GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Cardinal/White/Blue
Coach: Scott Sharp
League: 6A Region 7 (moving from 6A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #23
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Grant Hill 6'5" 315 Senior OL/DL [Alabama]
Cameron Toney 6'2" 225 Senior LB [Auburn]
Karter Smith 5'10" 175 Senior DB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.3
2011 National Rank: #1203
2011 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33
2012 National Rank: #1148
2012 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1866
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 58-45 (43-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.3
2011 Points Against Average: 17.9
2011 Differential: +11.4
2011 Wins: #1111 Florence (30-18), #1933 Decatur (24-10), #2005 Cullman (31-22), #3062 Minor (Adamsville) (19-0), #4052 Buckhorn (New Market) (25-0), #6946 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (36-7), #7128 Sparkman (Harvest) (49-17), #7750 Scottsboro (48-10)
2011 Losses: #223 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (31-14), #400 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (37-15), #1710 Homewood (28-27), #2093 Hazel Green (35-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-61
Recent League Championships: 2008 (6A Region 8), 2003 (5A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Sparkman (Harvest), 9/7 at Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 9/14 at Lee (Huntsville), 9/21 Oxford, 9/28 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/4 Albertville, 10/12 Pell City, 10/19 at Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 10/26 at Gadsden City (Gadsden), 11/2 Hazel Green
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (56.7), Oxford (53.9), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (39.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (1.7), Lee (Huntsville) (4.7), Sparkman (Harvest) (6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 (26.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #592
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%