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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Maroon/Gray/White
Coach: Chad Eads
League: 6A Region 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kelby Collins 6'4" 265 Senior DL
Dallas Young 5'11.5" 185 Senior CB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 31.3
2022 National Rank: #1048
2022 State Rank: #22
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3
2023 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2023 National Rank: #1043
2023 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #714
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.9
Dynasty Record: 42-21 (21-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 9-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 30.8
2022 Points Against Average: 21.5
2022 Differential: +9.3
2022 Wins: #192 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (29-28), #1377 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (27-14), #1756 Decatur (31-7), #2345 Clemens [James] (Madison) (41-34), #2475 Oxford (31-14), #3230 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (40-6), #3503 Minor (Adamsville) (34-14), #3604 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (37-20), #6161 Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (63-21)
2022 Losses: #448 Muscle Shoals (38-7), #450 Calhoun (GA) (31-30), #965 Hueytown (35-21), #1838 Austin (Decatur) (17-10)
2022 Opponents W-L: 87-62
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 6), 2003 (5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/1 at North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA), 9/8 at Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly), 9/22 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 9/29 Austin (Decatur), 10/5 at Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 10/13 Minor (Adamsville), 10/20 at Woodlawn (Birmingham), 10/27 Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 11/2 at Hueytown
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (34.2), North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA) (24.4), Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly) (-14.3), Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (-12.9), Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-7.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 (24.7 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #788
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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