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2022 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Fourteen Best Hire: Nikita Stover, Decatur Heritage Hardest to Replace: Eberne Myrthil, Marengo Best Job: Decatur Heritage Toughest Job: Pleasant Home |
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Most Interesting: Nikita Stover is a name most Alabama fans
are familiar with and we will all have the opportunity to see what this
young head coach can do on the football field over the coming years. This
will be his first head football coaching job but he does have experience
working with students and atheltes. He most recently coached the football
and girls' middle school teams at Decatur Heritage. Coach Meek built the
football program at Decatur Heritge Christian and Stover hopes to continue
that success in to the future. | |||||||
| 2022 Coaching Changes | |||||
| Class 1A saw a lot of changes well after the close of the 2021 football season ended. Only one of the new hires was a head football coach in 2021. Coach Cantrell at Florala was the head football coach at Elmore County last season. Coach Coach Lewis at R.C. Hatch is a former player at the University of Florida making his debut as a head coach. | |||||
| Team | 2021 Season | 2022 Season | |||
| A.L. Johnson (0-9) | Eugene Foster | Eugene Foster | |||
| Berry Fayette (2-8) | Hunter Mims | Hunter Mims | |||
| Berry Fayette (2-8) | Hunter Mims | Hunter Mims | |||
| Billingsley (4-7) | Phillip Coggins | Lanny Jones | |||
| Brilliant (2-8) | Brian Gunnels | Roger Satcher | |||
| Brilliant (2-8) | Brian Gunnels | Roger Satcher | |||
| Central Hayneville (5-4) | Michael Perry Jr. | Corvin Johnson | |||
| Central Hayneville (5-4) | Michael Perry Jr. | Corvin Johnson | |||
| Central Hayneville (5-4) | Michael Perry Jr. | Corvin Johnson | |||
| Choctaw County (2-7) | Kendrick Office | Kendrick Office | |||
| Citronelle (3-7) | Jason Barnett | Kendrick Office | |||
| Decatur Heritage Christian (10-3) | Steve Meek | Nikita Stover | |||
| Decatur Heritage Christian (10-3) | Steve Meek | Nikita Stover | |||
| Demopolis (7-5) | Brian Seymore | Nikita Stover | |||
| Donoho (2-7) | Mark Sanders | Jeremy Satcher | |||
| Florala (3-7) | Chris Littleton | Jordan Cantrell | |||
| Fruitdale (4-7) | Johnny Carpenter | John Hobbs | |||
| Houston County (5-5) | Chip Harris | Jake Allen | |||
| Houston County (5-5) | Chip Harris | Jake Allen | |||
| Houston County (5-5) | Chip Harris | Jake Allen | |||
| J.F. Shields (2-8) | Eduardo Thomas | Amari Dubose | |||
| J.F. Shields (2-8) | Eduardo Thomas | Amari Dubose | |||
| Leroy (2-8) | Jason Massey | Jason Massey | |||
| Leroy (2-8) | Jason Massey | Jason Massey | |||
| Lexington (7-4) | Jason Lard | Jason Massey | |||
| Loachapoka (6-5) | Travis Lockett | Travis Lockett | |||
| Marbury (4-7) | Hayden Stockton | Brad Abbott | |||
| Marengo (5-5) | Eberne Myrthil | Katrell Watters | |||
| Marengo (5-5) | Eberne Myrthil | Katrell Watters | |||
| McKenzie (6-4) | Drew Luker | Ezell Powell | |||
| McKenzie (6-4) | Drew Luker | Ezell Powell | |||
| Meadowview Christian (0-9) | Shawn Sellers | Ezell Powell | |||
| Meek (8-4) | Houston Powell | Houston Powell | |||
| Pickens Academy (4-7) | Adam Lawler | Adam Lawler | |||
| Pleasant Home (1-9) | Jeremy Silcox | Cody Sellers | |||
| Pleasant Home (1-9) | Jeremy Silcox | Cody Sellers | |||
| R.C. Hatch (3-6) | Jammie Abraham | Cyontai Lewis | |||
| R.C. Hatch (3-6) | Jammie Abraham | Cyontai Lewis | |||
| Shoals Christian (3-7) | Nicholas Simmons | Nicholas Simmons | |||
| Southern Choctaw (2-8) | Jeremy Noland | Jeremy Noland | |||
| Sumiton Christian (7-4) | David Powell | David Powell | |||
| Sumiton Christian (7-4) | David Powell | David Powell | |||
| Talladega County Central (0-9) | Chris Mahand | Acardia Garett | |||
| Valiant Cross Academy (3-5) | Fred Brock | Sam Mosley | |||
| Vestavia Hills (4-6) | Sean Calhoun | Allen Brothers | |||
| Vina (0-10) | Ben Guin | Luke Childers | |||
| Waterloo (3-7) | Michael Williams. | Jeremiah Stricklin | |||
| Waterloo (3-7) | Michael Williams. | Jeremiah Stricklin | |||
| Weaver (1-9) | Gary Atchley | Jeremiah Stricklin | |||
| Woodland (7-5) | Skylar Mansfield | Skylar Mansfield | |||
| Woodland (5-8) | Blair Armstrong | Skylar Mansfield | |||
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| David Powell leads all 1A coaches with 234 victories at McAdory and Sumiton Christian. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Howard has quietly built a great program at Spring Garden in his eighteen seasons as the head fotoball coach. He did move over to Ohatchee for a couple of seasons in 2010-2011 but returned to Spring Garden the next year. The average tenure for all 1A coaches is 4.0 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coaching Turnover 2000-2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lack of success in most football programs often leads to a change in the head coach. These schools have had the most head coaching changes over the past 23 years. No schools have had more changes than J.F. Sheilds and Coosa Christian in any classification. Pickens County has been a consistent winner the past couple of decades but for some reason the Tornados have made nine coaching changes yet only gone through two losing seasons. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The Hazlewood Golden Bears have won 11 state titles. The most of any team in any classification since the playoffs began in 1966.
The Hazlewood Golden Bears have won 11 state titles. The most of any team in any classification since the playoffs began in 1966.
