Shades Valley (Birmingham, AL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mounties
Colors: Cardinal/Black
Coach: David Partridge
League: 6A Region 6
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isaac Sims 6'4.5" 180 Senior QB 4.51
Isaiah Sims 6'3" 175 Senior CB/WR 4.55
Antonio Williams 5'8.5" 205 Senior RB 4.76

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Bo Spearman 6'0" 205 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, QB/RB/WR, All 4 LBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Top 2 OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 12
2018 National Rank: #3861
2018 State Rank: #95
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 4.2
2019 National Rank: #2577
2019 State Rank: #64
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2665
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 61-106 [59-108 on the field] (39-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th)
2018 Points For Average: 18.5
2018 Points Against Average: 35.4
2018 Differential: -16.9
2018 Wins: #2522 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (35-28), #4936 Huffman (Birmingham) (35-18)
2018 Losses: #74 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (49-7), #144 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (31-6), #662 Oxford (47-13), #803 Vestavia Hills (41-21), #1356 Spain Park (Hoover) (42-10), #1567 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (30-7), #2422 Gardendale (28-21), #3717 Pell City (40-30)
2018 Opponents W-L: 73-43
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/22 Central of Clay County (Lineville), 8/30 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 9/6 at Pinson Valley (Pinson), 9/13 Huffman (Birmingham), 9/20 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook), 9/27 at Vestavia Hills, 10/4 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 10/11 Oxford, 10/18 at Gardendale, 10/25 at Pell City, 11/1 at Spain Park (Hoover)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pinson Valley (Pinson) (47.7), Oxford (30.5), Vestavia Hills (27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Huffman (Birmingham) (-8.2), Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (-3.1), Pell City (-0.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #348
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%