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GENERAL
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Chuck Reedy
League: AAAA Region VII
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ty'rik Johnson 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.50
Deondre Daniels 6'0" 180 Senior WR/CB 4.70
KJ Wood 5'10" 210 Senior LB 4.80

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kalan Ritchie 6'5" 215 Senior DE [South Carolina]
Caleb Kinlaw 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.5 [Wisconsin]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB, Return Game
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 51
2013 National Rank: #260
2013 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 41.2
2014 National Rank: #589
2014 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 35.1
Dynasty National Rank: #394
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 107-36 [108-35 on the field] (38-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 47.5
2013 Points Against Average: 17.8
2013 Differential: +29.7
2013 Wins: #118 Dutch Fork (Irmo) (35-21), #218 Stratford (Goose Creek) (14-7), #729 Summerville (34-17), #1322 Fort Dorchester (North Charleston) (49-28), #1641 Beaufort (48-7), #2113 West Ashley (Charleston) (42-21), #2748 Ashley Ridge (Summerville) (56-28), #2900 Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (49-21), #5283 Colleton County (Walterboro) (77-30), #5401 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (76-0), #6800 Cane Bay (Summerville) (55-7), #7392 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (56-14)
2013 Losses: #355 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (30-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 82-81
Recent State Championships: 2011 (AAAA II)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 vs Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH), 9/5 at Ridge View (Columbia), 9/12 Summerville, 9/19 at Fort Dorchester (North Charleston), 9/26 Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, MD), 10/3 Ashley Ridge (Summerville), 10/10 James Island (Charleston), 10/17 Cane Bay (Summerville), 10/24 at Wando (Mt. Pleasant), 10/31 at West Ashley (Charleston), 11/7 Stratford (Goose Creek)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, MD) (50.1), Stratford (Goose Creek) (49.3), Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) (43.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: James Island (Charleston) (1.3), Cane Bay (Summerville) (4.6), Ridge View (Columbia) (14.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9 (28.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #737
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%