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Keith Bears

Head Coach: Harry Crum (seventeenth season)
Stadium: J.V. Caldwell Stadium
Career Record: 16 seasons, (67-100)
At Keith: 16 seasons, (67-100)
2017 Enrollment:  162
Rank:  319th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   215-279-5   (44.0%)
Last 25 years:   112-157   (42.0%)  (Rank: 267th in the AHSAA, 39th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   39-37  (51.0%)  (Rank: 184th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   1997
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  2A              Region:   4
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   4-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to New Brockton by a score of 45-16.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  314 (28.5)
Defense:  289 (26.3)


 2017 
Class: 2A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 44-64 (41%) (354th in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  30-36 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  14-28 (33%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Winterboro  (1A)   14-28   L  
 8/26  @ Calhoun  (2A)   56-8   W  
 9/2  vs. Aliceville  (2A)  *  8-48   L  
 9/9  @ Billingsley  (2A)  *  22-20   W  
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  vs. Southside Selma  (3A)   14-32   L  
 9/30  vs. Francis Marion  (2A)  *  38-8   W  
 10/7  @ Verbena  (2A)  *  28-40   L  
 10/14  vs. R.C. Hatch  (2A)  *  34-22   W  
 10/21  @ Thorsby  (2A)  *  34-12   W  
 10/28  vs. Central Hayneville  (2A)   50-26   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ New Brockton    16-45   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Winterboro  (1A)       
 9/1  vs. Calhoun  (2A)       
 9/8  @ Aliceville  (2A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Billingsley  (2A)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  @ Southside Selma  (3A)       
 10/6  @ Francis Marion  (2A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Verbena  (2A)  *      
 10/20  @ R.C. Hatch  (2A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Thorsby  (2A)  *      
 11/3  @ Central Hayneville  (2A)       
 11/10  @ Abbeville        


Class  2A Region  4
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Aliceville (2A) 13-2620-312
Billingsley (2A) 4-5304-249
Francis Marion (2A) 1-9101-395
Keith (2A) 6-5314-289
R.C. Hatch (2A) 5-6305-276
Thorsby (2A) 1-9103-370
Verbena (2A) 6-5423-385

 2017 Preview 


       Keith completed the 2016 season with a 6-5 record. With their 4-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 2A region four, the Bears earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Keith's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to New Brockton by a score of 45-16.

       The Bears improved in 2016 with their first winning season since 2012. The Bears last playoff victory came during the 1995 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Since 2010, Keith has gone a combined 39-37. Their 51.0% winning percentage ranks 25th in Class 2A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Keith has managed to compile a record of 112-157. Their 42.0% winning percentage ranks 39th in Class 2A and 267th in the AHSAA.

       The Bears are led by head coach Harry Crum who is entering his seventeenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 67-100 over the past sixteen seasons at Keith. Under his direction the Bears have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Crum.

       Coach Crum's overall record as a head football coach in sixteen season stands at 67-100 (40.1%).

       The Keith Bears will play in Class 2A region four during the 2017 season.

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

       The Bears open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Winterboro on Friday, August 25 at Bulldog Stadium. Last year the Winterboro Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in third place in Class 1A region four. The Bulldogs lost in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs to Isabella by a score of 46-6.

       Keith and Winterboro have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Bears have a 0-2-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2016 with Winterboro winning by a score of 28-14.

       Keith returns 2A All-State Senior linebacker KyWoine Thomas. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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