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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Ben Berguson
League: 6A Region 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #43

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2019 National Rank: #3068
2019 State Rank: #79
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -12.4
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -5.7
2020 National Rank*: #5411
2020 State Rank*: #143
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 34.8
Dynasty National Rank: #864
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 40.5
Dynasty Record: 136-64 (81-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 4-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 21.6
2019 Points Against Average: 27.1
2019 Differential: -5.5
2019 Wins: #2420 Chelsea (27-26), #5496 Pelham (42-21), #5863 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (28-6), #7036 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (35-13)
2019 Losses: #283 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (42-7), #377 Vestavia Hills (49-7), #800 Hueytown (32-19), #1274 Helena (28-24), #1382 Center Point (Birmingham) (22-21), #2003 Minor (Adamsville) (28-0), #2415 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (31-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 74-51
Recent State Championships: 2005 (5A), 2004 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (5A Region 4), 2012 (5A Region 4), 2005 (5A Region 3), 2004 (5A Region 3), 2003 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa), 8/28 vs Vestavia Hills, 9/4 McAdory (McCalla), 9/11 Chelsea, 9/18 at Woodlawn (Birmingham), 10/2 at Huffman (Birmingham), 10/8 Shades Valley (Birmingham), 10/15 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 10/23 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 10/30 at Pelham, 11/6 at Athens, 11/13 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (38.1), Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (34.1), Vestavia Hills (23.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-27), Pelham (-3.5), Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (4.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 10.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #53
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1268
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-10
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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