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Cottonwood Bears

Head Coach: Dustin Harrison (third season)
Career Record: 5 seasons, (21-30)
At Cottonwood: 2 seasons, (7-12)
Stadium: Hicks Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  186
Rank:  291st in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   477-368-20   (56.0%)
Last 25 years:   148-130   (53.0%)  (Rank: 161st in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   56-69  (44.8%)  (Rank: 228th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2014
Last Region Championship:   2010
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2020

 2021 
Class:  2A              Region:   2
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   3-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  289 (28.9)
Defense:  326 (32.6)


 2022 
Class: 2A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 46-58 (44%) (298th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  40-34 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  6-24 (20%)




 2021 Results 
 8/20  @ New Brockton  (3A)   14-33   L  
 8/27  vs. Samson  (1A)   28-14   W  
 9/3  @ Geneva County  (2A)  *  12-28   L  
 9/10  vs. Abbeville  (2A)  *  57-24   W  
 9/17  @ Elba  (2A)  *  24-54   L  
 9/24  @ Northside Methodist Academy  (Ind)   28-26   W  
 10/1  vs. Houston County  (2A)  *  36-22   W  
 10/8  @ G.W. Long  (2A)  *  12-38   L  
 10/15  vs. Zion Chapel  (2A)  *  54-28   W  
 10/22  @ Ariton  (2A)  *  24-59   L  
 10/29   OPEN 


 2022 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/25  vs. Northside Methodist Academy  (3A)       
 9/2  @ Abbeville  (2A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Wicksburg  (2A)  *      
 9/16  @ Samson  (2A)  *      
 9/23  @ Graceville FL        
 9/30  @ Ariton  (2A)  *      
 10/7  vs. G.W. Long  (2A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Zion Chapel  (2A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Geneva County  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Headland  (5A)       
 11/4  @ Clarke County        



Class  2A Region  2
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Abbeville (2A) 2-7155-365
Ariton (2A) 10-2486-200
Cottonwood (2A) 5-5289-326
G.W. Long (2A) 8-2382-156
Geneva County (2A) 5-6279-323
Samson (1A) 7-4259-203
Wicksburg (3A) 7-4343-242
Zion Chapel (2A) 1-9181-403


 2022 Preview 


       Cottonwood completed the 2021 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Cottonwood just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 2A region two with a 3-4 region record.

       Since 2010, Cottonwood has gone a combined 56-69. Their 44.8% winning percentage ranks 34th in Class 2A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Cottonwood has managed to compile a record of 148-130. Their 53.0% winning percentage ranks 16th in Class 2A and 161st in the AHSAA.




       The Bears are led by head coach Dustin Harrison who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 7-12 over the past two seasons at Cottonwood. The Bears have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Harrison.

       Coach Harrison's overall record as a head football coach in five season stands at 21-30 (41.2%). Over the course of his career, Coach Harrison's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

       The Cottonwood Bears will play in Class 2A region two during the 2022 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Bears could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region two this season. Cottonwood has failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2014 but hope to return to the post season this year.

       The Bears open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Northside Methodist Academy on Thursday, August 25 at Hicks Stadium. Last year the Northside Methodist Academy Knights finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in place in Class Ind region sixteen. The Knights ended last season on a positive note with a win over Ashford by a score of 12-8 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Cottonwood and Northside Methodist Academy have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Bears have a 2-2-0 record against the Knights. They last met in 2021 with Cottonwood winning by a score of 28-26.

  


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