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Gaston Bulldogs

Head Coach: Matt Harris (third season)
Career Record: 2 seasons, (2-18)
At Gaston: 2 seasons, (2-18)
Stadium: Captain Bill Boyd Field
2022 Enrollment:  175
Rank:  306th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   329-370-11   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   126-147   (46.0%)  (Rank: 228th in the AHSAA, 32nd in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   43-83  (34.1%)  (Rank: 302nd in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2009
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2021 
Class:  2A              Region:   6
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   1-6, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  87 (8.7)
Defense:  528 (52.8)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2022 
Class: 2A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 36-61 (37%) (368th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  31-37 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  5-24 (17%)



 2021 Results 
 8/19  @ Asbury  (3A)   8-33   L  
 8/27  vs. Coosa Christian  (1A)   0-42   L  
 9/3  @ Southeastern  (2A)  *  20-54   #Won  
 9/10  vs. Sand Rock  (2A)  *  13-53   L  
 9/17  @ West End Walnut Grove  (2A)  *  8-53   L  
 9/24  vs. Ragland  (1A)   0-78   L  
 10/1  @ Spring Garden  (2A)  *  0-47   L  
 10/8  vs. Cleveland  (2A)  *  7-61   L  
 10/15  vs. Locust Fork  (2A)  *  19-53   L  
 10/22  @ Westbrook Christian  (2A)  *  12-54   L  
 10/29   OPEN 

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Asbury  (3A)       
 8/26  @ Appalachian  (1A)       
 9/2  vs. Southeastern  (2A)  *      
 9/9   OPEN 
 9/16  @ West End Walnut Grove  (2A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Collinsville  (2A)       
 9/30  vs. Holly Pond  (2A)  *      
 10/7  @ Cleveland  (2A)  *      
 10/14  @ Locust Fork  (2A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Pleasant Valley  (2A)  *      
 10/28  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)       


Class  2A Region  6
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Cleveland (2A) 12-3660-279
Gaston (2A) 1-987-528
Holly Pond (3A) 3-7213-300
Locust Fork (2A) 3-7217-367
Pleasant Valley (3A) 1-996-431
Southeastern (2A) 8-5423-321
West End Walnut Grove (2A) 4-6210-271

 2022 Preview 


       Gaston finished the 2021 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Gaston finished eighth in Class 2A region six with a 1-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The defense allowed a team record 528 points last season.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Gaston averaged scoring just 8.7 points a game. The Bulldogs also struggled on the defensive side of the football as they found little success in stopping opposing offenses and allowed an average of 52.8 points a game.

       The Bulldogs would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 2-18 record. Since 2010, Gaston has gone a combined 43-83. Their 34.1% winning percentage ranks 46th in Class 2A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Gaston has managed to compile a record of 126-147. Their 46.0% winning percentage ranks 32nd in Class 2A and 228th in the AHSAA.




       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Matt Harris who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 2-18 over the past two seasons at Gaston. The Bulldogs have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Harris.

       Coach Harris' overall record as a head football coach in two season stands at 2-18 (10.0%).

       The Gaston Bulldogs will play in Class 2A region six during the 2022 season.

       The Bulldogs enter the 2022 season in the middle of a 7 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       This season, the Bulldogs will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region six.

       The Bulldogs open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Asbury on Friday, August 19 at Captain Bill Boyd Field. Last year the Asbury Rams finished with an overall record of 2-8 and in sixth place in Class 3A region seven. The Rams closed out the regular season with a loss to Ragland by a score of 38-6.

       Gaston and Asbury have met a total of 7 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 6-1-0 record against the Rams. They last met in 2021 with Asbury winning by a score of 33-8.

  


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