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Shelby County Wildcats

Head Coach: Heath Childers (third season)
Stadium: Wildcats Stadium
Career Record: 2 seasons, (6-14)
At Shelby County: 2 seasons, (6-14)
2014 Enrollment:  472
Rank:  121st in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   357-405-21   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   104-159   (40.0%)  (Rank: 285th in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   14-46  (23.0%)  (Rank: 343rd in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 5A)
Last Region Championship:   2008

 2015 
Class:  5A              Region:   3
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  334 (33.4)
Defense:  307 (30.7)


 2016 
Class: 5A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 45-59 (43%) (308th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  39-36 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  6-23 (21%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. Jemison  (5A)   42-6   #Lost  
 8/28  @ Helena  (5A)   31-32   L  
 9/4  @ Central Clay County  (5A)  *  9-21   L  
 9/11  vs. Tallassee  (5A)  *  28-44   L  
 9/18  @ Marbury  (5A)  *  69-40   W  
 9/25  @ Calera  (5A)   14-34   L  
 10/2  vs. Beauregard  (5A)  *  7-43   L  
 10/9  @ Sylacauga  (5A)  *  48-49   L  
 10/16  vs. Talladega  (5A)  *  34-24   W  
 10/23   OPEN 
 10/29  vs. Tarrant  (2A)   52-14   W  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Holt  (4A)       
 9/2  vs. St. Clair County  (5A)  *      
 9/9  @ Moody  (5A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Springville  (5A)       
 9/30  @ Fairfield  (5A)  *      
 10/7  @ Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Briarwood  (5A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Woodlawn  (5A)  *      
 10/28  @ Jemison  (5A)       


Class  5A Region  5
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Briarwood 5-7178-244
Fairfield 6-4208-189
Moody 6-4232-313
Pleasant Grove 8-4307-236
Shelby County 3-7334-307
St. Clair County 3-7205-260
Wenonah 10-1311-102
Woodlawn 1-968-333

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Shelby County finished fifth in Class 5A region 3 with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Shelby County has gone a combined 14-46. Their 23.0% winning percentage ranks 50th in Class 5A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Shelby County has managed to compile a record of 104-159. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 44th in Class 5A and 285th in the AHSAA.

       The Wildcats are led by head coach Heath Childers who is entering his second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 6-14 over the past two seasons at Shelby County. The Wildcats have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Childers.

       Coach Childers's overall record as a head football coach in two seasons stands at 6-14 (30.0%).

      

      The Shelby County Wildcats will play in Class 5A region 5 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Wildcats remain in 5A but move from region 3 over to region 5.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Wildcats if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in Region 5 this season.

       The Wildcats open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Holt on Friday, August 26 at Woody Clements Field. Last year the Holt Ironmen finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in seventh place in Class 4A region 4. The ended last season on a positive note with a win over Brookwood by a score of 14-13 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Shelby County and Holt have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 2-0-0 record against the Ironmen. They last met in 2016 with Shelby County winning by a score of 49-12.

  








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