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Guntersville Wildcats

Head Coach: Lance Reese (fourteenth season)
Career Record: 13 seasons, (107-40)
At Guntersville: 13 seasons, (107-40)
Stadium: Chorba-Lee Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  464
Rank:  120th in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   635-412-21   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   193-92   (68.0%)  (Rank: 51st in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   107-40  (72.8%)  (Rank: 29th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2018

 2022 
Class:  5A              Region:   7
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   4-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Ramsay by a score of 45-9.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  451 (37.6)
Defense:  164 (13.7)


 2023 
Class: 5A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 44-54 (45%) (306th in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  32-24 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  12-30 (29%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  @ Southside Gadsden  (5A)   21-7   W  
 8/26  vs. Lawrence County  (5A)   55-0   W  
 9/2  vs. Crossville  (5A)  *  64-0   W  
 9/8  @ Douglas  (5A)  *  40-6   W  
 9/16  vs. Boaz  (5A)  *  62-14   W  
 9/23  @ Buckhorn  (6A)   52-21   W  
 9/29  @ Scottsboro  (5A)  *  14-17   L  
 10/7   OPEN 
 10/14  @ Arab  (5A)  *  20-34   L  
 10/21  vs. Sardis  (5A)  *  41-0   W  
 10/28  vs. Albertville  (7A)   49-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Fairview    24-13   W  
 11/10  vs. Ramsay    9-45   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Southside Gadsden  (5A)       
 9/1  @ Lawrence County  (5A)       
 9/8  @ Crossville  (5A)       
 9/15  vs. Douglas  (5A)  *      
 9/22  @ Boaz  (5A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Buckhorn  (6A)       
 10/6  vs. Scottsboro  (5A)  *      
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  vs. Arab  (5A)  *      
 10/27  @ Sardis  (5A)  *      
 11/3  @ Albertville  (7A)       
 11/10  vs. Springville        
 11/17  @ John Carroll        
 11/24  vs. Pleasant Grove        
 12/1  @ Ramsay        


Class  5A Region  7
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Arab (5A) 11-2 6-0513-188
Scottsboro (5A) 7-5 5-1290-207
Guntersville (5A) 9-3 4-2451-164
Boaz (5A) 4-7 3-3274-362
Douglas (5A) 6-4 2-4304-215
Sardis (5A) 4-6 1-5110-271
Crossville (5A) 0-10 0-688-430

 2023 Preview 


       Guntersville completed the 2022 season with a 9-3 record. With their 4-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 5A region seven, the Wildcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2022. Guntersville reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Ramsay by a score of 45-9.

       The defense was very stingy last season as Guntersville ranked 24th in the AHSAA. The defense allowed only 13.7 points a game.

       Since 2010, Guntersville has gone a combined 107-40. Their 72.8% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 5A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Guntersville has finished a combined 193-92. Their 68.0% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class 5A and 51st in the AHSAA.




       The Wildcats are led by head coach Lance Reese who is entering his fourteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 107-40 over the past thirteen seasons at Guntersville. Under his direction the Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of twelve times. They have won four region crowns with Coach Reese. His 107 wins rank 56th among active coaches in the AHSAA.

       The Wildcats are 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.

      Julyon Jordan rushed for 1,128 yards and scored 20 touchdowns last year and will be back for his junior season in Guntersville.

       The Wildcats open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Southside Gadsden on Friday, August 25 at Chorba-Lee Stadium. Last year the Southside Gadsden Panthers finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in fourth place in Class 5A region six. The Panthers lost in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs to Ramsay by a score of 61-25.

       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 2022 with Guntersville winning by a score of 21-7.

       Guntersville lost 5A All-State  punter Evan Taylor to graduation. He was named to the first team last season. Also graduating were teammates athlete Brandon Fussell and offensive lineman McCormick Langford.

  


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