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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: David Norwood
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Walker 5'11" 195 Senior ATH 4.6

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35.1
2012 National Rank: #1175
2012 State Rank: #33
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 31.9
2013 National Rank: #1320
2013 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1782
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 28-25 [27-26 on the field] (22-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 30.7
2012 Points Against Average: 17
2012 Differential: +13.7
2012 Wins: #390 Spain Park (Hoover) (37-24), #800 Hartselle (34-27), #1371 Hazel Green (23-13), #1867 Decatur (34-17), #3557 Athens (34-0), #5801 Buckhorn (New Market) (48-7), #7262 Sparkman (Harvest) (42-23), #8347 Clemens [James] (Madison) (50-14)
2012 Losses: #986 Pell City (20-13), #1236 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (17-13), #1834 Florence (25-10)
2012 Opponents W-L: 61-61
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Spain Park (Hoover), 9/6 at Decatur, 9/13 Buckhorn (New Market), 9/20 at Sparkman (Harvest), 9/27 Athens, 10/4 at Hazel Green, 10/11 Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/18 Florence, 10/25 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/31 at Hartselle
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hartselle (42.2), Spain Park (Hoover) (40.5), Decatur (37.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Clemens [James] (Madison) (-1.3), Sparkman (Harvest) (3.3), Buckhorn (New Market) (9.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2 (26.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1061
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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