GDW Analysis:
GOOD HOPE: With the forecast for stormy weather on Friday, Good Hope High School is moving its AHSAA 4A state playoff game vs. Cherokee County to Thursday evening.
Gameday Weekly was informed of this Tuesday morning when receiving a text message from coach Alan Scott.
Preview:
Cherokee Co Warriors at Good Hope Raiders
AHSAA 4A state playoff 1st round
Thursday, November 6
7:00 p.m. from James Shabel Stadium.
Good Hope: 8 & 2, 2nd in 4A, Region 5
Cherokee Co: 7 & 3, 3rd in 4A, Region 6
Series: Cherokee Co 2 to 0
Last time: Cherokee Co 35 to 0 win in 2023.
Good Hope is 5 & 0 at home
Cherokee Co is 2 & 3 on the road
Last game: GH lost to Fairview 14 to 7
CC beat Ashville 42 to 18
Alan Scott is in his 11th year at Good Hope with a record of 71 & 51.
His all time record is 15 years, 89 & 74.
Scott is tied for 4th in all time wins in Cullman County schools football with Dafford Smith.
The Raiders are in the playoffs with Scott for the 7th time in the last 8 years.
This is the first time the Raiders take on Cherokee Co in postseason play.
Cherokee Co is in the postseason for the 6th consecutive year.
Cherokee Co comes in with a scoring average of 28.4 points a game. Good Hope is averaging 34 points per game with the Raider defense allow the opponents 10.6 a contest.
The winner to meet the winner of Randolph vs, West Morgan in the 2nd round on the weekend of November 14.
Photo of Good Hope DB Cody Stephens (3) making a tackle on a Dora ball carrier in a game at Dora October 24. Good Hope won 35 to 15.
Photo courtesy of the Daily Mountain Eagle.
