Calera (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Columbia/Navy Coach: Andrew Zow League: 5A Region 3 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cornelius Brown 6'4" 170 Junior QB 4.7 Decorean Mickens 5'11" 205 Senior RB 4.6 Caleb Buckhannon 5'11" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense, 2nd Year In System, QB/WR Team Weaknesses: Depth, Line Inexperience, More Players Need To Play Both Way RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 10.9 2016 National Rank: #4941 2016 State Rank: #129 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.4 2017 National Rank: #4130 2017 State Rank: #107 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4242 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2 Dynasty Record: 113-48 (75-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 31.2 2016 Points Against Average: 28.8 2016 Differential: +2.4 2016 Wins: #4567 Sylacauga (35-34), #5439 Bibb County (Centreville) (49-34), #6668 Dallas County (Plantersville) (25-22), #9848 Central (Tuscaloosa) (45-22), #10145 Jemison (41-27), #10866 Sumter Central (York) (42-32), #11167 Marbury (43-0) 2016 Losses: #1951 Carroll (Ozark) (28-8), #2084 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (38-14), #3883 Demopolis (38-13), #4567 Sylacauga (42-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 64-54 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 3), 2007 (3A Region 3), 2004 (2A Region 4) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Jemison (Huntsville), 9/1 at Bibb County (Centreville), 9/8 Dallas County (Plantersville), 9/15 at Central (Tuscaloosa), 9/22 at Demopolis, 9/29 at Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 10/13 at Jemison, 10/20 Sumter Central (York), 10/27 Marbury, 11/3 Sylacauga Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (30.5), Demopolis (17.3), Bibb County (Centreville) (9.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marbury (-16.9), Sumter Central (York) (-16.2), Central (Tuscaloosa) (-10.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (9.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #161 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6632 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |