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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Toby Greene
League: 2A Region 2
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cory Gill 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.87
Cameron Blanks 6'0" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.66
Andrew Pugh 6'2" 220 Senior SE/SS 4.42

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Andrew Hardrick 6'2" 225 Senior WR 4.42 [North Carolina Central]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Skill Players, 3-Year Starters At QB/WR/RB, Improved OL
Team Weaknesses: Experience In Trenches

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -7.2
2013 National Rank: #9641
2013 State Rank: #282
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -0.7
2014 National Rank: #8109
2014 State Rank: #238
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7171
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 80-47 (49-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.3
2013 Points Against Average: 24.4
2013 Differential: +7.9
2013 Wins: #9926 Samson (30-23), #11964 Providence Christian (Dothan) (35-7), #12426 Houston County (Columbia) (33-6), #13050 Wicksburg (Newton) (39-8), #13168 Pleasant Home (Andalusia) (40-0), #13958 Ariton (42-7)
2013 Losses: #5255 Oakman (56-26), #5752 Long [G. W.] (Skipperville) (54-36), #8073 Houston Academy (Dothan) (40-30), #8409 McKenzie (44-30), #9621 Rehobeth (Dothan) (23-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-60
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A Region 3), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Geneva, 9/5 at Long [G. W.] (Skipperville), 9/12 Providence Christian (Dothan), 9/19 Houston Academy (Dothan), 9/26 at Barbour County (Clayton), 10/3 Houston County (Columbia), 10/10 Geneva County (Hartford), 10/17 at Samson, 10/24 at Ariton, 10/30 at Wicksburg (Newton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Long [G. W.] (Skipperville) (9), Geneva County (Hartford) (4.1), Houston Academy (Dothan) (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ariton (-38.7), Wicksburg (Newton) (-27.6), Houston County (Columbia) (-22.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.8 (-9.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #341
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11080
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%