GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Smitty Grider
League: 4A Region 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Dre Finley 6'2" 235 LB 4.80
Josh Spence 5'9" 175 FS 4.50
Courtney Collins 6'0" 205 SS 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Christian Collis 6'1" 195 Senior WR [Middle Tennessee]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Experience At QB
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Question Marks At Starting Positions
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.2
2010 National Rank: #2646
2010 State Rank: #78
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 22.6
2011 National Rank: #2395
2011 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3503
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8
Dynasty Record: 34-21 (23-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.3
2010 Points Against Average: 20.1
2010 Differential: +11.2
2010 Wins: #4654 Holtville (Deatsville) (30-12), #4693 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (31-28), #5049 Calera (52-20), #5202 Greene County (Eutaw) (47-16), #6220 Elmore County (Eclectic) (29-6), #7488 Munford (47-15), #8430 Lincoln (28-9), #10556 Childersburg (42-0)
2010 Losses: #874 Bibb County (Centreville) (36-7), #1363 Dadeville (44-34), #2139 Tallassee (28-16), #4381 Henderson [Charles] (Troy) (27-12)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-64
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/26/11 Henderson [Charles] (Troy) (21-14), 9/2/11 Calera (55-7), 9/9/11 Childersburg (51-6), 9/16/11 Lincoln (18-7), 9/23/11 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (24-15)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Henderson [Charles] (Troy), 9/2 at Calera, 9/9 Childersburg, 9/16 at Lincoln, 9/23 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 9/30 Munford, 10/7 at Elmore County (Eclectic), 10/14 Holtville (Deatsville), 10/21 Dadeville, 10/28 at Tallassee
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dadeville (34.8), Tallassee (24.7), Holtville (Deatsville) (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Childersburg (-10.8), Lincoln (-2.4), Munford (3.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (14.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4198
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%
Opener: 8/26 at Henderson [Charles] (Troy) [projection: 28-21 win]