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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Josh Floyd
League: 7A Region 4 (moving from 7A Region 3)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Noah Igbinoghene 6'0" 195 Senior ATH/WR 4.41
David Acfalle 5'11" 190 Senior DB 4.34
Christian Smith 6'2" 295 Senior DL 5.0

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jarrion Street 6'1" 195 Senior RB
Jalen Williams 6'0" 220 Senior LB
Bailey McElwain 6'0" 230 Senior RB 5.1
Zac Thomas 6'2" 205 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several OL Starters Return, Stronger Physically, Improved Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB/RB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2015 National Rank: #598
2015 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 41.6
2016 National Rank: #672
2016 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #1069
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 86-59 [84-61 on the field] (51-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 26.5
2015 Points Against Average: 26.1
2015 Differential: +0.4
2015 Wins: #440 Vestavia Hills (28-12), #603 Gardendale (39-34), #1186 Thompson (Alabaster) (35-17), #1226 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (38-31), #2179 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (35-14), #3921 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (38-14)
2015 Losses: #99 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (53-35), #113 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville, TN) (21-16), #138 Spain Park (Hoover) (31-28), #147 Hoover (38-0), #381 Clemens [James] (Madison) (22-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 91-44
Recent League Championships: 2008 (6A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville, TN) (33-24), 8/26/16 Manatee (Bradenton, FL) (78-56), 9/2/16 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville, TN), 8/26 Manatee (Bradenton, FL), 9/2 at Gadsden City (Gadsden), 9/9 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 9/16 at Buckhorn (New Market), 9/23 Center Point (Birmingham), 9/30 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/7 at Sparkman (Harvest), 10/14 Huntsville, 10/21 Clemens [James] (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clemens [James] (Madison) (61.2), Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville, TN) (52.6), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (46.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-4.5), Center Point (Birmingham) (4.9), Sparkman (Harvest) (16.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.5 (44.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #420
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%