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Cleveland Panthers

Head Coach: Gardner Gilliland (fifth season)
Stadium: Michal Dixon Memorial Stadium
Career Record: 9 seasons, (74-31)
At Cleveland: 4 seasons, (34-13)
2017 Enrollment:  197
Rank:  292nd in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   371-345-25   (52.0%)
Last 25 years:   137-143   (49.0%)  (Rank: 206th in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   49-30  (62.0%)  (Rank: 104th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2012

 2016 
Class:  2A              Region:   7
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   4-2, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Fyffe by a score of 49-0.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  337 (28.1)
Defense:  238 (19.8)


 2017 
Class: 2A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 47-60 (44%) (317th in the AHSAA, 45th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  28-37 (43%)
Non-Region Strength:  19-23 (45%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/25  vs. Southeastern  (1A)   44-0   W  
 9/2  vs. Falkville  (2A)  *  28-7   W  
 9/9  @ West End Walnut Grove  (2A)  *  33-26   W  
 9/16  vs. Winston County  (2A)  *  33-6   W  
 9/23  @ J.B. Pennington  (3A)   21-7   W  
 9/30  @ Tanner  (2A)  *  20-58   L  
 10/7  vs. Locust Fork  (3A)   27-30   L  
 10/14  @ Tarrant  (2A)  *  20-21   L  
 10/21  vs. Cold Springs  (2A)  *  28-0   W  
 10/27  @ Susan Moore  (3A)   42-20   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Red Bay    41-14   W  
 11/11  @ Fyffe    0-49   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Southeastern  (1A)       
 9/8  @ Falkville  (2A)  *      
 9/15  vs. West End Walnut Grove  (2A)  *      
 9/22  @ Winston County  (2A)  *      
 9/29  vs. J.B. Pennington  (3A)       
 10/6  vs. Tanner  (2A)  *      
 10/13  @ Locust Fork  (3A)       
 10/20  vs. Tarrant  (2A)  *      
 10/26  @ Cold Springs  (2A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Susan Moore  (3A)       
 11/10  @ Lafayette 2A       


Class  2A Region  7
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Cleveland (2A) 8-4337-238
Cold Springs (2A) 5-6289-301
Falkville (2A) 3-7245-340
Tanner (2A) 9-4524-283
Tarrant (2A) 4-5235-249
West End Walnut Grove (2A) 6-6394-367
Winston County (2A) 1-9186-482

 2017 Preview 


       Cleveland completed the 2016 season with a 8-4 record. With their 4-2 region record and a second place finish in Class 2A region seven, the Panthers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Cleveland reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Fyffe by a score of 49-0.

       Since 2010, Cleveland has gone a combined 49-30. Their 62.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 2A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Cleveland has managed to compile a record of 137-143. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 2A and 206th in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers are led by head coach Gardner Gilliland who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 34-13 over the past four seasons at Cleveland. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have won one region crown with Coach Gilliland.

       Coach Gilliland's overall record as a head football coach in nine season stands at 74-31 (70.5%). Over the course of his career, Coach Gilliland's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times and won two region championships.

       The Cleveland Panthers will play in Class 2A region seven during the 2017 season.

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

       The Panthers open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Southeastern on Thursday, August 31. Last year the Southeastern Mustangs finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in seventh place in Class 1A region seven. The Mustangs ended last season on a positive note with a win over Asbury by a score of 39-7 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Cleveland and Southeastern have met a total of 9 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 7-2-0 record against the Mustangs. They last met in 2016 with Cleveland winning by a score of 44-0.

       Cleveland returns 2A All-State Senior kicker Juan Castro. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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