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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Josh Niblett
League: 7A Region 3 (moving from 6A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Darrell Williams 6'3" 225 Senior LB 4.7 [Auburn]
Christian Bell 6'4" 225 Senior DE [Alabama]
Bradrick Shaw 6'1" 205 Senior RB 4.60
Justin Johnson 6'3" 190 Senior WR 4.49 [Mississippi State]
R.J. Arnold 5'10" 215 Senior LB
Leonard Wood 6'3" 215 Senior WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marlon Humphrey 6'0" 175 Senior DB [Alabama]
Jaterrius Gulley Senior DT [Brigham Young]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 63.8
2013 National Rank: #55
2013 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 71.7
2014 National Rank: #19
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 58.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.8
Dynasty Record: 146-16 [150-12 on the field] (68-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 15-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 35.3
2013 Points Against Average: 8.9
2013 Differential: +26.4
2013 Wins: #107 Colquitt County (Moultrie, GA) (24-10), #226 Auburn (20-3), #248 Vestavia Hills (17-7), #248 Vestavia Hills (31-28), #482 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (33-14), #554 Florence (22-21), #766 Bessemer City (Bessemer) (48-7), #776 Opelika (29-7), #2130 Huntsville (41-7), #2159 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (41-0), #2706 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (28-6), #3198 Minor (Adamsville) (41-9), #4147 Hueytown (35-0), #5115 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (56-14), #7270 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (63-0)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 111-67
Recent State Championships: 2013 (6A), 2012 (6A), 2009 (6A), 2005 (6A), 2004 (6A), 2003 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (6A Region 5), 2012 (6A Region 5), 2010 (6A Region 6), 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 6), 2008 (6A Region 6), 2006 (6A Region 6), 2005 (6A Region 6), 2004 (6A Region 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (12-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 Central (Miami, FL), 8/29 at Colquitt County (Moultrie, GA), 9/5 Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 9/12 Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 9/19 at Thompson (Alabaster), 10/3 at Spain Park (Hoover), 10/10 at Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/17 Vestavia Hills, 10/24 at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/31 Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Miami, FL) (73.2), Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) (62.6), Colquitt County (Moultrie, GA) (54.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Thompson (Alabaster) (16), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (18.3), Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (22.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7 (37.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #129
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 75%