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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Black/Silver
Coach: Alvin Briggs
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Keaton Anderson 6'1" 215 Senior LB [Alabama]
Dee Smith 6'2" 190 Senior DB
Tucker Sigle 6'5" 225 Senior TE
Malik Manciel 6'2" 255 Senior DE
Roland Adams 5'11" 195 Senior RB
Blake Hawkins 6'4" 200 Senior ATH
Chandler Brewer 6'6" 295 Senior OL 5.2

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kendrick Doss 6'2" 215 Senior QB [Mississippi]
Cole Hardin 6'4" 290 Senior OL [Vanderbilt]
Daniel Keith 6'5" 260 Senior OL [Arkansas State]
D.J. Armstead 5'10" 190 Senior DB [Arkansas State]
Walter Brady 6'4" 240 Senior DE [Missouri]
Quade Alexander 6'0" 175 Senior DB [Southern Mississippi]
Isaac Dillard 6'1" 165 Senior WR
Walter Bradey 6'4" 225 Senior DE [Middle Tennessee State]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 43.5
2013 National Rank: #554
2013 State Rank: #14
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 40.7
2014 National Rank: #617
2014 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1096
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 64-45 (48-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.3
2013 Points Against Average: 21.3
2013 Differential: +8
2013 Wins: #657 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (37-30), #1274 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (33-21), #2178 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (28-7), #2261 Decatur (20-6), #2373 Buckhorn (New Market) (28-14), #2758 Austin (Decatur) (34-30), #2841 Hazel Green (27-20), #5449 Clemens [James] (Madison) (50-24), #6443 Sparkman (Harvest) (69-43)
2013 Losses: #55 Hoover (22-21), #248 Vestavia Hills (21-7), #427 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (13-7), #584 Oxford (26-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 91-59
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Shades Valley (Birmingham), 9/5 Muscle Shoals, 9/11 at Cullman, 9/19 Bryant [Alma] (Irvington), 9/26 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/3 Austin (Decatur), 10/10 at Athens, 10/17 Hartselle, 10/24 at Decatur, 10/31 Huntsville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Shades Valley (Birmingham) (52.5), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (51.3), Muscle Shoals (46.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Huntsville (23.4), Austin (Decatur) (23.4), Decatur (26.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3 (35.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #215
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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