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James Clemens Jets

Head Coach: Wade Waldrop (fourth season)
Stadium: Madison City Schools Stadium
Career Record: 10 seasons, (60-48)
At James Clemens: 3 seasons, (19-14)
2014 Enrollment:  1,270
Rank:  19th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   19-24   (44.0%)
Last 25 years:   19-24   (44.0%)  (Rank: 243rd in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   19-24  (44.0%)  (Rank: 233rd in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 7A)
Last Region Championship:   0

 2015 
Class:  7A              Region:   4
Record:  10-2    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Spain Park by a score of 13-10.
Final ASWA Poll:   2nd
Scoring:  386 (32.2)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  104 (8.7)


 2016 
Class: 7A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 66-49 (57%) (70th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  32-41 (44%)
Non-Region Strength:  34-8 (81%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  @ Athens  (6A)   45-7   W  
 9/4  @ Bob Jones  (7A)  *  24-27   L  
 9/11  @ Hazel Green  (7A)  *  21-9   W  
 9/17  vs. Buckhorn  (7A)  *  23-7   W  
 9/25  vs. Mountain Brook  (7A)   51-14   W  
 10/2  @ Grissom  (7A)  *  49-6   W  
 10/9  vs. Gadsden City  (7A)  *  13-7   W  
 10/16  @ Sparkman  (7A)  *  28-0   W  
 10/23  vs. Huntsville  (7A)  *  59-7   W  
 10/29  vs. Hamilton  (4A)   41-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Hewitt-Trussville    22-0   W  
 11/13  @ Spain Park    10-13   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Gardendale  (6A)       
 9/2  @ Bob Jones  (7A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Gadsden City  (7A)  *      
 9/16  @ Sparkman  (7A)  *      
 9/23  @ Clay-Chalkville  (6A)       
 9/30  vs. Grissom  (7A)  *      
 10/6  vs. Huntsville  (7A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Buckhorn  (7A)  *      
 10/21  @ Hewitt-Trussville  (7A)  *      
 10/27  @ Austin  (6A)       
 11/4  vs. Spain Park        
 11/11  @ Hoover        


Class  7A Region  4
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Bob Jones 9-2365-225
Buckhorn 6-5280-256
Gadsden City 5-5380-282
Grissom 0-1053-428
Hewitt-Trussville 6-5292-287
Huntsville 2-8192-296
James Clemens 10-2386-104
Sparkman 4-6336-376

 2016 Preview 


       With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 7A region 4, the Jets earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. James Clemens reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Spain Park by a score of 13-10.  The 386 points scored by the Jets last year were a team record in a single season.

       Since 2010, James Clemens has gone a combined 19-24. Their 44.0% winning percentage ranks 23rd in Class 7A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, James Clemens has managed to compile a record of 19-24. Their 44.0% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 7A and 243rd in the AHSAA.

       The Jets are led by head coach Wade Waldrop who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 19-14 over the past three seasons at James Clemens. Under his direction the Jets have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Waldrop.

       Coach Waldrop's overall record as a head football coach in ten seasons stands at 60-48 (55.6%). Over the course of his career, Coach Waldrop's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times and won one region championship.

       The Jets enter the 2016 season riding a 8 game regular season winning streak. James Clemens has won 6 consecutive region games. They have won 9 straight games on their home field at Madison City Schools Stadium.

      The James Clemens Jets will play in Class 7A region 4 during the 2016 season.

       The Jets should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 4 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Jets open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Gardendale on Friday, August 26 at Driver Stadium. Last year the Gardendale Rockets finished with an overall record of 10-3 and in second place in Class 6A region 6. The Rockets lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 6A playoffs to Austin by a score of 53-38.

       James Clemens and Gardendale have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Jets have a 2-2-0 record against the Rockets. They last met in 2023 with James Clemens winning by a score of 26-21.

       James Clemens returns 7A All-State Senior offensive lineman Brody Collier. He was named to the honorable mention team last season. The Jets also return Junior running back Devon Atkinson. He was named to the second team. The Jets also return Senior defensive back Kyriq McDonald. He was named to the first team. The Jets also return Senior defensive lineman Labryan Ray. He was named to the first team. The Jets also return Senior linebacker Michael Sharpley. He was named to the honorable mention team.  The Jets also return Senior linebacker Monty Rice. He was named to the second team.

  








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