Shelby County (Columbiana, AL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Heath Childers
League: 5A Region 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2019 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
J.T. Pennington 6'4" 305 Senior OL/DE 5.0
Isaac Montgomery 6'0" 170 Senior ATH/DB 4.54
Raheem Montgomery 5'11" 250 Senior FB/MLB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Many 3-Year Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -8.2
2019 National Rank: #8445
2019 State Rank: #231
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -13.3
2020 National Rank*: #7150
2020 State Rank*: #199
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6869
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.4
Dynasty Record: 86-95 (51-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 31.5
2019 Points Against Average: 35
2019 Differential: -3.5
2019 Wins: #7231 Central (Tuscaloosa) (28-14), #10898 Jemison (48-19), #11681 St. Clair County (Odenville) (61-21)
2019 Losses: #1886 Bibb County (Centreville) (53-20), #3154 Demopolis (41-7), #4358 Chilton County (Clanton) (40-33), #5566 Marbury (43-34), #6066 Moody (41-20), #7856 Montevallo (56-50), #9745 Childersburg (22-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 49-58
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Region 4), 2003 (4A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/18/19 Central (Tuscaloosa) (28-14), 10/24/19 Jemison (48-19), 11/1/19 St. Clair County (Odenville) (61-21)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/29 Montevallo, 9/4 at Sipsey Valley (Buhl), 9/11 Selma, 9/18 at Demopolis, 9/25 Chilton County (Clanton), 10/2 Central (Tuscaloosa), 10/8 Marbury, 10/23 at Jemison, 10/30 at Talladega, 11/6 at Pike Road
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Demopolis (11.6), Marbury (-7), Pike Road (-7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Sipsey Valley (Buhl) (-37.7), Jemison (-29.6), Montevallo (-29.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -14.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #192
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6830
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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