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Plainview Bears

Head Coach: Dale Pruitt (twenty-seventh season)
Career Record: 35 seasons, (275-129)
At Plainview: 26 seasons, (214-94)
Stadium: Plainview Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  272
Rank:  221st in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   421-272-9   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   186-99   (65.0%)  (Rank: 65th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   81-52  (60.9%)  (Rank: 105th in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2017
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2019

 2021 
Class:  3A              Region:   7
Record:  7-4
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Saks by a score of 46-43.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  437 (39.7)
Defense:  267 (24.3)


 2022 
Class: 3A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 70-43 (62%) (26th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  46-33 (58%)
Non-Region Strength:  24-10 (71%)



 2021 Results 
 8/20   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Ider  (2A)   28-14   W  
 9/3  vs. Pisgah  (2A)   54-40   W  
 9/10  @ Asbury  (3A)  *  54-6   W  
 9/17  vs. Geraldine  (3A)  *  20-26   L  
 9/24  @ Crossville  (5A)   41-0   W  
 10/1  @ Fyffe  (3A)  *  19-45   L  
 10/8  vs. Collinsville  (3A)  *  41-7   W  
 10/15  vs. Sylvania  (3A)  *  31-49   L  
 10/22  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)  *  57-21   W  
 10/29  vs. Glencoe  (3A)   49-13   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Saks    43-46   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Priceville  (4A)       
 8/26   OPEN 
 9/2  vs. Geraldine  (3A)  *      
 9/8  @ Piedmont  (3A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Glencoe  (3A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Fyffe  (2A)       
 9/30  @ Hokes Bluff  (3A)  *      
 10/6  vs. Sylvania  (3A)  *      
 10/14  @ Westbrook Christian  (3A)  *      
 10/21  @ Ohatchee  (3A)  *      
 10/28  vs. New Hope  (4A)       


Class  3A Region  6
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Geraldine (3A) 7-4412-222
Glencoe (3A) 1-9107-395
Hokes Bluff (3A) 4-6204-187
Ohatchee (3A) 9-3415-267
Piedmont (3A) 13-2622-276
Plainview (3A) 7-4437-267
Sylvania (3A) 8-3366-233
Westbrook Christian (2A) 4-6283-267

 2022 Preview 


       Plainview completed the 2021 season with a 7-4 record. With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 3A region seven, the Bears earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Plainview's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Saks by a score of 46-43.

       Since 2010, Plainview has gone a combined 81-52. Their 60.9% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 3A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Plainview has managed to compile a record of 186-99. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 3A and 65th in the AHSAA. The Bears have been successful on the football field with twenty-two winning seasons during this time.




       The Bears will be under the direction of new head football coach Dale Pruitt as they enter the 2022 season.  Coach Pruitt was the head football coach at Marion County High School in Tennessee last season. He returns to Plainview for the third time during his long career.

       Coach Pruitt's overall record as a head football coach in thirty-five season stands at 275-129 (68.1%). His 275 wins rank 4th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Pruitt's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-five times and won thirteen region championships. He has a 32-25 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches.

       The Plainview Bears will play in Class 3A region six during the 2022 season. Following realignment, the Bears remain in 3A but move from region seven over to region six. The Bears have one of the toughest schedules in Class 3A. Their opponents had a combined record of 70-43 last season. That ranks 2nd in Class 3A and 26th in the AHSAA.

       The Bears will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region six this season.

       The Bears open the 2022 season on the road against non-region opponent Priceville on Friday, August 19 at Bulldog Stadium. Last year the Priceville Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in second place in Class 4A region eight. The Bulldogs lost in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs to Madison Academy by a score of 35-7.

       Plainview and Priceville have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Bears have a 3-1-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2009 with Plainview winning by a score of 64-14.

  


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