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Region 1 Orange Beach - Jamey DuBose Leaves Orange Beach after just two seasons with a 9-11 record. His overall record in Alabama is 146-51 with a trio of state championships at Central Phenix City (2018) and Prattville (2008 & 2011). DuBose accepted a head coaching position at Biloxi MS in December. 2024 Season - Wade Waldrop was not retained as the head football coach at Hoover after just two seasons leading the Bucs program. His two seasons produced a record of 16-9 which was not acceptable under Hover standards. His career has spanned eighteen seasons at Chelsea, James Clemens and Florence with a record of 116-84 and 7-13 in the playoffs. New facilities being built is always a draw for any new coaching hire. Look for bigger and better things from Orange Beach in the future. Mobile Christian - Ronnie Cottrell retires from the sidelines in Alabama with a record of 138-60 in nineteen seasons as a head football coach in the state. His last team at Mobile Christian captured the Class 3A state championship with a perfect 15-0 record. 2024 Season - Charles Lawson was promoted to the head coaching job at Mobile Christian in January after the retirement of Coach Cottrell. Lawson was the defensive Coordinator for the leopards during their 2023 state championship run. Lawson graduated from Pascagoula High in 1998 and spent two years playing college football at Southern Mississippi. He arrived in Mobile in 2015 as the linebackers coach before being promoted to the defensive coordinator position in 2021. Region 2 Daleville - Will Garner leaves Daleville after just three seasons with a record of 6-24. Coach Garner accepted a position at Dothan High as an assistant football coach. 2024 Season - Maurice Freeman arrives in Daleville after a great career in Georgia. He has compiled a record of 257-120 at three different schools in Georgia including 196-65 at Brooks County in twenty-one seasons. Region 3 Cleburne County - Joby Burns 2024 Season - Vaughn Lee St. James - Neal Posey 2024 Season - Aubrey Blackwell B.T. Washington - Lawrence ONeal leaves B.T. Washington after turning around a struggling football program in just three short seasons. In those three years his teams set numerous team records for wins in a season with nine in 2023 and winning the first playoff game in school history in 2022. 2024 Season - Deandre Austin Dallas County - Daniel Flowers leaves Dallas County with a record of 0-10 after just one season. 2024 Season - Darryl Watts Region 4 Talladega - William F. Smith could not find the winning formula at Talladega and will not return next season. His two years with the program produced an 0-20 record at a school not known for winning many football games the past thirty years. Coach Smith had been successful in stints at Shades Valley and Munford previously. This will be the ninth new hire in the past twenty years for Talladega. 2024 Season - Damien Dorsey takes over the football program at Talladega to start the 2024 season. He has two years experience as a head coach at Talladega County Central in 2012-2013 where his two teams finished a combined 9-12. West Blocton - DreMail King 2024 Season - Chris Wilson Region 5 Cordova - Shane Smothers is a veteran coach having been at six different schools over his 14 year career. His stint at Cordova lasted just three seasons as his teams finished with a combined record of 10-20 and never qualified for the playoffs. His overall record in 14 seasons as a head coach stands at 72-79 and 5-6 in the playoffs. The Blue Devils are not accustomed to losing but have not put together a winning season since 2016 and have not won a playoff game since the 2016 football season. 2024 Season - Brian Maner returns to Cordova for the third time. He was the head coach there between 1993-95 and 1997-1999. His 1995 squad captured the 3A state championship. His overall record in a dozen seasons as a head coach stands at 63-68 with stints at Cordova, Thompson and Buckhorn. Region 6 Etowah - Matt Glover leaves Etowah after just one complete season and coaching just two games into the 2023 season. Blake Bone took over for him after the first two games and finished the season out for the Blue Devils. His record at Etowah ended with at 8-6. In 15 years as a head football coach his record stands at 84-74 with stops at Moody (2006-08), Pinson Valley (2009-2016) and St. Clair County (2017-18). His overall record is 84-74 during his career. 2024 Season - Scott Peavey arrives at Etowah after spending the last seven seasons as the head football coach at Haralson County in Georgia. His teams finished a combined 40-34. Before moving to Georgia he was the head coach at Walter Wellborn (1999-2001), Haralson County GA (2002-2004) Ashville (2005) and Madison County (2009-2015). In twenty-one seasons as a head football coach he has an overall record of 112-115. Hanceville - Ryan Brewer leaves Hanceville after three seasons as the head football coach with a record of 11-19. This was his first time serving as a head football coach in the state. The football program at Hanceville has struggled the past ten seasons without making a single playoff appearance during that time. 2024 Season - Levi Estes spent the past three seasons at Oak Mountain, where he served as associate head coach, strength and conditioning coordinator, and run game coordinator. Estes played college football at Bethel University, earning two conference titles as an offensive lineman. Coach Estes was the defensive coordinator at Dresden High School in Tennessee before taking over the head coaching duties in 2017 for two seasons with a 15-7 record. He moved on to Lassiter High School in Georgia for two seasons before landing at Oak Mountain. Region 8 Madison County - Matt Putnam after just three seasons at the helm in Madison County leaves with a record of 11-21. Two of his squads managed to reach the playoffs but none posted a winning record. His overall record in 14 seasons as a head football coach stands at 75-75 and 3-7 in the playoffs. He was previously the head coach at Hazel Green for five seasons and another six at Sylvania before arriving at Hazel Green in 2021. 2024 Season - Vacant Priceville - Chris Foster leaves Priceville after five seasons with an impressive 40-18 record. He took the team to four playoff appearances winning a playoff game each time. Coach Foster turned around a struggling football program winning eight games his first season in Priceville. His 40 victories are the most by a head coach at Priceville and his four playoff wins are the only ones in school history. 2024 Season - Seth Parker was the offensive coordinator at Bob Jones the past three seasons. Parker replaces Chris Foster, who went 40-18 in five years at the school. Prior to that, he was the wide receivers coach for the Patriots and also spent one year at Athens. St. John Paul II - Chad OMelia 2024 Season - Kevin Creehan | |
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Robby James has won nine AISA State Championships during his career at Catherine Academy, Morgan Academy and Marengo Academy.
Robby James has won nine AISA State Championships during his career at Catherine Academy, Morgan Academy and Marengo Academy.
