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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Josh Floyd
League: 7A Region 4
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Elliott McElwain 5'11" 210 Senior RB 4.52
Logan Pitts 6'2" 215 Senior WR 4.58
Paul Tyson 6'4" 210 Junior QB 4.85

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Pierce Quick 6-5 285 Junior OT
Myles Mason 6'2" 185 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Noah Igbinoghene 6'0" 190 Senior WR
Grayson Cash 6'0" 185 Senior RB
Christian Smith 6'2" 290 Senior DT
David Acfalle 5'11" 190 Senior CB
Connor Adair 6'3.5" 190 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 3 OL Starters, 1500-Yard RB Is Back, Both Ss Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Both CBs, Lost 5 D1 Players To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 48.8
2016 National Rank: #311
2016 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 47.7
2017 National Rank: #370
2017 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #898
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.9
Dynasty Record: 97-60 [95-62 on the field] (58-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 46
2016 Points Against Average: 24.1
2016 Differential: +21.9
2016 Wins: #178 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville, TN) (33-24), #335 Clemens [James] (Madison) (21-20), #556 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (28-14), #656 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (59-49), #1519 Manatee (Bradenton, FL) (78-56), #2345 Buckhorn (New Market) (34-23), #2417 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (63-21), #2639 Sparkman (Harvest) (42-14), #5770 Center Point (Birmingham) (55-0), #5860 Huntsville (49-26), #10774 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (62-13)
2016 Losses: #556 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (29-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-75
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2008 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Pell City, 9/1 Callaway (Jackson, MS), 9/8 Gadsden City (Gadsden), 9/15 at Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 9/22 Buckhorn (New Market), 9/29 Center Point (Birmingham), 10/6 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/13 Sparkman (Harvest), 10/20 at Huntsville, 10/27 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 11/3 Florence
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden City (Gadsden) (47.7), Clemens [James] (Madison) (43.1), Callaway (Jackson, MS) (39.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-17.6), Huntsville (6.1), Center Point (Birmingham) (10.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3 (30.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1126
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%