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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Franco Perkins
League: AAAAA Region 5 (moving from AAAA Region 7)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #33

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Nigel Matthews 6'2" 195 Senior WR 4.5

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.2
2011 National Rank: #3868
2011 State Rank: #145
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 14.3
2012 National Rank: #4144
2012 State Rank: #162
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1866
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 78-29-1 (57-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 19
2011 Points Against Average: 14.5
2011 Differential: +4.5
2011 Wins: #3259 Lambert (Suwanee) (16-0), #4674 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (14-13), #6070 Creekview (Canton) (21-14), #6534 Woodland (Cartersville) (13-7), #7441 Sequoyah (Canton) (20-10), #9423 South Forsyth (Cumming) (27-0), #11325 Cass (Cartersville) (38-14)
2011 Losses: #1701 Heritage (Conyers) (13-10), #1728 Chattahoochee (Alpharetta) (21-13), #1996 Johns Creek (38-17), #9361 Forsyth Central (Cumming) (29-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-57
Recent League Championships: 2008 (7A-AAAA), 2006 (7-AAAA), 2005 (7-AAAA), 2004 (tied for 1st; 7-AAAA), 2003 (7-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at South Paulding (Douglasville), 9/7 Hiram, 9/14 at Allatoona (Acworth), 9/28 New Manchester (Douglasville), 10/5 Paulding County (Dallas), 10/12 at North Paulding (Dallas), 10/19 at East Paulding (Dallas), 10/26 Lithia Springs, 11/2 at Villa Rica, 11/9 Woodland (Cartersville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Paulding (Dallas) (43.1), Allatoona (Acworth) (36.3), South Paulding (Douglasville) (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lithia Springs (-10.7), Paulding County (Dallas) (-6.1), Woodland (Cartersville) (8.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (12 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3510
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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