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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Maroon/Gray/White
Coach: Matt Plunkett
League: 6A Region 6
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.7
2015 National Rank: #603
2015 State Rank: #21
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 33.3
2016 National Rank: #1406
2016 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2205
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 77-66 (50-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 39.5
2015 Points Against Average: 24
2015 Differential: +15.5
2015 Wins: #1263 Minor (Adamsville) (27-19), #1614 Walker (Jasper) (48-28), #1643 Hartselle (38-14), #1921 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (42-13), #2960 Fort Payne (38-28), #3645 Huffman (Birmingham) (34-6), #4192 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (36-34), #6368 Pelham (61-12), #7484 Center Point (Birmingham) (49-8), #9581 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (42-6)
2015 Losses: #99 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (52-27), #370 Austin (Decatur) (53-38), #598 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (39-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 78-72
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 6), 2003 (5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Muscle Shoals (14-10), 8/26/16 Clemens [James] (Madison) (26-13), 9/2/16 Pell City (36-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Muscle Shoals, 8/26 Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/2 Pell City, 9/9 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham), 9/16 at Minor (Adamsville), 9/23 at Chelsea, 9/30 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 10/7 at Walker (Jasper), 10/14 Pinson Valley (Pinson), 10/21 at Center Point (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clemens [James] (Madison) (61.2), Muscle Shoals (51.5), Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (49)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Center Point (Birmingham) (4.9), Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (16.8), Minor (Adamsville) (26.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 (28.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #233
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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