Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: William Godfrey
League: AAAAA Region 6 (moving from AAAA Region 6)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #20

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Damon Sprouse 6'5" 275 Senior OL 5.7
William Goodwin 6'7" 235 Senior TE
Toran Davis 5'11" 185 Senior DB [Ohio]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 30.3
2011 National Rank: #1663
2011 State Rank: #64
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.4
2012 National Rank: #2084
2012 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #1833
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 68-34 (60-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 28.8
2011 Points Against Average: 6.1
2011 Differential: +22.7
2011 Wins: #3158 Dunwoody (24-7), #3772 Miller Grove (Lithonia) (25-0), #5592 Chamblee (21-0), #5765 Lithonia (16-9), #6492 Redan (Stone Mountain) (52-0), #6617 Carver (Atlanta) (39-0), #10720 Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta) (57-0), #11376 Lakeside (Atlanta) (64-0)
2011 Losses: #73 Tucker (18-7), #561 East Paulding (Dallas) (10-6), #1415 Marist (Atlanta) (23-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-59
Recent League Championships: 2009 (6-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Pebblebrook (Mableton), 9/8 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia), 9/14 Lakeside (Atlanta), 9/21 at Mays [Benjamin E.] (Atlanta), 9/28 Stephenson (Stone Mountain), 10/13 at North Atlanta (Atlanta), 10/19 Tucker, 10/26 at Arabia Mountain (Lithonia), 11/3 Miller Grove (Lithonia), 11/9 at Dunwoody
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tucker (57.3), King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia) (45.6), Stephenson (Stone Mountain) (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeside (Atlanta) (-15.2), North Atlanta (Atlanta) (-9.7), Arabia Mountain (Lithonia) (3.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (18.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2369
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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