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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Chris Elmore
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Marquet 6'0" 175 Senior QB 4.7
Zalon Reynolds 5'8" 175 Senior RB 4.5
Jay Vickers 5'9" 175 WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top 3 Offensive Play-Makers Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Lost 4 3-Year Starters From Defense

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 36.6
2015 National Rank: #1129
2015 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 41.1
2016 National Rank: #702
2016 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2715
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.7
Dynasty Record: 83-59 (49-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.7
2015 Points Against Average: 25.6
2015 Differential: +6.1
2015 Wins: #1946 Pell City (17-16), #2718 Helena (40-20), #2868 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (21-16), #2915 Oxford (38-17), #3904 Valley (48-3), #4439 Chilton County (Clanton) (44-21), #5539 Southside (Gadsden) (43-10)
2015 Losses: #119 Opelika (40-25), #218 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (42-24), #566 Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile) (41-28), #1186 Thompson (Alabaster) (56-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 73-53
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A Region 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (49-33), 8/26/16 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (43-15), 9/2/16 Wetumpka (35-28)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 8/26 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 9/2 Wetumpka, 9/9 at Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 9/16 at Pelham, 9/23 Gardendale, 10/7 at Opelika, 10/14 Chilton County (Clanton), 10/21 Helena, 10/28 at Cullman
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Opelika (47.2), Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (44.7), Cullman (38.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wetumpka (4.4), Pelham (10), Chilton County (Clanton) (16.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8 (31.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #854
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%