PIEDMONT BULLDOGS
Class, Region: Class 3A, Region 5
Head Coach: Steve Smith
2015 Record: 14-1
2015 Playoffs: Won the Class 3A State Championship with a
44-7 win over Bayside Academy in Tuscaloosa
2015 Rewind: The Bulldogs claimed the second football
state title in school history, winning the Class 3A, Region 6 title
along the way. Piedmont’s only loss was on the road at 4A state
champion Leeds.
Key Losses: There were some valuable
players lost off the state championship team.
Pigskin Roundup All-Stars RB Darnell
Jackson, LB Deonta Alexander, and WR
Bailey Blanchard have now moved on the
college ranks.
Players to Watch: There are still
standout players coming back for this
Piedmont team in 2016. Pigskin Roundup
All-Stars and All-Staters QB Taylor Hayes,
DE Chase Bobbitt, and OL Krae Keener
lead the defending 3A champs into 2016.
In addition to Keener, every other starting
lineman returns as well-Mason Langley,
Javian Woods, Cole Chasteen, and Blake
Headrick. Cardavian Myers will head up the
secondary and will be a part of the running
back rotation as well. Easton Kirk returns as
the punter and placekicker. Other names to
watch include DL Logan Beedles, LBs Logan
Smith and Austin Brazier, and DBs Coby
McFry and Kaedon Jenkins.
Austin Brazier
Linebacker
2016 Roundup: Piedmont lost only
10 seniors off last year’s championship
team, but that includes two running backs
and three receivers. The Bulldogs return
six starters on offense and 7 on defense.
That includes the entire offensive line,
most of the defensive front, and an AllState quarterback. On the defensive side
Piedmont returns experienced players at
every position. Head Coach Steve Smith’s
biggest concern is how quickly the younger
skill players can develop and come along.
All of the pieces are in place for Piedmont
to make a run at Auburn and another
state championship, and the Bulldogs will
certainly be the favorite again.
Did You Know? Steve Smith is the
winningest coach in Piedmont history.
Smith has won 108 games with just 23
losses in his time at PHS. Smith is the
25th coach in Bulldog history dating back
to their first season of play in 1924.
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