| Austin (Decatur, AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Black Bears Colors: Burnt Orange/Black Coach: Jeremy Perkins League: 7A Region 4 Playoff Division: 7A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2022 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Solomon Lyle 6'1" 205 Senior OLB 4.6 Achilles Woods 6'3" 250 Senior DE 4.8 Nicholas Crayton 6'3" 200 Senior WR 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership/Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 23.3 2022 National Rank: #1838 2022 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: 3.3 2023 National Rank: #2196 2023 State Rank: #64 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 26.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1311 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.8 Dynasty Record: 33-21 (25-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 7-4 2022 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2022 Points For Average: 25.2 2022 Points Against Average: 25.8 2022 Differential: -0.6 2022 Wins: #1048 Gardendale (17-10), #1484 Florence (26-14), #2085 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (28-26), #2345 Clemens [James] (Madison) (41-33), #2609 Sparkman (Harvest) (24-21), #6451 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (22-0), #7854 Albertville (47-10) 2022 Losses: #347 Vestavia Hills (52-10), #420 Hartselle (45-17), #1756 Decatur (28-14), #2880 Huntsville (45-31) 2022 Opponents W-L: 68-55 Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st), 2017 (6A Region 8), 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 Hartselle, 9/1 at Decatur, 9/8 at Sparkman (Harvest), 9/15 Florence, 9/22 Albertville, 9/29 at Gardendale, 10/6 at Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/13 Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/20 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/27 at Huntsville Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hartselle (28.1), Florence (15.3), Gardendale (15.3) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Albertville (-35.8), Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-19.8), Huntsville (1.2) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3 (22.9 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1192 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |