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2023 Team Previews 

  


Geneva Panthers

Head Coach: Jamel Harris (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Geneva: First season
Stadium: Hugh Owen Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  290
Rank:  203rd in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   484-469-29   (51.0%)
Last 25 years:   158-111   (59.0%)  (Rank: 99th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   58-75  (43.6%)  (Rank: 243rd in the AHSAA, 38th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2006
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  4A              Region:   2
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   2-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  247 (24.7)
Defense:  312 (31.2)


 2023 
Class: 4A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 68-47 (59%) (26th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  48-34 (58%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-13 (61%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. Headland  (5A)   28-36   L  
 8/26  @ Bozeman FL    46-21   W  
 9/2  @ Slocomb  (4A)  *  13-18   L  
 9/9  vs. B.T. Washington  (4A)  *  7-26   L  
 9/16  @ Catholic Montgomery  (4A)  *  0-62   L  
 9/23  vs. Geneva County  (2A)   40-33   W  
 9/30  @ Andalusia  (4A)  *  19-69   L  
 10/7  vs. Dale County  (4A)  *  35-7   W  
 10/14  @ Bullock County  (4A)  *  46-0   W  
 10/21  vs. Montgomery Academy  (4A)  *  13-40   L  
 10/28   OPEN 

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Headland  (5A)       
 9/1  vs. Chipley FL        
 9/8  vs. Slocomb  (4A)  *      
 9/15  @ B.T. Washington  (4A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Catholic Montgomery  (4A)  *      
 9/29  @ Geneva County  (2A)       
 10/6  vs. Andalusia  (4A)  *      
 10/13  @ Dale County  (4A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Bullock County  (4A)  *      
 10/27  @ Montgomery Academy  (4A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 


Class  4A Region  2
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Catholic Montgomery (4A) 13-1 7-0700-163
Andalusia (4A) 14-1 6-1599-228
B.T. Washington (4A) 6-6 5-2366-337
Montgomery Academy (4A) 5-6 4-3256-313
Slocomb (4A) 5-5 3-4203-256
Geneva (4A) 4-6 2-5247-312
Dale County (4A) 2-8 1-6136-380
Bullock County (4A) 3-7 0-7103-356

 2023 Preview 


       Geneva completed the 2022 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Geneva finished sixth in Class 4A region two with a 2-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Geneva has gone a combined 58-75. Their 43.6% winning percentage ranks 38th in Class 4A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Geneva has managed to compile a record of 158-111. Their 59.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 4A and 99th in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers will be under the direction of new head football coach Jamel Harris as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Harris spent six of his last eight years with Geneva City Schools as linebackers coach with the previous two seasons being spent as the defensive coordinator at Geneva. The Panthers have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class 4A. Their opponents had a combined record of 68-47 last season. That ranks 6th in Class 4A and 26th in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region two this season.

       The Panthers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Headland on Friday, August 25 at J.J. Yarbrough Stadium. Last year the Headland Rams finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in fourth place in Class 5A region two. The Rams lost in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs to UMS-Wright by a score of 56-13.

       Geneva and Headland have met a total of 31 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 21-10-0 record against the Rams. They last met in 2022 with Headland winning by a score of 36-28.

      

  


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