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GENERAL
Nickname: Catamounts
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Land
League: AAA Region 7A
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tre Beck 5'10" 175 Senior RB
Trey Bonds 5'10" 155 Senior WR
Cody Patterson 6'2" 255 Senior DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Watts Dantzler 6'7" 310 Senior OL 5.39 [Georgia]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Players, OL
Team Weaknesses: Young DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 21
2010 National Rank: #3038
2010 State Rank: #119
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.3
2011 National Rank: #3008
2011 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2133
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 39-14 (26-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.1
2010 Points Against Average: 13.8
2010 Differential: +17.3
2010 Wins: #3207 Allatoona (Acworth) (21-17), #6392 LaFayette (33-21), #6707 Gilmer (Ellijay) (28-0), #7666 Ringgold (42-10), #9216 Heritage (Ringgold) (49-6), #10778 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (55-21), #10931 Murray County (Chatsworth) (55-0)
2010 Losses: #227 Calhoun (27-14), #2618 Ridgeland (Rossville) (21-0), #6707 Gilmer (Ellijay) (15-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-50
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A-AAAA), 2007 (7-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/30/11 Ridgeland (Rossville) (28-21), 10/7/11 Heritage (Ringgold) (42-21), 10/14/11 Ringgold (28-16)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Calhoun, 9/2 Murray County (Chatsworth), 9/9 Gilmer (Ellijay), 9/16 at Allatoona (Acworth), 9/30 Ridgeland (Rossville), 10/7 Heritage (Ringgold), 10/14 at Ringgold, 10/21 LaFayette, 10/28 at Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Calhoun (47.7), Allatoona (Acworth) (20.2), Ridgeland (Rossville) (8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Murray County (Chatsworth) (-12.5), Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (-11.8), Heritage (Ringgold) (-4.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5658
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Calhoun [projection: 41-13 loss]