GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Jeremy Perkins
League: 7A Region 4
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #17
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Tre Shackelford 6'1" 185 WR 4.5
Jaylon Barrett 6'1" 180 Senior S 4.5
Charles Baker 5'10" 210 Senior LB 4.9
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Reddy Steward 5'10.5" 175 Senior CB
Kevin Penn 6'3" 305 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Depth, Explosive Skill Position/Secondary Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience, Skill Position Depth
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 28
2018 National Rank: #1491
2018 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2019 National Rank: #1717
2019 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 27.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1808
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 91-85 [90-86 on the field] (62-46 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 27.5
2018 Points Against Average: 20.4
2018 Differential: +7.1
2018 Wins: #1593 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (37-22), #2112 Decatur (60-45), #2274 Florence (17-9), #3092 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (31-10), #3671 Sparkman (Harvest) (38-10), #5041 Huntsville (40-3), #5151 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (21-13)
2018 Losses: #393 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (31-0), #626 Hartselle (24-17), #938 Clemens [James] (Madison) (36-23), #1806 Athens (21-18)
2018 Opponents W-L: 68-54
Recent League Championships: 2017 (6A Region 8), 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Hartselle, 8/30 at Decatur, 9/6 at Florence, 9/13 Gadsden City (Gadsden), 9/20 at Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/4 at Sparkman (Harvest), 10/11 Huntsville, 10/18 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/25 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/31 Athens
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hartselle (27.2), Clemens [James] (Madison) (21), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Huntsville (-19.8), Sparkman (Harvest) (-9.7), Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-5.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8 (25.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #994
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%