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Saks Wildcats

Head Coach: Jonathan Miller (sixth season)
Stadium: Jack Stewart Field
Career Record: 5 seasons, (45-14)
At Saks: 5 seasons, (45-14)
2017 Enrollment:  310
Rank:  200th in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   272-304-6   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   142-129   (52.0%)  (Rank: 175th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   56-23  (71.0%)  (Rank: 45th in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2013
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2010

 2016 
Class:  4A              Region:   5
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   5-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Fayette County by a score of 20-7.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  296 (26.9)
Defense:  249 (22.6)


 2017 
Class: 4A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 53-56 (49%) (217th in the AHSAA, 36th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  36-41 (47%)
Non-Region Strength:  17-15 (53%)

D1 Prospects
      Laderrick Bell,  6-2,  165,  ATH


 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Walter Wellborn  (3A)   21-26   L  
 9/2  @ Jacksonville  (4A)  *  24-63   L  
 9/9  vs. White Plains  (4A)  *  51-6   W  
 9/16  @ Ashville  (4A)  *  39-6   W  
 9/23  vs. St. Clair County  (5A)   37-0   W  
 9/30  @ Cherokee County  (4A)  *  7-30   L  
 10/7  vs. Anniston  (4A)  *  28-12   W  
 10/14  @ Oneonta  (4A)  *  27-24   W  
 10/21  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *  34-28   W  
 10/28  @ Weaver  (3A)   21-34   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Fayette County    7-20   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Walter Wellborn  (3A)       
 9/8  vs. Jacksonville  (4A)  *      
 9/15  @ White Plains  (4A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Ashville  (4A)  *      
 9/29  @ St. Clair County  (5A)       
 10/6  vs. Cherokee County  (4A)  *      
 10/13  @ Anniston  (4A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Oneonta  (4A)  *      
 10/27  @ Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Weaver  (3A)       
 11/10  vs. Westminster Christian        
 11/17  vs. Dora        
 11/24  vs. Cherokee County        
 12/1  @ Fayette County        


Class  4A Region  5
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Anniston (4A) 2-8182-316
Ashville (4A) 4-6197-313
Cherokee County (4A) 10-3431-268
Hokes Bluff (4A) 9-5404-268
Jacksonville (4A) 8-2333-196
Oneonta (4A) 3-7174-254
Saks (4A) 6-5296-249
White Plains (4A) 0-10127-451

 2017 Preview 


       Saks completed the 2016 season with a 6-5 record. With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 4A region five, the Wildcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Saks's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Fayette County by a score of 20-7.

       The Wildcats lost as many games as in any season since 2010.

       Since 2010, Saks has gone a combined 56-23. Their 71.0% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class 4A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Saks has managed to compile a record of 142-129. Their 52.0% winning percentage ranks 25th in Class 4A and 175th in the AHSAA. Their last losing season was 2010.

       The Wildcats are led by head coach Jonathan Miller who is entering his sixth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 45-14 over the past five seasons at Saks. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times. They have won one region crown with Coach Miller.

       Coach Miller's overall record as a head football coach in five season stands at 45-14 (76.3%).

       The Saks Wildcats will play in Class 4A region five during the 2017 season.

       The Wildcats will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region five this season. They have qualified for the playoffs every year since 2010 and are hopeful to continue that streak in 2017.

       The Wildcats open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Walter Wellborn on Friday, September 1 at The Hill. Last year the Walter Wellborn Panthers finished with an overall record of 5-4 and in fifth place in Class 3A region five. The Panthers ended last season on a positive note with a win over White Plains by a score of 62-13 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Saks and Walter Wellborn have met a total of 60 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 20-40-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2016 with Walter Wellborn winning by a score of 26-21.

       College prospects include: Laderrick Bell (6-2, 165) athlete,

  


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