Gadsden, AL – After one season leading the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats football program, head coach, Bart Sessions will be coaching 120 miles west next season.
The Alabama high school coaching veteran was approved as the Gadsden City Titans head football coach Tuesday night.
Sessions will become the program’s third head coach since Emma Sansom, Litchfield and Gadsden High schools united under the Titans banner in 2006.
Both former GCHS coaches, Joe Billingsley (58-26) and Matt Scott (27-20) lead the Titans to the AHSAA state semi-finals during their tenures.
In his only season in Northport, Sessions lone Tuscaloosa County squad finished 2-8. Before taking over at TCHS, Sessions served as Shawn Raney’s defensive coordinator at Spain Park for two seasons. During his tenure on the Jaguars staff he helped lead SPHS the the 7A state title game and two victories over arch rival Hoover, both program firsts.
The bulk of Sessions’ head coaching experience came during his tenure at Mobile’s McGill-Toolen Catholic from 2011-2013. During three seasons he lead the Yellow Jackets to a combined 34-5 record including two region championships and trip to the 6A semi-finals in 2013.
Before taking over the McGill-Toolen program in 2011, Sessions was considered one of Alabama’s premier defensive assistants. He spent the 2010 season as the defensive coordinator at Daphne, helping lead the Trojans to capture the 6A state championship. The Mobile native also served as Prattville’s defensive coordinator during the Lions state title run in 2008.
Earlier in his career, he spent time as an assistant at Mobile’s Davidson, B.C. Rain and Shaw high schools.
School | Former Coach | New Coach |
Aliceville | Rico Jackson | Melvin Pete |
Alma Bryant | Bruce Breland | Doug Hoehn |
Ashville | Steve Martin | Trey Pike |
Autauga Academy | Kyle Glover | Bobby Carr |
Berry | Danny Raines | Caleb Hynds |
Beulah | Jarrod Wooten | Cody Flournoy |
Bessemer City | Martez Edwards | Quintin Jackson |
Brindlee Mtn. | Matt Self | Keith Garner |
Boaz | Eric Whaley | Jeremy Sullivan |
Buckhorn | John Holladay | Keith Henderson |
Calhoun | Bill Lamar | Ervin Starr |
Chilton County | Brian Bradford | Tal Morrison |
Carver-Montgomery | Billy Gresham | Willie Spears |
Clarke Co. | Junior Kelley | Stacey Luker |
Clay-Chalkville | Jerry Hood | Drew Gilmer |
Colbert Co. | Dale Jeffreys | Brett Mask |
Columbia | Chris Hancock | Marcus McCall |
Coosa Valley Academy | Steve McCord | Dane Reese |
DAR | Bobby Rhodes | Joel Pool |
Daleville | Josh Parrish | Rob Armstrong |
Dallas Co. | Marty Smith | Clifford Matthews |
Demopolis | Stacey Luker | Brian Seymore |
Deshler | Mike Hand | Bo Culver |
Donoho | Andy McWilliams | Mark Sanders |
Dora | Mike Cain | Bart Lockhart |
Douglas | Brad Pounds | Bryan Jennings |
Elkmont | Sean Holt | Duane Wales |
Escambia County | Royce Young | Rico Jackson |
Fairfield | L.C. Cole | Keon Handley |
Faith Academy | Lance Lawley | Jeff Estes |
Florala | Brad Rhodes | Scott Mason |
Fruitdale | Ryan Little | Mike Davis |
Gadsden City | Matt Scott | Bart Sessions |
Grissom | Eddie Stewart | Chip English |
Gulf Shores | Jamie Williams | Matt Blake |
Haleyville | Bo Culver | Todd McNutt |
Headland | Scott Glenn | Danny Raines |
Highand Home | Gregg Baker | Phillip Coggins |
Holtville | Hunter Adams | Jason Franklin |
Holy Spirit | Jamie Griffin | Mark Cochran |
Hooper Academy | Chad Michael | Duane McWhorter |
Horseshoe Bend | Jason Franklin | Josh Averett |
Huntsville | Clint Woodfin | Mark Fleetwood |
Kingwood Christian | Sheldon Ward | Todd Bradford |
Kinston | Johnny Mitchell | Jon Cooper |
Lakeside | Phil Anderson | Jimmy King |
Lamar Co. | James Moore | Robbie Bradford |
Lincoln | Brad Wallace | Matt Zedaker |
Linden | Andro Williams | Demtrice Jackson |
Loachapoka | Jerome Tate | Antonio Richards |
Marengo Academy | Webb Tutt | Lebo Jones |
Mary Montgomery | Brian Seymore | Chris Wilson |
McGill-Toolen | Caleb Ross | Earnest Hill |
Meek | Lance Archer | David Norwood |
Minor | George Bates | Curtis Graves |
Murphy | Rick Cauley | Muskingum Barnes |
New Hope | Randall Taylor | Kenny Chadwick |
Northside | Darrin Hughes | Chris Hilliker |
Northside Methodist | Dustin Harrison | George Kennedy |
Northview | LaBrian Stewart | Josh Parrish |
Oneonta | Don Jacobs | Brandon Herring |
Opelika | Brian Blackmon | Caleb Ross |
Pinson Valley | Matt Glover | Patrick Nix |
Pleasant Home | Chris Mason | Richard Mercer |
R.A. Hubbard | Nicholas Vinson | Mac Hampton |
Red Level | James Wise | Kenny Skipper |
Scottsboro | Patrick Nix | Don Jacobs |
Section | Drew Davis | Luke Powell |
Selma | Keon Handley | Christopher Raymond |
Sparkman | Chris Cagle | Laron White |
Stanhope Elmore | Mike Dean | Brian Bradford |
St John Paul II | John Munford | David Lloyd |
Straughn | Chris Wilson | John Higgins |
St. Clair Co. | Lance Smith | Matt Glover |
Sumiton Christian | Bart Lockhart | Mike McCarty |
Susan Moore | Ken Adams | Heath Lauderdale |
Talladega | Robert Herring Jr. | Ted Darby |
Tanner | Laron White | Maurice Belser |
Thorsby | Billy Jackson | Daryl Davis |
Trinity Presbyterian | Randy Ragsdale | Barry Loyal |
Tuscaloosa Co. | Bart Sessions | John Holladay |
Victory Christian | Mark Sanders | Mark Holliday |
Vinemont | Matt Norris | Stephen Robinson |
Washington Co. | Al Earnest | Devin Roberts |
Woodlawn | Cornelius Turner | George Bates |
W.S. Neal | Doug Hoehn | Andro Williams |
Zion Chapel | Bubba Nall | Randy Bryant |