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GENERAL
Nickname: Capitals
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Kemper Amick
League: AA Region III (moving from AA Region II)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
James Works 6'4" 300 Senior OL 5.20
Anthony Brown 5'11" 210 Senior QB 4.50
Sharquis Cooks 6'0" 195 Senior LB 4.50

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Casey Gladney 6'1" 180 Senior WR 4.50 [Texas Tech]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several RBs, Big/Physical OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Spots

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23.2
2011 National Rank: #2683
2011 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18
2012 National Rank: #3346
2012 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3424
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 82-31 (31-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 35.2
2011 Points Against Average: 22.7
2011 Differential: +12.5
2011 Wins: #1190 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (36-26), #4459 Carolina Academy (Greenville) (29-27), #6004 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (31-14), #6109 Lee Central (Bishopville) (68-43), #6520 Dreher (Columbia) (32-12), #6804 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (40-20), #7168 Gilbert (44-35), #7270 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (55-27), #9854 Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg) (46-7), #11970 Eau Claire (Columbia) (24-0)
2011 Losses: #1048 Thurmond [Strom] (Johnston) (49-20), #1810 Central (Pageland) (21-20), #2963 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (14-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-78
Recent League Championships: 2007 (AA Region IV), 2005 (AA Region IV), 2004 (AA Region IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Wilson (Florence), 8/24 Calhoun County (St. Matthews), 8/31 at Dreher (Columbia), 9/7 at Daniel [D. W.] (Central), 9/14 at Flora [A. C.] (Columbia), 9/28 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro), 10/4 at Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia), 10/12 Pelion, 10/19 at North Central (Kershaw), 10/26 at Eau Claire (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Daniel [D. W.] (Central) (35.8), Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (34.4), Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (31)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Central (Kershaw) (-25.6), Eau Claire (Columbia) (-20), Pelion (-14.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (12.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #126
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5045
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%