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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Maroon/Gray/White
League: 6A Region 6
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Will Crowder 6'2.5" 195 Senior QB
Justin Parks 6'1" 180 Senior CB

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 40.4
2020 National Rank: #519
2020 State Rank: #19
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.1
2021 Starting Power Rating: 29.9
2021 National Rank: #489
2021 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1990
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 114-89 (69-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 9-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 26.8
2020 Points Against Average: 18.3
2020 Differential: +8.5
2020 Wins: #1046 Sparkman (Harvest) (22-7), #1310 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (41-26), #1361 Minor (Adamsville) (35-13), #1432 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (20-14), #1715 Florence (27-21), #2169 Fort Payne (52-24), #2889 Smiths Station (Smiths) (26-7), #3075 Jasper (42-0), #4841 Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (2-0)
2020 Losses: #73 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (26-15), #190 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (6-0), #250 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (38-17), #706 Spain Park (Hoover) (56-49)
2020 Opponents W-L: 78-63
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 6), 2003 (5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Sparkman (Harvest), 8/27 at Bessemer City (Bessemer), 9/3 Pinson Valley (Pinson), 9/10 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 9/17 at Jasper, 9/24 at Shades Valley (Birmingham), 10/8 at Minor (Adamsville), 10/15 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 10/22 Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly), 10/28 Florence
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (42.8), Pinson Valley (Pinson) (37.3), Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (17.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Bessemer City (Bessemer) (-17.1), Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (-14.4), Jasper (-1.4)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29 (30.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #791
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 4th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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