GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Chris Yeager
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #8
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
A.J. Gates 5'8" 180 Senior RB 4.41
Hamp Greene 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.5
Colton Yeager 5'11" 205 LB 4.7
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Harold Joiner 6'3" 215 Senior RB
Hamp Sisson 6'0" 185 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 9 Returning Defensive Starters
Team Weaknesses: Sophomore QB, Replacing 4 OL
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 40
2017 National Rank: #693
2017 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: 23.6
2018 National Rank: #805
2018 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 40.6
Dynasty National Rank: #475
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17
Dynasty Record: 120-59 [119-60 on the field] (67-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.2
2017 Points Against Average: 24.4
2017 Differential: +2.8
2017 Wins: #980 Spain Park (Hoover) (51-50), #1239 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (23-22), #1305 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (31-28), #1306 Vestavia Hills (17-10), #2614 Huffman (Birmingham) (25-19), #3568 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (31-7), #6043 Gulf Shores (56-24), #6150 Helena (41-0)
2017 Losses: #35 Hoover (31-21), #93 Thompson (Alabaster) (40-13), #93 Thompson (Alabaster) (34-10), #1512 Ramsay (Birmingham) (28-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 76-61
Recent League Championships: 2011 (6A Region 6), 2003 (6A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Northridge (Tuscaloosa), 8/30 Center Point (Birmingham), 9/7 at Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 9/14 Spain Park (Hoover), 9/21 Vestavia Hills, 10/4 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 10/12 at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/19 Thompson (Alabaster), 10/26 at Hoover, 11/2 Gardendale
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (61.5), Thompson (Alabaster) (53.8), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (50.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Center Point (Birmingham) (-15.5), Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (-11.7), Gardendale (0.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.1 (38.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #289
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%