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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Scott Basden
League: 6A Region 8 (moving from 6A Region 7)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #14

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jackson Bratton 6'3" 235 Senior ILB
Logan Smothers 6'2" 190 Senior QB
Javar Strong 6'3" 175 Senior S
Keevon Hankins 5'9" 180 Senior RB

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 44.2
2019 National Rank: #412
2019 State Rank: #12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 23.8
2020 National Rank*: #986
2020 State Rank*: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 28.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1653
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 130-69 (72-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 40.7
2019 Points Against Average: 12.7
2019 Differential: +28
2019 Wins: #761 Florence (29-10), #832 Gardendale (30-27), #1792 Wetumpka (36-12), #2349 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (46-19), #2455 Cullman (45-0), #2519 Athens (49-21), #4477 Hartselle (35-14), #4747 Jemison (Huntsville) (31-0), #5001 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (42-3), #5959 Albertville (61-20), #7389 Decatur (49-13), #12943 Columbia (Huntsville) (62-0)
2019 Losses: #283 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (26-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 74-76
Recent League Championships: 2019 (6A Region 7), 2015, 2013 (5A Region 8), 2012 (5A Region 8), 2011 (5A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Florence, 9/4 Decatur, 9/11 Columbia (Huntsville), 9/18 Athens, 9/25 vs Deshler (Tuscumbia), 10/2 at Hazel Green, 10/8 at Hartselle, 10/16 Buckhorn (New Market), 10/23 at Cullman, 10/30 at Sparkman (Harvest), 11/6 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (38.1), Florence (28.6), Sparkman (Harvest) (25.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Columbia (Huntsville) (-42.4), Decatur (-15.8), Hazel Green (-14.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (18.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 3.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #78
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2356
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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