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Sidney Lanier Poets

Head Coach: Marvin Cunningham (third season)
Stadium: Cramton Bowl
Career Record: 2 seasons, (18-5)
At Sidney Lanier: 2 seasons, (18-5)
2018 Enrollment:  793
Rank:  61st in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   591-402-39   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   97-151   (39.0%)  (Rank: 288th in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   29-55  (34.0%)  (Rank: 294th in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   1999
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2017 
Class:  6A              Region:   2
Record:  10-2
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Spanish Fort by a score of 48-26.
Final ASWA Poll:   10th
Scoring:  390 (32.5)
Defense:  169 (14.1)


 2018 
Class: 6A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 55-53 (51%) (165th in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  32-34 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  23-19 (55%)

D1 Prospects
      Laquez Cain,  6-2,  178,  ATH


 2017 Results 
 8/24  vs. Lee Montgomery    28-13   W  
 9/2  vs. Sumter Central  (5A)   54-0   W  
 9/8  @ Northview  (6A)  *  26-6   W  
 9/14  vs. Russell County  (6A)  *  51-7   W  
 9/22  @ Carver Montgomery  (6A)  *  20-11   W  
 9/29  @ Jeff Davis    34-20   W  
 10/5  vs. Dothan  (6A)  *  42-0   W  
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  vs. Park Crossing  (6A)  *  19-34   L  
 10/27  vs. Stanhope Elmore  (6A)  *  35-7   W  
 11/2  @ Prattville  (7A)   34-3   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/9  vs. Paul Bryant    21-20   W  
 11/17  @ Spanish Fort    26-48   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Westlake GA        
 8/30  @ Lee Montgomery        
 9/7   OPEN 
 9/14  vs. Eufaula  (6A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Park Crossing  (6A)  *      
 9/27   Jeff Davis        
 10/5  @ Russell County  (6A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Carver Montgomery  (6A)  *      
 10/19  @ Dothan  (6A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Northview  (6A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Prattville  (7A)       
 11/8  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa        


Class  6A Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Carver Montgomery (6A) 5-7218-258
Dothan (6A) 2-8147-309
Eufaula (5A) 9-3410-263
Northview (6A) 3-7143-227
Park Crossing (6A) 10-2472-179
Russell County (6A) 3-7140-228
Sidney Lanier (6A) 10-2390-169

 2018 Preview 


       Sidney Lanier completed the 2017 season with a 10-2 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region two, the Poets earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Sidney Lanier reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Spanish Fort by a score of 48-26.

       The Poets won as many games as in any season since 1978.

       The defense was very stingy last season as Sidney Lanier ranked 41st in the AHSAA. The defense allowed only 14.1 points a game.

       Since 2010, Sidney Lanier has gone a combined 29-55. Their 34.0% winning percentage ranks 46th in Class 6A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sidney Lanier has managed to compile a record of 97-151. Their 39.0% winning percentage ranks 44th in Class 6A and 288th in the AHSAA.




       The Poets are led by head coach Marvin Cunningham who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 18-5 over the past two seasons at Sidney Lanier. Under his direction the Poets have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Cunningham.

       Coach Cunningham's overall record as a head football coach in two season stands at 18-5 (78.3%).

       The Sidney Lanier Poets will play in Class 6A region two during the 2018 season.

       The Poets should be in contention for a playoff spot in region two this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Poets open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Westlake GA on Saturday, August 25 at Cramton Bowl.

       This will be the second meeting between Sidney Lanier and Westlake GA on the football field. The Poets have a 0-1-0 record against Westlake GA. They last met in with

       College prospects include: Laquez Cain (6-2, 178) athlete,

  


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