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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Gold/Black
Coach: Tom Causey
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2020 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Will Lankford 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.6
Caleb Newell 6'4" 315 Senior OL 5.3
Jake Ingram 6'4" 215 Senior DE 4.9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Walker Lyles 6'0" 185 Senior S

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 22.2
2020 National Rank: #1960
2020 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2021 National Rank: #1527
2021 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2218
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 87-103 [86-104 on the field] (55-63 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 33.1
2020 Points Against Average: 22.3
2020 Differential: +10.8
2020 Wins: #2479 Chelsea (47-28), #2872 Wetumpka (34-18), #3258 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (35-25), #4841 Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (28-21), #5502 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (37-12), #6552 Calera (49-41), #8757 Chilton County (Clanton) (41-7)
2020 Losses: #274 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (28-21), #1481 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) (23-21), #1680 Homewood (20-18)
2020 Opponents W-L: 39-62
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2006 (6A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly), 8/27 Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 9/3 Calera, 9/10 at Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook), 9/17 Helena, 9/24 at Chelsea, 10/1 Wetumpka, 10/7 at Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 10/22 at Chilton County (Clanton), 10/29 at Homewood
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (35.4), Helena (10.1), Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (4.8)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Chilton County (Clanton) (-23), Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (-14.4), Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (-13.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (15.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2303
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%