Valdosta (GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rance Gillespie
League: AAAAA Region 1
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyran Watkins Senior WR
Willie Barrett Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jay Rome 6'6" 240 Senior TE 4.68 [Georgia]
Malcolm Mitchell 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.40 [Georgia]
Jermaine Holmes 6'0" 230 Senior LB [Marshall]
Jarquez Samuel 6'5" 240 Senior DE [Marshall]
Justin Williams 6'0" 195 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Motivated To Improve
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Most Of Offense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 46.4
2010 National Rank: #325
2010 State Rank: #16
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 35.8
2011 National Rank: #755
2011 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 33.8
Dynasty National Rank: #630
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 33-23 (14-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 31.8
2010 Points Against Average: 20.6
2010 Differential: +11.2
2010 Wins: #139 Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL) (35-31), #361 Colquitt County (Moultrie) (36-29), #642 McEachern (Powder Springs) (31-28), #810 Brunswick (64-62), #1046 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia) (43-28), #1357 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery, AL) (19-0), #1752 Tift County (Tifton) (21-7), #2070 Coffee (Douglas) (42-24), #2536 Hardaway (Columbus) (36-0), #2586 Brooks County (Quitman) (35-0), #4355 Windsor Forest (Savannah) (34-13)
2010 Losses: #252 Grayson (Loganville) (22-0), #294 Lowndes (Valdosta) (24-17)
2010 Opponents W-L: 98-61
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2003 (1-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Brooks County (Quitman), 9/2 Hardaway (Columbus), 9/9 Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL), 9/16 at Brunswick, 9/23 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery, AL), 9/30 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia), 10/7 at Lowndes (Valdosta), 10/14 at Coffee (Douglas), 10/21 Tift County (Tifton), 11/4 Colquitt County (Moultrie)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL) (58.8), Colquitt County (Moultrie) (45.5), Lowndes (Valdosta) (44.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Brooks County (Quitman) (23.5), Hardaway (Columbus) (23.7), Tift County (Tifton) (27.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 (34.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #92
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Brooks County (Quitman) [projection: 31-14 win]



We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.