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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Scott Basden
League: 6A Region 7 (moving from 6A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

D1 PROSPECTS
Jackson Bratton 6-3 215 Junior ILB
Terrell McDonald 6'2" 205 Senior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Carlos Davis 5'9" 190 Senior RB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 28.1
2017 National Rank: #1730
2017 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2018 National Rank: #1120
2018 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2095
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 109-65 (63-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.2
2017 Points Against Average: 20.2
2017 Differential: +7
2017 Wins: #2216 Gardendale (23-20), #2216 Gardendale (39-28), #2359 Florence (41-21), #2884 Hartselle (21-7), #3677 Athens (35-14), #4339 Decatur (28-6), #4427 Hazel Green (33-16), #6579 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (27-14), #10440 Columbia (Huntsville) (51-0)
2017 Losses: #327 Austin (Decatur) (42-14), #610 Oxford (34-7), #980 Spain Park (Hoover) (40-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 72-63
Recent League Championships: 2015 (6A Region 8), 2013 (5A Region 8), 2012 (5A Region 8), 2011 (5A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Deshler (Tuscumbia), 9/1 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, FL), 9/7 Columbia (Huntsville), 9/14 Hartselle, 9/21 at Jemison (Huntsville), 9/28 Florence, 10/5 Decatur, 10/12 at Cullman, 10/19 at Athens, 10/26 Wetumpka
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, FL) (63.8), Wetumpka (31.7), Hartselle (11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-29.8), Jemison (Huntsville) (-7.1), Cullman (-7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (26.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1182
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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