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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Freddie Brown
League: AAAA Region III (moving from AAAA Region II)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ronnie Martin 5'11" 175 Senior DB [South Carolina]

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Stephen Grommer 6'5" 285 Senior OG

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Conelius Jones 6'2" 185 Senior ATH [Michigan]
Andre Whitmire 5'11" 225 Senior LB

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 43.1
2009 National Rank: #390
2009 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 41
2010 National Rank: #422
2010 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #760
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 40-46 (17-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 5-9
2009 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (5th)
2009 Points For Average: 20.2
2009 Points Against Average: 26.7
2009 Differential: -6.5
2009 Wins: #332 Rock Hill (41-28), #416 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (20-10), #546 Sumter (28-14), #1300 Union County (Union) (35-0), #3279 Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (31-20)
2009 Losses: #7 Dorman (Roebuck) (20-7), #7 Dorman (Roebuck) (28-0), #9 Byrnes (Duncan) (49-6), #9 Byrnes (Duncan) (51-16), #148 Gaffney (14-7), #252 Mauldin (46-27), #538 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (39-35), #546 Sumter (34-21), #616 Greenwood (21-9)
2009 Opponents W-L: 142-47
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 Union County (Union), 9/3 at Dorman (Roebuck), 9/10 at Sumter, 9/17 at Greenwood, 9/24 South Pointe (Rock Hill), 10/1 South Aiken (Aiken), 10/8 Northwestern (Rock Hill), 10/15 at Clover, 10/21 at Rock Hill, 10/29 Lancaster, 11/5 at Gaffney, 11/12 at Irmo (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Dorman (Roebuck) (69.6), Gaffney (53.3), Northwestern (Rock Hill) (53.1)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: South Aiken (Aiken) (3.3), Lancaster (18.7), Rock Hill (31.9)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38 (47.6 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #26
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-5
2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 Union County (Union) [projection: 21-10 win]







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