| Shelby County (Columbiana, AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Ryan Herring League: 5A Region 5 (moving from 5A Region 4) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Denzel Williams Junior RB/DB Evan McNeal Junior QB/LB Brandon Johnson Sophomore RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Coaching, Returning Playmaker Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Graduation Losses, Tougher District RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 30.2 2009 National Rank: #1459 2009 State Rank: #44 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 28.3 2010 National Rank: #1523 2010 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 19 Dynasty National Rank: #2266 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2 Dynasty Record: 56-23 (34-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 9-2 2009 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2009 Points For Average: 34.2 2009 Points Against Average: 12.3 2009 Differential: +21.9 2009 Wins: #3408 Carroll Catholic (Birmingham) (49-0), #3782 Sylacauga (34-28), #4802 Moody (49-6), #5658 Calera (41-14), #6792 Pell City (28-0), #7069 Chelsea (47-32), #7595 Jemison (35-7), #9354 Butler County Magnet (Georgiana) (41-0), #10548 Talladega (26-8) 2009 Losses: #313 Demopolis (26-20), #1150 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (14-6) 2009 Opponents W-L: 62-59 Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Region 4), 2003 (4A Region 5) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/27 Pell City, 9/3 Erwin [E. B.] (Birmingham), 9/10 at Chelsea, 9/17 Talladega, 9/24 at Southside (Gadsden), 10/1 at Moody, 10/8 Sylacauga, 10/15 at Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 10/22 Pinson Valley (Pinson), 10/29 at Chilton County (Clanton) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (31.8), Sylacauga (16.9), Chilton County (Clanton) (13.6) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Talladega (-10.2), Pinson Valley (Pinson) (-4.2), Pell City (7) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (15 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4861 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20% Opener: 8/27 Pell City [projection: 34-8 win] |