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The best of the best in Alabama High
School Football over the past 100 seasons.
2024 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Sixteen Best Hire: John Ritter, Decatur Hardest to Replace: Drew Gilmer, Clay-Chalkville Best Job: Clay-Chalkville Toughest Job: Brookwood |
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Most Interesting: There were a few coaching
changes during the off season that raised an eyebrow.
Drew Gilmer leaving Clay-Chalkville for Hoover has to be at the top of the
list. Bryan Moore exited Hartselle for Opelika. John Ritter taking the
job at Decatur will be worth keeping an eye on also. The Rush Propst experiment lasted exactly one season as many had suspected. Former Prattville and Alabama star player, Nick Gentry will try to build upon the positives from last season and bury the negatives at Pell City. | |||||||
| 2024 Coaching Changes | |||||
| Sixteen head
coaching positions in 6A changed hands during the off season.
Paul Bryant is without a head coach today as John
McKenzie accepted the job at Vigor. Only six of the new coaching hires in 6A have previous head coaching
experience. Joe Webb takes over at Jackson-Olin after a a ten-year NFL
career. Nice hire. | |||||
| Team | 2023 Season | 2024 Season | |||
 | Baldwin County (2-8) | Scott Rials | Andrew Davis | ||
 | Brookwood (1-9) | Mike Bramblett | Chris Foster | ||
 | Calera (0-10) | Jerad Holder | Scott Rials | ||
 | Chilton County (4-6) | Marvin Morton | Eddie Wall | ||
| Chilton County (4-6) | Marvin Morton | Eddie Wall | ||
 | Clay-Chalkville (14-0) | Drew Gilmer | Stuart Floyd | ||
 | Columbia (0-10) | Sean Watson | Sean Watson | ||
 | Decatur (3-7) | Aairon Savage | John Ritter | ||
 | Gardendale (3-8) | Chad Eads | Chad Eads | ||
 | Hartselle (9-3) | Bryan Moore | Bert Newton | ||
 | Hazel Green (0-10) | Charlie Wilburn | Fred Farrier | ||
 | Huntsville (5-5) | Mark Fleetwood | Rodney Bivens Jr. | ||
 | Jackson-Olin (0-10) | Walter Jordan | Joe Webb | ||
 | Jemison (1-9) | John Therrell | David Reeves | ||
 | Mobile Christian (15-0) | Ronnie Cottrell | Adrian Abrams | ||
 | Mortimer Jordan (8-3) | Dustan Goode | Heath Lauderdale | ||
| Mortimer Jordan (8-3) | Dustan Goode | Heath Lauderdale | ||
 | Murphy (2-8) | Justin Hannah | Justin Hannah5/Dwight Lambert | ||
 | Park Crossing (3-7) | Ty Lockett | Sam Adams | ||
| Park Crossing (3-7) | Ty Lockett | Charles Biggers | ||
 | Patrician Academy (8-4) | Jonathan Lindsey | Frank Warren | ||
 | Paul Bryant (3-7) | John McKenzie | Christion Jones | ||
| Paul Bryant (3-7) | John McKenzie | Christion Jones | ||
 | Pelham (5-5) | Mike Vickery | Christion Jones | ||
 | Pell City (1-9) | Rush Propst | Nick Gentry | ||
| Pell City (1-9) | Rush Propst | Nick Gentry | ||
 | Percy Julian (5-5) | DreQuay Everett | Nick Gentry | ||
| Percy Julian (5-5) | DreQuay Everett | Kenneth White | ||
 | Pinson Valley (4-6) | Gentrell Eatman | James Thompson | ||
 | Robertsdale (0-10) | Kyle Stanford6/Staff | Toby Greene | ||
 | Shades Valley (4-5) | Reuben Nelson | Reuben Nelson | ||
 | Sheffield (3-7) | Brian Dickerson | Reuben Nelson | ||
 | Southside Gadsden (8-3) | Miles Holcomb | Ben Stewart | ||
| Most Victories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve
Mask at Theodore and Scott Basden at Muscle Shoals are tied for the most
wins in 6A this year with 218 under their belt. A total of nine
coaches have won at least 100 games during their careers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Most Playoff Victories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The same two head coaches top our list among the
6A school with the most playoff victories. Four of the top five
coaches on this list have won a state championship in some classification. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | |||||||||
| The 58 schools in 6A average 3.8 years each with their current head
football coach. That is the shortest average tenure in any classification. Only
four coaches have been at their current school for more
than ten seasons. | |||||||||
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| Coaching Turnover 2000-2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lack of success in most football programs often
leads to a change in the head coach.
These schools have had the most head coaching changes over the past 24 years.
The biggest surprise on this list has to be McGill-Toolen with ten different coaches during this time. The Yellow Jackets qualified for the playoffs in every season except three and actually won a championship in 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
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