Pickens (Jasper, GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Green/White Coach: Chris Parker League: AAAA Region 7 (moving from AAAA Region 7A) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Shannon Brooks 5'11" 195 Senior RB 4.51 Marcus Byrd 6'2" 200 Junior QB 4.73 Kyle West 6'2" 190 Junior ILB/OLB 4.71 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Defense, Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 14.4 2013 National Rank: #4584 2013 State Rank: #181 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.9 2014 National Rank: #3936 2014 State Rank: #163 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -0.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8545 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.1 Dynasty Record: 48-64 (27-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 30.4 2013 Points Against Average: 20.3 2013 Differential: +10.1 2013 Wins: #5444 Cass (White) (43-27), #6612 Ridgeland (Rossville) (41-28), #7777 Sonoraville (Calhoun) (47-0), #8499 River Ridge (Woodstock) (42-21), #10646 Johnson (Gainesville) (21-14), #11095 Heritage (Ringgold) (42-0) 2013 Losses: #2716 Gilmer (Ellijay) (17-0), #2769 Cedartown (42-34), #2865 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (39-21), #2865 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (15-13) 2013 Opponents W-L: 52-54 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 White County (Cleveland) (42-34), 9/5/14 East Hall (Gainesville) (38-10) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at White County (Cleveland), 9/5 East Hall (Gainesville), 9/19 at Johnson (Gainesville), 9/26 Ridgeland (Rossville), 10/3 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill), 10/10 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton), 10/17 at LaFayette, 10/24 at Heritage (Ringgold), 10/31 Gilmer (Ellijay), 11/7 at Cartersville Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (Ellijay) (25.1), White County (Cleveland) (23.4), Cartersville (22.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson (Gainesville) (-11.9), LaFayette (-11.9), Heritage (Ringgold) (-5.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #223 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4952 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |