Marion [Francis] (Marion, AL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Navy/Orange/White Coach: Grady Griffin League: 2A Region 4 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #56 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kavari Ledyard 5'11" 205 Senior RB 4.8 Jarvis Heard 5'10" 230 Junior MLB 5.1 Kenneth Curry 6'0" 160 Junior WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Physicality RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -50.5 2016 National Rank: #14319 2016 State Rank: #413 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -47 2017 National Rank: #14007 2017 State Rank: #408 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -27.8 Dynasty National Rank: #13995 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.2 Dynasty Record: 29-106 [27-108 on the field] (16-75 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2016 Points For Average: 9 2016 Points Against Average: 41.4 2016 Differential: -32.4 2016 Wins: #13905 Ellwood Christian (Selma) (forfeit) 2016 Losses: #3631 Aliceville (58-16), #9848 Hale County (Moundville) (43-6), #11030 Greene County (Eutaw) (26-0), #11605 Verbena (50-15), #12011 Wilcox Central (Camden) (38-6), #12011 Keith (Orrville) (38-8), #12263 Billingsley (40-16), #12414 Hatch [Robert C.] (Uniontown) (57-6), #13812 Thorsby (23-8) 2016 Opponents W-L: 44-61 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Central (Hayneville), 9/1 at Pickens County (Reform), 9/8 at Thorsby, 9/22 at Billingsley, 9/29 at Greene County (Eutaw), 10/6 Keith (Orrville), 10/13 at Wilcox Central (Camden), 10/20 at Verbena, 10/26 vs Hatch [Robert C.] (Uniontown), 11/3 at Hale County (Moundville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pickens County (Reform) (-1.5), Greene County (Eutaw) (-13.1), Hale County (Moundville) (-19.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Thorsby (-38.9), Central (Hayneville) (-37.2), Verbena (-31.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #380 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13294 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10 2017 Projected League Finish: 7th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%