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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Rico Zackery
League: AAA Region 5A (moving from AAA Region 4)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2013 National Rank: #2227
2013 State Rank: #96
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 34.1
2014 National Rank: #1113
2014 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7077
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.1
Dynasty Record: 41-76 (21-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 29.5
2013 Points Against Average: 13
2013 Differential: +16.5
2013 Wins: #1248 Ringgold (19-15), #3807 Appling County (Baxley) (46-13), #5099 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta) (14-0), #6232 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (34-28), #6803 Pike County (Zebulon) (42-7), #6803 Pike County (Zebulon) (31-0), #6959 Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta) (28-8), #7881 Rockmart (35-0), #10626 Haralson County (Tallapoosa) (48-0), #11089 Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta) (56-0)
2013 Losses: #666 Callaway (Hogansville) (46-13), #1248 Ringgold (35-10), #6470 Bremen (17-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 80-68
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/21/14 Bowdon (34-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/21 at Bowdon, 9/5 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta), 9/12 Hardaway (Columbus), 9/19 Fayette County (Fayetteville), 9/26 at Landmark Christian (Fairburn), 10/10 Haralson County (Tallapoosa), 10/17 Pepperell (Lindale), 10/24 at Cedartown, 10/31 Rockmart, 11/8 at Callaway (Hogansville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Callaway (Hogansville) (43.7), Bowdon (27.9), Cedartown (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Haralson County (Tallapoosa) (-11.9), Rockmart (-1.7), Pepperell (Lindale) (-1.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (12.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4202
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%