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Crenshaw Christian Cougars

Head Coach: Wayne Grant (fifth season)
Career Record: 31 seasons, (256-119)
At Crenshaw Christian: 4 seasons, (37-10)
Stadium: Cougar Stadium

 History 
Overall Record:   332-236-2   (58.0%)
Last 25 years:   184-99   (65.0%)  (Rank: 5 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   90-48  (65.2%)  (Rank: 7 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2020
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2021 
Class:  A              Region:   1
Record:  7-4
Region Record:   4-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Semi-finals loss to Jackson Academy by the score of 42-0.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  325 (29.5)
Defense:  221 (20.1)


 2022 
Class: A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 45-62 (42%) (31st in the AISA, 8th in Class A)
Region Strength:  18-26 (41%)
Non-Region Strength:  27-36 (43%)



 2021 Results 
 8/20   OPEN 
 8/27  vs. Pike Liberal Arts  (AAA)   0-1   #Lost  
 9/3  vs. Coosa Valley Academy  (A)  *  22-7   W  
 9/10  @ Cornerstone Christian  (A)  *  65-0   W  
 9/18  @ South Choctaw Academy  (A)   47-21   W  
 9/24  @ Lakeside  (A)  *  57-18   W  
 10/1  vs. Lowndes Academy  (A)  *  26-37   L  
 10/8   OPEN 
 10/15  vs. Abbeville Christian  (A)  *  49-0   W  
 10/22  vs. Edgewood Academy  (AA)   38-33   W  
 10/29  @ Chambers Academy  (AA)   0-44   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. South Choctaw Academy    21-18   W  
 11/12  @ Jackson Academy    0-42   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Abbeville Christian  (AA)       
 9/2  vs. Lakeside  (A)  *      
 9/8  @ Chambers Academy  (AA)       
 9/16  vs. Wilcox Academy  (A)       
 9/23  vs. Hooper Academy  (AA)       
 9/29  vs. Macon-East Academy  (AA)       
 10/7  @ Coosa Valley Academy  (A)  *      
 10/14  @ Southern Academy  (A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Lowndes Academy  (A)  *      
 10/28  @ Snook Christian  (A)       
 11/4  vs. Wilcox Academy        
 11/11  @ Jackson Academy        


Class  A Region  1
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Coosa Valley Academy (AISA-A) 3-8156-239
Crenshaw Christian (AISA-A) 7-4325-221
Lakeside (AISA-A) 4-6203-288
Lowndes Academy (AISA-A) 11-3460-183
Southern Academy (AISA-AA) 0-9154-357

 2022 Preview 


       Crenshaw Christian completed the 2021 season with a 7-4 record. With their 4-1 region record and a second place finish in Class A region one, the Cougars earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Last year Crenshaw Christian reached the semi-finals before falling to a very good Jackson Academy team by the score of 42-0.

       Since 2010, Crenshaw Christian has gone a combined 90-48. Their 65.2% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Crenshaw Christian has managed to compile a record of 184-99. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class A and 5th in the AISA.




       The Cougars are led by head coach Wayne Grant who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 37-10 over the past four seasons at Crenshaw Christian. Under his direction the Cougars have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have won three region crowns with Coach Grant. Coach Grant led Pike County to a state championship in 2020.

       Coach Grant's overall record as a head football coach in thirty-one season stands at 256-119 (68.3%). His 256 wins rank 1st among active coaches in the AISA. Over the course of his career, Coach Grant's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-three times and won fourteen region championships. He has a 52-17 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches. Coach Grant won five state championships prior to arriving at Crenshaw Christian, the last coming in 2006 at Pike County.

       The Crenshaw Christian Cougars will play in Class A region one during the 2022 season.

       The Cougars should be in contention for a playoff spot in region one this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game. They have reached the playoffs every year since 2013 and will once again be in the hunt for a spot in 2022.

       The Cougars open the 2022 season on the road against non-region opponent Abbeville Christian on Friday, August 26 at Generals Stadium. Last year the Abbeville Christian Generals finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in fifth place in Class A region one. The Generals closed out the regular season with a loss to Macon-East Academy by a score of 49-13.

       Crenshaw Christian and Abbeville Christian have met a total of 40 times on the football field. The Cougars have a 29-11-0 record against the Generals. They last met in 2021 with Crenshaw Christian winning by a score of 49-0.

  


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