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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Tigers
Colors: Vegas Gold/Black/White
Coach: John Ritter
League: 5A Region 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Conner Warhurst 6'2" 190 Senior RB/SS 4.8
T.J. King 6'2" 175 Senior WR/FS 4.5
Grayson Murray 6'3" 270 Senior 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Position Explosiveness/Big-Play Ability, Core Of Defense Returning
Team Weaknesses: OL/Skill Position Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 9.8
2021 National Rank: #3722
2021 State Rank: #82
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 0.3
2022 National Rank: #2974
2022 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1940
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.1
Dynasty Record: 181-59 [180-60 on the field] (109-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 9-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 38
2021 Points Against Average: 18.1
2021 Differential: +19.9
2021 Wins: #4954 Decatur (27-15), #6482 Lincoln (41-14), #7506 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (45-37), #8289 East Limestone (Athens) (42-0), #8446 Ardmore (51-0), #8967 Lee (Huntsville) (49-14), #10842 Jemison [Mae] (Huntsville) (44-10), #11159 Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville) (52-0), #13080 Lawrence County (Moulton) (43-0)
2021 Losses: #1163 Hartselle (58-21), #2810 Madison Academy (Madison) (34-20), #2955 Fairview (Cullman) (35-21)
2021 Opponents W-L: 67-66
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2015, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 8/26 vs Deshler (Tuscumbia), 9/2 Lawrence County (Moulton), 9/8 at West Point (Cullman), 9/16 East Limestone (Athens), 9/23 Mars Hill Bible (Florence), 9/30 Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville), 10/14 at Ardmore, 10/21 at Fairview (Cullman), 10/28 Athens
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Fairview (Cullman) (1.7), Mars Hill Bible (Florence) (-1.9), Athens (-12.6)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence County (Moulton) (-61.6), Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville) (-45.9), West Point (Cullman) (-43.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1 (-5.7 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #195
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8877
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%