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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Miles Aldridge
League: AAAA Region IV
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ja'Lon Williams 6'3" 230 Senior DE/TE 4.70
Jordan Williams 6'2" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.50
Da'Marcus Muscove 5'11" 180 Senior SS 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Christian Miller 6'3" 210 Senior LB [Alabama]
Josh Harlan 6'0" 205 Senior RB 4.65
John Miller 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Talented Junior Class, Offense
Team Weaknesses: LB, CB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 46.6
2013 National Rank: #401
2013 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.1
2014 National Rank: #939
2014 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2341
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 60-70 (22-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 40.5
2013 Points Against Average: 16.7
2013 Differential: +23.8
2013 Wins: #870 Lexington (42-15), #1687 Spartanburg (38-21), #2191 Irmo (Columbia) (58-28), #2234 Blythewood (49-20), #2355 Westwood (Blythewood) (24-14), #2570 South Aiken (Aiken) (28-16), #3392 White Knoll (Lexington) (41-21), #4462 Ridge View (Columbia) (35-8), #4860 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (48-8), #4960 Clover (49-14), #7152 Richland Northeast (Columbia) (48-7), #7228 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (38-14)
2013 Losses: #118 Dutch Fork (Irmo) (31-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-85
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2006 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Lower Richland (Hopkins), 9/5 vs Laurens, 9/12 Richland Northeast (Columbia), 9/19 at Irmo (Columbia), 9/26 South Aiken (Aiken), 10/3 at White Knoll (Lexington), 10/10 at Blythewood, 10/17 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff), 10/24 Dutch Fork (Irmo), 10/31 at Ridge View (Columbia), 11/7 Westwood (Blythewood)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dutch Fork (Irmo) (61.3), Blythewood (28.5), Westwood (Blythewood) (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (2.9), Lower Richland (Hopkins) (7.5), Richland Northeast (Columbia) (10.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (26.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1520
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%