GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Fred Yancey
League: 5A Region 4 (moving from 5A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
J.R. Tran-Reno 6'1" 200 Senior QB 4.6
Dalton Brooks 6'2" 245 Senior DL 5.0
Mark Hand 6'1" 195 Senior LB 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 Of 4 Starting DBs To Graduation, Lost All-State LB, Replacing WR Corps
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2017 National Rank: #1346
2017 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
2018 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2018 National Rank: #1972
2018 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.5
Dynasty National Rank: #989
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.9
Dynasty Record: 144-56 (87-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 30.3
2017 Points Against Average: 11.8
2017 Differential: +18.5
2017 Wins: #2241 Wenonah (Birmingham) (34-0), #2456 St. Clair County (Odenville) (31-6), #2456 St. Clair County (Odenville) (37-33), #3117 Etowah (Attalla) (31-0), #3697 Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (25-17), #4641 Pleasant Grove (21-14), #4904 Madison Academy (Madison) (27-3), #5164 Chelsea (19-7), #5480 Lee (Huntsville) (35-14), #6514 Moody (35-14), #6944 Fairfield (23-6), #9380 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (49-14), #9735 Shelby County (Columbiana) (39-14), #9754 Crossville (62-0)
2017 Losses: #714 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (17-14), #1306 Vestavia Hills (30-3)
2017 Opponents W-L: 109-82
Recent State Championships: 2003
Recent League Championships: 2017 (5A Region 5), 2016 (5A Region 5), 2011 (5A Region 5), 2010 (5A Region 5), 2009, 2007 (5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Vestavia Hills, 9/1 at Chelsea, 9/7 at Pleasant Grove, 9/14 at Woodlawn (Birmingham), 9/21 Wenonah (Birmingham), 9/28 at Hartselle, 10/5 at Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham), 10/12 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 10/19 at Ramsay (Birmingham), 10/25 Fairfield, 11/2 Hueytown
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Vestavia Hills (12.4), Hartselle (11.6), Ramsay (Birmingham) (2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-29.7), Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (-22.3), Fairfield (-9.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (15.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3363
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%