GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Jeremy Perkins
League: 7A Region 4
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2023 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
J.L. Davis 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.7
Gavin Fuqua 5'10" 170 Senior RB 4.5
Josiah Flood 6'4" 305 Senior OL 5.2
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Achilles Woods 6'4" 250 Senior Edge
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, K Is Back, Some Key Defensive Players Return
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth/Inexperience
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 30
2023 National Rank: #1206
2023 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2024 Starting Power Rating: 17.3
2024 National Rank: #1091
2024 State Rank: #33
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 26.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1236
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-20 (24-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 27.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1519
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8
Dynasty Record: 125-105 [124-106 on the field] (86-57 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 34.3
2023 Points Against Average: 16.4
2023 Differential: +17.9
2023 Wins: #1338 Hartselle (28-17), #2078 Clemens [James] (Madison) (28-7), #2968 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (49-22), #3571 Huntsville (52-25), #3772 Gardendale (38-7), #5158 Decatur (35-3), #6855 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (49-7), #8884 Albertville (56-13)
2023 Losses: #278 Vestavia Hills (38-17), #2540 Florence (20-7), #3703 Sparkman (Harvest) (21-18)
2023 Opponents W-L: 54-64
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 2024 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Hartselle, 8/30 Decatur, 9/6 at Sparkman (Harvest), 9/13 at Florence, 9/20 at Albertville, 10/4 at Huntsville, 10/11 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/18 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/25 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/31 Muscle Shoals
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Muscle Shoals (38.3), Hartselle (20), Clemens [James] (Madison) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Albertville (-30.8), Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-24.8), Decatur (-8.6)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 (16.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.9
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2003
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%