Shades Valley (Birmingham, AL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mounties Colors: Cardinal/Black Coach: David Partridge League: 6A Region 5 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Desmond Trotter 6'3" 185 Senior QB 4.6 Terry Perry 6'1" 225 Senior LB 4.7 Braelon Shields 5'8" 175 Senior RB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense, Have Multiple Big-Play RB/WR Threats, All 5 OL Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 25.6 2016 National Rank: #2262 2016 State Rank: #61 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.1 2017 National Rank: #2122 2017 State Rank: #59 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2284 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6 Dynasty Record: 51-94 [49-96 on the field] (34-55 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 27.5 2016 Points Against Average: 25 2016 Differential: +2.5 2016 Wins: #1266 Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) (39-29), #1396 Vestavia Hills (28-13), #2834 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (49-28), #5770 Center Point (Birmingham) (22-18), #7897 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (44-19) 2016 Losses: #154 Ramsay (Birmingham) (42-6), #1122 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (28-25), #1963 Hueytown (22-20), #2084 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (24-21), #2728 Homewood (27-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-51 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 6) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/21/16 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (44-19), 10/28/16 Vestavia Hills (28-13) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Andalusia, 9/1 Center Point (Birmingham), 9/22 at Hueytown, 9/29 at Pinson Valley (Pinson), 10/6 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 10/13 at Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 10/20 Homewood, 10/27 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham), 11/3 at Vestavia Hills Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pinson Valley (Pinson) (46.9), Andalusia (36.3), Hueytown (33.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (7.1), Center Point (Birmingham) (10.5), Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (14.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #928 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%