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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Hastings
League: 3A Region 4
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 3-5
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Nearly All Skill Position Players Returning

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.9
2016 National Rank: #4715
2016 State Rank: #125
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2017 National Rank: #4130
2017 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4
Dynasty National Rank: #9457
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 89-68 (55-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.2
2016 Points Against Average: 20.6
2016 Differential: +13.6
2016 Wins: #6181 Pickens County (Reform) (63-18), #6914 Hillcrest (Evergreen) (66-0), #7572 American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa) (27-14), #7865 Montgomery Academy (Montgomery) (21-0), #9513 Midfield (48-18), #10937 Lamar County (Vernon) (40-8), #11030 Greene County (Eutaw) (34-6), #13136 Carbon Hill (54-16)
2016 Losses: #1519 Mobile Christian (Mobile) (44-12), #1756 Gordo (35-14), #3025 Cordova (51-14), #4393 Montevallo (23-21), #6914 Corner (Warrior) (35-31)
2016 Opponents W-L: 93-59
Recent League Championships: 2014 (3A Region 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 4), 2012 (2A Region 4), 2003 (2A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Aliceville, 9/1 Lamar County (Vernon), 9/8 at Midfield, 9/15 Greene County (Eutaw), 9/22 at Pickens County (Reform), 9/29 Cordova, 10/6 Gordo, 10/13 Montevallo, 10/20 at Carbon Hill, 10/27 at American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa), 11/3 at Corner (Warrior)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gordo (29.6), Cordova (27.5), Aliceville (6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carbon Hill (-23.6), Midfield (-15.6), Greene County (Eutaw) (-13.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 (5.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7390
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%