GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Burgundy/Gold
Coach: Tim Glanton
League: AAAAA Region 5 (moving from AAAA Region 5 South)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #36
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Josh Anderson 5'11" 230 Senior FB/LB 4.60 [Troy]
Carnell Hopson 6'2" 245 Senior DE 4.80
Chandler Burks 5'10" 175 Junior CB/QB 4.50
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Adrian Lindsey 6'2" 215 Senior OLB [Buffalo]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 6 Starters Back On Defense, Defensive Front, Strong LB Core
Team Weaknesses: OL
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 14.8
2011 National Rank: #4414
2011 State Rank: #175
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.4
2012 National Rank: #4375
2012 State Rank: #170
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8523
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 24-28 (15-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 20.2
2011 Points Against Average: 17
2011 Differential: +3.2
2011 Wins: #4956 Villa Rica (33-0), #5761 Hiram (17-10), #6892 Alexander (Douglasville) (24-0), #7924 Douglas County (Douglasville) (34-17), #9538 Paulding County (Dallas) (28-14), #10497 Lithia Springs (10-0)
2011 Losses: #561 East Paulding (Dallas) (27-0), #647 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (55-21), #4218 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (20-14), #5254 North Paulding (Dallas) (27-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 49-56
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 5 South), 2010 (AAAA Region 5 South)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Rome, 9/7 at Villa Rica, 9/21 Woodland (Cartersville), 9/28 at Allatoona (Acworth), 10/5 North Paulding (Dallas), 10/12 at New Manchester (Douglasville), 10/19 at Hiram, 10/26 East Paulding (Dallas), 11/2 Paulding County (Dallas), 11/9 at Lithia Springs
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Paulding (Dallas) (43.1), Allatoona (Acworth) (36.3), Rome (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lithia Springs (-10.7), Paulding County (Dallas) (-6.1), Woodland (Cartersville) (8.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #171
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3478
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%