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Spring Garden Panthers

Head Coach: Barrett Ragsdale (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Spring Garden: First season
Stadium: Panther Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  122
Rank:  349th in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   199-319-2   (38.0%)
Last 25 years:   145-131   (52.0%)  (Rank: 165th in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   105-48  (68.6%)  (Rank: 52nd in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   2022
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2013

 2022 
Class:  1A              Region:   6
Record:  10-2
Region Record:   5-1, (first)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Coosa Christian by a score of 31-28.
Final ASWA Poll:   5th
Scoring:  408 (34.0)
Defense:  158 (13.2)


 2023 
Class: 1A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 44-63 (41%) (371st in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  23-39 (37%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-24 (47%)



 2022 Results 
 8/18  vs. Sand Rock  (2A)   40-8   W  
 8/26  @ Coosa Christian  (1A)   27-0   W  
 9/2  vs. Wadley  (1A)  *  0-9   L  
 9/8  @ Victory Christian  (1A)  *  42-14   W  
 9/16  vs. Winterboro  (1A)  *  33-16   W  
 9/23  @ Cedar Bluff  (1A)   41-12   W  
 9/30  vs. Talladega County Central  (1A)  *  44-12   W  
 10/7  @ Pleasant Valley  (2A)   28-14   W  
 10/14  vs. Donoho  (1A)  *  43-14   W  
 10/21  @ Ragland  (1A)  *  47-21   W  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. South Lamar    35-7   W  
 11/11  vs. Coosa Christian    28-31   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Sand Rock  (2A)       
 9/1  vs. Coosa Christian  (1A)       
 9/8  @ Wadley  (1A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Victory Christian  (1A)  *      
 9/22  @ Winterboro  (1A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Cedar Bluff  (1A)       
 10/6  @ Talladega County Central  (1A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Pleasant Valley  (2A)       
 10/20  @ Donoho  (1A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Ragland  (1A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 
 11/10  vs. Coosa Christian        


Class  1A Region  6
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Spring Garden (1A) 10-2 5-1408-158
Ragland (1A) 6-5 5-1357-295
Wadley (1A) 6-5 5-1260-156
Donoho (1A) 4-6 3-3183-316
Victory Christian (1A) 4-6 2-4188-266
Winterboro (1A) 3-7 1-5201-287
Talladega County Central (1A) 0-10 0-6107-408

 2023 Preview 


       Spring Garden completed the 2022 season with a 10-2 record. Last year Spring Garden captured the region six title and a number one seed in the Class 1A playoffs. They finished region play with a 5-1 record. Spring Garden reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Coosa Christian by a score of 31-28.

       The defense was very stingy last season as Spring Garden ranked 19th in the AHSAA. The defense allowed only 13.2 points a game.

       Over the past two seasons the Panthers have Finished 22-3 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition. Since 2010, Spring Garden has gone a combined 105-48. Their 68.6% winning percentage ranks 8th in Class 1A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Spring Garden has managed to compile a record of 145-131. Their 52.0% winning percentage ranks 22nd in Class 1A and 165th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers will be under the direction of new head football coach Barrett Ragsdale as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Ragsdale spent the last 12 seasons as the Panthers defensive coordinator before being promoted to head coach in July.

       Despite the departure of head coach Jason Howard, the Spring Garden Panthers are prepped for another playoff run. A veteran coaching staff has high expectations for a roster loaded with talented underclassmen. The first win in the 2023 season will be No. 200 in school history. The Panthers football program struggled for decades from its inception in 1969 posting just 3 winning seasons through 2007.

       The Panthers have a big junior class that will be counted on when the season opens.

       The Panthers enter the 2023 season riding a 7 game regular season winning streak.

       While most teams rebuild during the off season, Spring Garden has been a consistent winner the past few years and will simply reload this season. The Panthers should be in contention for a playoff spot in region six this season. Hosting a first round playoff game on their home turf would be an advantage. They have reached the playoffs every year since 2013 and will once again be in the hunt for a spot in 2023.

      With nine starters returning on defense and seven on offense, Spring Garden is ready to battle Ragland and Wadley for the 1A, Region 6 championship.

      That trio finished in a 3-way tie in 2022 with Spring Garden coming out on top after all the tiebreakers had been applied.

      Go Garden Go is the Panther mantra and Spring Garden has their fair share of blue maps from basketball and volleyball. Will Barrett Ragsdale be the one to lead the Panthers to the promised land on the gridiron? Only time will tell.

       The Panthers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Sand Rock on Friday, August 25 at Russell Jacoway Stadium. Last year the Sand Rock Wildcats finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 2A region seven.

       Spring Garden and Sand Rock have met a total of 35 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 11-24-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2022 with Spring Garden winning by a score of 40-8.

       Spring Garden lost 1A All-State  offensive lineman Matthias Williams to graduation. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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