GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Leroy Ryals
League: AAAAA Region 8 (moving from AAAA Region 8)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Johnson 6'3" 170 Junior QB
Dreko Statham 5'11" 165 Senior DB
Amir Williams 5'8" 150 Senior WR
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Quenshaun Watson 5'9" 165 Senior RB [Tennessee]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At QB, Strong DL, WR Core
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Several Seniors, Holes At RB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 33.6
2011 National Rank: #1273
2011 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.7
2012 National Rank: #1388
2012 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2097
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 74-29-1 (62-18 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.2
2011 Points Against Average: 22.1
2011 Differential: +16.1
2011 Wins: #610 Flowery Branch (38-35), #3259 Lambert (Suwanee) (35-32), #3555 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (34-20), #4089 Loganville (42-34), #4287 Salem (Conyers) (52-14), #4512 Apalachee (Winder) (37-28), #4514 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (49-13), #8241 Madison County (Danielsville) (55-20), #9077 Rockdale County (Conyers) (44-0), #10528 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (44-0)
2011 Losses: #126 Northside (Warner Robins) (48-14), #1701 Heritage (Conyers) (21-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-61
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 8), 2010 (AAAA Region 8), 2003 (8-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Marist (Atlanta), 9/7 at Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville), 9/14 Loganville, 9/28 at Apalachee (Winder), 10/5 Salem (Conyers), 10/12 at Heritage (Conyers), 10/19 at Gainesville, 10/26 Flowery Branch, 11/2 Winder-Barrow (Winder), 11/9 at Cedar Shoals (Athens)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Flowery Branch (44.9), Gainesville (44.2), Marist (Atlanta) (36.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Winder-Barrow (Winder) (-10.8), Salem (Conyers) (15.3), Loganville (21.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (20.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #782
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%