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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Black/Silver
Coach: Alvin Briggs
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Rashawn Smith 6'3" 210 Senior LB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Beniquez Brown 6'2" 200 Senior ATH 4.5 [Mississippi State]
Kivon Coman 6'1" 190 Senior DB [Mississippi State]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.3
2011 National Rank: #1111
2011 State Rank: #34
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 32.2
2012 National Rank: #1227
2012 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25
Dynasty National Rank: #1355
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 48-37 (36-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 26.5
2011 Points Against Average: 19
2011 Differential: +7.5
2011 Wins: #542 Vestavia Hills (13-7), #781 Muscle Shoals (27-22), #2093 Hazel Green (27-21), #4052 Buckhorn (New Market) (34-6), #5160 Russellville (35-18), #6946 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (48-27), #7128 Sparkman (Harvest) (42-14)
2011 Losses: #400 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (10-7), #1203 Huntsville (30-18), #1933 Decatur (35-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-53
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/14/11 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (48-27), 10/21/11 Hazel Green (27-21), 10/28/11 Russellville (35-18)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Gadsden City (Gadsden), 9/7 at Buckhorn (New Market), 9/14 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 9/21 Decatur, 9/28 at Oxford, 10/5 Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/12 at Hazel Green, 10/19 Austin (Decatur), 10/26 at Sparkman (Harvest), 11/2 Vestavia Hills
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oxford (53.9), Vestavia Hills (44.7), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (39.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sparkman (Harvest) (6), Buckhorn (New Market) (16.3), Decatur (22.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #493
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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