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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Jeremy Perkins
League: 7A Region 4
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank*: #14

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 33
2024 National Rank: #876
2024 State Rank: #28
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -1.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 18.2
2025 National Rank*: #1166
2025 State Rank*: #34
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 26
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1229
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 36-18 (27-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 27.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1427
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 134-107 [133-108 on the field] (93-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 9-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 34.8
2024 Points Against Average: 20.1
2024 Differential: +14.7
2024 Wins: #1288 Hartselle (35-34), #1609 Clemens [James] (Madison) (31-28), #1804 Florence (20-0), #1906 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (42-28), #2432 Sparkman (Harvest) (31-30), #4072 Huntsville (38-13), #6294 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (52-21), #7098 Decatur (41-0), #8117 Albertville (50-6)
2024 Losses: #361 Enterprise (32-21), #636 Muscle Shoals (29-22)
2024 Opponents W-L: 57-63
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2022 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st), 2017 (6A Region 8), 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Hartselle, 8/29 at Decatur, 9/5 at Sparkman (Harvest), 9/12 Florence, 9/19 Albertville, 10/3 at Huntsville, 10/10 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/17 Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/24 at Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/30 at Muscle Shoals
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Muscle Shoals (34.3), Hartselle (19.3), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Albertville (-28.8), Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-24), Decatur (-18.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -0.2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #47
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #385
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 2%



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