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Guntersville Wildcats

Head Coach: Lance Reese (thirteenth season)
Career Record: 12 seasons, (98-37)
At Guntersville: 12 seasons, (98-37)
Stadium: Chorba-Lee Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  464
Rank:  120th in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   626-408-21   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   189-94   (67.0%)  (Rank: 54th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   98-37  (72.6%)  (Rank: 33rd in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2018

 2021 
Class:  5A              Region:   7
Record:  9-2
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Ramsay by a score of 28-20.
Final ASWA Poll:   5th
Scoring:  469 (42.6)
Defense:  207 (18.8)


 2022 
Class: 5A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 35-69 (34%) (385th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  24-39 (38%)
Non-Region Strength:  11-30 (27%)

Players to Watch
      Brandon Fussell,  WR


 2021 Results 
 8/19   Handley  (4A)   21-55   L  
 8/27  vs. Arab  (6A)   29-21   W  
 9/3  @ Fairview  (5A)  *  34-19   W  
 9/10  vs. Crossville  (5A)  *  58-0   W  
 9/17  @ Douglas  (5A)  *  58-6   W  
 9/24  @ Madison County  (4A)   44-21   W  
 10/1  vs. Sardis  (5A)  *  63-6   W  
 10/8   OPEN 
 10/15  vs. Boaz  (5A)  *  45-17   W  
 10/22  @ West Point  (5A)  *  48-6   W  
 10/29  @ Albertville  (7A)   49-28   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Ramsay    20-28   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Southside Gadsden  (5A)       
 8/26  vs. Lawrence County  (5A)       
 9/2  vs. Crossville  (5A)  *      
 9/8  @ Douglas  (5A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Boaz  (5A)  *      
 9/23  @ Buckhorn  (6A)       
 9/29  @ Scottsboro  (5A)  *      
 10/7   OPEN 
 10/14  @ Arab  (5A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Sardis  (5A)  *      
 10/28  vs. Albertville  (7A)       
 11/4  @ Fairview        
 11/10  vs. Ramsay        


Class  5A Region  7
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Arab (6A) 8-3311-144
Boaz (5A) 6-5340-244
Crossville (5A) 0-1054-448
Douglas (5A) 6-5287-267
Guntersville (5A) 9-2469-207
Sardis (5A) 1-9114-381
Scottsboro (6A) 3-7123-290

 2022 Preview 


       Guntersville completed the 2021 season with a 9-2 record. Last year Guntersville captured the region seven title and a number one seed in the Class 5A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Guntersville's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Ramsay by a score of 28-20.

       The high-scoring Guntersville offense ranked 10th in the AHSAA. They averaged 42.6 points a game.

       Since 2010, Guntersville has gone a combined 98-37. Their 72.6% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 5A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Guntersville has gone a combined 189-94. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class 5A and 54th in the AHSAA.




       The Wildcats are led by head coach Lance Reese who is entering his thirteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 98-37 over the past twelve seasons at Guntersville. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of eleven times. They have won four region crowns with Coach Reese.

       Coach Reese's overall record as a head football coach in twelve season stands at 98-37 (72.6%).

       If Guntersville can win two games this season, Coach Reese will reach the 100 win milestone.

       The Guntersville Wildcats will play in Class 5A region seven during the 2022 season.

       The Wildcats enter the 2022 season riding a 9 game regular season winning streak. Guntersville has won 6 consecutive region games.

       The Wildcats should be considered one of the favorites for the region seven championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Wildcats have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2012 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Wildcats open the 2022 season on the road against non-region opponent Southside Gadsden on Friday, August 19 at Barney Hood Stadium. Last year the Southside Gadsden Panthers finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in fourth place in Class 6A region seven. The Panthers lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs to Mountain Brook by a score of 63-0.

       Guntersville and Southside Gadsden have met a total of 12 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 8-4-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 1989 with Guntersville winning by a score of 34-21.

       Guntersville returns 5A All-State Senior receiver Brandon Fussell. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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