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Cottonwood Bears

Head Coach: John Gilmore (third season)
Stadium: Hicks Stadium
Career Record: 6 seasons, (29-38)
At Cottonwood: 2 seasons, (5-15)
2018 Enrollment:  184
Rank:  297th in the AHSAA, 32nd in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   463-342-20   (58.0%)
Last 25 years:   158-115   (58.0%)  (Rank: 112nd in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   41-45  (48.0%)  (Rank: 202nd in the AHSAA, 32nd in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2014
Last Region Championship:   2010
Last Winning Season:   2014
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  2A              Region:   2
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  265 (26.5)
Defense:  263 (26.3)


 2018 
Class: 2A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 55-52 (51%) (156th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  40-35 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  15-17 (47%)




 2017 Results 
 8/25  vs. Houston County  (1A)   12-27   L  
 9/1  vs. Red Level  (1A)   46-8   W  
 9/8  @ Ariton  (2A)  *  13-14   L  
 9/15  vs. Abbeville  (2A)  *  14-38   L  
 9/22  @ Samson  (2A)  *  14-20   L  
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ New Brockton  (2A)   14-42   L  
 10/13  vs. Geneva County  (2A)  *  29-34   L  
 10/20  @ Barbour County  (2A)  *  53-22   W  
 10/27  vs. G.W. Long  (2A)  *  28-10   W  
 11/2  @ Daleville  (3A)   42-48   L  


 2018 Schedule 
 8/24   OPEN 
 8/31  vs. Slocomb  (3A)       
 9/7  vs. Abbeville  (2A)  *      
 9/14  @ Barbour County  (2A)  *      
 9/21  @ G.W. Long  (2A)  *      
 9/28  @ New Brockton  (2A)       
 10/5  vs. Daleville  (2A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Geneva County  (2A)  *      
 10/19  @ Houston County  (2A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Ariton  (2A)  *      
 11/1  vs. Kinston  (1A)       



Class  2A Region  2
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Abbeville (2A) 9-3366-263
Ariton (2A) 10-2443-163
Barbour County (2A) 0-967-440
Cottonwood (2A) 3-7265-263
Daleville (3A) 6-5252-304
G.W. Long (2A) 1-8129-269
Geneva County (2A) 6-5340-295
Houston County (1A) 8-3396-201


 2018 Preview 


       Cottonwood finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Cottonwood just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 2A region two with a 2-4 region record.

       The Bears had some tough luck last season as four of their seven losses were by less than eight points.

       Since 2010, Cottonwood has gone a combined 41-45. Their 48.0% winning percentage ranks 32nd in Class 2A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Cottonwood has managed to compile a record of 158-115. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 2A and 112nd in the AHSAA.




       The Bears are led by head coach John Gilmore who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 5-15 over the past two seasons at Cottonwood. The Bears have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Gilmore.

       Coach Gilmore's overall record as a head football coach in six season stands at 29-38 (43.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Gilmore's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times .

       The Cottonwood Bears will play in Class 2A region two during the 2018 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Bears could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region two this season. Cottonwood has failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2014 but hope to return to the post season this year.

       The Bears open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Slocomb on Friday, August 31 at Hicks Stadium. Last year the Slocomb Red Tops finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in third place in Class 3A region two. The Red Tops lost in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs to American Christian by a score of 38-0.

       Cottonwood and Slocomb have met a total of 40 times on the football field. The Bears have a 25-14-1 record against the Red Tops. They last met in 2011 with Slocomb winning by a score of 21-6.

  


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