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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Dan Duff
League: AAA Region 4 (moving from AA Region 7A)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kwame Peek 6'3" 185 Senior FS/WR 4.30
Tay Twine 6'1" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.50
Alfred Shepard 6'5" 320 Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 2.1
2011 National Rank: #7410
2011 State Rank: #279
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.2
2012 National Rank: #5877
2012 State Rank: #229
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6187
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 51-43 (37-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.9
2011 Points Against Average: 24.5
2011 Differential: -5.6
2011 Wins: #6042 Gordon Central (Calhoun) (26-7), #8168 Coosa (Rome) (24-19), #11312 Model (Rome) (30-22), #12097 North Murray (Chatsworth) (43-21)
2011 Losses: #839 West Forsyth (Cumming) (28-6), #2890 Pepperell (Lindale) (41-6), #3917 Cedartown (28-18), #4021 Adairsville (9-0), #6068 Chattooga (Summerville) (28-18), #6264 Armuchee (Rome) (42-18)
2011 Opponents W-L: 57-51
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Region 7A), 2009 (tied for 1st; 7-AA - South), 2007 (tied for 1st; 7A-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Cedartown, 9/7 Coosa (Rome), 9/14 at Cartersville, 9/21 at Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 10/5 Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta), 10/12 at Haralson County (Tallapoosa), 10/19 Central (Carrollton), 10/26 at Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta), 11/2 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta), 11/9 at Callaway (Hogansville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cedartown (17), Cartersville (15.6), Callaway (Hogansville) (12)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coosa (Rome) (-13.9), Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta) (-11.7), Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (-5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #314
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6797
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%