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PELL CITY PANTHERS Class, Region: Class 6A, Region 7 Head Coach: Keith Etheredge 2015 Record: 4-7 2015 Playoffs: Lost at eventual state champion Spanish Fort 24-10 in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs 2015 Rewind: Pell City finished 4-7 in 2015. The Panthers fell 24-10 to eventual state champion Spanish Fort in the first round of the playoffs. Key Losses: Linebacker Elijah Shepard was the leader of the defensive side of the ball last season. The Panthers will also miss the anchor of the offensive line in graduated three-year starter Dylan Wiley. Players to Watch: Several new faces will take the field this fall as only three offensive starters return and five on the defensive side of the football. Etheredge is counting on several young men to bring excitement to re-vamped Pete Rich Stadium. Kent Foster, Tyler Estell, Chris Lynch, Hudson Hughes, Kinsman Trammell, Austin Carlton, Austin Stephens, Hunter Creighton, Cole McGee, Logan Tucker, Emon Roberson, Daniel Crane, Nick Brownlee and Seth Kent are all expected to provide leadership to the Panthers this fall. HOME OF THE 2016 Roundup: Ethridge expects a tough region schedule in 2016. The Panthers will host Southside-Gadsden, A.P. Brewer and Oxford and face road trips to Cullman, Albertville and Fort Payne. The non-region schedule brings Anniston to the revamped Pete Rich Stadium and on the road to Childersburg, Gardendale and Helena. Did You Know? After 10 seasons at Leeds, Coach Keith Etheredge made the move to take over the program at PCHS. Etheredge had led the Green Wave to six State Championship appearances in 10 seasons, winning four of the six. 64 | 2016 Pigskin Roundup the Magazine TonySerraFord.com 877-DRIVE-FORD 723 E. Battle St. Talladega, AL 35160