Hiram (GA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Andy Dorsey League: AAAA Region 5 North Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Austin Kastl 6'5" 260 Junior T 5.20 Albert Tatum 5'9" 150 Junior DB 4.50 Mile Wilson 6'1" 205 Junior LB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Play, Motivated To Improve Team Weaknesses: Lost 3-Year Starters At Most Skill Positions, Need Younger Players To Step Up, Must Develop Leaders RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 37.9 2010 National Rank: #815 2010 State Rank: #36 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 30.1 2011 National Rank: #1322 2011 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20 Dynasty National Rank: #2582 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4 Dynasty Record: 36-19 (19-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 31.2 2010 Points Against Average: 15.9 2010 Differential: +15.3 2010 Wins: #1554 Pope (Marietta) (19-7), #2630 North Paulding (Dallas) (45-31), #2705 South Paulding (Douglasville) (31-7), #3316 Villa Rica (39-14), #3451 Lambert (Suwanee) (35-10), #3587 Sprayberry (Marietta) (45-22), #3707 Douglas County (Douglasville) (24-0), #8913 Paulding County (Dallas) (41-0), #9674 Osborne [R. L.] (Marietta) (52-6) 2010 Losses: #212 Tucker (38-22), #292 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (30-7), #592 East Paulding (Dallas) (26-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 79-53 Recent League Championships: 2009 (7B-AAAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4-AAAAA) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Douglas County (Douglasville), 9/2 South Paulding (Douglasville), 9/9 at Paulding County (Dallas), 9/16 Osborne [R. L.] (Marietta), 9/23 at Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta), 9/30 North Paulding (Dallas), 10/7 at Sprayberry (Marietta), 10/14 East Paulding (Dallas), 10/28 at Pope [Alan C.] (Marietta) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: East Paulding (Dallas) (42.8), Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (41.8), Pope [Alan C.] (Marietta) (28.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Osborne [R. L.] (Marietta) (-6.6), Paulding County (Dallas) (-3.2), South Paulding (Douglasville) (16.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 (25.1 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1790 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 8/26 at Douglas County (Douglasville) [projection: 27-14 win]