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Millry Wildcats

Head Coach: Greg Crager (first season)
Stadium: A.D. Britton Field
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Millry: First season
2016 Enrollment:  127
Rank:  352nd in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   310-419-18   (42.0%)
Last 25 years:   147-125   (54.0%)  (Rank: 139th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   29-34  (46.0%)  (Rank: 224th in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2007
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2013

 2015 
Class:  1A              Region:   1
Record:  7-4
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Billingsley by a score of 53-28.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  368 (33.5)
Defense:  343 (31.2)


 2016 
Class: 1A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 41-54 (43%) (313rd in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  29-43 (40%)
Non-Region Strength:  12-11 (52%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/27  @ Southern Choctaw  (2A)   58-43   W  
 9/4  @ Excel  (3A)   14-20   L  
 9/11  vs. McIntosh  (1A)  *  41-14   W  
 9/18  vs. Marengo  (1A)  *  49-34   W  
 9/24  @ Washington County  (2A)   13-54   L  
 10/2  vs. J.U. Blacksher  (1A)  *  32-53   L  
 10/9  @ J.F. Shields  (1A)  *  34-0   W  
 10/16  vs. Fruitdale  (1A)  *  51-33   W  
 10/23  @ Chickasaw  (1A)  *  28-21   W  
 10/30  vs. Choctaw County  (2A)   20-18   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. Billingsley    28-53   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/25  vs. Washington County  (2A)       
 9/2  @ Marengo  (1A)  *      
 9/9  vs. J.F. Shields  (1A)  *      
 9/16  @ Linden  (1A)  *      
 9/23  @ Southern Choctaw  (2A)       
 9/30  vs. McIntosh  (1A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Fruitdale  (1A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Sweet Water  (1A)  *      
 10/21  @ A.L. Johnson  (1A)  *      
 10/28  @ Leroy  (2A)       
 11/4  @ Georgiana        


Class  1A Region  1
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
A.L. Johnson (1A) 3-7192-324
Fruitdale (1A) 3-7241-305
J.F. Shields (1A) 0-826-437
Linden (1A) 10-3399-235
Marengo (1A) 7-5370-354
McIntosh (1A) 1-7180-281
Millry (1A) 7-4368-343
Sweet Water (2A) 5-6256-293

 2016 Preview 


       Millry completed the 2015 season with a 7-4 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 1A region one, the Wildcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Millry's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Billingsley by a score of 53-28.

       Since 2010, Millry has gone a combined 29-34. Their 46.0% winning percentage ranks 28th in Class 1A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Millry has managed to compile a record of 147-125. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 16th in Class 1A and 139th in the AHSAA.

Billy Gardner leaves Millry after just two seasons at the school. His teams produced identical 7-4 records over the past two years.


Greg Crager takes over the reins of the Millry football program for the 2016 season. He is a 1999 graduate of the school. He received his degree from Auburn University in 2003.

Crager coached at Leroy for two years as an assistant before working at Robertsdale from 2006-2011. In 2011 he moved over to Spanish Fort where he taught history and coached linebackers. This will be his first head coaching job.



       The Millry Wildcats will play in Class 1A region one during the 2016 season.

       The Wildcats should be in contention for a playoff spot in region one this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Wildcats open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Washington County on Thursday, August 25 at A.D. Britton Field. Last year the Washington County Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 10-3 and in first place in Class 2A region one. The Bulldogs lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 2A playoffs to Elba by a score of 20-14.

       Millry and Washington County have met a total of 87 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 24-59-4 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2015 with Washington County winning by a score of 54-13.

  


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