Lowndes (Valdosta, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Randy McPherson
League: AAAAAA Region 1
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Brian Bell 6'2" 215 Senior LB [Florida State]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dyshon Sims 6'4" 275 Senior OL [Georgia]
Brandon Roberts 5'11" 170 Senior DB [Purdue]
Tre Jackson 5'11" 230 Senior LB 5.0 [Georgia Tech]
Zack Copeland 6'2" 220 Senior DE 4.8 [Georgia Southern]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 48.8
2013 National Rank: #325
2013 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 43.4
2014 National Rank: #461
2014 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 47.2
Dynasty National Rank: #65
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 116-25 (50-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.2
2013 Points Against Average: 13.7
2013 Differential: +16.5
2013 Wins: #452 Lovejoy (23-18), #670 Valdosta (3-0), #710 Coffee (Douglas) (35-10), #965 Tift County (Tifton) (28-7), #1788 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (38-10), #1882 Brunswick (38-30), #3738 Luella (42-2), #7413 Hardaway (Columbus) (63-0), #12104 Windsor Forest (Savannah) (87-0)
2013 Losses: #53 Norcross (28-7), #107 Colquitt County (Moultrie) (30-7), #256 Camden County (Kingsland) (28-7), #2880 Newton (Covington) (15-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 80-67
Recent State Championships: 2007 (AAAAA), 2005 (AAAAA), 2004 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; 1-AAAAA), 2008 (1-AAAAA), 2007 (1-AAAAA), 2005 (1-AAAAA), 2004 (1-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Roswell (37-7), 8/29/14 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa, FL) (20-14), 9/5/14 Drew [Charles] (Riverdale) (43-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Roswell, 8/29 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa, FL), 9/5 Drew [Charles] (Riverdale), 9/12 Rockdale County (Conyers), 9/19 Newton (Covington), 10/3 at Colquitt County (Moultrie), 10/10 Camden County (Kingsland), 10/17 at Lee County (Leesburg), 10/31 at Valdosta, 11/7 Tift County (Tifton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Colquitt County (Moultrie) (54.1), Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa, FL) (51.2), Camden County (Kingsland) (40.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Drew [Charles] (Riverdale) (12.4), Rockdale County (Conyers) (19.5), Roswell (19.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 (35.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #338
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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