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Etowah Blue Devils

Head Coach: Matt Glover (first season)
Career Record: 13 seasons, (76-70)
At Etowah: First season
Stadium: Jim Glover Field
2022 Enrollment:  376
Rank:  155th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   626-427-27   (59.0%)
Last 25 years:   195-92   (68.0%)  (Rank: 48th in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   99-41  (70.7%)  (Rank: 44th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2020
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2009

 2021 
Class:  4A              Region:   6
Record:  6-5
Region Record:   5-1, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Priceville by a score of 31-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  268 (24.4)
Defense:  238 (21.6)


 2022 
Class: 4A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 61-50 (55%) (97th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  39-29 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  22-21 (51%)




 2021 Results 
 8/20  @ Gadsden City  (7A)   0-34   L  
 8/27   OPEN 
 9/3  @ Oneonta  (4A)  *  33-0   W  
 9/10  vs. Fultondale  (4A)  *  49-22   W  
 9/17  @ Ashville  (4A)  *  28-0   W  
 9/24  vs. Fort Payne  (6A)   27-33   L  
 10/1  vs. Good Hope  (4A)  *  19-20   L  
 10/8  vs. Hanceville  (4A)  *  44-0   W  
 10/15  @ Lipscomb Academy TN    10-70   L  
 10/22  vs. Dora  (4A)  *  17-14   W  
 10/29  vs. Southside Gadsden  (6A)   27-14   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Priceville    14-31   L  


 2022 Schedule 
 8/18  vs. Springville  (5A)       
 8/26  @ Fort Payne  (6A)       
 9/2  vs. Ashville  (4A)  *      
 9/8  @ Fultondale  (4A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Good Hope  (4A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Oneonta  (4A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Hanceville  (4A)  *      
 10/14  @ Cherokee County  (4A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Cullman  (6A)       
 10/28  @ Southside Gadsden  (5A)       
 11/4  vs. Northside        
 11/11  @ Deshler        



Class  4A Region  6
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Ashville (4A) 6-4185-212
Cherokee County (4A) 7-4283-252
Etowah (4A) 6-5268-238
Fultondale (4A) 1-8111-300
Good Hope (4A) 9-4348-251
Hanceville (4A) 3-7162-298
Oneonta (4A) 13-2514-286


 2022 Preview 


       Etowah completed the 2021 season with a 6-5 record. With their 5-1 region record and a third place finish in Class 4A region six, the Blue Devils earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Etowah's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Priceville by a score of 31-14.

       The Blue Devils lost as many games as in any season since 2014.

       Since 2010, Etowah has gone a combined 99-41. Their 70.7% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 4A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Etowah has gone a combined 195-92. Their 68.0% winning percentage ranks 5th in Class 4A and 48th in the AHSAA. The Blue Devils have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time. Their last losing season was 2009.




       The Blue Devils will be under the direction of new head football coach Matt Glover as they enter the 2022 season.  Coach Glover was the defensive coordinator at Clay-Chalkville in 2021.

       Coach Glover's overall record as a head football coach in thirteen season stands at 76-70 (52.1%). Over the course of his career, Coach Glover's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of nine times .

       The Etowah Blue Devils will play in Class 4A region six during the 2022 season.

       The Blue Devils should be considered one of the favorites for the region six championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Blue Devils have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 2009 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Blue Devils open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Springville on Thursday, August 18 at Jim Glover Field. Last year the Springville Tigers finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in sixth place in Class 6A region seven. The Tigers closed out the regular season with a loss to Moody by a score of 22-13.

       Etowah and Springville have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Blue Devils have a 1-1-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in with

       Etowah returns 4A All-State Senior receiver Omareon Finch. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.