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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Maroon/Gray/White
Coach: Chris Fancher
League: 6A Region 6
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #38

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Connor Reed 5'9" 180 Senior ATH 4.6
Jordan Howard 6'0" 205 Senior RB 4.6 [UAB]
Jesse Blackburn 6'3" 240 Senior TE

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 30.3
2012 National Rank: #1718
2012 State Rank: #55
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.9
2013 National Rank: #2381
2013 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1851
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 27-25 (17-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 30.9
2012 Points Against Average: 26.5
2012 Differential: +4.4
2012 Wins: #1828 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (35-15), #2234 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (31-30), #2736 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (43-21), #3358 Minor (Adamsville) (42-26), #4537 Huffman (Birmingham) (42-30), #5801 Buckhorn (New Market) (32-6), #10789 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (43-16)
2012 Losses: #304 Vestavia Hills (48-7), #594 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (35-14), #612 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (38-28), #4684 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (27-23)
2012 Opponents W-L: 57-65
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 6), 2003 (5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Minor (Adamsville), 9/6 Woodlawn (Birmingham), 9/12 Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 9/20 at Vestavia Hills, 9/27 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 10/4 at Huffman (Birmingham), 10/11 Shades Valley (Birmingham), 10/18 at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/25 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham), 11/1 at Buckhorn (New Market)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Vestavia Hills (49.3), Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (42.2), Shades Valley (Birmingham) (34)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (-8.3), Woodlawn (Birmingham) (1.3), Buckhorn (New Market) (9.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (25.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1992
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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