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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Mark Freeman
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Pettway 6'0" 180 WR 4.4
Jeremiah Alexander 6'2" 220 Sophomore LB 4.6
J.B. Mitchell 6'2" 185 WR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Amari Kight 6'6.5" 315 Senior OT
Taulia Tagovailoa 5'11" 215 Senior QB
Jayme Simmons 6'5" 270 Senior OT
Shadrick Byrd 5'9" 210 Senior RB
Will Conner 6'2" 220 Senior ILB
Eric Mizell 6'2" 265 Senior DT
Jalen Bustamante 6'1" 195 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 56.4
2018 National Rank: #97
2018 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 31.3
2019 National Rank: #375
2019 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 26.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1957
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 73-95 (36-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 34.7
2018 Points Against Average: 20.2
2018 Differential: +14.5
2018 Wins: #121 Hoover (31-28), #309 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (63-49), #309 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (37-13), #393 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (31-7), #803 Vestavia Hills (21-20), #938 Clemens [James] (Madison) (38-7), #1356 Spain Park (Hoover) (35-7), #2231 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (35-0), #2274 Florence (45-14), #2292 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (35-21), #6766 Foley (47-0)
2018 Losses: #42 Central (Phenix City) (52-7), #121 Hoover (45-26)
2018 Opponents W-L: 86-63
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 Davidson [W. P.] (Mobile), 8/30 Foley, 9/6 Hoover, 9/13 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 9/20 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/4 at Spain Park (Hoover), 10/11 at Vestavia Hills, 10/18 Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 10/25 at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (51.3), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (45.6), Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Foley (-12), Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (-0.1), Davidson [W. P.] (Mobile) (2.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38 (39.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #275
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%