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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Paul Ellis
League: 6A Region 7 (moving from 5A Region 7)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.1
2013 National Rank: #5065
2013 State Rank: #145
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.8
2014 National Rank: #5045
2014 State Rank: #149
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2041
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 92-33 (59-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 24.5
2013 Points Against Average: 18.5
2013 Differential: +6
2013 Wins: #5449 Clemens [James] (Madison) (37-34), #7704 Arab (20-15), #8594 Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville) (35-0), #9315 Boaz (33-0), #11537 North Jackson (Stevenson) (46-0), #11646 Columbia (Huntsville) (35-0)
2013 Losses: #295 Lovett (Atlanta, GA) (35-13), #1262 Southside (Gadsden) (28-14), #1821 McAdory (McCalla) (35-7), #4349 Etowah (Attalla) (21-10), #4935 Scottsboro (35-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-59
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region 7), 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 7), 2010 (5A Region 7), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 7), 2007 (5A Region 7), 2006 (5A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 New Hope (37-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at New Hope, 9/5 at Arab, 9/12 Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville), 9/19 Albertville, 9/26 Hazel Green, 10/3 at Lee (Huntsville), 10/10 Scottsboro, 10/17 at Gardendale, 10/24 at Southside (Gadsden), 10/31 Anniston
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Gadsden) (43.2), Gardendale (24.6), Hazel Green (23)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville) (-2.7), Arab (0.8), Lee (Huntsville) (1.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (12 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3465
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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