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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Red/White
Coach: Cris Bell
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Christon Taylor 6'0" 210 Junior LB
Warren Shader 6'0" 190 Senior QB
Justice Hammond 6'0" 260 Senior C

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved At WR/Secondary, LBs, QB/Top Two OL Return
Team Weaknesses: Young On Lines, Lost 1600-Yard Rusher

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 44.1
2014 National Rank: #571
2014 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 46.6
2015 National Rank: #405
2015 State Rank: #12
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1107
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.1
Dynasty Record: 61-67 (32-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 28.8
2014 Points Against Average: 23.1
2014 Differential: +5.7
2014 Wins: #495 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (28-26), #910 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (27-6), #1027 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (45-38), #1274 Clemens [James] (Madison) (60-43), #1345 Spain Park (Hoover) (34-27), #2247 Pell City (13-0), #2255 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (27-24), #2293 Vestavia Hills (14-7), #3378 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (42-12), #5793 Thompson (Alabaster) (49-23)
2014 Losses: #44 Hoover (35-0), #412 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (45-28), #1770 Hazel Green (14-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-71
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (15-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 vs Hazel Green, 8/28 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa), 9/4 at Vestavia Hills, 9/11 Hoover, 9/18 at Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 9/25 at Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 10/2 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/9 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 10/16 Spain Park (Hoover), 10/23 Thompson (Alabaster), 10/30 at Pell City
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (53), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (48.1), Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (45.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Thompson (Alabaster) (-2.2), Vestavia Hills (20.7), Spain Park (Hoover) (25.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7 (35.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #427
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%