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GENERAL
Coach: Jeff Kelly
League: 6A Region 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cordale Flott 6'1" 160 Senior DB 4.4
Adam Chaney 6'2" 220 Junior LB/RB 4.4
Jay Williams 5'11" 175 WR 4.5

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Brett Nezat 6-5 215 Junior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jack West 6'4" 215 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Most Skill Position Players Return, Athletic/Active DL
Team Weaknesses: New QB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 29.3
2017 National Rank: #1610
2017 State Rank: #32
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 23.8
2018 National Rank: #790
2018 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2386
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 63-32 (41-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.7
2017 Points Against Average: 18.2
2017 Differential: +11.5
2017 Wins: #1013 Heard County (Franklin, GA) (17-14), #2330 Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile) (42-14), #2413 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (35-7), #3806 Murphy [S. S.] (Mobile) (25-21), #5667 LeFlore [John L.] (Mobile) (42-24), #6043 Gulf Shores (41-3), #7721 Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile) (35-12), #9800 Robertsdale (51-14)
2017 Losses: #731 Spanish Fort (34-7), #1011 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (34-27), #1621 Daphne (26-20), #2909 Baldwin County (Bay Minette) (15-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-62
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Andalusia, 8/31 Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile), 9/7 at Daphne, 9/14 Baldwin County (Bay Minette), 9/21 at Robertsdale, 9/28 LeFlore [John L.] (Mobile), 10/5 Gulf Shores, 10/12 at St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 10/26 at Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile), 11/2 Spanish Fort
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Spanish Fort (36.2), St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (34.7), Daphne (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Robertsdale (-24.4), LeFlore [John L.] (Mobile) (-17.7), Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile) (-11.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2 (23.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1838
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%