| Locust Fork (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Dark Green/White Coach: Chris Musso League: 3A Region 5 (moving from 3A Region 6) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #42 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Malcom Morgan 6'4" 300 Junior OL/DL 5.3 Hunter Neely 5'8" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.7 Ben Oden 5'10" Sophomore DB/RB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strength Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -23.8 2017 National Rank: #11702 2017 State Rank: #325 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -38.8 2018 National Rank: #11552 2018 State Rank: #315 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -8.5 Dynasty National Rank: #11525 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.3 Dynasty Record: 53-100 (31-72 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 21 2017 Points Against Average: 26.9 2017 Differential: -5.9 2017 Wins: #11696 Holly Pond (20-8), #12351 Moore [Susan] (Blountsville) (14-13), #13829 Vinemont (44-6), #13992 Hanceville (48-24) 2017 Losses: #3167 Fultondale (Birmingham) (48-7), #6442 Colbert Heights (Tuscumbia) (28-0), #6538 Weaver (41-21), #6683 Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville) (20-14), #10553 Carbon Hill (46-35), #10736 Cleveland (42-14), #11640 Pisgah (20-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 67-56 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 7) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at St. John Paul II (Huntsville), 8/31 Cleveland, 9/7 at Fultondale (Birmingham), 9/14 East Lawrence (Trinity), 9/21 Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville), 9/28 at Southeastern (Remlap), 10/5 at Holly Pond, 10/12 Vinemont, 10/19 at Midfield, 10/26 Hanceville Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fultondale (Birmingham) (3.4), Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville) (-7.1), Midfield (-18.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southeastern (Remlap) (-67.2), East Lawrence (Trinity) (-65.3), Vinemont (-58.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 (-10.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #353 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12924 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |