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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Jeremy Perkins
League: 7A Region 4 (moving from 6A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

D1 PROSPECT
Reddy Steward 5'10.5" 165 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Asa Martin 5'11.5" 200 Senior RB
Antonio Robinson 5'11" 180 Senior RB
Marquice Robinson 6'4" 305 Senior OT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 47.6
2017 National Rank: #327
2017 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 27.1
2018 National Rank: #614
2018 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1880
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 84-81 [83-82 on the field] (56-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.5
2017 Points Against Average: 15.5
2017 Differential: +30
2017 Wins: #1243 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (42-35), #1239 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (41-14), #1730 Muscle Shoals (42-14), #2359 Florence (28-12), #2351 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (48-0), #2835 Clemens [James] (Madison) (28-14), #2884 Hartselle (28-6), #3677 Athens (69-28), #4339 Decatur (49-0), #4427 Hazel Green (63-21), #5082 Walker (Jasper) (47-7), #10440 Columbia (Huntsville) (56-0)
2017 Losses: #82 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (51-50)
2017 Opponents W-L: 76-71
Recent League Championships: 2017 (6A Region 8), 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Hartselle, 8/31 Decatur, 9/7 Florence, 9/14 at Gadsden City (Gadsden), 9/21 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/5 Sparkman (Harvest), 10/12 at Huntsville, 10/18 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/26 Clemens [James] (Madison), 11/1 at Athens
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jones [Bob] (Madison) (18.7), Clemens [James] (Madison) (13.7), Hartselle (11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-8.9), Gadsden City (Gadsden) (-3.6), Decatur (-1.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (28.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1411
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 53%



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