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Springwood Wildcats

Head Coach: Joey Burch (first season)
Career Record: 12 seasons, (40-82)
At Springwood: First season
Stadium: Springwood Stadium

 History 
Overall Record:   330-226-2   (59.0%)
Last 25 years:   123-136   (48.0%)  (Rank: 20 in the AISA)
Since 2010:   57-73  (43.8%)  (Rank: 22 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2020
Last Region Championship:   2001
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2021 
Class:  AA              Region:   1
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   0-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  118 (11.8)
Defense:  438 (43.8)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2022 
Class: AISA-8 Man              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 34-44 (44%) (29th in the AISA, 5th in Class AISA-8 Man)
Region Strength:  21-29 (42%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-15 (46%)




 2021 Results 
 8/20  @ Abbeville Christian  (A)   6-52   L  
 8/26  @ Southern Prep Academy  (8 Man)   16-40   L  
 9/3  @ Chambers Academy  (AA)  *  0-49   L  
 9/10  vs. Banks Academy  (AA)  *  6-38   L  
 9/16  vs. Glenwood School  (AAA)   0-49   L  
 9/23  vs. Lee-Scott Academy  (AAA)   0-43   L  
 10/1   OPEN 
 10/8  @ Cornerstone Christian  (A)   62-26   W  
 10/15  @ Edgewood Academy  (AA)  *  14-44   L  
 10/22  vs. Macon-East Academy  (AA)  *  0-49   L  
 10/28  @ Lakeside  (A)   14-48   L  


 2022 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/25  vs. Southern Prep Academy  (AISA-8 Man)  *      
 9/2  @ Evangel Christian Academy  (AISA-8 Man)  *      
 9/9  @ Meadowview Christian  (AISA-8 Man)  *      
 9/16  @ Cornerstone Christian  (AISA-8 Man)  *      
 9/23  vs. Southern Christian  (8 Man)       
 9/29  vs. Lighthouse Home School  (8 Man)       
 10/7  vs. Windsor Academy GA        
 10/14  @ New Creation GA        
 10/21  @ North River Christian  (AISA-8 Man)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 
 11/4   Bye        
 11/11  vs. Cornerstone Christian        
 11/18   Evangel Christian Academy        



Class  AISA-8 Man Region  1
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Cornerstone Christian (AISA-A) 2-8139-353
Meadowview Christian (AISA-A) 0-974-462
North River Christian (8 Man) 3-5176-333
Southern Prep Academy (8 Man) 9-4366-226
Springwood (AISA-AA) 1-9118-438


 2022 Preview 


       Springwood finished the 2021 season with a disappointing 1-9 record.

       The Wildcats lost as many games as in any season since 2012. The defense allowed a team record 438 points last season.

       Since 2010, Springwood has gone a combined 57-73. Their 43.8% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class AISA-8 Man over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Springwood has managed to compile a record of 123-136. Their 48.0% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class AISA-8 Man and 20th in the AISA.




       The Wildcats will be under the direction of new head football coach Joey Burch as they enter the 2022 season.  

       Coach Burch's overall record as a head football coach in twelve season stands at 40-82 (32.8%). Over the course of his career, Coach Burch's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

       The Springwood Wildcats will play in Class AISA-8 Man region one during the 2022 season.

      

       The Wildcats open the 2022 season at home against region opponent Southern Prep Academy on Thursday, August 25 at Springwood Stadium. Last year the Southern Prep Academy Fighting Rangers finished with an overall record of 9-4 and in place in Class 8 Man region eleven. The Fighting Rangers lost in the second round of the Class 8 Man playoffs to Evangel Christian Alabaster by a score of 42-20.

       Springwood and Southern Prep Academy have met a total of 8 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 6-2-0 record against the Fighting Rangers. They last met in 2021 with Southern Prep Academy winning by a score of 40-16.

  


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