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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Chris Elmore
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

D1 PROSPECT
Cody Walker 6'1" 180 Senior S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.2
2016 National Rank: #1536
2016 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.7
2017 National Rank: #3261
2017 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2464
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 91-62 (53-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 41.4
2016 Points Against Average: 31.5
2016 Differential: +9.9
2016 Wins: #1185 Gardendale (38-21), #1732 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (43-15), #2183 Wetumpka (35-28), #2417 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (49-33), #3253 Cullman (45-38), #4010 Helena (51-23), #6070 Pelham (55-35), #6134 Chilton County (Clanton) (63-35)
2016 Losses: #227 Opelika (48-24), #2503 Bessemer City (Bessemer) (31-23), #4283 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (40-29)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-61
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A Region 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 9/1 at Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 9/8 at Wetumpka, 9/15 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 9/22 Pelham, 9/29 at Gardendale, 10/13 Opelika, 10/20 at Chilton County (Clanton), 10/27 at Helena, 11/3 Cullman
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gardendale (40.9), Opelika (40.5), Wetumpka (27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chilton County (Clanton) (4.5), Pelham (5.8), Helena (10)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 (24.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1362
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%