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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Jeremy Perkins
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Asa Martin 6'0" 195 Senior HB/CB 4.52
Antonio Robinson 5'10.5" 185 Senior HB 4.41
Marquice Robinson 6'4" 315 Senior OL 5.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Group Of Returners, Senior Leadership, Several Play-Makers
Team Weaknesses: Must Fight Complacency/Continue To Improve

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 41
2016 National Rank: #660
2016 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 47.6
2017 National Rank: #374
2017 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1693
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.7
Dynasty Record: 72-80 [71-81 on the field] (49-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 26.7
2016 Points Against Average: 21
2016 Differential: +5.7
2016 Wins: #656 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (7-0), #1122 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (44-38), #1169 Decatur (37-35), #1336 Muscle Shoals (27-21), #1336 Muscle Shoals (24-21), #1429 Hartselle (24-16), #3116 Florence (27-7), #3662 Pell City (41-19), #4640 Athens (20-13), #9189 Columbia (Huntsville) (43-6)
2016 Losses: #154 Ramsay (Birmingham) (25-14), #335 Clemens [James] (Madison) (35-14), #2169 Hazel Green (44-42), #3266 Walker (Jasper) (14-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 93-73
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Walker (Jasper), 9/1 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 9/8 at Decatur, 9/15 Hazel Green, 9/22 Columbia (Huntsville), 10/6 at Florence, 10/13 Hartselle, 10/20 at Muscle Shoals, 10/27 Athens, 11/2 at Clemens [James] (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clemens [James] (Madison) (43.1), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (38.8), Hartselle (36.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-9.3), Walker (Jasper) (18.3), Florence (18.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5 (32.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #992
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36%