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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Dean Boyd
League: AAA Region VI
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
London Johnson 5'10" 165 Senior QB 4.51
Trey Woods 6'2" 200 Senior DB 4.71
Demetrius Knox 5'8" 165 Junior RB 4.61

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return QB/Most OL, QB Threw For 3100 Yards/31 TDs Last Season
Team Weaknesses: Lost A Lot Of Starters At WR/DB, Inexperienced In General

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 45.3
2013 National Rank: #462
2013 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 37.4
2014 National Rank: #834
2014 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1028
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 93-45 (42-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.9
2013 Points Against Average: 15.6
2013 Differential: +13.3
2013 Wins: #541 Dillon (27-6), #592 Socastee (Myrtle Beach) (40-25), #756 Hanahan (7-0), #1207 Crestwood (Sumter) (27-21), #2670 Swansea (42-14), #3195 Darlington (39-0), #3818 Manning (41-33), #4639 Cheraw (29-7), #4703 Conway (28-21), #5292 Chesterfield (43-21), #5945 Lakewood (Sumter) (35-0)
2013 Losses: #229 Scotland (Laurinburg, NC) (21-14), #442 Myrtle Beach (20-6), #749 Hartsville (30-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 117-55
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009, 2007 (AAA Region V), 2006 (AAA Region V), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Richmond (Rockingham, NC), 9/5 at Scotland (Laurinburg, NC), 9/12 at Cheraw, 9/19 at Conway, 9/26 Dillon, 10/3 Hartsville, 10/10 at Lakewood (Sumter), 10/17 Crestwood (Sumter), 10/24 Darlington, 10/31 at Manning
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg, NC) (55.4), Dillon (43.4), Hartsville (40.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Sumter) (7.8), Cheraw (10.6), Conway (16)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (31.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #602
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%