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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Gold/Black
Coach: Tom Causey
League: 6A Region 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Xavier Lankford 6'2" 195 Senior QB 4.6
Phillip Duke 6'1" 185 Senior FS 4.5
Dylan Peterson 6'1" 205 Junior RB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Edward Gipson 6'3" 190 Senior WR
Brock Higdon 6'6" 225 Senior SDE
Ryan Jewell 6'1" 220 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB Depth
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 22.2
2018 National Rank: #2226
2018 State Rank: #45
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 5.4
2019 National Rank: #2402
2019 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2135
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.2
Dynasty Record: 77-93 [76-94 on the field] (48-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 32.5
2018 Points Against Average: 24.8
2018 Differential: +7.7
2018 Wins: #2292 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (52-21), #4030 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (28-6), #4233 Helena (37-7), #4482 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (45-31), #5039 Bibb County (Centreville) (42-12), #5067 Chelsea (46-42), #7082 Calera (45-24)
2018 Losses: #626 Hartselle (35-7), #1017 Homewood (27-7), #1567 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (40-28), #2793 Minor (Adamsville) (28-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Recent League Championships: 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Calera, 8/30 Bibb County (Centreville), 9/6 Homewood, 9/13 at Minor (Adamsville), 9/20 Chelsea, 9/27 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 10/3 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham), 10/10 at Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 10/18 at Northridge (Tuscaloosa), 10/25 at Helena
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (8.5), Homewood (7.2), Helena (0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Calera (-20.4), Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (-13), Bibb County (Centreville) (-10.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (18.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2985
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%