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| Bayshore Christian Eagles (0-0) |
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| Outlook: Baldwin County's newest high school will take to the field in August under the direction of Coach Lazenby. He will be assisted by David Stapleton. |
| Bayshore will be young as expected for a first year program in 2024. The offense will be led by QB Nate Cruz and RB Brooks Jones. Coach Lazenby has about 27-29 players out this fall so numbers will be important for the young football program. |
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36-59 38% |
9-21 30% |
27-38 42%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Phil Lazenby returns to the sidelines in 2024 after starting the football program at Bayshore Christian in Fairhope. Lazenby is a veteran coach with 200 victories under his belt in 26 seasons. His teams have appeared in the playoffs in 21 of those seasons.
Coach Lazenby has previously led programs at Guntersville, Southside Gadsden, Benjamin Russell and Bayside Academy.
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| Central Hayneville Lions (2-7) |
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| Outlook: The Lions missed the playoffs the past two seasons and will find a new home in 2A in Region One. Competition for one of the four playoff spots will be fierce. |
| The Lions of Hayneville will be under the direction of Coach Jul Little in 2024. He brings a new enthusiasm to the program with hopes of building something special there. |
| Coach Little told us about this year's team. ''The growth this team has made throughout this season. The team has plenty of potential '' |
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| Schedule |
29-47 38% |
4-16 20% |
25-31 45%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Jul Little is from Linden where he played football from 2007-2011. He is a 2012 graduate of Linden High School. After graduation he signed a scholarship to play at Miles College and played one season there under Reginald Ruffin. Coach Little then transferred to UAB, walked on and played on the 2014 team that got cancelled, before graduating in 2016. His coaching career began in 2019 at Clarke County High School. He spent two seasons there under Coach Stacy Luker coaching running backs and assisting with Defensive Backs. After those two seasons he returned home to Linden as the Offensive Coordinator in 2021. In 2022 he switched to the defensive coordinator.
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OFFENSE: Iyanis Wallace, Eron Foster, Jamarcus Webb, Roderius Seawright
DEFENSE: Iyanis Wallace, Jamarcus Webb, Dramon Johnson, Jaden Middleton, Eron Foster
NEWCOMERS: Jakayden Seawright, Jabraylen Thomas, Rakim Mcghee Jr., Danjuma Gordon Jr. |
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| Chickasaw Chieftains (5-6) |
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| Outlook: The Chieftains finished last year with a 5-6 record but did reach the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Can they build on that success with a new head football coach in 2024? |
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| Schedule |
35-61 36% |
13-29 31% |
22-32 41%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Dedrick Sumpter is familiar with the Mobile area having served as the head coach at Williamson and Blount previously. Sumpter spent the last two seasons as Pike County's offensive coordinator.
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| WR/DB Tonnell Harris, DE Marvin Brooks, LB/WR Jacob Rembert, TE/LB Corey Collins, RB/SS Larry Weaver-Martin, RB/WR Jamarion Osborne, WR/CB Sydrus Gilmore |
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| Clarke County Bulldogs (7-6) |
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| Outlook: Coach Carter will have Pugh back at quarterback for the 2024 season and that should be a great starting point for the Bulldogs in his second season in Grove Hill. The Bulldogs also return a couple of excellent linebackers so the middle of the defense should be very solid. |
| The Bulldogs will also open the 2024 football season without the services of running back AJ Ezell who graduated in the spring along with the 1,786 yards and 25 touchdowns he scored last year. |
| The Bulldogs will face seven teams that qualified for the playoffs in 2023. They return seven players on offense and seven on defense in 2024 so the team should have experienced players all over the field when the season opens. |
| Coach Carter told us ''Clarke County returns a strong defense in '24. The experience at LB will be the strength of the defense for the upcoming season. Offensively the Dawgs will be young up front but with excellent speed at skill positions and 2nd year QB TaMyus Pugh, they should get better each week of the season.'' |
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| Schedule |
60-42 59% |
40-10 80% |
20-32 38%
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| QB TaMyus Pugh will be returning for his senior season after completing 73-of-156 passes for 903 yards and 7 TDs last season. Pugh also ran for 510 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2023. |
| MLB Ethan Henson collected 124 tackles (69 solo) including 8 sacks and will be back for his senior season. |
| OLB Hayden Dotson had 139 tackles (71 solo) and will also be back for his senior season. |
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OFFENSE: TaMyus Pugh QB, DaMyon Horn WR, Jamarcus Washington RB, Charlie Jordan OL, Lucas Kelly WR/K, Alton Clark OL, Jack Fuller OL, Stan Gladney WR/RB
DEFENSE: Ethan Henson LB, John Anderson LB, Hayden Dotson LB, Cammarion Moore DL, Davion Gildersleeve LB, De'Tavious Grayson C, Jordan Haire DL
NEWCOMERS: Omarion Hammond RB, Jordan Davis DL, Jashawn Pugh WR/DB, Jordan Mack OL, Dominick Grayson OL, Isaiah Davis DB, DJ Law DL |
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ATH |
A.J. Ezell |
Sr. |
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| J.U. Blacksher Bulldogs (3-7) |
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| Outlook: The Bulldogs missed the playoffs last season after punching their ticket the previous four years. Region One will be competitive with any of a number of teams fighting for that top spot in 2024. |
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| Schedule |
31-44 41% |
7-13 35% |
24-31 44%
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| Outlook: The Wildcats started last year 5-0 and 6-1 but lost their last four games to finish with a 6-5 record. It was still their best showing since the 2018 football season. Ronn Lee has retired so they will look to new leadership when the season opens in August |
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| Schedule |
33-60 36% |
12-27 31% |
21-33 39%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Joe Gilmore was immediately named the next head football coach at St. Luke's following the retirement of Coach Lee. Gilmore will be the fourth head football coach in school history following Eddie Guth, John Beverly and Lee. He served on the staff at St. Luke's as offensive line coach between 2016-2018. The last five years he was at Northlake Christian School in Covington, LA where he was the offensive coordinator. This will be Gilmore's first head coaching job.
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| QB Jeremy Menhennett will be returning for his junior season after completing 69-of-152 passes for 1,050 yards and 14 TDs last season. |
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| QB Jeremy Menhennett, RB/LB Ethan Watts, RB Turner Tillman, OL/DL Tank Crawley, RB Jai Brown, WR/CB Keelan Johns, CB Joc Prince, DE Rodrick Belton, Kicker Jameson Bryant |
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| Washington County Bulldogs (4-7) |
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| Outlook: The Bulldogs saw some improvement the past three seasons as they scored more points and allowed fewer each year. They even reached the playoffs last year for the first time since 2016. Can Coach Carpenter build on the recent success and get Washington county to being the championship program they were in 2015? |
| The Bulldogs should be much improved with nineteen starters back to this year's team. |
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| Schedule |
49-51 49% |
26-20 56% |
23-31 43%
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| Region 2 |
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| Abbeville Yellow Jackets (1-9) |
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| Outlook: Abbeville has missed the playoffs the past three seasons and a run of reaching the post season for five consecutive years. Could this be the season they get back to the post season? |
| The Yellow Jackets return nine players on offense who Coach Stewart consider starters from last year's squad. The defense will have five returning starters who this will be a veteran group ready to turned around the fortunes of the past three seasons in Abbeville. |
| Coach Stewart says ''We have tons of experience coming back and the guys have been working very hard in the off season to turn things around to Abbeville's winning ways.'' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
51-58 47% |
15-19 44% |
36-39 48%
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OFFENSE:QB- Ahmod Billins, RB- Kendrick Carter Jr., WR- Kameron Wallace, WR- Xzavier Harris, WR- Drashon Bussey, HB- Dontez Bland, C- Ra'Darion Glover, LT- Xzavion Trice, RG- Marquis Starling-Harris
DEFENSE: CB- Ahmod Billins, CB- Brian Kelly, FS- Xavier Harris, SLB- Dontez Bland, WLB- Ahmod Billins
NEWCOMERS: WR/DB- Alec Spann, DB- Jamarion Smith, LG- Kody Tharpe, RT- Randrez Harris, DE/Edge- Brandon Buck Jr.
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| Outlook: Under the direction of Coach Kilcrease the Purple Cats have reached the playoffs in each of the past nine seasons. Can the Cats build upon that streak in 2024? |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
52-57 48% |
21-14 60% |
31-43 42%
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| QB Addison Senn, RB/OLB Triston Silavent, RB Jaden Caple, RB Avaughn Brown, WR Brody Joyce, TE/MLB Tristan McGuire, MLB/NG Trey Connell, NG/T Gabe Jones |
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Jamarion Govan |
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Tanner Johnston |
Sr. |
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Ian Senn |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: Last year's 10-2 record was the best in Cottonwood since the 2010 football season. Can they build on that and grab a playoff spot for the third year in a row? Their two losses came at the hands of Headland and Reeltown. |
| Klete Meadows will be back at the running back position after rushing for 986 yards and 16 touchdowns last year. |
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| Schedule |
41-62 40% |
14-16 47% |
27-46 37%
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| Outlook: The Rebels have qualified for the playoffs in each of the past five seasons and would like to build on that streak this year. They still have Cottonwood in the region so that will be an important game on October 25th and may just be for the region championship. |
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| Schedule |
46-60 43% |
16-16 50% |
30-44 40%
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| Geneva County Bulldogs (0-10) |
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| Outlook: The Bulldogs went winless last year for the first time since 2002 and will be looking to new head coach Al Gilmore to right the ship and get the program back on a winning track in 2024. |
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| Schedule |
42-63 40% |
5-25 17% |
37-38 49%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Al Gilmore was hired at Geneva County just weeks after the departure of Coach Thompson in March. Gilmore is a graduate of G.W. Long High School and spent the last six seasons assisting the Elba Tigers football program. He has also worked at Wicksburg, G.W. Long, and Dale County amongst other schools in our area. This will be his first head coaching job in football.
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| Houston County Lions (5-5) |
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| Outlook: Houston County makes their return to 2A after a couple of seasons in 1A. They have not reached the playoffs the last six seasons but will be working hard to improve on the 5-5 record last year and grab one of the four playoff spots in region 2. |
| The Lions will return five starters to the offense and eight on defense. Coach Harris will be counting on a few players to play on both sides of the football this season. |
| Coach Harris told us about this year's team, ''Looking to improve each week and put our self in playoff position. Expecting huge seasons out of Azariel Todd (Alabama State, Tuskegee, Mississippi College Offers), Deshaun Wynn, Dallas Rich and Zykevious Neal-Culver.'' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
32-61 48% |
0-18 52% |
32-43 46%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Tanner Harris is returning home to Columbia this fall to lead the Houston County Lions football program. Harris spent last season as the head coach at Brilliant. His father was the head coach for the Lions between 1997-2001 and 2020-2021. In addition to his head football role at Houston County, Harris will also be the Lions' athletic director and a physical education teacher. He served as an assistant coach to his Dad in 2020-2021 at Houston County.
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OFFENSE: Azariel Todd, Deshaun Wynn, Luis Gomez, Martrez Allen, Riley Danley, Clay Hand
DEFENSE: Azariel Todd, Deshaun Wynn, Luis Gomez, Martrez Allen, Riley Danley, Clay Hand, Zykevious Neal-Culver, Tre Griffin, Dallas Rich
NEWCOMERS: Rashawn Mitchell
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| Providence Christian Eagles (5-6) |
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| Outlook: After a two year absence the Eagles qualified for the playoffs last season and finished with a 5-6 record. Coach Keith and his team will drop down to 2A this year and may just find the new region and cast of opponents more to their liking in 2024. |
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| Schedule |
49-58 46% |
17-16 52% |
32-42 43%
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| RB/LB Kyser Sims |
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| Outlook: The last two seasons have not been kind to the Tigers from Samson. Can they turn things around in 2024? |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
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41-63 39% |
7-22 24% |
34-41 45%
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| Region 3 |
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| Barbour County Jaguars (1-9) |
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| Outlook: The Jaguars would just like to win a few games and be competitive in Region 3. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
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44-50 47% |
7-22 24% |
37-28 57%
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| Outlook: The Tigers have gone 24 consecutive seasons without finishing a single year winning more games than they lost. Could this be the year they break that long standing streak? |
| They did make the playoffs last season for the first time since 1999 so there is something to build on right there. |
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46-48 49% |
11-19 37% |
35-29 55%
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| Outlook: The Eagles have gone from 0-9 and 1-9 just three years ago to a 9-3 record last year in Coach Don Moore's third season at the helm. Their only losses were to 2A football powers Reeltown, Highland Home and Clarke County in the second round of the playoffs. |
| Goshen returns six players to an offense that scored 472 points last year and nine players to the defense. The offense will have their quarterback, running back and a couple of receivers back which should mean a bunch of points scored this season. |
| A cast of newcomers, especially along the line of scrimmage, are going to see action early in the season for the Eagles. Look for Goshen to give Highland Home a run for their money at the region 3 crown in 2024. |
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58-42 58% |
29-8 78% |
29-34 46%
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OFFENSE: Szemerick Andrews-RB, Jayden McNabb-QB, Tyler McLendon-WR, Nehemiah Bedgood-OL, Jacoby Brunson-OL, Sam Adams-WR
DEFENSE: Landon Chandler-LB, Josh Terry-LB, Nehemiah Bedgood-DL, Jacoby Brunson-DL, Tristen Andrews-DL, Szemerick Andrews-LB, Jerbauri Williams-DB, Tyler McLendon-DB, Sam Adams-DB
NEWCOMERS: Zion Picatoste-K/P, Jacoby Richardson-OL/DL, Josh Terry-RB, George Crowley-OL/DL, Tristen Andrews-OL/DL |
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Jamauri McClure |
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| Highland Home Flying Squadron (10-2) |
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| Outlook: The Flying Squadron are coming off back-to-back ten win seasons for the first time in school history. They have lost four games the past two seasons. All four came at the hands of Reeltown and B.B. Comer. Last seasons losses were by no more than seven points in each loss so they are very close to being on par with the 2A big boys. |
| Highland Home will return eight starters from last season most of whom played both ways for the Flying Squadron in 2023. |
| First year head coach Justin Bragg told us about this year's team. ''We are returning our core group of players from last years team on offense and defense. We intend to set the tone with our defense along with establishing control offensively. We look to rely on our senior players for unity and leadership. We are excited to get the season underway.'' |
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| Schedule |
62-49 56% |
34-14 71% |
28-35 44%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Justin Bragg is a 2000 graduate of Highland Home. He was an assistant at Luverne High School from 2008 to 2014 before returning to Highland Home. This will be his first head coaching job.
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| RB Austin Crittenden will be returning after rushing for 672 yards and 10 TDs last season as a junior. |
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STARTERS: JJ Faulk, CJ May, Tyler Chaney, TJ Washington, Jake Duett, Jaquez Osborne, Austin Crittenden, Austin Norman
NEWCOMERS: Brody Phillips
DE/TE CJ May |
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OL |
Lane Duett |
Sr. |
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Brice McKenzie |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: The Tigers have qualified for the playoffs in each of the past 41 football seasons. That is the state record. |
| Last year the Tigers jumped out to a 6-0 record but faltered the remainder of the season losing four of their last five games. Granted the schedule was a little easier near the beginning. |
| Luverne will return six starters on both side of the football so there will be some experienced players when the season begins on August 23rd against Elba. |
| First year head coach Bobby Hudson said. ''We have key pieces back and also some new faces that mesh well with the team we are trying to build. Expectations are always high at Luverne with 41 straight playoff appearances. We expect to be a very physical team that is well balanced and can perform at a high level in all three phases of the game.'' |
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| Schedule |
59-53 53% |
28-20 58% |
31-33 48%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Bobby Hudson is a former Troy Trojan football players from 2008-2010. He has served as defensive coordinator, strength & conditioning coach, special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, and secondary coach while coaching at Daphne, Greenville, Luverne, Eufaula and Briarwood Christian. Coach Hudson is a graduate of Elba High School and Troy University.
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| RB Tavion Rainey will be returning for his junior season after rushing for 461 yards and 5 TDs last season. |
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OFFENSE: Demetrious Riley (OT), Austin Jones (OT), Vincent Beasley (C), Kane Smith (QB), Tavion Rainey (RB), Elliott Harris (WR)
DEFENSE: John 'Mac' McMillan (LB), Khi Harris (LB), Alijah Hurst (DE), Tony Franklin (LB), Jackson Ballard (FS), Kameron Whatley (CB)
NEWCOMERS: Omar Crumbley (WR), Daevon Smith (DE/LB) |
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| Pike Liberal Arts Patriots (3-6) |
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| Outlook: It's been sort of a roller coaster ride for the Patriots the past four seasons. They won two consecutive championships in the AISA in 2020-21 before playing as an independent the past two years. Now they are members of the AHSAA and will compete in 2A Region 3 this year. |
| While they have not found much success the past two years finishing both seasons 3-6 the outlook should be more optimistic in 2024. Region 3 has the likes of Reeltown and Goshen fighting for that top spot but Pike could sneak in and grab one of the four playoff spots. |
| The Patriots return nine players who were considered starters on the offense in 2023. They will also welcome back seven to the defense when they open the season against New Brockton on August 23rd. |
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| Schedule |
56-51 52% |
21-20 51% |
35-31 53%
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OFFENSE: Dawson Bradford; Kade Brookins; Jackson Mitchell; Michael Vaughn; Jack Baggett; Coy Bell; Brayden Pyron; Pruitt Vaughan; Tucker Vaughan
DEFENSE: Rhodes Baker; Wilson Cotton; Pruitt Vaughan; Jack Baggett; Kade Brookins; Jackson Booth; Jackson Mitchell
NEWCOMERS: Jackson Bowen; Cade May; Dalton Jordan; Chase Deboer; Jacob Bowen |
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| Outlook: The Rebels have improved in each of the past two seasons and finished 5-5 last year. They just fell one win short of making the playoffs. Can they take that next step in 2024 and get back to the post season? It's a place they have not been since 2019. |
| Coach Cody Keene says they will return five starters from last season on offense and five on defense. He also stated ''We have come a million miles and have a million more to go before August! We will play hard and be physical but outside of that. The rest is to be determined.'' |
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| Schedule |
39-55 42% |
6-23 21% |
33-32 51%
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| WR Joseph LeGear will be returning for his senior season after catching 24 passes for 473 yards and one touchdown. |
| LB Brayden Benbow had 124 tackles (79 solo) and will also be back for his senior season. |
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| RB/LB John Foster Hamm, QB/LB Brayden Benbow, FB/LB Jerimiah Stinson, QB/CB Kavan Brown, TE/DE Weston Watson, DE Jackson Dowdy |
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Mason Stuart |
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| Central Coosa Cougars (3-7) |
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| Outlook: The Cougars have not reached the playoffs since 2015 but have a better shot this season with the realignment of region 4. Only two current teams this season qualified for the playoffs in 2023. That alone will give them a better chance. |
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| Schedule |
55-53 51% |
19-25 43% |
36-28 56%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Daniel Flowers arrives at Central Coosa with nine years of head coaching experience at Southside Selma and Wenonah.
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| Horseshoe Bend Generals (4-6) |
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| Outlook: The Generals have not reached the playoffs since 2016 but have a better shot this season with the realignment of region 4. Only two teams currently in the region qualified for the playoffs in 2023. That alone will give them a better chance. |
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| Schedule |
52-55 49% |
17-26 40% |
35-29 55%
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| WR/DB Carson Lucas, WR/DB Kori Woods, RB/DB Braxton Wilson |
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| Outlook: This could be the last season for LaFayette and the Bulldogs. Can they go out on a winning note? |
| Only two opponents on the Bulldog's 2024 schedule qualified for the playoffs last season. That alone may give them a shot at a better season this year. |
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| Schedule |
43-51 46% |
5-24 17% |
38-27 58%
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| Outlook: The Panthers missed the playoffs last year for the first time since 2015 but have a better shot this season with the realignment of region 4. Only two teams currently in the region qualified for the playoffs in 2023. That alone will give them a better chance. |
| The Lanett Panthers are loaded this season with ten starters returning on offense and nine on defense. It's been five years since their 2019 state championship team and they would like nothing better than to give their fans another title in 2024. |
| With all the returning starters they will still be looking for a few newcomers to fill the remaining voids as the season opens on August 23rd. |
| Coach McDonald told us ''The 2024 Lanett Panthers look to build on the group of core players returning. With 19 starting players returning the outlook looks promising for Lanett to return to the upper echelon of the 2A classification. The Panthers return All State players highlighted by Nadarious Morgan at LB and Kingston Gooden on the OL. With 10 starters on Offense and 9 on Defense returning, the future is bright for the 2024 Panthers.'' |
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| Schedule |
55-51 52% |
20-22 48% |
35-29 55%
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2024 Coaching Change
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R.J. McDonald will be on the sidelines as a head football coach for the first time in 2024. He is from Lanett and graduated from nearby Springwood in 2015. McDonald served as an assistant coach at Smiths Station before returning to Lanett as the offensive coordinator the past three seasons.
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OFFENSE: Riontae Ziegler (QB), Keondae Huguley (RB), Braylon Chambers (H-Back/TE), Shemar Patterson (WR), Alajawon Whitfield (WR), Ronnie Tucker Jr (LT), Kingston Gooden (LG-All State Honorable Mention 2023), Chris King (C), Deontra Jackson (RG), Jaylen Hill (RT)
DEFENSE: Jeremiah McGilberry (DE), Braylon Chambers (DT), Christian Upshaw (DE), Nadarious Morgan (LB-2nd team All State 2023), Keondae Huguley (LB), TJ Brooks (LB), Rakenzia Tucker (DB), Alajawon Whitfield (DB), Shemar Patterson (DB)
NEWCOMERS: Terrell Staples (WR-11th), Eddie Mitchell (TE-11th grade), Adarious Walker (LB-10th), TJ Tucker (LB-9th)
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| Loachapoka Indians (10-1) |
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| Outlook: The Indians will be without the service of running back Jeremiah Darlington who graduated in the spring. |
| Can the Indians build on last seasons 10-1 record even with the move up to 2A? They return a good groups of starters from last year so the odds may be pretty good. Region 4 is not the strength of 2A with only Reeltown making the playoffs last year. So look for Loachapoka to be in the mix for a playoff spot and maybe hosting a playoff game in 2024. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
52-53 50% |
23-19 55% |
29-34 46%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Branden Hall graduated from Auburn High School in 2000 and has a B.S. from Troy University in Sports and Fitness Management. He has been teaching at Auburn Junior High and Coached the defensive line at Auburn High the last three seasons. Previously he was an assistant coach at Russell County for two year and the DL coach at Central Phenix City for another six years (2013-2018).
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| Key Starters: |
| QB Quinjavis Nelms will be returning for his senior season after completing 51-of-111 passes for 719 yards and 8 TDs last season. |
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| Other Returning Players: |
| RB/ILB Anthony Wheat, DB/WR J.K. Walker, FB JaMichael Morris, DB/WR Roderick Nelms, DE/WR JaDarion Satterwhite, DL/OL Jaylen Hart, ILB Javion Gary, LB/TE Mitchell Chenier |
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| Graduated Players |
| 2 |
RB |
Jeremiah Darlington |
Sr. |
| 1 |
DL |
Jamari Payne |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: The Bulldogs will be starting a new quarterback when the season opens and will also have a lot of positions to fill due to graduation. The strength may be the secondary where three starters return. |
| Ranburne has not reached the playoffs since 2021 but have a better shot this season with the realignment of region 4. Only two teams currently in the region qualified for the playoffs in 2023. That alone will give them a better chance. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
59-49 55% |
24-20 54% |
35-29 55%
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| Key Starters: |
| New quarterback will be Creed Young starting according to the coaching staff. He will also start at linebacker. Ranburne will return 3 starters along the offensive line with Aiden Hanson and Zaden Benefield both being solid players. |
| The Bulldogs will have 3 of 4 back in the secondary, Kalon Smith, Crimson Champion will be two of the better ones there. No other linebacker returning. One returning along the defensive lineman. |
| A coach stated that ''We graduated 14, so it'll be a big job to get these guys going.'' |
| Other Returning Players: |
| QB/FS Drew Davenport, RB Curtis Daniel, RB/MLB Brody Morgan, RB Logan Crook, WR/DB Kalon Smith, FS/WR Jacob Alewine, DT/T Aiden Hanson |
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| Graduated Players |
| 2 |
ATH |
Kaide Garrett |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: The Rebels lost six players to graduation who started in the Super 7 Championship game last season against Fyffe. Reeltown lost nine seniors to graduation but only five starters. |
| The Rebels will also open the 2024 football season without the services of running back Arthur Woods who graduated in the spring along with the 2,241 yards and 33 touchdowns he scored last year. |
| Tae Martin will be counted upon to carry the offense early for the Rebels. JaMarkius Smith may need some time to get settled in at the quarterback spot but count on Reeltown to be ready to make another of their patented playoff runs come November. |
| The offensive line should be solid with four starters back from last season. Their 17 game regular season winning streak could be in serious jeopardy with games against the likes of T.R. Miller and Trinity to open the season. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
60-46 57% |
34-12 74% |
26-34 43%
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| Key Starters: |
| WR Tae Martin will be returning after rushing for 672 yards and 11 TDs last season. He also caught 34 passes good for another 702 yards and 9 touchdowns. On defense he had 120 tackles (82 solo). |
| RB Traylen Roberts will be back for his sophomore season after rushing for 616 yards and 8 TDs last season. JaMarkius Smith will be the starting QB. He made appearances for the Rebels last season and is expected to have breakout season in 2024. |
| WR/DB Alijah Woods, a sophomore and younger brother to former Rebel great Arthur Woods has the looks to flourish as a first year starter who played a lot of reps as a backup on offense and defense last season. |
| Other Returning Players: |
| WR/S Tae Martin, OLB/WR Demetrius Brown, FB/DL Devin Bragg, OL/DL Dylan Bryant, OL Larry Foy Jr., OL/DL Bowman Brumbeloe, WR/CB Larry Butler III, OLB/TE Finn Henderson, OL/DE Baylor Clayton, DE/TE CJ Maddox |
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| Graduated Players |
| 1 |
RB |
Arthur Woods |
Sr. |
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| Region 5 |
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| Aliceville Yellow Jackets (5-6) |
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| Outlook: The Yellow Jackets have qualified for the playoffs in each of the past 28 football seasons. The most amazing fact about that streak is that they have accomplished it under the direction of ten different head football coaches. |
| The Yellow Jackets will face eight teams that qualified for the playoffs in 2023. 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. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
70-46 60% |
27-21 56% |
43-25 63%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Anthony Sawyer
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| Key Starters: |
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| Other Returning Players: |
| QB Javian McGraw, QB/CB Javian Mosely, Demario Lawson Jr, MLB Jeremiah Clark |
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| Graduated Players |
| 1 |
WR |
KeAnthony Wilder |
Sr. |
| HM |
WR |
Tyquan Simon |
Sr. |
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| Greene County Tigers (2-7) |
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| Outlook: The Tigers have not had a winning season since 2017 and will be looking to get back on a winning track in 2024 under second year head coach Cory Cockwell. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
59-50 54% |
13-26 33% |
46-24 66%
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| Key Starters: |
| RB Ronald Wilder Jr. will also be back after rushing for 1,000 yards and 13 TDs last season. |
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| Other Returning Players: |
| QB/CB Jeremiah Bullock, WR/CB Michael Gibson, RB/LB Jordan Thomas, LB/WR Markevis Collier, WR/S Khamari Young |
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| Outlook: 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 '' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
68-46 60% |
29-18 62% |
39-28 58%
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| Key Starters: |
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| Other Returning Players: |
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 |
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| Lamar County Bulldogs (7-4) |
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| Outlook: Top priority this fall will be to find a replacement for graduated starting quarterback Xander Bradford and the 1,621 yards and 11 touchdowns he threw for last season. The Bulldogs will also open the 2024 football season without the services of running back Jordan Godsey who graduated in the spring along with the 2,373 yards and 34 touchdowns he scored last year. |
| The Bulldogs will face eight teams that qualified for the playoffs in 2023. 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. |
| Last year the Bulldogs started the season 6-0 including a big win over Tuscaloosa Academy before faltering late losing four of their last five games all on the road. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
64-48 57% |
23-21 52% |
41-27 60%
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| Key Starters: |
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| Other Returning Players: |
| QB Bobby Austin Westbrook, RB/LB Miles Fenster, RB Catcher Duncan, WR/SS Devonte McKinney, WR/SS Tristan Herring, WR Jay Long |
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| Graduated Players |
| 2 |
RB |
Jordan Godsey |
Sr. |
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| Sulligent Blue Devils (9-3) |
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| Outlook: Top priority this fall will be to find a replacement for graduated starting quarterback Brody Clark and the 1,582 yards and 13 touchdowns he threw for last season. Having a running back like AJ Lowe returning will be valuable for the Blue Devils in 2024. |
| The Blue Devils will face eight teams that qualified for the playoffs in 2023. 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. |
| Coach Gunnels said about this year's team, ''I'm excited about year two and seeing what this group can do.'' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
63-49 56% |
24-21 53% |
39-28 58%
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| Key Starters: |
| RB AJ Lowe will be back for his senior season after rushing for 1,910 yards and 31 TDs last season. |
| WR Haigen Gann will be returning for his senior season after catching 50 passes for 633 yards and 6 touchdowns. |
| LB Brooks Bozeman collected 142 tackles (56 solo) including 3 sacks and will be back for his senior season. |
| Other Returning Players: |
OFFENSE: RB-AJ Lowe, WR-Haigen Gann, OL-Wyatt Sandlin, OL-Will Chism
DEFENSE: LB-Brooks Bozeman, LB-Braden Long CB-JohnWil Spruiel
NEWCOMERS: QB- JohnWil Spruiel |
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| Graduated Players |
| 1 |
P |
Wesley Ownby |
Sr. |
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| Tuscaloosa Academy Knights (10-3) |
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| Outlook: Get ready 2A. Here come the Knights. They did not really sneak up on anyone last year but this will be a veteran squad put on the field this season by Coach Wright in Tuscaloosa. Lancaster is back at quarterback along with two very good receivers. The defense will be solid. |
| The Knights did lose two good receivers in Mills Powell and James Stanard but have capable replacements in Hamiter and Colgrove. |
| The schedule is brutal to say the least. The Knights open with 4A American Christian and close with Coosa Christian and Bayside Academy. |
| The Knights face eight teams that finished last year with a winning record. Only Green County lost more games than they won in 2023. The Knights will also see the same eight opponents who qualified for the playoffs last year. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
73-44 62% |
35-16 69% |
38-28 58%
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| Key Starters: |
| QB Preston Lancaster will be returning for his senior season. Lancaster is a talent, completing 254-of-365 passes for 3,941 yards and 46 TD's in 2023. |
| WR Ellis Hamiter will be returning for his senior season after catching 64 passes for 882 yards and 6 touchdowns. WR Kaleb Colgrove will be returning for his senior season after catching 36 passes for 500 yards and 8 touchdowns. |
| LB Ford Beeker collected 181 tackles (124 solo) including 4 sacks and will be back for his senior season. LB Hudson Powell had 95 tackles (62 solo) and will also be back for his senior season. |
| Other Returning Players: |
| TE/LB Hunter Burrelson, QB/S Mark Norris, LB/RB Ford Beeker, SS/RB Hudson Powell, RB/SS Mason Corder, LB/RB Harwood Beeker, WR/CB Mills Turnipseed, WR/SS Matthew Atkins, Kicker Simon Mitrev |
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| Graduated Players |
| 1 |
WR |
Mills Powell |
Sr. |
| 1 |
DL |
Sam Garner |
Sr. |
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| Vincent Yellow Jackets (6-5) |
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| Outlook: The Yellow Jackets will be looking to improve upon the 6-5 record from last season. They return enough starters to make that happen. Fields is back at quarterback along with two starting wide receivers and four offensive linemen. |
| The Wildcats will open the 2024 football season without the services of running back Rykelus Robertson who graduated in the spring along with the 1,448 yards and 16 touchdowns he scored last year. |
| The defense will return nine starters including MLB Grayson Gulde who will once again secure the middle of the field for the Jackets. A rather tough non-region schedule with 3A B.B. Comer, 5A Montevallo and 3A Childersburg on the slate. 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. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
72-42 63% |
30-16 65% |
42-26 62%
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| Key Starters: |
| MLB Grayson Gulde collected 139 tackles (79 solo) including 2 sacks and will be back for his senior season. |
| DB Aiden Poe with 68 tackles and 39 solo tackles last season will also return in 2024. |
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| Other Returning Players: |
OFFENSE: QB Casen Fields, FB Aiden Gasaway, WR Aiden Poe, WR Phoenix Maxwell, T Dontavion Keith, G Grayson Gulde, G Keller Finn, C Brayden Abbott
DEFENSE: DL Ethan McElrath, DL Zahmir McMillian, LB Grayson Gulde, LB Aiden Gasaway, LB KJ Chapman, S Aiden Poe, S Landon Archer, CB Phoenix Maxwell, CB Deontaye Robertson
SPECIAL TEAMS: K Daniel Campos, LS Aiden Gasaway, P Landon Archer |
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| Graduated Players |
| 2 |
OL |
Zach Gable |
Sr. |
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| Region 6 |
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| Outlook: Last season the Panthers finished 1-9 missing the playoffs for the first time since 2013. It was a season to forget as they won the fewest games since 1998. Coach Glaze will be out to make certain that does not happen again in 2024. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
51-58 47% |
16-25 39% |
35-33 52%
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| Cold Springs Eagles (4-6) |
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| Outlook: The Eagles have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2019 season and finished sixth the past two years. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
52-58 47% |
20-22 48% |
32-36 47%
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| Key Starters: |
| RB Matt Williams will also be back after rushing for 1,086 yards and 14 TDs last season. |
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| Other Returning Players: |
| CB/FS Mason Gable, TE/CB Clayton Terry, RB/OLB Tycen Kilgo, QB/FS Ethan Day, MLB/C William Jackson, G/DT Bailey Gann |
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| Coosa Christian Conquerors (9-6) |
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| Outlook: While the Conquerors should be able to navigate the region schedule it will be the non-region opponents that will test them the most this season. They start off against Pierce County, Georgia who won a state championship there last year. Then they take on 6A Pell City. |
| In the middle of the season they host 2A state champions Fyffe and close the regular season on October 24th by hosting Tuscaloosa Academy. Back-to-back nine wins seasons at Coosa Christian are the best since they joined the AHSAA in 2005. This year's team is loaded with talent and will be looking to make a championship run in 2024. |
| They came up a little short last year losing to Leroy in the 1A championship game 28-21. They expect nothing short of returning to the Super 7 in December. The Conquerors return about 16 starters from last year's team that will have more juniors than seniors this year. |
| Coach O'Bryant told AHSFHS.org about this year's squad at Coosa Christian ''We have a great group returning on both sides of the ball, really looking to have a great year.'' He said at media days they have about 35 players on the varsity squad. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
66-50 57% |
39-14 74% |
27-36 43%
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| Key Starters: |
| QB John David Justus will be returning for his senior season after completing 98-of-194 passes for 1,471 yards and 15 TDs last season. |
| RB Kanon Wilson will also return after rushing for 616 yards and 9 TDs last season as a junior. RB Joseph East will also be back after rushing for 612 yards and 10 TDs as a sophomore in 2023. |
| Junior LB Clete O'Bryant had 124 tackles including 23 for loss last season and will be returning this year. |
| Other Returning Players: |
OFFENSE:QB John David Justus, Grayson Malone, RB Kanon Wilson, Radley May, Dylan East, Kylen Johnson, RB Joseph East
DEFENSE: LB/SS Clete O'Bryant, Eli Motes, Cade Mickler, DJ Mackey, FS/WR Dylan Edwards, Zayden Franklin
NEWCOMERS: LJ Mostella, Chase Bynum |
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| Falkville Blue Devils (4-6) |
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| Outlook: The Blue Devils started last season 3-0 before faltering the last seven games to finish 4-6 and just missing out on the playoffs with a fifth place finish. With the addition of Coosa Christian and Susan Moore to their region the chances for a playoff spot will be even tougher. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
51-59 46% |
19-23 45% |
32-36 47%
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| Key Starters: |
| QB Landon Powers will be returning for his senior season after completing 67-of-146 passes for 1,149 yards and 12 TDs last season. He also gained 412 yards running the ball. |
| RB Denver Comstock will also be back after rushing for 589 yards and 4 TDs last season as a junior. |
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| Other Returning Players: |
| RB/FS Brodie Bennett, WR/FS Dawson Fowler, CB/MLB Cash Lawrimore |
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| Southeastern Mustangs (7-4) |
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| Outlook: The Mustangs will also open the 2024 football season without the services of running back Cole Williams who graduated in the spring along with the 1,592 yards and 21 touchdowns he scored last year. |
| The Mustangs have put together four winning seasons in a row and seem to be ready to be a team to reckon with on a yearly basis in 2A North. Locust Fork is gone from Region 6 so the path to another region championship could be on the horizon at Southeastern. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
49-61 44% |
20-23 46% |
29-38 43%
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| Key Starters: |
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| Other Returning Players: |
| QB/WR Jericho Pendleton, Hunter Joiner, NG/FB Bowen Ware, FS Adam Kenyon |
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| Graduated Players |
| 1 |
DB |
Jarrod Williams |
Sr. |
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| Susan Moore Bulldogs (6-5) |
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| Outlook: The Bulldogs reached the playoffs last year after missing out on the post season the previous three years under first year head coach Wes Patterson. This year they will drop in classification to 2A, a place they have not been since 1983 when there were just four classifications. |
| They will be joined in Region 6 by Coosa Christian who is making the jump up from 1A. Look for Susan Moore to be in the mix for one of the four available playoff spots with Southeastern, West End and Coosa Christian. |
| Coach Patterson said about the Susan Moore Bulldogs this season, ''We will be a young football team but have been working extremely hard in the offseason to prepare for a tough schedule. '' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
54-55 50% |
24-18 57% |
30-37 45%
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| Key Starters: |
| RB Drew Justice will be back after rushing for 542 yards and 7 TDs last season. |
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| Other Returning Players: |
OFFENSE: Drew Justice RB, Cooper Burgess LG, Elliott Walker C, Kaleb Self LT
DEFENSE: Briar Harper MLB, Harris Harper NG, Kade Justice FS
NEWCOMERS: Sam Garrison QB, Evan Swagger-Harris DE, Kaleb Hopkins RG, Max Cervantes RB |
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| West End Walnut Grove Patriots (5-6) |
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| Outlook: The Patriots reached the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2008 the past two years. They hope to continue that success this year. |
| West End returns six starters from last year's 5-6 team on offense and six to the defense. So there is still a nucleus of players with experience and some newcomers they hope will step up in key roles as the season progresses. |
| First year head Coach Matt Harris said about this year's team ''2024 should be a solid season for WEHS with several key returning starters and plenty of experience for those who will be entering new roles as full time starters. We look to continue to build on the back to back playoff appearance guided by Derrick Sewell as new head coach takes over.'' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
44-64 41% |
13-28 32% |
31-36 46%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Matt Harris is a 1999 graduate of West End High School where he played football for the patriots. In 2024 he returns home as the head football coach at West End. He served as the offensive line coach for the Patriots last season before being promoted in April. Harris was the head coach at Gaston between 2020-2022. Harris also made assistant coaching stops at Sardis, Boaz and Locust Fork.
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| Key Starters: |
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| Other Returning Players: |
OFFENSE: QB Jaxon Hamby; WR Jackson Mayo; OL Brooks Golden, OL Michael DeLeon, OL Jayden Dumas, TE/RB Tyler Graham
DEFENSE: DL Jackson Price, DL Drake McDevitt, DL Tyler Graham; LB Fysher Patterson; S Jaxon Hamby, S Jackson Mayo
NEWCOMERS: RB Dalton Fulmer, RB Briason Howard; C Brayden Mitchell |
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| Region 7 |
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| Outlook: The Tigers have made a playoff appearance in each of the past ten seasons and 27 of the last 28 seasons. But they have not won a playoff game since the 2017 football season something they will be trying to remedy in 2024. |
| Only one team from region 7 finished last year with a winning record and that was Pisgah (12-2) so the Tigers will have an excellent shot at one of the four playoffs games in 2024. |
| The Tigers will be more experienced this fall with most of the starters back from last year's team. |
| Head Coach Garrett Crane said about this year's team, ''We are excited for the challenge of 2A.'' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
52-57 48% |
24-19 56% |
28-38 42%
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| Other Returning Players: |
OFFENSE: Hunter Jenkins, Hunter Stallings, Caleb Edmondson, Jacob Chambers, Isaac Roberts, Hudson Smith
DEFENSE: Kadin Fife, Kadien Tracy, Hayden Tucker, Logan Hampton, Byrann Kinsey |
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| Graduated Players |
| 2 |
PK |
Carter Dillingham |
Sr. |
| 2 |
DL |
Carson Webb |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: Gaston has not qualified for the playoffs since the 2016 football season but are hoping things will turn around for the program this season. They have won just nine games in the last seven years. |
| The Bulldogs return five starters to the offense and five on defense. Filling in the holes will be priority one for first year head coach Derrick Sewell. Devon Green and Adonis Jones will be a couple of newcomers to watch in 2024. |
| Coach Sewell said about this year's team; ''There's a lot to be excited about for the 2024 season. There's great excitement around the program and a desire to win! It's been too long for this program, but in year one my biggest goal is to be competitive each and every week from start to finish and for these young men to learn what it takes to be successful.'' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
39-67 37% |
8-31 20% |
31-36 46%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Derrick Sewell accepted the head coaching job at Gaston in April after moving over from West End. Sewell was the head coach at West End the last three seasons going 16-16 with two playoff appearances over the last two years. Before his time at West End, Sewell was the head coach at Ragland, going to the playoffs his final season there. Sewell previously was an assistant and the head baseball coach at Gaston from 2012-14, when he was starting his coaching career.
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| North Sand Mountain Bison (5-6) |
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| Outlook: The Bison will be without the services of the winningest coach in school history as Keith Kirby moved on to administration over the winter. Jay Lipscomb will come in and and be looking to build on last year's 5-6 record. |
| They have a good group of players out for summer workouts and will open the season at Woodville on Aug. 23. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
50-58 46% |
22-20 52% |
28-38 42%
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2024 Coaching Change
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Jay Lipscomb graduated from Springville High School in 2013 and UAB before embarking on his coaching career. He served as the Defensive Coordinator at Clarke County High School the past two seasons before heading back north to take over the head coaching duties at North Sand Mountain.
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| Other Returning Players: |
| WR/OLB Kade Davis, WR/SS Duncan Wilks, QB/S Landon Keller |
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| Outlook: No bunch of fans are more happy to see Fyffe move up to 3A than the ones in Pisgah. The Eagles have lost five games the past two seasons. Their last four losses were to Fyffe. |
| Last year the Eagle's offense put up 652 points. That number alone should tell you how good this team was. It bested the old school record by 200 points. Coach Pruitt has built something special in Pisgah and has the fans believing that 2024 is their year. |
| All around athlete Luke Gilbert will be a team leader at the quarterback position this fall. The Eagles also return nine seniors and twelve juniors this year. A total of seventeen starters from last season will be welcomed back when the season opens in August against Fyffe. |
| Coach Pruitt had this to say about the Pisgah Eagles chances this season. ''We return a lot of starters on both sides of the ball and a lot more kids that have played significant snaps. We have lost the last two seasons in the semifinals and we are veteran group we look to stay healthy and expect another run in the playoffs. We want to take the next step and that's to win a state championship.''
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
54-58 48% |
33-16 67% |
21-42 33%
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| Key Starters: |
| Luke Gilbert returns and will make the move from receiver to quarterback. |
| RB Legion McCrary has accounted for 3,373 yards and 51 TDs in his career and will also be back in 2024. WR Landon Watkins caught pass for 684 yards and 11 touchdowns last year and will also be returning to the offense this season. |
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| Other Returning Players: |
OFFENSE: QB- Luke Gilbert, Sr.; RB- Legion McCrary, Sr.; WR- Landon Watkins, Jr.; RB- Jett Jeffrey, Jr.; OL- JJ Williams, Sr.; OL- Chad Smith, Jr.; OL- Talan Lang, Sr.; OL- Wes Arnold, Jr.
DEFENSE: FS- Legion McCrary, Sr.; Luke Gilbert, Sr.; Caleb Jenkins; Jett Jeffrey, Jr.; CB- Cape Duncan, Jr.; MLB- Levi Horton; JJ Williams, Sr.; DE- Wes Arnold, Jr.; DL- Isaac Griggs, Sr.
NEWCOMERS: RB- Brodie McBride, So.; Alex Jose; DE- Kristian Raines, Sr. |
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| Graduated Players |
| HM |
QB |
Mason Holcomb |
Sr. |
| 1 |
OL |
JD Martin |
Sr. |
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| Pleasant Valley Raiders (5-6) |
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| Outlook: The Pleasant Valley Raiders made the playoffs last year for the first time since the 2010 football season. They started the 2023 season 4-0 but faltered late in the season finishing 5-6. |
| The Raiders are returning a nice group of players who have gained experience last season. Can they build on the 5-6 showing from a year ago? |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
44-54 45% |
16-16 50% |
28-38 42%
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| ALL-COUNTY: Clark Hill, DB, Sr.; Braxton Salster, RB/DB, So.; Jackson Rose, OL, Sr.; Jonathan Hudson, DL, So.; Nick Acker, DB, So.; Jaden Sparks, RB/LB, Jr.; Wesley Wheeler, OL, Jr.; Andre Luster, DL, Sr.; Tristan Williams, LB, So.; Cooper Dugal, WR, So.; Noah Johnson, TE/DL, Sr.; Grey Knight, OL/DL, Sr. |
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DL |
Connor Crump |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: The Wildcats finished last year with a disappointing 2-8 record. It is their worst showing since the 2004 football season. They also missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. |
| The Wildcats will open the season more experienced than last year with eight seniors returning after losing just three seniors in the spring to graduation. Coach Heath says they will have more experience at most every position. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
54-56 49% |
23-20 54% |
31-36 46%
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| QB Alec Ashley will be returning for his sophomore season after completing 57-of-110 passes for 772 yards and 8 TDs last season. |
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| STARTERS: QB- Alec Ashley, OL/DE- Seth Holland, LB- Caiden Bullard, FB- Kane Robison, H-Back/LB- Gatlin Cox |
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| Outlook: The Lions would like to improve on the last two years as they won just three games over those two seasons. Coach Edwards enters his second season at the helm with hopes of doing just that if possible. Region 7 does offer the possibility of a playoff spot with some improvement. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
51-57 47% |
20-21 49% |
31-36 46%
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| Decatur Heritage Christian Eagles (9-2) |
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| Outlook: The Eagles will make the jump up to 2A this season for the first time. After a successful season in 2023 the outlook for this year is promising with several key players returning. They will play in region 8 which only has six teams after Belgreen decided to postpone their jump into varsity football for another year. |
| According to Coach Stover Nash Thomas will move to TE and DE 6'3 220 Jr. Budda Taylor and Savarius Evans will split carries at running back. Taylor is a 5'8 170 lb. sophomore. Others Coach Stover are counting on as team leaders in 2024 are Johnathan Bowling OG/DT 5'10 240 and Dylan Germany 6'1 185 will be QB/FS. |
| Look for the Eagles to not miss much of a beat in 2A and be around come playoff time in November. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
48-49 50% |
21-21 50% |
27-28 49%
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| RB Savarius Evans will return after rushing for 2,012 yards and 24 TDs last season as a freshman. |
| DE Dylan Germany collected 103 tackles (47 solo) on defense and will be returning. |
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| OG/DT Jonathan Bowling, RB/SS Budda Taylor, QB/FS Dylan Germany, TE/DE Nash Thomas |
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OL |
Jacob Belcher |
Sr. |
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| Lexington Golden Bears (7-5) |
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| Outlook: The Golden Bears have reached the playoffs in each of the past three seasons. Region 8 will be a little tougher with the arrival of Decatur Heritage from 1A. Grabbing one of the four available playoff spots will be a battle for all the teams in what will be a very competitive region all season long. |
| Lexington will return six starters from last year to the offense and seven on defense. The talent will be there for the Golden Bears to have another winning season and a return trip to the post season in 2024. |
| Coach Killen told us ''We will be experienced along the offensive and defensive lines and in the secondary. We will be very young at the offensive skill positions. We have a really good quarterback returning but have to figure out the pieces around him.'' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
58-52 53% |
29-27 52% |
29-25 54%
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OFFENSE: QB- Brody Killen, WR- Noah LeMay, WR- Will White, Center- Parker Cole, Guard- Landon Ingram, Tackle- Cole Tackle
DEFENSE: DE- Lane Matthews, Nose- Parker Cole, LB- Jake Lard, LB- Tanner Nesbitt, CB- Tate Gamble, CB- Landon Carlock, FS- Noah LeMay
NEWCOMERS: Slot-back Sawyer Howard |
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ATH |
Wyatt Prado |
Sr. |
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ATH |
Byron Lane |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: The Tigers started last year 5-2 but faltered late and finished the season with a 6-5 record. There was some improvement as they scored more points and allowed fewer than the previous season. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
52-47 52% |
22-22 50% |
30-25 54%
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| RB Jaxon Vinson will be back after rushing for 1,359 yards and 19 TDs last season. |
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| WR/CB Brayden Tabbs |
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OL |
Kyler Watson |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: Top priority this fall will be to find a replacement for graduated starting quarterback Karl Parham and the 2,130 yards and 25 touchdowns he threw for last season. The Rattlers will also need to find a capable wide receiver to fill the void left by the loss of Skylar Townsend to graduation. |
| The 8-4 mark last year was actually pretty good considering who the Rattlers lost to. They won their first region championship since 2016 so things are looking up at Tanner. The offense score 492 points and played well all season. |
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| Schedule |
49-47 51% |
21-21 50% |
28-26 52%
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Matt Smith will take over the football program at Tanner this season in hopes of continuing the success for the Rattlers. He has coached the boys soccer team the past ten seasons and led them to a first ever state championship in 2023. His soccer teams finished a combined 139-59 over the past ten seasons.
Smith is a 2007 graduate of Tanner.
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| WR Endymion Tyus will be returning for his junior season after catching 35 passes for 718 yards and 8 touchdowns. |
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| QB/RB Endymion Tyus, RB/LB Kian Jackson, WR/SS NyQuaveaus Green, LB/FB Maikyh Mitchell |
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WR |
Skylar Townsend |
Sr. |
| 2 |
OL |
Jamari Malone |
Sr. |
| 2 |
DL |
Darrell Howard |
Sr. |
| 2 |
LB |
K.C. Hale |
Sr. |
| 1 |
ATH |
Karl Parham |
Sr. |
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| Outlook: The Tharptown Wildcats will be trying to win a few games when the season opens in August. Second year head Coach John Johnson knows it will take some time to build a football program at Tharptown. |
| Coach Johnson simply said ''We will be looking to build on last season. '' |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
41-52 44% |
6-31 16% |
35-21 62%
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OFFENSE: Alex Moctezuma (OL), Joah Wilcoxson (RB), Cody McCluskey (RB), Angel Morales (OL), Luis Dircio (OL), Zach Little (OL)
DEFENSE: Alex Moctezuma (LB), Joah Wilcoxson (Safety), Cody McCluskey (LB), Angel Morales (DL), Luis Dircio (LB), Zach Little (DL)
NEWCOMERS: Austin Chaney, Uriah Thompson, Braden Hamilton, Christian Willoughby
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| Outlook: The Yellow Jackets came within one victory last season of making the playoffs but fell just short. They will be working hard over the summer to improve on the 5-5 record and get back to the post season. |
| The Jackets will return seven starters from last year's team on offense and seven to the defense. Several players will be expected to play both ways again as most 1A-2A schools find necessary. The offense does have Landon Kelley back at quarterback and RaKim Moore at running back so that is a great starting point for the offense that scored 309 points in ten games last season. |
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| All Games | Non-Region | Region |
| Schedule |
54-54 50% |
23-29 44% |
31-25 55%
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| QB Landon Kelley will be returning for his senior season after completing 44-of-79 passes for 877 yards and 7 TDs last season. Kelly also ran for another 836 yards and 14 touchdowns. |
| RB RaKim Moore will also be back after rushing for 1,063 yards and 9 TDs last season. |
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OFFENSE:RB Rakim Moore, QB Landon Kelley, Chris Clemons, Brock Yeager, Dillyn Chancey, WR Will Elliot, TE Cameron Aderholt
DEFENSE: Rakim Moore, LB Landon Kelley, Chris Clemons, Brock Yeager, Dillyn Chancey, Will Elliot, OLB Cameron Aderholt
NEWCOMERS: Colton Alexander |
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