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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Dan Duff
League: AAA Region 4
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alfred Shephard 6'6" 350 Senior OL
Julian Welch 6'1" 185 Senior QB
Darius Pittman 6'0" 195 Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kwame Peek 6'1" - Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Group Of Kids
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 7.1
2012 National Rank: #6260
2012 State Rank: #242
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 9
2013 National Rank: #5519
2013 State Rank: #212
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5372
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 29-25 (18-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 26.4
2012 Points Against Average: 25.8
2012 Differential: +0.6
2012 Wins: #5183 Appling County (Baxley) (34-33), #7366 Central (Carrollton) (28-7), #7910 Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta) (26-12), #9904 Coosa (Rome) (28-13), #10343 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta) (41-15), #12282 Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta) (54-6)
2012 Losses: #683 Cartersville (38-6), #1388 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (45-16), #2703 Callaway (Hogansville) (41-14), #4846 Cedartown (40-14), #7256 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (23-22), #9402 Haralson County (Tallapoosa) (36-34)
2012 Opponents W-L: 76-55-1
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 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Cedartown, 9/6 at Coosa (Rome), 9/13 Cartersville, 9/20 Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 10/4 at Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta), 10/11 Haralson County (Tallapoosa), 10/18 at Central (Carrollton), 10/25 Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta), 11/1 at Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta), 11/8 Callaway (Hogansville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cartersville (49.5), Callaway (Hogansville) (31.2), Cedartown (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta) (-21.1), Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta) (-10.1), Coosa (Rome) (-8.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (9.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5846
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%