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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Hastings
League: 3A Region 4 (moving from 3A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

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

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning All Skill Position Players, Returning Defensive Starters
Team Weaknesses: New Starters On OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 1
2015 National Rank: #7632
2015 State Rank: #212
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 3
2016 National Rank: #7105
2016 State Rank: #198
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -5.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9953
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 81-63 (51-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.1
2015 Points Against Average: 23.7
2015 Differential: +3.4
2015 Wins: #8956 Plainview (Rainsville) (37-19), #9504 Winston County (Double Springs) (19-7), #9586 Berry (32-14), #10757 Moore [Susan] (Blountsville) (40-14), #11373 South Lamar (Millport) (20-19), #11891 Curry (Jasper) (34-12), #13637 Vinemont (35-0), #13681 Holly Pond (46-21)
2015 Losses: #814 Piedmont (64-22), #3006 Cordova (28-14), #4472 Winfield (39-6), #8577 Oak Grove (Bessemer) (21-7), #12531 Hanceville (50-40)
2015 Opponents W-L: 83-69
Recent League Championships: 2014 (3A Region 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 4), 2012 (2A Region 4), 2003 (2A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Lamar County (Vernon) (40-8), 9/2/16 Midfield (48-18)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Lamar County (Vernon), 9/2 Midfield, 9/9 at Greene County (Eutaw), 9/16 Pickens County (Reform), 9/23 at Cordova, 9/30 at Gordo, 10/7 at Montevallo, 10/14 Carbon Hill, 10/21 American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa), 10/28 Corner (Warrior)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gordo (22), Cordova (16.9), Montevallo (8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greene County (Eutaw) (-28.2), Lamar County (Vernon) (-22.6), Carbon Hill (-22)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 (-2.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #231
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8508
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%