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Carver Wolverines |
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Head Coach: Billy Gresham (sixth season) Stadium: Cramton Bowl Career Record: 5 seasons, (41-19) At Carver Montgomery: 5 seasons, (41-19) 2014 Enrollment: 916 Rank: 46th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 6A |
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Overall Record: 330-305-8 (52.0%) Last 25 years: 141-140 (50.0%) (Rank: 187th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 6A) Since 2010: 49-23 (68.0%) (Rank: 69th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 6A) Last Region Championship: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 2
Record: 3-7 Region Record: 3-4, (fifth) Playoff Record: Did not qualify. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 234 (23.4) Defense: 297 (29.7) D1 Players lost to Graduation Antonio Nelson, , , DB [Florida] Lyndell Wilson, , , LB [Alabama] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 6A
Region: 2
Strength of Schedule: 57-53 (52%) (146th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 6A) Region Strength: 24-39 (38%) Non-Region Strength: 33-14 (70%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last year Carver finished fifth in Class 6A region 2 with a 3-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Carver has gone a combined 49-23. Their 68.0% winning percentage ranks 16th in Class 6A over the past six seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Carver has managed to compile a record of 141-140. Their 50.0% winning percentage ranks 29th in Class 6A and 187th in the AHSAA. The Wolverines are led by head coach Billy Gresham who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 41-19 over the past five seasons at Carver Montgomery. Under his direction the Wolverines have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Gresham. Coach Gresham's overall record as a head football coach in five seasons stands at 41-19 (68.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Gresham's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times and won two region championships. The Carver Wolverines will play in Class 6A region 2 during the 2016 season. The Wolverines open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Auburn on Thursday, August 18 at Duck Samford Stadium. Last year the Auburn Tigers finished with an overall record of 7-5 and in second place in Class 7A region 2. The Tigers lost in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs to McGill-Toolen by a score of 42-3. Carver and Auburn have met a total of 17 times on the football field. The Wolverines have a 6-11-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2016 with Auburn winning by a score of 17-14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.