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Pell City Panthers

Head Coach: Keith Etheredge (second season)
Stadium: Pete Rich-Alumni Stadium
Career Record: 11 seasons, (113-39)
At Pell City: one season, (6-5)
2017 Enrollment:  833
Rank:  55th in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   437-435-30   (50.0%)
Last 25 years:   132-144   (48.0%)  (Rank: 214th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   39-36  (52.0%)  (Rank: 174th in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2003
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  6A              Region:   7
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Austin by a score of 41-19.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  300 (27.3)
Defense:  241 (21.9)


 2017 
Class: 6A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 51-54 (49%) (219th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  35-28 (56%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-26 (38%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Childersburg  (4A)   56-7   W  
 9/2  @ Gardendale  (6A)   0-36   L  
 9/9  vs. Southside Gadsden  (6A)  *  35-21   W  
 9/16  vs. Brewer  (6A)  *  44-0   W  
 9/23  vs. Anniston  (4A)   49-14   W  
 9/30  @ Cullman  (6A)  *  24-25   L  
 10/7  @ Albertville  (6A)  *  29-23   W  
 10/14  vs. Oxford  (6A)  *  3-37   L  
 10/21  @ Fort Payne  (6A)  *  21-23   L  
 10/28  @ Helena  (6A)   20-14   W (OT) 
 Playoffs 
 11/3  @ Austin    19-41   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Childersburg  (4A)       
 9/8  vs. Gardendale  (6A)       
 9/15  @ Southside Gadsden  (6A)  *      
 9/22  @ Brewer  (6A)  *      
 9/29  @ Anniston  (4A)       
 10/6  vs. Cullman  (6A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Albertville  (6A)  *      
 10/20  @ Oxford  (6A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Fort Payne  (6A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Helena  (6A)       
 11/9  vs. Shades Valley        


Class  6A Region  7
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Albertville (6A) 8-3356-204
Brewer (6A) 3-7218-312
Cullman (6A) 6-5346-314
Fort Payne (6A) 2-8183-296
Oxford (6A) 10-1372-149
Pell City (6A) 6-5300-241
Southside Gadsden (6A) 6-4341-291

 2017 Preview 


       Pell City completed the 2016 season with a 6-5 record. With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 6A region seven, the Panthers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Pell City's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Austin by a score of 41-19.

       Since 2010, Pell City has gone a combined 39-36. Their 52.0% winning percentage ranks 30th in Class 6A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pell City has managed to compile a record of 132-144. Their 48.0% winning percentage ranks 34th in Class 6A and 214th in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers are led by head coach Keith Etheredge who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 6-5 record in his first season at Pell City. The Panthers saw improvement from a 4-7 record the season before coach Etheredge arrived. Under his direction the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Etheredge.

       Coach Etheredge's overall record as a head football coach in eleven season stands at 113-39 (74.3%). His 113 wins rank th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Etheredge's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of eleven times and won six region championships. He has a 33-9 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches. Coach Etheredge won four state championships prior to arriving at Pell City, the last coming in 2015 at .

       The Pell City Panthers will play in Class 6A region seven during the 2017 season.

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

       The Panthers open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Childersburg on Friday, September 1 at Pete Rich-Alumni Stadium. Last year the Childersburg Tigers finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in seventh place in Class 4A region three. The Tigers ended last season on a positive note with a win over Central Coosa by a score of 82-64 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Pell City and Childersburg have met a total of 42 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 22-18-2 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2016 with Pell City winning by a score of 56-7.

  


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