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Marion County Red Raiders

Head Coach: Kyle Williams (ninth season)
Career Record: 8 seasons, (42-44)
At Marion County: 8 seasons, (42-44)
Stadium: Don Jones Field at Bill Rayburn Staduim
2024 Enrollment:  128
Rank:  341st in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   522-469-47   (53.0%)
Last 25 years:   148-127   (54.0%)  (Rank: 147th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   93-69  (57.4%)  (Rank: 130th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2023
Last Region Championship:   2012
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  1A              Region:   5
Record:  5-6
Region Record:   4-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Hackleburg by a score of 47-8.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  275 (25.0)
Defense:  381 (34.6)


 2024 
Class: 1A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 48-50 (49%) (222nd in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  39-39 (50%)
Non-Region Strength:  9-11 (45%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/8  @ Lynn  (1A)  *  18-54   L  
 9/8  vs. Brilliant  (1A)  *  44-12   W  
 9/15  @ Holy Spirit  (1A)  *  30-20   W  
 9/22  @ Berry Fayette  (1A)  *  54-27   W  
 9/29  vs. Fayette County  (3A)   28-55   L  
 10/6  @ Clements  (3A)   21-56   L  
 10/13  vs. Sumiton Christian  (1A)   1-0   #Won  
 10/20  @ South Lamar  (1A)  *  15-48   L  
 10/27  vs. Hubbertville  (1A)  *  41-28   W  
 11/2  vs. Pickens County  (1A)  *  15-34   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/9  @ Hackleburg    8-47   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  vs. Sulligent  (2A)       
 8/30  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)       
 9/6  @ Berry Fayette  (1A)  *      
 9/13  vs. South Lamar  (1A)  *      
 9/20  @ Hubbertville  (1A)  *      
 9/27   OPEN 
 10/4  vs. Brilliant  (1A)  *      
 10/11  @ Lynn  (1A)  *      
 10/18  vs. Sumiton Christian  (1A)  *      
 10/25  @ Pickens County  (1A)  *      
 11/1  @ Lamar County  (2A)       


Class  1A Region  5
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Lynn (1A) 10-2 7-0509-162
South Lamar (1A) 8-4 6-1354-257
Pickens County (1A) 10-4 5-2394-234
Marion County (1A) 5-6 4-3275-381
Hubbertville (1A) 4-6 3-4263-264
Berry Fayette (1A) 4-6 2-5225-294
Brilliant (1A) 3-7 0-7220-343
Sumiton Christian (1A) 0-10 0-067-338

 2024 Preview 


       Marion County completed the 2023 season with a 5-6 record. With their 4-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 1A region five, the Red Raiders earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. Marion County's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Hackleburg by a score of 47-8.

       Marion County took a step backwards last year with their first losing season since 2017. The Red Raiders lost as many games as in any season since 2017.

       Since 2010, Marion County has gone a combined 93-69. Their 57.4% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 1A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Marion County has managed to compile a record of 148-127. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 1A and 147th in the AHSAA.

Head Coach:
       The Red Raiders are led by head coach Kyle Williams who is entering his ninth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 42-44 over the past eight seasons at Marion County. Under his direction the Red Raiders have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Williams.

Season Outlook:

       The Marion County Red Raiders will play in Class 1A region five during the 2024 season.

      

       The Red Raiders reached the playoffs the past three seasons. It's something that Marion County had not accomplished since 2012. Can they continue that streak in 2024? There will be a lot of competition for those four playoff spots in Region 5 this year.

    The Red Raiders have a good shot at one of the last two playoff slots in region five this season.

Season Opener:
       The Red Raiders open the 2024 season at home against non-region opponent Phillips Bear Creek on Friday, August 30 at Don Jones Field at Bill Rayburn Staduim. Last year the Phillips Bear Creek Bears finished with an overall record of 2-7 and in sixth place in Class 1A region eight.

       Marion County and Phillips Bear Creek have met a total of 57 times on the football field. The Red Raiders have a 46-8-3 record against the Bears. They last met in 2021 with Marion County winning by a score of 40-12.

  


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