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Holtville Bulldogs

Head Coach: Jason Franklin (first season)
Stadium: Boykin Field
Career Record: 9 seasons, (34-59)
At Holtville: First season
2017 Enrollment:  349
Rank:  172nd in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   379-451-26   (46.0%)
Last 25 years:   75-182   (29.0%)  (Rank: 345th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   12-59  (17.0%)  (Rank: 368th in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2010
Last Region Championship:   1986
Last Winning Season:   2010
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  4A              Region:   3
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   0-7, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  186 (18.6)
Defense:  437 (43.7)


 2017 
Class: 4A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 57-55 (51%) (153rd in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  48-33 (59%)
Non-Region Strength:  9-22 (29%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Marbury  (5A)   24-35   L  
 9/2  vs. Childersburg  (4A)  *  16-30   L  
 9/9  @ Munford  (4A)  *  0-47   L  
 9/16  vs. Dadeville  (4A)  *  14-51   L  
 9/23  vs. Horseshoe Bend  (2A)   7-42   L  
 9/30  @ Leeds  (4A)  *  22-49   L  
 10/7  @ Tallassee  (4A)  *  7-48   L  
 10/14  vs. Elmore County  (4A)  *  21-49   L  
 10/21  @ Handley  (4A)  *  34-47   L  
 10/28  @ Beulah  (3A)   41-39   W  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Marbury  (5A)       
 9/8  @ Childersburg  (4A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Munford  (4A)  *      
 9/22  @ Dadeville  (4A)  *      
 9/29  @ Horseshoe Bend  (2A)       
 10/6  vs. Leeds  (4A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Tallassee  (4A)  *      
 10/19  @ Elmore County  (4A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Handley  (4A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Beulah  (3A)       


Class  4A Region  3
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Childersburg (4A) 3-7249-444
Dadeville (4A) 5-5341-309
Elmore County (4A) 4-6238-352
Handley (4A) 13-2511-271
Holtville (4A) 1-9186-437
Leeds (4A) 8-4355-243
Munford (4A) 6-5338-246
Tallassee (4A) 9-4391-292

 2017 Preview 


       Holtville finished the 2016 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Holtville finished eighth in Class 4A region three with a 0-7 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Bulldogs have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2010 season and would love to end that streak this year. The Bulldogs last playoff victory came during the 1993 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Holtville was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Bulldogs want to be competitive. They only averaged 18.6 points a game.

       Holtville struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 43.7 points a game.

       The Bulldogs would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 1-19 record. Since 2010, the Holtville football program has struggled with a record of 12-59.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Holtville has not won much with a record of 75-182. Their 29.0% winning percentage ranks 55th in Class 4A and 345th in the AHSAA. Their last winning season was 2010.

Hunter Adams leaves Holtville after five seasons that produced a 4-46 record. His last three teams finished 1-29 and could never seem to find a way to win on the football field.


Jason Franklin leaves Horseshoe Bend for Holtville after nine seasons with a 34-59 overall record. His teams made three playoff appearances but failed to produce a win in the post season.



       Coach Franklin's overall record as a head football coach in nine season stands at 34-59 (36.6%). Over the course of his career, Coach Franklin's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times .

       The Bulldogs have won just five games over the past six seasons. A new coach brings new hope to Holtville.

       The Holtville Bulldogs will play in Class 4A region three during the 2017 season.

       This season, the Bulldogs will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region three.

       The Bulldogs open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Marbury on Friday, September 1 at Marbury Stadium. Last year the Marbury Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in seventh place in Class 5A region three. The Bulldogs closed out the regular season with a loss to Catholic Montgomery by a score of 60-33.

       Holtville and Marbury have met a total of 75 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 46-25-4 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2016 with Marbury winning by a score of 35-24.

  


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