GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Mark Mariakas
League: AAA Region 7A
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #40
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Sharik Smith 5'10" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Tre Montgomery 6'0" 265 Senior OL 4.95
Elijah Cuts 6'2" 215 Senior WR 4.80
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Devin Bowman 6'0" 175 Senior ATH 4.5 [Georgia]
Mason Harris 6'4" 195 Senior LB 4.5 [South Carolina]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Ethic, Motivated To Improve, Good Young Players
Team Weaknesses: Small, Need Confidence, Must Build Defensively
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.3
2010 National Rank: #2618
2010 State Rank: #104
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 7.4
2011 National Rank: #5648
2011 State Rank: #222
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18
Dynasty National Rank: #3004
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 41-15 (23-6 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 30
2010 Points Against Average: 14.1
2010 Differential: +15.9
2010 Wins: #3038 Dalton (21-0), #3207 Allatoona (Acworth) (13-12), #5560 Adairsville (30-19), #6392 LaFayette (41-14), #6707 Gilmer (Ellijay) (35-10), #7319 Cedartown (30-7), #7666 Ringgold (21-0), #9216 Heritage (Ringgold) (49-20), #10778 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (66-38)
2010 Losses: #2261 Woodward Academy (College Park) (18-10), #3207 Allatoona (Acworth) (17-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-52
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (6A-AAA), 2008 (6A-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/9/11 Cedartown (29-8)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Adairsville, 9/2 Allatoona (Acworth), 9/9 Cedartown, 9/16 at Gilmer (Ellijay), 9/30 at Dalton, 10/7 LaFayette, 10/14 at Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton), 10/21 Ringgold, 10/28 Heritage (Ringgold)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dalton (20.6), Allatoona (Acworth) (20.2), Adairsville (9.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (-11.8), Heritage (Ringgold) (-4.4), Ringgold (1.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 (10.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #277
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6154
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Adairsville [projection: 24-21 loss]