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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Red/White
Coach: Cris Bell
League: 6A Region 4 (moving from 6A Region 6)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 0-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Scott Hester 6'2" 220 Senior FB 4.70
Jake Adams 6'3" 220 Senior QB 4.70
Jon Michael Miller 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Bradley Bostick 5'6" 160 Senior RB 4.30 [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Defense, Experience At QB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, Running Game Must Improve

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2011 National Rank: #2612
2011 State Rank: #80
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.9
2012 National Rank: #2294
2012 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25
Dynasty National Rank: #1355
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 40-54 (18-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 12.6
2011 Points Against Average: 19.7
2011 Differential: -7.1
2011 Wins: #4052 Buckhorn (New Market) (31-6), #4721 Thompson (Alabaster) (33-10)
2011 Losses: #81 Hoover (21-14), #223 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (38-7), #542 Vestavia Hills (28-0), #815 Spain Park (Hoover) (28-10), #1291 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (22-7), #1325 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (14-10), #1644 Pelham (16-7), #1710 Homewood (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-44
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Shades Valley (Birmingham), 9/7 at Wetumpka, 9/14 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook), 9/21 at Pelham, 9/28 at Pell City, 10/5 Chelsea, 10/12 at Spain Park (Hoover), 10/19 Prattville, 10/26 at Thompson (Alabaster), 11/2 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Prattville (60.8), Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (56.7), Wetumpka (38.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Thompson (Alabaster) (14.4), Shades Valley (Birmingham) (15.5), Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (19.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #260
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%