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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Demario Pippen
League: 6A Region 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #33

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 8.9
2024 National Rank: #3528
2024 State Rank: #106
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 1.3
2025 National Rank*: #2974
2025 State Rank*: #86
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -4.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6293
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 18-32 (11-21 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7470
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 86-143 [89-140 on the field] (59-86 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 5-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2024 Points For Average: 29.5
2024 Points Against Average: 22.8
2024 Differential: +6.7
2024 Wins: #3816 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (31-28), #5720 Calera (47-21), #7218 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (49-20), #7419 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (54-13), #10374 Brookwood (49-13)
2024 Losses: #1135 Hueytown (28-17), #1428 McAdory (McCalla) (31-10), #2237 Gardendale (33-28), #3068 Bessemer City (Bessemer) (24-0), #3267 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (17-10)
2024 Opponents W-L: 41-65
Recent State Championships: 2007 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Region 5), 2007 (4A Region 4), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/1/24 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (49-20)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 8/29 at Calera, 9/5 at Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale), 9/12 at Bessemer City (Bessemer), 9/19 Northridge (Tuscaloosa), 9/26 at Gardendale, 10/3 McAdory (McCalla), 10/10 Brookwood, 10/24 at Hueytown, 10/31 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Hueytown (22.1), McAdory (McCalla) (12.3), Gardendale (2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Brookwood (-39.5), Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (-28.9), Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (-28.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #72
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #639
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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