GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Denton Bowling
League: 2A Region 8 (moving from 2A Region 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #34
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2019 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jaxson Mitchell 5'7" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.71
Brock Pace 5'9" 185 Senior HB/DB 4.95
Carter Reed 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.83
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Gage Saint 6'4" 290 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: 4 Of 5 OL Graduated, Lost Entire DL, Depth
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -21
2019 National Rank: #10902
2019 State Rank: #301
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -32.7
2020 National Rank*: #11026
2020 State Rank*: #304
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #12885
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 66-111 (37-76 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 18
2019 Points Against Average: 19
2019 Differential: -1
2019 Wins: #10158 Clements (Athens) (26-20), #11543 West Morgan (Trinity) (20-9), #12657 Lexington (16-12), #12786 Tanner (46-13), #13851 Tharptown (Russellville) (51-7)
2019 Losses: #5251 Red Bay (20-0), #7059 Addison (43-0), #9245 Colbert County (Leighton) (37-6), #9669 East Lawrence (Trinity) (9-7), #10012 Sheffield (20-8)
2019 Opponents W-L: 52-56
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/1/19 Clements (Athens) (26-20)
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/29 Central (Florence), 9/4 at Winston County (Double Springs), 9/11 Mars Hill Bible (Florence), 9/18 at Colbert County (Leighton), 9/25 East Lawrence (Trinity), 10/2 at Lexington, 10/8 Red Bay, 10/16 at Tharptown (Russellville), 10/22 Sheffield, 10/30 at Clements (Athens), 11/6 at Aliceville
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mars Hill Bible (Florence) (-0.2), Red Bay (-0.8), Aliceville (-11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Tharptown (Russellville) (-58.3), Lexington (-45.3), Winston County (Double Springs) (-45.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -28.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #339
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #10045
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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