GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Chris Yeager
League: 7A Region 3 (moving from 6A Region 6)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #11
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Carroll 6'1" 180 Senior QB 4.70
Drew Odum 5'10" 165 Senior WR 4.60
Daniel McCool 6'2" 210 Senior DE 4.80
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ken Thompson 6'4" 260 Senior DT [Samford]
Austin Chapman 6'0" 215 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR, KR
Team Weaknesses: RB, Secondary
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 34.3
2013 National Rank: #1274
2013 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2014 National Rank: #1387
2014 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.5
Dynasty National Rank: #216
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 97-38 [96-39 on the field] (53-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.5
2013 Points Against Average: 15.4
2013 Differential: +10.1
2013 Wins: #248 Vestavia Hills (10-7), #2059 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (34-13), #2302 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (41-13), #2373 Buckhorn (New Market) (15-14), #5902 Huffman (Birmingham) (31-7), #6155 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (35-7), #8970 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (51-6)
2013 Losses: #482 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (42-28), #554 Florence (33-21), #2159 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (13-6), #2723 Gardendale (14-9)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-58
Recent League Championships: 2011 (6A Region 6), 2003 (6A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/21 vs Chelsea, 8/28 at Huntsville, 9/5 at Hoover, 9/12 Thompson (Alabaster), 9/19 at Vestavia Hills, 9/26 Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/2 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/10 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 10/17 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/24 Spain Park (Hoover), 10/31 at Huffman (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (80.9), Vestavia Hills (46.4), Spain Park (Hoover) (31.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Huffman (Birmingham) (8.5), Chelsea (13.9), Thompson (Alabaster) (16)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (27.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #594
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%