GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Chris Yeager
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #7
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Harold Joiner 6'2" 215 Senior RB 4.3
Hamp Sisson 5'10" 180 Senior QB 4.6
Clay Stearns 6'1" 235 Senior TE 5.0
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 7 Returning Starters On Offense, 3-Year Starter Returning At QB, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Must Rebuild Secondary, Lost 3 OL Starters To Graduation
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39.4
2016 National Rank: #766
2016 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 45
2017 National Rank: #474
2017 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 38.1
Dynasty National Rank: #307
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 112-55 [111-56 on the field] (62-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 24.4
2016 Points Against Average: 15.1
2016 Differential: +9.3
2016 Wins: #154 Ramsay (Birmingham) (19-13), #453 Spain Park (Hoover) (23-21), #1632 Thompson (Alabaster) (20-17), #2169 Huffman (Birmingham) (24-17), #2417 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (41-27), #4010 Helena (21-14), #4244 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (40-0), #10488 Gulf Shores (56-6)
2016 Losses: #48 Hoover (19-3), #556 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (15-7), #1396 Vestavia Hills (17-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-63
Recent League Championships: 2011 (6A Region 6), 2003 (6A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Gulf Shores, 9/1 at Helena, 9/8 at Hoover, 9/15 at Thompson (Alabaster), 9/22 Spain Park (Hoover), 10/6 at Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/13 Vestavia Hills, 10/20 Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 10/27 at Huffman (Birmingham), 11/2 at Ramsay (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (67.6), Spain Park (Hoover) (44.8), Ramsay (Birmingham) (44.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gulf Shores (-17.5), Helena (10), Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (14.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8 (33.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #638
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%