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Sparkman Senators

Head Coach: Ronnie Watson (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Sparkman: First season
Stadium: Sparkman Field
2022 Enrollment:  1,851
Rank:  4th in the AHSAA, 4th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   239-380-5   (39.0%)
Last 25 years:   101-158   (39.0%)  (Rank: 302nd in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   51-83  (38.1%)  (Rank: 278th in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2006
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2022 
Class:  7A              Region:   4
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   3-4, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  383 (38.3)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  188 (18.8)


 2023 
Class: 7A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 50-58 (46%) (274th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  34-40 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-18 (47%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  @ Hazel Green  (6A)   77-9   W  
 8/26  vs. Huffman  (6A)   42-0   W  
 9/2  @ Austin  (7A)  *  21-24   L (OT) 
 9/9  vs. Albertville  (7A)  *  53-0   W  
 9/16  @ Grissom  (7A)  *  57-0   W  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. James Clemens  (7A)  *  17-41   L  
 10/7  vs. Bob Jones  (7A)  *  40-48   L  
 10/13  @ Huntsville  (7A)  *  55-14   W  
 10/21  vs. Florence  (7A)  *  0-21   L  
 10/27  @ Muscle Shoals  (6A)   21-31   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Hazel Green  (6A)       
 9/1  @ Huffman  (6A)       
 9/8  vs. Austin  (7A)  *      
 9/15  @ Albertville  (7A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Grissom  (7A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ James Clemens  (7A)  *      
 10/13  @ Bob Jones  (7A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Huntsville  (7A)  *      
 10/27  @ Florence  (7A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Muscle Shoals  (6A)       


Class  7A Region  4
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Austin (7A) 7-4 6-1270-277
Florence (7A) 8-3 6-1329-226
Huntsville (7A) 6-5 4-3308-247
Bob Jones (7A) 5-6 4-3335-302
James Clemens (7A) 4-6 4-3317-300
Sparkman (7A) 5-5 3-4383-188
Grissom (7A) 3-7 1-6125-322
Albertville (7A) 1-9 0-7110-417

 2023 Preview 


       Sparkman completed the 2022 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Sparkman finished sixth in Class 7A region four with a 3-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The 383 points scored by the Senators last year were a team record in a single season.

       Since 2010, Sparkman has gone a combined 51-83. Their 38.1% winning percentage ranks 28th in Class 7A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sparkman has managed to compile a record of 101-158. Their 39.0% winning percentage ranks 27th in Class 7A and 302nd in the AHSAA.




       The Senators will be under the direction of new head football coach Ronnie Watson as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Watson was the defensive coordinator at Sparkman the last five seasons.

       The Senators will be led by a new coach after Laron White stepped down during the off season.

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

      QB Josh Ward returns after completing 151 of 239 passes for 2,069 yards last season along with 26 touchdowns.

       The Senators open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Hazel Green on Friday, August 25 at Sparkman Field. Last year the Hazel Green Trojans finished with an overall record of 4-7 and in third place in Class 6A region eight. The Trojans lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs to Muscle Shoals by a score of 58-7.

       Sparkman and Hazel Green have met a total of 62 times on the football field. The Senators have a 39-23-0 record against the Trojans. They last met in 2022 with Sparkman winning by a score of 77-9.

       Sparkman lost 7A All-State  receiver Matthew Rozier to graduation. He was named to the second team last season. Also graduating was teammate linebacker Malachi Jones.

  


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