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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Paul Ellis
League: 5A Region 7
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Logan McPherson 5'11" 165 Senior K [Louisiana Tech]

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2012 National Rank: #1552
2012 State Rank: #52
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 28
2013 National Rank: #1821
2013 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 28.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1418
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 47-11 (31-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 37.1
2012 Points Against Average: 11.7
2012 Differential: +25.4
2012 Wins: #1846 Lovett (Atlanta, GA) (28-14), #4250 Etowah (Attalla) (35-18), #4321 Boaz (24-6), #4545 Arab (51-21), #4787 North Jackson (Stevenson) (27-10), #6045 Southside (Gadsden) (45-20), #8347 Clemens [James] (Madison) (41-7), #8662 Scottsboro (45-7), #10831 Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville) (49-12), #12358 Columbia (Huntsville) (57-0)
2012 Losses: #800 Hartselle (14-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 56-65
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 North Jackson (Stevenson), 9/6 at Etowah (Attalla), 9/13 Arab, 9/20 at Southside (Gadsden), 9/27 Lovett (Atlanta, GA), 10/4 Boaz, 10/11 at Columbia (Huntsville), 10/18 Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville), 10/25 Scottsboro, 11/1 at Clemens [James] (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lovett (Atlanta, GA) (31.6), Etowah (Attalla) (15.7), Boaz (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-21.5), Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville) (-12.5), Scottsboro (-2.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (11.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6233
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%



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