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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Josh Niblett
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECTS
Robby Ashford 6-4 210 Junior QB
George Pickens 6'3.5" 190 Senior WR
Nick Curtis 6'5" 205 Senior OLB
Will Reichard 6'1" 185 Senior K
Larry McCammon 5'10" 195 Senior RB
Jabari Moore 6'0" 180 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Shedrick Jackson 6'1.5" 195 Senior WR
Mike Maye 6'3" 295 Senior OG
Barret Pickering 6'0" 175 Senior K
Khamari Brown 6'2" 280 Senior WDE
Vonte' Brackett 5'11" 200 Senior RB
Jacob Bodden 6'5" 305 Senior OG

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 65.7
2017 National Rank: #35
2017 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +2.2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 61.5
2018 National Rank: #30
2018 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 62.4
Dynasty National Rank: #17
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 191-26 [195-22 on the field] (93-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 38.1
2017 Points Against Average: 16.5
2017 Differential: +21.6
2017 Wins: #93 Thompson (Alabaster) (31-12), #299 McGill-Toolen (Mobile) (48-20), #425 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (56-21), #693 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (31-21), #805 Meridian (MS) (42-7), #980 Spain Park (Hoover) (27-24), #1305 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (59-7), #1306 Vestavia Hills (17-7), #1459 Sparkman (Harvest) (49-7), #2614 Huffman (Birmingham) (38-6), #3568 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (63-0)
2017 Losses: #2 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (32-21), #75 Grayson (Loganville, GA) (35-26), #93 Thompson (Alabaster) (32-25)
2017 Opponents W-L: 111-51
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 (6A), 2012 (6A), 2009 (6A), 2005 (6A), 2004 (6A), 2003 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014, 2013 (6A Region 5), 2012 (6A Region 5), 2010 (6A Region 6), 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 6), 2008 (6A Region 6), 2006 (6A Region 6), 2005 (6A Region 6), 2004 (6A Region 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/10/17 Sparkman (Harvest) (49-7), 11/17/17 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (56-21), 11/24/17 Thompson (Alabaster) (31-12), 12/6/17 McGill-Toolen (Mobile) (48-20)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Pinson Valley (Pinson), 9/1 St. John's (Washington, DC), 9/7 Thompson (Alabaster), 9/14 at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 9/21 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 10/5 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/12 at Spain Park (Hoover), 10/19 at Vestavia Hills, 10/26 Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 11/2 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (122.6), St. John's (Washington, DC) (86.7), Thompson (Alabaster) (53.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (6.3), Vestavia Hills (12.4), Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (13.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.7 (48.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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