Valley (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Marshon Harper League: 5A Region 2 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Matravious Williams 6'0" 185 Junior S/WR 4.53 Deion Johnson 5'10" 185 Senior RB/S 4.57 Cedric Chambers 5'8" 175 Senior WR/OLB 4.56 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION DeVonta Staples 6'1" 190 Senior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WRs, ILBs Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 16.9 2012 National Rank: #4008 2012 State Rank: #115 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 7.3 2013 National Rank: #5902 2013 State Rank: #167 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 23.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2063 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6 Dynasty Record: 37-20 (29-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 5-6 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 20.3 2012 Points Against Average: 22.5 2012 Differential: -2.2 2012 Wins: #4434 Carroll (Ozark) (19-14), #7245 Russell County (Seale) (41-18), #9780 Marbury (27-8), #9821 Washington [Booker T.] (Tuskegee) (40-6), #11283 Rehobeth (Dothan) (42-12) 2012 Losses: #175 Opelika (35-0), #182 Auburn (39-10), #841 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (30-3), #1719 Vigor [C. F.] (Prichard) (29-14), #1955 Smiths Station (Smiths) (27-20), #2355 Eufaula (29-7) 2012 Opponents W-L: 66-58-1 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Auburn, 9/6 at Rehobeth (Dothan), 9/13 Carroll (Ozark), 9/20 at Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 9/27 Opelika, 10/4 Eufaula, 10/11 at Washington [Booker T.] (Tuskegee), 10/18 at Russell County (Seale), 10/25 Marbury, 11/1 Smiths Station (Smiths) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Opelika (59.7), Auburn (55), Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (40.5) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rehobeth (Dothan) (-15.6), Marbury (-10.8), Washington [Booker T.] (Tuskegee) (-7.5) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 (20.8 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2388 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |