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Shelby County Wildcats

Head Coach: Heath Childers (fourth season)
Stadium: Wildcats Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (11-19)
At Shelby County: 3 seasons, (11-19)
2017 Enrollment:  472
Rank:  121st in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   427-473-32   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   106-157   (40.0%)  (Rank: 285th in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   19-51  (27.0%)  (Rank: 332nd in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2009
Last Region Championship:   2008
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  5A              Region:   5
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   2-5, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  298 (29.8)
Defense:  329 (32.9)


 2017 
Class: 5A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 48-64 (43%) (338th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  43-38 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  5-26 (16%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Holt  (4A)   49-12   W  
 9/2  vs. St. Clair County  (5A)  *  49-32   W  
 9/9  @ Moody  (5A)  *  20-27   L  
 9/16  vs. Wenonah  (5A)  *  14-46   L  
 9/23  vs. Springville  (5A)   25-22   W  
 9/30  @ Fairfield  (5A)  *  14-44   L  
 10/7  @ Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *  14-34   L  
 10/14  vs. Briarwood  (5A)  *  21-43   L  
 10/21  vs. Woodlawn  (5A)  *  50-34   W  
 10/28  @ Jemison  (5A)   42-35   W  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. Holt  (4A)       
 9/8  @ St. Clair County  (5A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Moody  (5A)  *      
 9/22  @ Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 9/29  @ Springville  (5A)       
 10/6  vs. Fairfield  (5A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *      
 10/20  @ Briarwood  (5A)  *      
 10/27  @ Woodlawn  (5A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Jemison  (5A)       


Class  5A Region  5
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Briarwood (5A) 12-2378-178
Fairfield (5A) 7-5262-265
Moody (5A) 4-6176-237
Pleasant Grove (5A) 4-7186-187
Shelby County (5A) 5-5298-329
St. Clair County (5A) 3-7177-382
Wenonah (5A) 11-3450-183
Woodlawn (5A) 2-8143-240

 2017 Preview 


       Shelby County completed the 2016 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Shelby County just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 5A region five with a 2-5 region record.

       The Wildcats improved in 2016 with their first winning season since 2009. The Wildcats won as many games as in any season since 2009. The Wildcats have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2009 season and would love to end that streak this year.

       Since 2010, the Shelby County football program has struggled with a record of 19-51.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Shelby County has managed to compile a record of 106-157. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 46th in Class 5A and 285th in the AHSAA.

       The Wildcats are led by head coach Heath Childers who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 11-19 over the past three seasons at Shelby County. The Wildcats have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Childers.

       Coach Childers' overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 11-19 (36.7%).

       The Shelby County Wildcats will play in Class 5A region five during the 2017 season.

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

       The Wildcats open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Holt on Friday, September 1 at Wildcats Stadium. Last year the Holt Ironmen finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in eighth place in Class 4A region four. The Ironmen closed out the regular season with a loss to Brookwood by a score of 50-12.

       Shelby County and Holt have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 2-0-0 record against the Ironmen. They last met in 2016 with Shelby County winning by a score of 49-12.

  


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