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Pelham Panthers

Head Coach: Mike Vickery (first season)
Career Record: 6 seasons, (24-38)
At Pelham: First season
Stadium: Ned Bearden Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  832
Rank:  57th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   228-257   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   135-136   (50.0%)  (Rank: 191st in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   57-69  (45.2%)  (Rank: 224th in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2020
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2019

 2021 
Class:  6A              Region:   3
Record:  7-4
Region Record:   5-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to McGill-Toolen by a score of 20-6.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  264 (24.0)
Defense:  207 (18.8)


 2022 
Class: 6A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 60-51 (54%) (119th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  38-28 (58%)
Non-Region Strength:  22-23 (49%)

Players to Watch
      Jamal Miles,  DB
      Darius Copeland,  WR



 2021 Results 
 8/20  vs. Mortimer Jordan  (6A)   42-6   W  
 8/27  vs. Oak Mountain  (7A)   0-21   L  
 9/3  vs. Calera  (6A)  *  34-30   W  
 9/10  @ Stanhope Elmore  (6A)  *  14-13   W  
 9/17  vs. Helena  (6A)  *  34-37   L  
 9/24  @ Chelsea  (6A)   28-31   L  
 10/1  vs. Wetumpka  (6A)  *  41-14   W  
 10/7  @ Benjamin Russell  (6A)  *  20-14   W  
 10/15   OPEN 
 10/22  @ Chilton County  (6A)  *  35-14   W  
 10/28  @ Homewood  (6A)   10-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. McGill-Toolen    6-20   L  


 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Jackson-Olin  (6A)       
 8/26  @ Oak Mountain  (7A)       
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/8  vs. Briarwood  (6A)  *      
 9/16  @ Helena  (6A)  *      
 9/23  @ Chelsea  (7A)       
 9/30  @ Calera  (6A)  *      
 10/6  vs. Benjamin Russell  (6A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Homewood  (6A)  *      
 10/21  @ Chilton County  (6A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Spain Park  (7A)       
 11/4  vs. Northridge        
 11/11  @ St. Pauls        



Class  6A Region  3
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Benjamin Russell (6A) 3-7199-291
Briarwood (6A) 10-2392-239
Calera (6A) 7-4324-257
Chilton County (6A) 3-7170-238
Helena (6A) 9-2342-232
Homewood (6A) 6-6315-288
Pelham (6A) 7-4264-207


 2022 Preview 


       Pelham completed the 2021 season with a 7-4 record. With their 5-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region three, the Panthers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Pelham's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to McGill-Toolen by a score of 20-6.

       Since 2010, Pelham has gone a combined 57-69. Their 45.2% winning percentage ranks 41st in Class 6A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pelham has managed to compile a record of 135-136. Their 50.0% winning percentage ranks 37th in Class 6A and 191st in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers will be under the direction of new head football coach Mike Vickery as they enter the 2022 season.  Coach Vickery moves to Pelham after serving as the head football coach at Northridge last season.

       Coach Vickery's overall record as a head football coach in six season stands at 24-38 (38.7%). Over the course of his career, Coach Vickery's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

       The Pelham Panthers will play in Class 6A region three during the 2022 season.

       The Panthers will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region three this season.

       The Panthers open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Jackson-Olin on Friday, August 19 at Ned Bearden Stadium. Last year the Jackson-Olin Mustangs finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in second place in Class 6A region six. The Mustangs lost in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs to Mountain Brook by a score of 45-14.

       Pelham and Jackson-Olin have met a total of 8 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 4-4-0 record against the Mustangs. They last met in 2019 with Pelham winning by a score of 38-7.

  


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