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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Jim Elgin
League: 5A Region 5 (moving from 5A Region 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Haston Coates 6'2.5" 310 Senior OG

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7
2011 National Rank: #6171
2011 State Rank: #176
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.8
2012 National Rank: #6221
2012 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2668
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 63-41 (43-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-9
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.1
2011 Points Against Average: 34
2011 Differential: -15.9
2011 Wins: #6371 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) (32-6)
2011 Losses: #203 Hueytown (59-6), #1156 Bibb County (Centreville) (52-20), #1644 Pelham (27-14), #1917 Fairfield (32-15), #2274 Wenonah (Birmingham) (28-21), #2425 McAdory (McCalla) (21-3), #2952 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (27-16), #5107 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (41-35), #6028 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (47-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-45
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A Region 4), 2006 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris), 9/7 Wenonah (Birmingham), 9/14 at Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 9/21 McAdory (McCalla), 9/28 Hueytown, 10/4 at Brookwood, 10/12 at Fairfield, 10/19 Central (Tuscaloosa), 10/26 at Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale), 11/2 Bibb County (Centreville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hueytown (42.6), Bibb County (Centreville) (37.3), Wenonah (Birmingham) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brookwood (-4.2), Central (Tuscaloosa) (-2.2), Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris) (6.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2258
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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