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Central Florence Wildcats

Head Coach: Heath Wood (sixth season)
Stadium: Wildcats Stadium
Career Record: 5 seasons, (33-22)
At Central Florence: 5 seasons, (33-22)
2014 Enrollment:  308
Rank:  202nd in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   307-355-12   (46.0%)
Last 25 years:   135-135   (50.0%)  (Rank: 186th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   43-24  (64.0%)  (Rank: 93rd in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 4A)
Last Region Championship:   2013

 2015 
Class:  4A              Region:   8
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   3-4, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  238 (23.8)
Defense:  223 (22.3)


 2016 
Class: 4A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 62-49 (56%) (78th in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  38-27 (58%)
Non-Region Strength:  24-22 (52%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  @ Clements  (3A)   41-14   W  
 9/4  @ East Lawrence  (4A)  *  34-12   W  
 9/11  vs. Deshler  (4A)  *  8-20   L  
 9/18  @ Rogers  (4A)  *  14-21   L  
 9/25  vs. Haleyville  (4A)   21-48   L  
 10/2  @ Elkmont  (4A)  *  40-13   W  
 10/9  vs. Wilson  (4A)  *  14-0   W  
 10/16  vs. West Limestone  (4A)  *  7-37   L  
 10/23  @ Brooks  (4A)  *  21-44   L  
 10/30  vs. Columbia  (5A)   38-14   W  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Lexington  (3A)       
 8/26  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)       
 9/2  @ Deshler  (4A)  *      
 9/9  @ Priceville  (4A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Rogers  (4A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Hamilton  (4A)       
 9/30  vs. Wilson  (4A)  *      
 10/7  @ Danville  (4A)  *      
 10/14  vs. West Limestone  (4A)  *      
 10/21   OPEN 
 10/28  @ Haleyville  (4A)       
 11/4  @ Madison Academy        


Class  4A Region  8
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Central Florence 5-5238-223
Danville 5-5258-232
Deshler 5-6245-272
Priceville 8-3450-332
Rogers 6-4232-177
West Limestone 8-4341-270
Wilson 6-5233-140

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Central Florence finished sixth in Class 4A region 8 with a 3-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Central Florence has gone a combined 43-24. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 4A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Central Florence has managed to compile a record of 135-135. Their 50.0% winning percentage ranks 29th in Class 4A and 186th in the AHSAA.

       The Wildcats are led by head coach Heath Wood who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 33-22 over the past five seasons at Central Florence. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have won one region crown with Coach Wood.

       Coach Wood's overall record as a head football coach in five seasons stands at 33-22 (60.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Wood's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times and won one region championship.

      

      The Central Florence Wildcats will play in Class 4A region 8 during the 2016 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Wildcats if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in Region 8 this season.

       The Wildcats open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Lexington on Friday, August 19 at McMeans Stadium. Last year the Lexington Golden Bears finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in fourth place in Class 3A region 8. The Golden Bears lost in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs to Piedmont by a score of 34-0.

       Central Florence and Lexington have met a total of 42 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 22-19-1 record against the Golden Bears. They last met in 2016 with Lexington winning by a score of 27-0.

  








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