GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Steve Smith
League: 3A Region 6 (moving from 3A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Kaedon Jenkins 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.48
Matthew Thornton 6'2" 270 Senior DE 4.88
Carl Myers 6'1" 170 Senior DB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cardavion Myers 6'0" 175 Senior CB
Logan Beadles 6'3" 305 Senior OG
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, Winning Mentality
Team Weaknesses: Decreased Roster Size, Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2017 National Rank: #3187
2017 State Rank: #71
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.3
2018 National Rank: #4350
2018 State Rank: #98
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4287
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 142-48 (80-25 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 37.1
2017 Points Against Average: 19.7
2017 Differential: +17.4
2017 Wins: #2144 Randolph County (Wedowee) (41-31), #5551 Cherokee County (Centre) (42-20), #5811 Leeds (41-19), #6284 Ohatchee (41-20), #6442 Colbert Heights (Tuscumbia) (34-13), #6538 Weaver (33-27), #6683 Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville) (28-13), #8377 Oneonta (40-19), #9403 Geraldine (26-6), #10061 Wellborn [Walter] (Anniston) (35-10), #10459 Pleasant Valley (Jacksonville) (48-13), #11301 Glencoe (61-14)
2017 Losses: #2144 Randolph County (Wedowee) (35-28), #2608 Rockmart (GA) (36-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 98-67-1
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2015, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2017 (3A Region 5), 2016 (3A Region 5), 2015, 2012 (3A Region 5), 2011, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Ohatchee, 8/31 at Addison, 9/7 Pleasant Valley (Jacksonville), 9/14 at Randolph County (Wedowee), 9/21 at Weaver, 9/28 at Jacksonville, 10/5 Saks (Anniston), 10/12 at Glencoe, 10/19 Comer [B. B.] (Sylacauga), 10/26 Wellborn [Walter] (Anniston), 11/2 at Geraldine
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Saks (Anniston) (1), Randolph County (Wedowee) (-0.3), Ohatchee (-6.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Comer [B. B.] (Sylacauga) (-58.1), Glencoe (-45.8), Wellborn [Walter] (Anniston) (-40.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (6.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9250
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%