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Head Coach: Martez Graham (third season) Stadium: Sellers Stadium Career Record: 2 seasons, (2-18) At Central Hayneville: 2 seasons, (2-18) 2017 Enrollment: 182 Rank: 305th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 2A |
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Overall Record: 90-315 (22.0%) Last 25 years: 45-200 (18.0%) (Rank: 375th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 2A) Since 2010: 5-62 (8.0%) (Rank: 382nd in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 2A) Last Playoff Appearance: 1999 Last Region Championship: Never Last Winning Season: 2004 Last Losing Season: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 3
Record: 1-9 Region Record: 1-5, (sixth) Playoff Record: Did not qualify. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 208 (20.8) Defense: 452 (45.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 3
Strength of Schedule: 56-54 (51%) (160th in the AHSAA, 20th in Class 2A) Region Strength: 35-33 (52%) Non-Region Strength: 21-21 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central finished the 2016 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Central finished sixth in Class 2A region three with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. The Lions have not qualified for the playoffs since the 1999 season and would love to end that streak this year. They have never won a playoff game in the school's history. Central struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 45.2 points a game. The Lions would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 2-18 record. Since 2010, the Central football program has struggled with a record of 5-62. Over the past 25 seasons, Central has not won much with a record of 45-200. Their 18.0% winning percentage ranks 55th in Class 2A and 375th in the AHSAA. The Lions have struggled on the football field with only one winning season during this time. Their last winning season was 2004. The Lions are led by head coach Martez Graham who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 2-18 over the past two seasons at Central. The Lions have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Graham. Coach Graham's overall record as a head football coach in two season stands at 2-18 (10.0%). The Central Lions will play in Class 2A region three during the 2017 season. The Lions enter the 2017 season in the middle of a 7 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season. It will be an uphill battle for the Lions if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region three this season. After just a single win last year, Central will be hopeful of winning a few more games this season. The Lions open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Bullock County on Friday, September 1 at Sellers Stadium. Last year the Bullock County Hornets finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in seventh place in Class 4A region two. The Hornets ended last season on a positive note with a win over Barbour County by a score of 36-12 after failing to gain a playoff spot. Central and Bullock County have met a total of 19 times on the football field. The Lions have a 5-14-0 record against the Hornets. They last met in 2016 with Bullock County winning by a score of 44-14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spence McCracken won a record 21 Area/Region Championships at Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery and Opelika during his coaching career.
