Did You Know? Etowah has strung together seven straight winning seasons that included seven consecutive playoff berths. The last time the Blue Devils had a losing record and missed the playoffs was in 2009. |
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GADSDEN CITY TITANS |
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Class, Region: Class 7A, Region 4 Head Coach: Bart Sessions |
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2016 Record: 7-6 2016 Playoffs: Advanced to the Class 7A semi-finals before falling at home to eventual 7A champion Hoover 42-14.
2016 Rewind: Gadsden City started the season 0-4 and lost five of their first six games before they found their groove and made an impressive run. The Titans won four straight games to secure a spot in the playoffs. The team then claimed two road playoff victories( over Mountain Brook and Hewitt-Trussville) to advance to the semifinals where they fell to eventual state champion Hoover in the Class 7A semifinals.
Jaelyn Fleming
Key Losses: The Titans said goodbye to a very talented class of seniors that made the late-season charge. Eight former Gadsden City stars signed with colleges on National Signing Day including OL Toryque Bateman( Louisville), RB Damon Williams( Arizona Western College), OL Gregory Collins( Miles), LB C. J. Winston( Chattanooga) and DL TreVonte Carter( West Alabama).
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Players to Watch: Senior QB Ryan Sparks is back under center as the Titans’ second-year starter. His production was instrumental last season in leading the offense to an average of 42.8 points per game in Gadsden City’ s victories last season. WR / RB Jaelyn Fleming( Troy verbal commit) and WR LaRay Mostella return as two of the Titans’ top weapons. Twin brothers Jamontez Woods( RB) and Jamontavius Woods( WR) are also expected to make an impact. Defensively, look for DE Elijah Campbell( Georgia Southern commit), LB Jakobe Griffin, LB Jabraun McNeal, and CB Ahmad Bell to play key roles. |
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2017 Roundup: There is a lot of optimism in Gadsden as the Titans start the 2017 season. Following last year’ s playoff run, the Titans introduced new Head Coach Bart Sessions this offseason. Sessions has a proven track record compiling a 34-5 record at McGill-Toolen( 2011-13) and enters a program with a consistently talented locker room.“ I have been really pleased so far. They are really working hard,” Sessions said.“ They understand the amount of work it’ s going to take to compete at our level and they have really taken that challenge and ran with it.” With six starters back on both offense and defense, expect the Titans to play with a lot of confidence and enthusiasm this fall.
Did You Know?: Bart Sessions is the third coach in the program’ s 12 year history. Joe Billingsley( 2006-12) and Matt Scott( 2013-16) made the playoffs a combined 11 times.
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