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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Jim Elgin
League: 5A Region 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Haston Coates 6'2.5" 310 Senior OG

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
James Bradberry 6'1" 180 Senior DB [Arkansas State]
Anthony Gardner 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.38

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 37.1
2010 National Rank: #897
2010 State Rank: #31
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 35.3
2011 National Rank: #799
2011 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3145
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.2
Dynasty Record: 34-22 (27-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 26.2
2010 Points Against Average: 13.3
2010 Differential: +12.9
2010 Wins: #862 McAdory (McCalla) (27-22), #874 Bibb County (Centreville) (31-21), #1023 Hueytown (28-19), #1357 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) (10-0), #2531 Fairfield (21-0), #3395 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (29-24), #4284 Wenonah (Birmingham) (24-13), #4776 Selma (42-0), #7507 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (35-14), #7908 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (38-6)
2010 Losses: #862 McAdory (McCalla) (16-14), #1739 Pelham (24-15)
2010 Opponents W-L: 78-58
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery), 9/2 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham), 9/9 at Hueytown, 9/16 Fairfield, 9/23 Pelham, 9/30 at Woodlawn (Birmingham), 10/7 at McAdory (McCalla), 10/14 Wenonah (Birmingham), 10/21 at Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 10/28 at Bibb County (Centreville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hueytown (41.8), McAdory (McCalla) (39.5), Bibb County (Centreville) (35.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (2), Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (2.3), Wenonah (Birmingham) (13.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (23.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1005
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/26 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) [projection: 19-14 win]



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