| Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Dean Boyd League: AAA Region VI Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2011 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Brigman 5'10" 180 Senior LB 4.60 Jaquan Cole 5'9" 155 Senior RB/DB 4.50 Danielle Mack 6'4" 285 Senior OL 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players, Coming Off A Winning Season, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Staying Healthy, Tougher Schedule RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 21.9 2011 National Rank: #2933 2011 State Rank: #61 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.2 2012 National Rank: #1688 2012 State Rank: #42 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1396 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6 Dynasty Record: 74-38 (34-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 22.3 2011 Points Against Average: 26.7 2011 Differential: -4.4 2011 Wins: #1970 Hartsville (21-19), #2878 Cheraw (20-10), #3688 Lakewood (Sumter) (39-33), #6148 Crestwood (Sumter) (16-14), #7270 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (21-16), #7526 Darlington (41-6), #8431 Camden (27-14), #9682 Calhoun County (St. Matthews) (38-34) 2011 Losses: #32 Scotland (Laurinburg, NC) (42-7), #487 Dillon (56-9), #1262 Conway (48-14), #2002 Cane Bay (Summerville) (28-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 85-56 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009, 2007 (AAA Region V), 2006 (AAA Region V), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/18 Chesterfield, 8/24 at Cheraw, 8/31 at Scotland (Laurinburg, NC), 9/14 at Conway, 9/21 Dillon, 9/28 Hartsville, 10/5 at Lakewood (Sumter), 10/12 Crestwood (Sumter), 10/19 Darlington, 10/26 at Manning Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg, NC) (56), Dillon (49.8), Hartsville (36.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Darlington (5.3), Crestwood (Sumter) (7.3), Manning (16.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 (19.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #522 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |