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New Hope Indians

Head Coach: Kenny Chadwick (first season)
Stadium: Jack Mitchell Stadium
Career Record: 1 season, (6-5)
At New Hope: First season
2017 Enrollment:  290
Rank:  217th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   241-336-6   (42.0%)
Last 25 years:   112-155   (42.0%)  (Rank: 268th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   36-37  (49.0%)  (Rank: 191st in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  3A              Region:   7
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   2-4, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  281 (28.1)
Defense:  281 (28.1)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Bret Clark,   WR  [Troy]

 2017 
Class: 3A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 42-63 (40%) (360th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  29-36 (45%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-27 (32%)




 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Westminster Christian  (4A)   15-6   W  
 8/27  vs. Randolph  (4A)   7-27   L  
 9/2  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)  *  44-14   W  
 9/9  @ Sylvania  (3A)  *  36-27   W  
 9/16  vs. D.A.R.  (4A)   60-33   W  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. North Sand Mountain  (3A)  *  14-28   L  
 10/7  vs. Pisgah  (3A)  *  30-36   L  
 10/14  @ Geraldine  (3A)  *  28-42   L  
 10/21  @ Plainview  (3A)  *  0-20   L  
 10/28  @ Midfield  (3A)   47-48   L  


 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Westminster Christian  (4A)       
 9/1  @ Randolph  (4A)       
 9/8  vs. Brindlee Mountain  (3A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Sylvania  (3A)  *      
 9/22  @ D.A.R.  (4A)       
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ North Sand Mountain  (3A)  *      
 10/13  @ Pisgah  (3A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Geraldine  (3A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Plainview  (3A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Midfield  (3A)       



Class  3A Region  7
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Brindlee Mountain (3A) 0-1090-419
Geraldine (3A) 5-6232-297
New Hope (3A) 4-6281-281
North Sand Mountain (3A) 6-5223-172
Pisgah (3A) 4-6248-264
Plainview (3A) 6-5219-171
Sylvania (3A) 8-4367-211


 2017 Preview 


       New Hope completed the 2016 season with a 4-6 record. Last year New Hope finished sixth in Class 3A region seven with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, New Hope has gone a combined 36-37. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 30th in Class 3A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, New Hope has managed to compile a record of 112-155. Their 42.0% winning percentage ranks 42nd in Class 3A and 268th in the AHSAA.

Randall Taylor resigned his position as head football coach after seven seasons leading the program. His overall record stands at 36-37 and 1-2 in the playoffs.


Kenny Chadwick is the new head football coach at New Hope. He was an assistant coach at Fort Payne. He was also the head coach at Appalachian in 2011 where his only team finished with a 6-5 record.



       Coach Chadwick's overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 6-5 (54.5%). Over the course of his career, Coach Chadwick's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

       The New Hope Indians will play in Class 3A region seven during the 2017 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Indians if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region seven this season.

       The Indians open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Westminster Christian on Friday, August 25 at Earl Van Dyke Stadium. Last year the Westminster Christian Wildcats finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in sixth place in Class 4A region seven. The Wildcats ended last season on a positive note with a win over Priceville by a score of 50-15 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       New Hope and Westminster Christian have met a total of 8 times on the football field. The Indians have a 1-7-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2016 with New Hope winning by a score of 15-6.

  


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