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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Josh Niblett
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PROSPECTS
Robby Ashford 6'2" 205 Senior QB
Codey Martin 5'9" 165 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
George Pickens 6'3.5" 190 Senior WR
Nick Curtis 6'5" 205 Senior OLB
Will Reichard 6'1" 185 Senior K
Larry McCammon 5'10" 195 Senior RB
Jabari Moore 6'0" 180 Senior CB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 55
2018 National Rank: #121
2018 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +2.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.8
2019 Starting Power Rating: 51.3
2019 National Rank: #83
2019 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 61.9
Dynasty National Rank: #18
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 200-30 [204-26 on the field] (99-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 32.2
2018 Points Against Average: 23.6
2018 Differential: +8.6
2018 Wins: #74 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (52-14), #97 Thompson (Alabaster) (45-26), #393 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (42-17), #393 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (31-7), #803 Vestavia Hills (31-14), #1356 Spain Park (Hoover) (32-7), #1593 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (26-18), #2231 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (35-7), #2292 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (48-20)
2018 Losses: #3 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (48-7), #20 St. John's (Washington, DC) (42-14), #97 Thompson (Alabaster) (31-28), #309 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (56-28)
2018 Opponents W-L: 99-47
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 (6A), 2012 (6A), 2009 (6A), 2005 (6A), 2004 (6A), 2003 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2014, 2013 (6A Region 5), 2012 (6A Region 5), 2010 (6A Region 6), 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 6), 2008 (6A Region 6), 2006 (6A Region 6), 2005 (6A Region 6), 2004 (6A Region 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Central (Phenix City), 8/30 Cocoa (FL), 9/6 at Thompson (Alabaster), 9/13 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 9/20 Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 10/3 at Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/11 Spain Park (Hoover), 10/18 Vestavia Hills, 10/25 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 11/1 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (81.4), Central (Phenix City) (64.5), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (45.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (-0.1), Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (6.9), Spain Park (Hoover) (12.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.8 (45.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #37
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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