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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Jere Adcock
League: 6A Region 7 (moving from 6A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jackson Hall 6'1" 300 Senior OL 5.7
Trentin Dupper 5'11" 180 Senior QB 4.6
Cameron Morson 5'10" 165 Senior WR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Marsh 6'1.5" 215 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11.6
2017 National Rank: #4339
2017 State Rank: #101
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.1
2018 National Rank: #3742
2018 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 32.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1178
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.7
Dynasty Record: 110-64 (69-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2017 Points For Average: 21.9
2017 Points Against Average: 27
2017 Differential: -5.1
2017 Wins: #1459 Sparkman (Harvest) (38-20), #2884 Hartselle (24-13), #5480 Lee (Huntsville) (14-7), #10440 Columbia (Huntsville) (35-6)
2017 Losses: #327 Austin (Decatur) (49-0), #1730 Muscle Shoals (28-6), #2359 Florence (41-37), #2835 Clemens [James] (Madison) (27-7), #2863 Huntsville (38-28), #3677 Athens (27-14), #4427 Hazel Green (41-38)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-60
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8), 2007 (5A Region 8), 2005 (6A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/17 Sparkman (Harvest) (38-20)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 Huntsville, 8/31 at Austin (Decatur), 9/7 Cullman, 9/14 at Athens, 9/21 Lee (Huntsville), 9/28 at Lawrence County (Moulton), 10/5 at Muscle Shoals, 10/12 Hartselle, 10/19 Columbia (Huntsville), 11/1 Sparkman (Harvest)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Austin (Decatur) (27.1), Muscle Shoals (19.1), Hartselle (11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-29.8), Lawrence County (Moulton) (-21.7), Cullman (-7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2177
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%