GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike McDonald
League: AAAAA Region 2 (moving from 4-AAAAA)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8
RETURNERS
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Christopher Robinson Senior RB
Alberry Melson Senior OLB
Lendell Arnold Senior QB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Alec Ogletree 6'3" 210 Senior DB [Georgia]
Alexander Ogletree 5'9" 200 Senior RB [Georgia]
Jamal Ransby 5'8" 155 Senior CB [Georgia State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WRs, RB
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Star Defender
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 51
2009 National Rank: #139
2009 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 42.5
2010 National Rank: #347
2010 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #573
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 66-22 (42-7 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 13-1
2009 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 30.6
2009 Points Against Average: 8
2009 Differential: +22.6
2009 Wins: #202 Grayson (Loganville) (9-7), #603 King (Lithonia) (15-6), #625 Valdosta (28-9), #1136 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (43-26), #1300 Westlake (Atlanta) (20-0), #1979 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (41-0), #2339 LaGrange (26-15), #2415 Creekside (Fairburn) (34-6), #2926 Pebblebrook (Mableton) (26-0), #4084 Lovejoy (34-0), #6338 Riverdale (40-7), #8078 Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro) (42-7), #9526 Morrow (47-0)
2009 Losses: #112 Northside (Warner Robins) (29-24)
2009 Opponents W-L: 90-65
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4-AAAAA), 2008 (4-AAAAA), 2007 (4-AAAAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 LaGrange, 9/10 Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee), 9/17 at Woodstock, 9/24 Newton (Covington), 10/1 at Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn), 10/8 Westlake (Atlanta), 10/15 at Luella, 10/22 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia), 10/29 Stephenson (Stone Mountain), 11/5 at East Coweta (Sharpsburg), 11/12 at South Cobb (Austell), 11/19 at Lowndes (Valdosta)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Lowndes (Valdosta) (57.1), Stephenson (Stone Mountain) (45.8), Newton (Covington) (41.5)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (-29), Luella (4.8), South Cobb (Austell) (5.5)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (30.4 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.6
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #816
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-3
2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/27 LaGrange [projection: 31-6 win]