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Region 1
Bayshore Christian   Eagles     (2-6)
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Schedule 41-53  44% 11-20  36% 30-33  48%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Phil Lazenby returns to the sidelines in 2024 after starting the football program at Bayshore Christian in Fairhope. Lazenby is a veteran coach with 200 victories under his belt in 26 seasons. His teams have appeared in the playoffs in 21 of those seasons.

Coach Lazenby has previously led programs at Guntersville, Southside Gadsden, Benjamin Russell and Bayside Academy.

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HM ATH Nate Crooms Sr.
Central Hayneville   Lions     (2-7)
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Schedule 38-54  41% 8-22  27% 30-32  48%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Jul Little is from Linden where he played football from 2007-2011. He is a 2012 graduate of Linden High School. After graduation he signed a scholarship to play at Miles College and played one season there under Reginald Ruffin. Coach Little then transferred to UAB, walked on and played on the 2014 team that got cancelled, before graduating in 2016. His coaching career began in 2019 at Clarke County High School. He spent two seasons there under Coach Stacy Luker coaching running backs and assisting with Defensive Backs. After those two seasons he returned home to Linden as the Offensive Coordinator in 2021. In 2022 he switched to the defensive coordinator.

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Chickasaw   Chieftains     (3-7)
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Schedule 44-57  44% 15-25  38% 29-32  48%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Dedrick Sumpter is familiar with the Mobile area having served as the head coach at Williamson and Blount previously. Sumpter spent the last two seasons as Pike County's offensive coordinator.

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Clarke County   Bulldogs     (8-4)
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Schedule 59-47  56% 35-12  74% 24-35  41%
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HM OL Alton Clark Sr.
1 DB TaMyus Pugh Sr.
2 ATH Ethan Henson Sr.
J.U. Blacksher   Bulldogs     (7-4)
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Schedule 42-50  46% 17-15  53% 25-35  42%
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St. Lukes   Wildcats     (4-6)
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Schedule 42-59  42% 14-26  35% 28-33  46%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Joe Gilmore was immediately named the next head football coach at St. Luke's following the retirement of Coach Lee. Gilmore will be the fourth head football coach in school history following Eddie Guth, John Beverly and Lee. He served on the staff at St. Luke's as offensive line coach between 2016-2018. The last five years he was at Northlake Christian School in Covington, LA where he was the offensive coordinator. This will be Gilmore's first head coaching job.

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Washington County   Bulldogs     (6-5)
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Schedule 48-57  46% 22-23  49% 26-34  43%
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Region 2
Abbeville   Yellow Jackets     (3-7)
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Schedule 56-53  51% 12-18  40% 44-35  56%
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Ariton   Purple Cats     (7-6)
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Schedule 62-48  56% 22-12  65% 40-36  53%
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2 OL Jamariion Govan Sr.
Cottonwood   Bears     (12-1)
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Schedule 45-53  46% 10-12  46% 35-41  46%
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HM QB Braylon Morris Sr.
2 OL Dylan Burks Sr.
1 OL Kain Campbell Sr.
2 LB Aly Bakr Sr.
G.W. Long   Rebels     (3-7)
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Schedule 65-50  56% 21-15  58% 44-35  56%
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Geneva County   Bulldogs     (5-5)
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Schedule 49-60  45% 7-23  23% 42-37  53%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Al Gilmore was hired at Geneva County just weeks after the departure of Coach Thompson in March. Gilmore is a graduate of G.W. Long High School and spent the last six seasons assisting the Elba Tigers football program. He has also worked at Wicksburg, G.W. Long, and Dale County amongst other schools in our area. This will be his first head coaching job in football.

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1 RB Brendan Hall Sr.
Houston County   Lions     (6-5)
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Schedule 48-51  48% 7-14  33% 41-37  53%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Tanner Harris is returning home to Columbia this fall to lead the Houston County Lions football program. Harris spent last season as the head coach at Brilliant. His father was the head coach for the Lions between 1997-2001 and 2020-2021. In addition to his head football role at Houston County, Harris will also be the Lions' athletic director and a physical education teacher. He served as an assistant coach to his Dad in 2020-2021 at Houston County.

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2 ATH Azariel Todd Sr.
Providence Christian   Eagles     (9-3)
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Schedule 64-49  57% 26-10  72% 38-39  49%
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Samson   Tigers     (2-8)
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Schedule 48-61  44% 3-27  10% 45-34  57%
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Region 3
Barbour County   Jaguars     (1-8)
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Schedule 49-48  50% 12-17  41% 37-31  54%
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Calhoun   Tigers     (3-7)
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Schedule 53-55  49% 18-23  44% 35-32  52%
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Goshen   Eagles     (8-3)
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Schedule 53-50  52% 23-14  62% 30-36  46%
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2 LB Landon Chandler Sr.
1 ATH Jayden McNabb Sr.
Highland Home   Flying Squadron     (13-1)
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Schedule 40-63  39% 15-25  38% 25-38  40%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Justin Bragg is a 2000 graduate of Highland Home. He was an assistant at Luverne High School from 2008 to 2014 before returning to Highland Home. This will be his first head coaching job.

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HM QB TJ Washington Sr.
1 RB Austin Crittenden Sr.
1 DL CJ May Sr.
1 LB JJ Faulk Sr.
2 LB Austin Norman Sr.
1 DB Tyler Chaney Sr.
Luverne   Tigers     (6-6)
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Schedule 60-51  54% 28-18  61% 32-33  49%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Bobby Hudson is a former Troy Trojan football players from 2008-2010. He has served as defensive coordinator, strength & conditioning coach, special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, and secondary coach while coaching at Daphne, Greenville, Luverne, Eufaula and Briarwood Christian. Coach Hudson is a graduate of Elba High School and Troy University.

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Pike Liberal Arts   Patriots     (0-10)
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Schedule 53-53  50% 15-24  38% 38-29  57%
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HM RB Dalton Jordan Sr.
2 DL Rhodes Baker Sr.
Zion Chapel   Rebels     (7-4)
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Schedule 42-65  39% 11-30  27% 31-35  47%
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Region 4
Central Coosa   Cougars     (1-9)
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Schedule 59-50  54% 21-21  50% 38-29  57%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Daniel Flowers arrives at Central Coosa with nine years of head coaching experience at Southside Selma and Wenonah.

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Horseshoe Bend   Generals     (6-5)
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Schedule 54-55  50% 21-22  49% 33-33  50%
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LaFayette   Bulldogs     (5-5)
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Schedule 39-66  37% 5-33  13% 34-33  51%
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2 DL Zephaniah Phillips Sr.
Lanett   Panthers     (5-6)
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Schedule 55-53  51% 21-21  50% 34-32  52%
2024 Coaching Change 
    R.J. McDonald will be on the sidelines as a head football coach for the first time in 2024. He is from Lanett and graduated from nearby Springwood in 2015. McDonald served as an assistant coach at Smiths Station before returning to Lanett as the offensive coordinator the past three seasons.

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2 K Yonathan Cobon Sr.
Loachapoka   Indians     (5-5)
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Schedule 45-53  46% 11-20  36% 34-33  51%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Branden Hall graduated from Auburn High School in 2000 and has a B.S. from Troy University in Sports and Fitness Management. He has been teaching at Auburn Junior High and Coached the defensive line at Auburn High the last three seasons. Previously he was an assistant coach at Russell County for two year and the DL coach at Central Phenix City for another six years (2013-2018).

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Ranburne   Bulldogs     (3-7)
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Schedule 56-44  56% 20-13  61% 36-31  54%
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Reeltown   Rebels     (14-1)
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Schedule 53-55  49% 28-18  61% 25-37  40%
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1 WR Tae Martin Sr.
1 OL Bowman Brumbeloe Sr.
1 DL Baylor Clayton Sr.
2 LB Finn Henderson Sr.
 
Region 5
Aliceville   Yellow Jackets     (5-6)
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Schedule 63-51  55% 21-22  49% 42-29  59%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Anthony Sawyer

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Greene County   Tigers     (6-4)
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Schedule 50-64  44% 9-33  21% 41-31  57%
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Isabella   Mustangs     (4-6)
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Schedule 75-47  62% 32-18  64% 43-29  60%
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Lamar County   Bulldogs     (2-8)
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Schedule 65-50  56% 20-23  46% 45-27  62%
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Sulligent   Blue Devils     (9-5)
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Schedule 64-48  57% 26-18  59% 38-30  56%
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1 OL Wyatt Sandlin Sr.
1 DB Haigen Gann Sr.
Tuscaloosa Academy   Knights     (12-3)
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Schedule 55-56  50% 20-24  46% 35-32  52%
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1 QB Preston Lancaster Sr.
2 WR Ellis Hamiter Sr.
1 OL Haston Crawford Sr.
1 LB Ford Beeker Sr.
2 DB Mills Turnipseed Sr.
Vincent   Yellow Jackets     (9-3)
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Schedule 51-60  46% 13-28  32% 38-32  54%
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1 LB Grayson Gulde Sr.
 
Region 6
Cleveland   Panthers     (3-7)
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Schedule 55-54  50% 23-19  55% 32-35  48%
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Cold Springs   Eagles     (5-6)
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Schedule 54-58  48% 24-22  52% 30-36  46%
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2 ATH Matt Williams Sr.
Coosa Christian   Conquerors     (4-6)
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Schedule 61-54  53% 30-18  62% 31-36  46%
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1 LB Clete OBryant Sr.
Falkville   Blue Devils     (7-5)
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Schedule 58-51  53% 30-14  68% 28-37  43%
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1 OL Bryant Owens Sr.
Southeastern   Mustangs     (9-3)
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Schedule 44-63  41% 18-24  43% 26-39  40%
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Susan Moore   Bulldogs     (6-6)
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Schedule 46-60  43% 17-24  42% 29-36  45%
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West End Walnut Grove   Patriots     (1-9)
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Schedule 54-56  49% 20-23  46% 34-33  51%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Matt Harris is a 1999 graduate of West End High School where he played football for the patriots. In 2024 he returns home as the head football coach at West End. He served as the offensive line coach for the Patriots last season before being promoted in April. Harris was the head coach at Gaston between 2020-2022. Harris also made assistant coaching stops at Sardis, Boaz and Locust Fork.

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Region 7
Cedar Bluff   Tigers     (3-7)
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Schedule 62-49  56% 29-16  64% 33-33  50%
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Gaston   Bulldogs     (3-7)
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Schedule 39-67  37% 6-34  15% 33-33  50%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Derrick Sewell accepted the head coaching job at Gaston in April after moving over from West End. Sewell was the head coach at West End the last three seasons going 16-16 with two playoff appearances over the last two years. Before his time at West End, Sewell was the head coach at Ragland, going to the playoffs his final season there. Sewell previously was an assistant and the head baseball coach at Gaston from 2012-14, when he was starting his coaching career.

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North Sand Mountain   Bison     (5-6)
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Schedule 46-62  43% 15-28  35% 31-34  48%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Jay Lipscomb graduated from Springville High School in 2013 and UAB before embarking on his coaching career. He served as the Defensive Coordinator at Clarke County High School the past two seasons before heading back north to take over the head coaching duties at North Sand Mountain.

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Pisgah   Eagles     (11-2)
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Schedule 55-53  51% 30-15  67% 25-38  40%
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1 RB Legion McCrary Sr.
2 OL JJ Williams Sr.
1 ATH Luke Gilbert Sr.
Pleasant Valley   Raiders     (8-3)
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Schedule 47-61  44% 19-24  44% 28-37  43%
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2 WR Hunter Sparks Sr.
HM LB Noah Johnson Sr.
Sand Rock   Wildcats     (5-6)
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Schedule 54-54  50% 23-20  54% 31-34  48%
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HM ATH Kane Robison Sr.
Section   Lions     (1-9)
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Schedule 53-56  49% 18-25  42% 35-31  53%
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Region 8
Decatur Heritage Christian   Eagles     (7-3)
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Schedule 45-63  42% 24-30  44% 21-33  39%
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HM K Ezra Burney Sr.
1 P Paxton Tarver Sr.
Lexington   Golden Bears     (5-6)
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Schedule 50-59  46% 27-29  48% 23-30  43%
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Red Bay   Tigers     (2-8)
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Schedule 45-49  48% 19-21  48% 26-28  48%
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Tanner   Rattlers     (2-8)
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Schedule 51-54  49% 25-26  49% 26-28  48%
2024 Coaching Change 
    Matt Smith will take over the football program at Tanner this season in hopes of continuing the success for the Rattlers. He has coached the boys soccer team the past ten seasons and led them to a first ever state championship in 2023. His soccer teams finished a combined 139-59 over the past ten seasons.

Smith is a 2007 graduate of Tanner.

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Tharptown   Wildcats     (0-10)
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Schedule 44-56  44% 16-30  35% 28-26  52%
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Winston County   Yellow Jackets     (12-1)
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Schedule 42-65  39% 26-30  46% 16-35  31%
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1 WR Chris Clemons Sr.
2 OL Brock Yeager Sr.
HM LB Landon Kelley Sr.