LOACHAPOKA, Ala. - In Alabama, schools that participate in athletics and are members of the Alabama High School Athletic Association are put into a classification ranging from 1A to 7A. The difference in size is clear. So the question is how do 1A schools compete with the bigger schools and get their athletes to the collegiate level.
To highlight how small this 1A school is, the 2023 graduating class was made up of 40 students. Small schools like this come with challenges like not having a track. For years, the Indians commuted to Beauregard High School to practice on its track. Despite not having one of their own, the boy’s track team won its first state title in May 2023. Loachapoka is currently in the process of building its own track on campus.
Head football coach Frederick Newton has been with the Indians for four years. Weeden says that Newton is one of those people that goes above.“The main thing I try to tell kids these days, if you’re an athlete, if you’re doing it the right way, a coach will find you,” Newton said.
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