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GENERAL
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Chuck Reedy
League: AAAA Region VII
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kalan Ritchie 6'5.5" 230 Senior TE/DE 5.03 [South Carolina]
Caleb Kinlaw 5'10.5" 190 Senior RB/KR 4.47 [Georgia Tech]
Omar McCrae 5'9" 175 Senior CB 4.65

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tramel Terry 5'11.5" 190 Senior ATH 4.38 [Georgia]
Gerald Turner 6'1" 230 Senior LB [South Carolina]
Jalen Stevens 6'3" 215 Senior DE 4.6 [Connecticut]
Mike Myers 6'1" 270 Senior DT 4.8 [East Carolina]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Few Returners On DL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 56.1
2012 National Rank: #126
2012 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 56
2013 National Rank: #112
2013 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 47.5
Dynasty National Rank: #152
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 58-11 [59-10 on the field] (19-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 46.2
2012 Points Against Average: 12.5
2012 Differential: +33.7
2012 Wins: #331 Dutch Fork (Irmo) (28-17), #408 Stratford (Goose Creek) (31-23), #701 Bluffton (35-25), #890 Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (35-14), #1859 Summerville (49-14), #2112 Fort Dorchester (North Charleston) (56-14), #2263 Cane Bay (Summerville) (55-0), #2562 Ashley Ridge (Summerville) (48-16), #3890 Beaufort (65-14), #4887 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (56-6), #5711 West Ashley (Charleston) (52-7), #7163 Colleton County (Walterboro) (44-0)
2012 Losses: #2301 Conway (forfeit)
2012 Opponents W-L: 77-80
Recent State Championships: 2011 (AAAA II)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 2 officially, 27 on field
Streak List: 9/9/11 Summerville (19-7), 9/16/11 Colleton County (Walterboro) (58-0), 9/23/11 Fort Dorchester (North Charleston) (56-7), 9/30/11 Stratford (Goose Creek) (49-0), 10/7/11 West Ashley (Charleston) (35-3), 10/14/11 James Island (Charleston) (56-0), 10/21/11 Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (72-28), 10/28/11 Ashley Ridge (Summerville) (65-3), 11/4/11 Beaufort (31-19), 11/11/11 Lancaster (49-12), 11/18/11 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (41-7), 11/25/11 North Augusta (49-6), 12/3/11 Greenwood (37-21), 8/24/12 Ashley Ridge (Summerville) (48-16), 8/31/12 Colleton County (Walterboro) (44-0), 9/7/12 Summerville (49-14), 9/14/12 Fort Dorchester (North Charleston) (56-14), 9/21/12 Dutch Fork (Irmo) (28-17), 9/28/12 Beaufort (65-14), 10/5/12 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (56-6), 10/12/12 Cane Bay (Summerville) (55-0), 10/19/12 Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (35-14), 10/26/12 West Ashley (Charleston) (52-7), 11/2/12 Stratford (Goose Creek) (31-23), 11/9/12 Conway (48-7), 11/16/12 Bluffton (35-25), 8/23/13 Berkeley (Moncks Corner) (34-20)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 vs Berkeley (Moncks Corner), 8/30 at Ashley Ridge (Summerville), 9/6 Colleton County (Walterboro), 9/13 at Summerville, 9/20 Fort Dorchester (North Charleston), 9/27 Dutch Fork (Irmo), 10/4 at Beaufort, 10/11 at Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach), 10/18 at Cane Bay (Summerville), 10/25 Wando (Mt. Pleasant), 11/1 West Ashley (Charleston), 11/8 at Stratford (Goose Creek)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Stratford (Goose Creek) (51.2), Dutch Fork (Irmo) (43.4), Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (37.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Colleton County (Walterboro) (3.3), West Ashley (Charleston) (9.4), Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (12.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6 (27.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #925
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49%