Marion [Francis] (Marion, AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Navy/Orange/White Coach: Grady Griffin League: 2A Region 4 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #48 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jamal Billingsley 5'8" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.74 Jarvis Heard 5'8" 215 Sophomore C/MLB 5.07 Kavari Ledyard 5'9" 175 Senior 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Discipline, Speed Team Weaknesses: Size, Youth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -25.3 2015 National Rank: #12686 2015 State Rank: #369 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: -25.8 2016 National Rank: #12658 2016 State Rank: #374 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -26.4 Dynasty National Rank: #13879 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.6 Dynasty Record: 28-97 [27-98 on the field] (16-69 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 24.2 2015 Points Against Average: 26.2 2015 Differential: -2 2015 Wins: #13498 Hatch [Robert C.] (Uniontown) (36-23), #14222 Holy Spirit Catholic (Tuscaloosa) (38-7), #14334 Calhoun (Letohatchee) (44-20), #14395 Vincent (64-0) 2015 Losses: #2953 Long [G. W.] (Skipperville) (55-0), #4486 Montevallo (37-12), #7948 Pickens County (Reform) (36-6), #10237 Fayetteville (Sylacauga) (19-8), #11269 Thorsby (41-28), #12192 Ellwood Christian (Selma) (14-8), #12797 Greene County (Eutaw) (36-22) 2015 Opponents W-L: 52-69 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Greene County (Eutaw), 8/26 Ellwood Christian (Selma), 9/2 Thorsby, 9/9 at Aliceville, 9/16 Billingsley, 9/30 at Keith (Orrville), 10/7 at Wilcox Central (Camden), 10/14 Verbena, 10/21 at Hatch [Robert C.] (Uniontown), 10/28 at Hale County (Moundville) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Aliceville (5.9), Billingsley (-1.6), Verbena (-7.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hatch [Robert C.] (Uniontown) (-33.7), Greene County (Eutaw) (-28.2), Wilcox Central (Camden) (-23.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.2 (-15.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #362 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12311 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |