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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Josh Niblett
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Jeremiah Moon 6'4" 205 Senior LB
P.J. Hall 5'11" 175 Senior DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Darrell Williams 6'3" 225 Senior LB 4.7
Justin Johnson 6'4" 205 Senior WR
Christian Bell 6'4" 220 Senior DE
Bradrick Shaw 6'1" 205 Senior RB 4.7
R.J. Arnold 5'10" 215 Senior LB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 65
2014 National Rank: #44
2014 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +6.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -9.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 53
2015 National Rank: #208
2015 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 58.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 158-18 [162-14 on the field] (75-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 37
2014 Points Against Average: 14.1
2014 Differential: +22.9
2014 Wins: #142 Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) (35-20), #186 Prattville (35-21), #412 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (42-7), #571 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (35-0), #910 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (66-27), #910 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (42-7), #1027 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (38-24), #1345 Spain Park (Hoover) (42-14), #1356 Buckhorn (New Market) (38-13), #2255 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (12-0), #2293 Vestavia Hills (42-0), #5793 Thompson (Alabaster) (56-6)
2014 Losses: #11 Colquitt County (Moultrie, GA) (35-14), #14 Central (Miami, FL) (24-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 110-63
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013 (6A), 2012 (6A), 2009 (6A), 2005 (6A), 2004 (6A), 2003 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 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 2015 Season: 17
Streak List: 9/5/14 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (12-0), 9/12/14 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (35-0), 9/19/14 Thompson (Alabaster) (56-6), 10/2/14 Spain Park (Hoover) (42-14), 10/10/14 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (66-27), 10/17/14 Vestavia Hills (42-0), 10/24/14 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (38-24), 10/31/14 Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) (35-20), 11/7/14 Buckhorn (New Market) (38-13), 11/14/14 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (42-7), 11/21/14 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (42-7), 12/3/14 Prattville (35-21), 8/22/15 Oakland (Murfreesboro, TN) (24-6), 8/28/15 Manatee (Bradenton, FL) (42-21), 9/4/15 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (21-14), 9/11/15 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (17-14), 9/18/15 Thompson (Alabaster) (31-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Oakland (Murfreesboro, TN), 8/28 Manatee (Bradenton, FL), 9/4 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 9/11 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 9/18 Thompson (Alabaster), 10/1 Spain Park (Hoover), 10/9 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/16 at Vestavia Hills, 10/23 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/30 North Marion (Citra, FL)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: North Marion (Citra, FL) (50.5), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (48.1), Manatee (Bradenton, FL) (47.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Thompson (Alabaster) (-2.2), Vestavia Hills (20.7), Spain Park (Hoover) (25.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.8 (43.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #249
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 25%



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