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GENERAL
Coach: Jeff Kelly
League: 6A Region 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2022 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Williams 6'0" 175 Junior WR 4.4
K.J. Lacey 6'1" 175 Junior QB 4.7
Santae McWilliams 5'9" 180 Junior RB 4.4

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jamison Curtis 6'1" 210 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 18 Returning Starters From Championship Team, Top Players Return, Elite Offensive Play-Makers
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 53.1
2022 National Rank: #144
2022 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +16.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 66.9
2023 National Rank: #23
2023 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 43.7
Dynasty National Rank: #240
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.2
Dynasty Record: 58-10 (35-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 14-1
2022 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 43
2022 Points Against Average: 19.4
2022 Differential: +23.6
2022 Wins: #192 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (38-17), #339 Theodore (21-6), #636 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (56-31), #1082 Homewood (57-56), #1529 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (42-14), #1803 Spanish Fort (35-24), #1856 Foley (49-21), #2411 Wetumpka (48-14), #2451 McGill-Toolen (Mobile) (48-31), #3123 Daphne (43-23), #4601 Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile) (35-0), #4955 Murphy [S. S.] (Mobile) (49-20), #6393 Baldwin County (Bay Minette) (48-7), #8895 Robertsdale (50-0)
2022 Losses: #339 Theodore (27-26)
2022 Opponents W-L: 102-71
Recent State Championships: 2022
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2019, 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/28/22 McGill-Toolen (Mobile) (48-31), 11/4/22 Wetumpka (48-14), 11/11/22 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (56-31), 11/18/22 Homewood (57-56), 11/25/22 Theodore (21-6), 12/2/22 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (38-17)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN), 9/1 at Murphy [S. S.] (Mobile), 9/8 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 9/15 at Spanish Fort, 9/22 Robertsdale, 9/29 Foley, 10/6 at Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile), 10/13 Baldwin County (Bay Minette), 10/27 Theodore, 11/3 at McGill-Toolen (Mobile)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN) (62), Theodore (28.3), Spanish Fort (15.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Robertsdale (-35), Baldwin County (Bay Minette) (-23.4), Murphy [S. S.] (Mobile) (-14.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (26.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #890
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 58%