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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Jim Elgin
League: 5A Region 4 (moving from 5A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 10.2
2017 National Rank: #4641
2017 State Rank: #115
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.2
2018 National Rank: #3941
2018 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3112
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.7
Dynasty Record: 110-67 (73-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 24.6
2017 Points Against Average: 18.8
2017 Differential: +5.8
2017 Wins: #6514 Moody (16-0), #6944 Fairfield (32-31), #9184 Cordova (47-6), #9380 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (41-0), #9735 Shelby County (Columbiana) (49-6), #11075 Oak Grove (Bessemer) (35-27)
2017 Losses: #82 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (34-0), #1346 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (21-14), #2241 Wenonah (Birmingham) (21-15), #2456 St. Clair County (Odenville) (29-20), #3117 Etowah (Attalla) (15-12), #3120 Hueytown (35-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-62
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 5), 2010, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly), 8/31 at West Blocton, 9/7 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 9/14 Ramsay (Birmingham), 9/21 at Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 10/5 at Wenonah (Birmingham), 10/12 at Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham), 10/19 Fairfield, 10/25 Woodlawn (Birmingham), 11/2 Leeds
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (10.6), Ramsay (Birmingham) (2.1), Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (1.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-29.7), West Blocton (-29.3), Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (-22.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 (15 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4700
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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