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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Mark Freeman
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trent Seaborn 6'0" 175 Freshman QB
Anquon Fegans 6'2" 190 Junior DB
Kaleb Harris 6'1" 195 Senior DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Peter Woods 6'3" 270 Senior DL
Tony Mitchell 6'1" 205 Senior S
Stanton Ramil 6'7" 310 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 60.5
2022 National Rank: #60
2022 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2023 Starting Power Rating: 43.3
2023 National Rank: #126
2023 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 66.1
Dynasty National Rank: #15
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.8
Dynasty Record: 61-7 (31-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 11-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 29.9
2022 Points Against Average: 12.9
2022 Differential: +17
2022 Wins: #142 Auburn (49-24), #169 Hoover (40-10), #347 Vestavia Hills (34-14), #347 Vestavia Hills (21-12), #380 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (14-12), #630 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (17-14), #1982 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (49-7), #2544 Spain Park (Hoover) (35-14), #2880 Huntsville (34-0), #2932 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (57-0), #4214 Chelsea (48-3)
2022 Losses: #32 Buford (GA) (38-7), #56 Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN) (24-14), #169 Hoover (9-0)
2022 Opponents W-L: 106-56
Recent State Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019 (tied for 1st), 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/4/22 Huntsville (34-0), 11/11/22 Vestavia Hills (21-12), 11/18/22 Hoover (40-10), 11/30/22 Auburn (49-24)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Opelika, 9/8 Vestavia Hills, 9/15 Spain Park (Hoover), 9/22 Chelsea, 9/28 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 10/6 at Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), 10/13 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 10/20 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/27 at Hoover
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (46.8), Hoover (45.4), Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (40.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Chelsea (-8.3), Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (-2.5), Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (6.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40.6 (39.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #167
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%