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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Red/White
Coach: Cris Bell
League: 7A Region 3 (moving from 6A Region 4)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 2-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Gaines 5'9" 195 Senior HB 4.60
Warren Shader 5'11" 185 Junior QB 4.70
Riley Fowler 5'11" 200 Senior LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth, Talent In Backfield
Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 22
2013 National Rank: #3037
2013 State Rank: #94
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.3
2014 National Rank: #2090
2014 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26
Dynasty National Rank: #1289
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 51-64 (26-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 24.6
2013 Points Against Average: 28.6
2013 Differential: -4
2013 Wins: #2163 Pell City (22-15), #3995 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (35-21), #4210 Thompson (Alabaster) (36-22), #4696 Chelsea (31-21)
2013 Losses: #482 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (38-15), #657 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (50-22), #1462 Prattville (28-21), #1705 Spain Park (Hoover) (21-17), #1730 Wetumpka (28-6), #2597 Pelham (42-41)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-42
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (28-26), 9/5/14 Vestavia Hills (14-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 vs Hazel Green, 8/29 at Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa), 9/5 Vestavia Hills, 9/12 at Hoover, 9/19 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 9/26 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 10/3 at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/10 Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 10/17 at Spain Park (Hoover), 10/24 at Thompson (Alabaster), 10/31 Pell City
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (80.9), Vestavia Hills (46.4), Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (31.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Thompson (Alabaster) (16), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (18.3), Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (21.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #417
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%