2024 Team Previews
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Isabella Mustangs |
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Head Coach: Tate Leonard (ninth season) Career Record: 8 seasons, (75-21) At Isabella: 8 seasons, (75-21) Stadium: Bill Nabors Stadium 2024 Enrollment: 169 Rank: 308th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 2A |
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Overall Record: 368-534-27 (41.0%) Last 25 years: 160-119 (57.0%) (Rank: 120th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 2A) Since 2010: 105-53 (66.5%) (Rank: 68th in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 2A) Last Playoff Appearance: 2023 Last Region Championship: 2021 Last Winning Season: 2023 Last Losing Season: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 4
Record: 9-3 Region Record: 5-2, (third) Playoff Record: Second round loss to Cottonwood by a score of 24-23. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 481 (40.1) Defense: 282 (23.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 5
Strength of Schedule: 68-46 (60%) (35th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 2A) Region Strength: 39-28 (58%) Non-Region Strength: 29-18 (62%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isabella completed the 2023 season with a 9-3 record. With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 2A region four, the Mustangs earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. Isabella reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Cottonwood by a score of 24-23. The high-scoring Isabella offense ranked 29th in the AHSAA. They averaged 40.1 points a game. Since 2010, Isabella has gone a combined 105-53. Their 66.5% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class 2A over the past fourteen seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Isabella has managed to compile a record of 160-119. Their 57.0% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 2A and 120th in the AHSAA. Head Coach: The Mustangs are led by head coach Tate Leonard who is entering his ninth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 75-21 over the past eight seasons at Isabella. Under his direction the Mustangs have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times. They have won three region crowns with Coach Leonard. Season Outlook: The Isabella Mustangs will play in Class 2A region five during the 2024 season. Following realignment, the Mustangs remain in 2A but move from region four over to region five. The Mustangs have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class 2A. Their opponents had a combined record of 68-46 last season. That ranks 3rd in Class 2A and 35th in the AHSAA. Isabella will face six opponents that reached the playoffs last season. With the AHSAA realignment region 5 has six teams that qualified for the playoffs last year. Someone will be left out of the post season come November. It is especially crowded at the top. In each of the past three seasons the Mustangs have scored more than 430 points. Coach Leonard has the offense clicking and if they can improve a little on defense this could be a team to watch in the future in 2A. The Mustangs return six starters from last season to the offense and seven on defense so experienced players will be the key to success at Isabella this season. Coach Leonard said about his team and their schedule in 2024. ''Tough Schedule, Region and Non Region '' The Mustangs are considered one of the favorites for the region five championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Mustangs have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2015 and expect to be included again when November rolls around. Returning Starters: OFFENSE: OL- Colton Conway; OL- Aidan Gray; OL- Lane Mims; OL- Colten Leonard; RB- Garrett Price; WR- Austin Porter DEFENSE: DL- Darus Moletle; DL- Coton Conway; DL- Lane Mims; DL- Jedaiah Works; LB- Garrett Price; LB- Noah McMinn; CB- Kaden Tuttle NEWCOMERS: ATH- Javarius Craig, 9th; RB- Jedaiah Works, 10th Season Opener: The Mustangs open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Thorsby on Thursday, August 22 at Bill Nabors Stadium. Last year the Thorsby Rebels finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in second place in Class 2A region four. The Rebels lost in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs to Reeltown by a score of 48-14. Isabella and Thorsby have met a total of 59 times on the football field. The Mustangs have a 38-21-0 record against the Rebels. They last met in 2023 with Thorsby winning by a score of 50-43. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.
Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.