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Hale County Wildcats

Head Coach: Charles Moody Jr. (second season)
Stadium: Howell Field
Career Record: 6 seasons, (33-33)
At Hale County: one season, (5-6)
2017 Enrollment:  300
Rank:  207th in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   471-395-24   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   143-135   (51.0%)  (Rank: 180th in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   36-39  (48.0%)  (Rank: 205th in the AHSAA, 38th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   1996
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  4A              Region:   4
Record:  5-6
Region Record:   4-3, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Tallassee by a score of 29-26.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  353 (32.1)
Defense:  303 (27.5)


 2017 
Class: 4A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 46-60 (43%) (329th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  30-44 (40%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-16 (50%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Winfield  (4A)   22-31   L  
 9/2  vs. Northside  (4A)  *  14-42   L  
 9/9  @ Oak Grove  (4A)  *  36-55   L  
 9/16  @ Holt  (4A)  *  56-6   W  
 9/23  vs. Fultondale  (3A)   24-47   L  
 9/30  @ Bibb County  (4A)  *  38-27   W  
 10/7  vs. West Blocton  (4A)  *  34-8   W  
 10/14  vs. Sipsey Valley  (4A)  *  52-38   W  
 10/21  @ Greensboro  (4A)  *  8-14   L  
 10/28  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)   43-6   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Tallassee    26-29   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Winfield  (4A)       
 9/8  @ Northside  (4A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Oak Grove  (4A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Holt  (4A)  *      
 9/29  @ Fultondale  (3A)       
 10/6  vs. Bibb County  (5A)  *      
 10/13  @ West Blocton  (4A)  *      
 10/20  @ Sipsey Valley  (4A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Greensboro  (4A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)       


Class  4A Region  4
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Bibb County (4A) 8-4437-297
Greensboro (4A) 5-6244-235
Hale County (4A) 5-6353-303
Holt (4A) 0-1087-533
Northside (4A) 6-4273-149
Oak Grove (4A) 4-6306-381
Sipsey Valley (4A) 1-9233-375
West Blocton (4A) 6-5322-311

 2017 Preview 


       Hale County completed the 2016 season with a 5-6 record. With their 4-3 region record and a third place finish in Class 4A region four, the Wildcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Hale County's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Tallassee by a score of 29-26.

       It marked the first time since the 2013 season that the Wildcats qualified for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Hale County has gone a combined 36-39. Their 48.0% winning percentage ranks 38th in Class 4A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Hale County has managed to compile a record of 143-135. Their 51.0% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 4A and 180th in the AHSAA.

       The Wildcats are led by head coach Charles Moody Jr. who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 5-6 record in his first season at Hale County. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Moody Jr..

       Coach Moody Jr.'s overall record as a head football coach in six season stands at 33-33 (50.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Moody Jr.'s teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times .

       The Hale County Wildcats will play in Class 4A region four during the 2017 season.

       The Wildcats will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region four this season.

       The Wildcats open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Winfield on Friday, September 1 at Howell Field. Last year the Winfield Pirates finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in fourth place in Class 4A region six. The Pirates lost in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs to Cherokee County by a score of 29-22.

       Hale County and Winfield have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 1-3-0 record against the Pirates. They last met in 2016 with Winfield winning by a score of 31-22.

       Hale County returns 4A All-State Senior defensive back Jay Thomas. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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