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Saks Wildcats

Head Coach: Jonathan Miller (fifth season)
Stadium: Jack Stewart Field
Career Record: 4 seasons, (39-9)
At Saks: 4 seasons, (39-9)
2014 Enrollment:  310
Rank:  200th in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   266-299-6   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   138-132   (51.0%)  (Rank: 174th in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   50-18  (74.0%)  (Rank: 40th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 4A)
Last Region Championship:   2013

 2015 
Class:  4A              Region:   6
Record:  8-3
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to West Limestone by a score of 42-36.
Final ASWA Poll:   5th
Scoring:  473 (43.0)
Defense:  260 (23.6)


 2016 
Class: 4A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 42-63 (40%) (354th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  28-46 (38%)
Non-Region Strength:  14-17 (45%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  @ Walter Wellborn  (3A)   20-21   L  
 9/4  @ Sardis  (4A)  *  54-12   W  
 9/11  vs. Cherokee County  (4A)  *  32-14   W  
 9/18  vs. White Plains  (4A)  *  54-16   W  
 9/25  vs. Weaver  (3A)   47-21   W  
 10/2  @ Crossville  (4A)  *  40-7   W  
 10/9  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *  35-21   W  
 10/16  vs. Cleburne County  (4A)  *  29-36   L  
 10/23  @ Jacksonville  (4A)  *  63-36   W  
 10/29  @ LaFayette  (2A)   63-34   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. West Limestone    36-42   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Walter Wellborn  (3A)       
 9/2  @ Jacksonville  (4A)  *      
 9/9  vs. White Plains  (4A)  *      
 9/16  @ Ashville  (4A)  *      
 9/23  vs. St. Clair County  (5A)       
 9/30  @ Cherokee County  (4A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Anniston  (4A)  *      
 10/14  @ Oneonta  (4A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *      
 10/28  @ Weaver  (3A)       
 11/4  @ Fayette County        


Class  4A Region  5
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Anniston 4-6186-166
Ashville 3-7284-376
Cherokee County 7-5400-298
Hokes Bluff 2-8167-331
Jacksonville 6-5318-297
Oneonta 5-6272-245
Saks 8-3473-260
White Plains 1-9126-368

 2016 Preview 


       With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 4A region 6, the Wildcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Saks's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to West Limestone by a score of 42-36.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Saks has gone a combined 50-18. Their 74.0% winning percentage ranks 8th in Class 4A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Saks has managed to compile a record of 138-132. Their 51.0% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 4A and 174th in the AHSAA.

       The Wildcats are led by head coach Jonathan Miller who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 39-9 over the past four seasons at Saks. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have won one region crown with Coach Miller.

       Coach Miller's overall record as a head football coach in four seasons stands at 39-9 (81.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Miller's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times and won one region championship.

      

      The Saks Wildcats will play in Class 4A region 5 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Wildcats remain in 4A but move from region 6 over to region 5.

       The Wildcats should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 5 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Wildcats open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Walter Wellborn on Friday, August 26 at Jack Stewart Field. Last year the Walter Wellborn Panthers finished with an overall record of 6-4 and in third place in Class 3A region 6. The Panthers lost in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs to Lauderdale County by a score of 22-7.

       Saks and Walter Wellborn have met a total of 60 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 20-40-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2023 with Walter Wellborn winning by a score of 62-34.

  








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