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GENERAL
Nickname: Toros
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Ben Blackmon
League: 6A Region 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
D.J. James 6'1" 180 Senior ATH 4.4
Kris Abrams-Draine 6'0" 170 Junior WR 4.5
Carlos Johnson 6'0" 275 Junior DL 5.1

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jackson Burkhalter 6-5 205 Junior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Grant Betts 6'4" 260 Senior OC
Jack Samsel 6'2" 210 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, WRs
Team Weaknesses: RB Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 39.5
2017 National Rank: #731
2017 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 36.2
2018 National Rank: #289
2018 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 39.6
Dynasty National Rank: #547
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 125-35 (64-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40
2017 Points Against Average: 21.3
2017 Differential: +18.7
2017 Wins: #1519 Lanier [Sidney] (Montgomery) (48-26), #1610 Saraland (34-7), #1621 Daphne (8-7), #2330 Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile) (52-49), #2909 Baldwin County (Bay Minette) (51-28), #3362 Pelham (49-14), #3487 Foley (49-14), #5667 LeFlore [John L.] (Mobile) (56-20), #6043 Gulf Shores (28-3), #7721 Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile) (42-6), #9800 Robertsdale (42-7)
2017 Losses: #299 McGill-Toolen (Mobile) (27-20), #435 Wetumpka (69-41)
2017 Opponents W-L: 82-63
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2010 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (5A Region 1), 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at McGill-Toolen (Mobile), 8/31 Daphne, 9/7 Moss Point (MS), 9/14 Robertsdale, 9/21 at Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile), 10/5 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 10/12 at Baldwin County (Bay Minette), 10/19 Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile), 10/26 at Gulf Shores, 11/2 at Saraland
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McGill-Toolen (Mobile) (36.5), St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (34.7), Saraland (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Robertsdale (-24.4), Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile) (-11.5), Moss Point (MS) (-11)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 (25.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1380
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%