong
DEFENSE: DL- Jordyn Jackson; LB- Xander Scott; CB- JuQuarius Brooks; S- Artrell Andrews
NEWCOMERS: DE/Edge- Keegan Horn; RB- Anthony Robinson; RB/WR- Quen'Trell Jackson; LB- Trelen Thompson

Season Opener:
       The Golden Gophers open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent Clay-Chalkville on Friday, August 23 at Cougar Stadium. Last year the Clay-Chalkville Cougars finished with an overall record of 14-0 and in first place in Class 6A region six. The Cougars won the Class 6A State Championship last season when they defeated Saraland by a score of 31-28 in the Super Seven finals in Birmingham.

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

  


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