| Appling County (Baxley, GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Black/Red Coach: J.T. Pollock League: AAA Region 1A (moving from AAA Region 1) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2013 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Vernon Dasher 6'2" 200 Senior QB/FS 4.60 Tobias Hagins 6'2.5" 290 Senior OL/DE 5.00 Keelan Crosby 5'10" 190 Sophomore RB/LB 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, QB Returning, Defensive Front Has A Chance To Be Special Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Must Replace All-State K, Will Not Have Speed Of Past Seasons RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 18 2013 National Rank: #3807 2013 State Rank: #156 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.2 2014 National Rank: #4081 2014 State Rank: #168 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4142 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4 Dynasty Record: 78-44-2 (53-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 34.3 2013 Points Against Average: 19.7 2013 Differential: +14.6 2013 Wins: #3696 Pierce County (Blackshear) (38-20), #6729 Dodge County (Eastman) (30-8), #7071 Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet) (42-21), #7465 Johnson [Sol C.] (Savannah) (49-20), #7611 Screven County (Sylvania) (38-13), #8771 Tattnall County (Reidsville) (42-28), #10310 Brantley County (Nahunta) (52-14), #10695 Savannah (40-0), #10856 Beach [Alfred Ely] (Savannah) (38-7) 2013 Losses: #843 Wayne County (Jesup) (40-14), #2227 Central (Carrollton) (46-13), #3420 Liberty County (Hinesville) (19-16) 2013 Opponents W-L: 68-65-1 Recent League Championships: 2013 (AAA Region 1), 2008 (tied for 1st; 2-AA) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Wayne County (Jesup), 9/5 Jenkins [H. V.] (Savannah), 9/12 Tattnall County (Reidsville), 9/19 Beach [Alfred Ely] (Savannah), 9/26 at Toombs County (Lyons), 10/10 Dodge County (Eastman), 10/17 at Cook (Adel), 10/24 Pierce County (Blackshear), 10/31 at Brantley County (Nahunta) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wayne County (Jesup) (31.5), Pierce County (Blackshear) (16.3), Cook (Adel) (14.5) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Beach [Alfred Ely] (Savannah) (-13), Brantley County (Nahunta) (-10.3), Jenkins [H. V.] (Savannah) (-5.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #323 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7206 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |