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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Steve Pennington
League: AAAAA Region 3 (moving from AAAA Region 3A)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rickey Lee 5'10" 215 LB 4.70
Landon Haralson 6'2" 240 TE 4.78
Wesley Budgett 5'9" 160 DB 4.52

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
John Underwood 6'5" 300 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front, Talented Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.1
2013 National Rank: #1199
2013 State Rank: #49
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.3
2014 National Rank: #1803
2014 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.2
Dynasty National Rank: #781
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 112-26-1 (56-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.2
2013 Points Against Average: 11.3
2013 Differential: +16.9
2013 Wins: #1251 Burke County (Waynesboro) (21-7), #2828 Lakeside (Evans) (25-15), #3357 Cairo (21-0), #3420 Liberty County (Hinesville) (24-7), #5797 Academy of Richmond County (Augusta) (42-13), #6159 South Effingham (Guyton) (41-14), #6280 Glenn Hills (Augusta) (45-18), #8771 Tattnall County (Reidsville) (28-0), #9159 Swainsboro (34-7), #11244 Butler (Augusta) (44-6)
2013 Losses: #101 Griffin (42-7), #843 Wayne County (Jesup) (7-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 79-55
Recent State Championships: 2005 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (AAAA Region 2B), 2010 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 2B), 2006 (tied for 1st; 3-AAAA), 2005 (2-AAAA), 2004 (2-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 Burke County (Waynesboro), 9/5 Wayne County (Jesup), 9/19 at South Effingham (Guyton), 9/26 Brunswick, 10/3 at Coffee (Douglas), 10/9 Richmond Hill, 10/17 at Bradwell Institute (Hinesville), 10/24 Ware County (Waycross), 10/31 at Glynn Academy (Brunswick), 11/7 Effingham County (Springfield)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Coffee (Douglas) (44.9), Ware County (Waycross) (41.6), Burke County (Waynesboro) (32.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bradwell Institute (Hinesville) (0.5), South Effingham (Guyton) (8.6), Effingham County (Springfield) (12.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (20.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1009
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%