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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Jim Elgin
League: 5A Region 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 5-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Sloan 6'1" 200 QB 4.60
Charles Buchannon 5'8" 180 RB 4.50
Alex Reedy 6'2" 200 MLB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Holes At WR

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2012 National Rank: #2688
2012 State Rank: #89
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 29.8
2013 National Rank: #1571
2013 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3334
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 29-26 (22-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 30.9
2012 Points Against Average: 19.4
2012 Differential: +11.5
2012 Wins: #4768 Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris) (30-19), #4783 Central (Tuscaloosa) (21-14), #4823 Fairfield (36-22), #5278 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (42-21), #7955 Brookwood (49-14), #8551 Bibb County (Centreville) (49-14), #9434 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (49-0)
2012 Losses: #435 McAdory (McCalla) (21-19), #1214 Hueytown (35-22), #1497 Wenonah (Birmingham) (26-6), #1485 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (27-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 64-57
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A Region 4), 2006 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris), 9/6 at Wenonah (Birmingham), 9/13 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 9/20 at McAdory (McCalla), 9/27 at Hueytown, 10/4 Brookwood, 10/11 Fairfield, 10/18 at Central (Tuscaloosa), 10/25 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale), 11/1 at Bibb County (Centreville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: McAdory (McCalla) (45.9), Hueytown (32.3), Wenonah (Birmingham) (28.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (-6.3), Brookwood (1), Bibb County (Centreville) (1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (18.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2991
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%