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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Maroon/Gray/White
Coach: Matt Plunkett
League: 6A Region 6
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

D1 PROSPECT
Conner Howell 5'11" 165 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Steven Crowder 6'1" 210 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2016 National Rank: #1186
2016 State Rank: #27
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 40.9
2017 National Rank: #686
2017 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1987
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 85-70 (54-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.3
2016 Points Against Average: 23.5
2016 Differential: +6.8
2016 Wins: #335 Clemens [James] (Madison) (26-13), #1122 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (34-31), #1336 Muscle Shoals (14-10), #1963 Hueytown (28-26), #3266 Walker (Jasper) (35-28), #3662 Pell City (36-0), #3817 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (55-18), #5770 Center Point (Birmingham) (54-26)
2016 Losses: #382 Minor (Adamsville) (52-28), #1336 Muscle Shoals (17-13), #1474 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (23-20), #1519 Chelsea (38-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-59
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 6), 2003 (5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Muscle Shoals, 9/1 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/8 at Pell City, 9/16 at Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham), 9/22 Minor (Adamsville), 9/29 Chelsea, 10/6 at Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 10/13 Walker (Jasper), 10/20 at Pinson Valley (Pinson), 10/27 Center Point (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Minor (Adamsville) (55), Pinson Valley (Pinson) (46.9), Clemens [James] (Madison) (43.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (8.6), Center Point (Birmingham) (10.5), Pell City (15.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9 (31 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #773
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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