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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Dickie Wright
League: 6A Region 5 (moving from 5A Region 4)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Sims 6'4" 345 Senior OL [Mississippi]
Dwayne Orso 6'6" 255 Senior DE [Oklahoma]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.9
2013 National Rank: #1127
2013 State Rank: #28
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2014 National Rank: #1387
2014 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #444
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 89-40 (50-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 40
2013 Points Against Average: 10.3
2013 Differential: +29.7
2013 Wins: #1730 Wetumpka (28-0), #2316 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (38-14), #3692 Sylacauga (50-7), #5722 Russell County (Seale) (42-7), #6556 Chilton County (Clanton) (42-7), #8298 Talladega (66-0), #8932 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (62-0), #9273 Ramsay (Birmingham) (54-6), #9982 Shelby County (Columbiana) (63-0)
2013 Losses: #248 Vestavia Hills (34-14), #441 Saraland (21-14), #1317 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (28-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 75-63
Recent State Championships: 2005 (5A), 2004 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Region 4), 2012 (5A Region 4), 2005 (5A Region 3), 2004 (5A Region 3), 2003 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Pelham (37-30)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Decatur, 8/29 at Vestavia Hills, 9/5 at Pelham, 9/12 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 9/19 at Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham), 10/3 Minor (Adamsville), 10/10 Walker (Jasper), 10/17 at Hueytown, 10/24 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 10/31 Tuscaloosa County (Northport)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Vestavia Hills (46.4), Walker (Jasper) (27.5), Decatur (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (0.2), Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (2.7), Hueytown (16.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 (18.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1612
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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