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Sumter Central Jaguars

Head Coach: Charles Graves (second season)
Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Career Record: 4 seasons, (10-30)
At Sumter Central: One season, (2-8)
2014 Enrollment:  398
Rank:  148th in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   10-40   (20.0%)
Last 25 years:   10-40   (20.0%)  (Rank: 373rd in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   10-40  (20.0%)  (Rank: 356th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 5A)
Last Region Championship:   0

 2015 
Class:  5A              Region:   4
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   2-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  147 (14.7)
Defense:  343 (34.3)


 2016 
Class: 5A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 49-56 (47%) (240th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  32-32 (50%)
Non-Region Strength:  17-24 (42%)




 2015 Results 
 8/21  @ Holt  (4A)   6-32   L  
 8/28   OPEN 
 9/4  vs. Central Tuscaloosa  (5A)  *  0-37   L  
 9/11  @ Wilcox Central  (5A)  *  28-2   W  
 9/17  @ Dallas County  (5A)  *  0-20   L  
 9/25  @ Greensboro  (3A)   13-36   L  
 10/1  vs. Demopolis  (5A)  *  6-35   L  
 10/9  vs. Jemison  (5A)  *  47-33   W  
 10/16  @ Helena  (5A)  *  14-49   L  
 10/23  vs. Calera  (5A)  *  19-50   L  
 10/30  vs. American Christian  (3A)   14-49   L  


 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Carver Birmingham  (6A)       
 8/26  vs. Sidney Lanier  (6A)       
 9/2  @ Marbury  (5A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Jemison  (5A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Dallas County  (5A)  *      
 9/23  @ Selma  (6A)       
 9/30  vs. Central Tuscaloosa  (5A)  *      
 10/7  @ Demopolis  (5A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Calera  (5A)  *      
 10/21   OPEN 
 10/28  @ Oxford  (6A)       



Class  5A Region  3
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Calera 7-4347-254
Central Tuscaloosa 5-5276-192
Dallas County 6-5227-221
Demopolis 10-3463-179
Jemison 2-7104-402
Marbury 2-8218-486
Sumter Central 2-8147-343


 2016 Preview 


       Last year Sumter Central finished sixth in Class 5A region 4 with a 2-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Jaguars would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 3-16 record. Since 2010, Sumter Central has gone a combined 10-40. Their 20.0% winning percentage ranks 56th in Class 5A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sumter Central has not won much with a record of 10-40. Their 20.0% winning percentage ranks 57th in Class 5A and 373rd in the AHSAA.

       The Jaguars are led by head coach Charles Graves who is entering his first season at the helm. His team finished with a 2-8 record in his first season at Sumter Central. The Jaguars have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Graves.

       Coach Graves's overall record as a head football coach in four seasons stands at 10-30 (25.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Graves's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

      

      The Sumter Central Jaguars will play in Class 5A region 3 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Jaguars remain in 5A but move from region 4 over to region 3.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Jaguars if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in Region 3 this season.

       The Jaguars open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Carver Birmingham on Friday, August 19 at Cougar Stadium. Last year the Carver Birmingham Rams finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in sixth place in Class 5A region 5. The ended last season on a positive note with a win over Jackson-Olin by a score of 18-7 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Sumter Central and Carver Birmingham have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Jaguars have a 0-2-0 record against the Rams. They last met in 2016 with Carver Birmingham winning by a score of 34-8.

  








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