GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Jeremy Perkins
League: 7A Region 4
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #17
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2020 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Tra Stover 6'2" 180 Senior CB/WR 4.5
Tyler Cooper 5'9" 170 Senior RB 4.4
Zmari Bell 5'10" 205 Senior LB 4.7
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tre Shackelford 6'1.5" 180 Senior WR
Jevon Jackson 5'10" 195 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Size/Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 36.6
2020 National Rank: #701
2020 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 14.3
2021 National Rank: #1537
2021 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1511
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 106-92 [105-93 on the field] (72-50 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2020 Points For Average: 37.5
2020 Points Against Average: 19.7
2020 Differential: +17.8
2020 Wins: #670 Clemens [James] (Madison) (42-28), #1715 Florence (42-28), #2142 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (25-23), #2218 Hartselle (31-7), #3504 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (49-7), #4528 Huntsville (40-7), #6782 Decatur (67-3), #6813 Albertville (52-21)
2020 Losses: #190 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (31-22), #274 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (41-28), #1046 Sparkman (Harvest) (21-14)
2020 Opponents W-L: 55-58
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st), 2017 (6A Region 8), 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Hartselle, 8/27 at Decatur, 9/3 at Florence, 9/9 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/17 Sparkman (Harvest), 10/1 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/8 Huntsville, 10/15 at Albertville, 10/22 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/28 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (30.1), Clemens [James] (Madison) (25.3), Florence (13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Albertville (-33.9), Decatur (-18.5), Huntsville (-11.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3 (24.9 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1970
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 5th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%