Westlake (Atlanta, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Bryan Love
League: AAAAAA Region 3
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daquan Hawkins 6'4" 300 Senior NG/T 5.20
Julian Jones 6'2" 205 Senior OLB/ATH 4.75 [Arkansas State]
Nigel Warrior 6'1" 180 Junior FS 4.48

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Hasaan Patterson 6'3" 185 Senior WR 4.52 [Old Dominion]
Tyshun Render 6'3" 215 Senior DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Orlando McKinley 5'10" 155 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Increased Depth At A Number Of Key Positions, Seven Returning Starters On Very Athletic Defense, Leading Rusher/Receiver Return
Team Weaknesses: Need To Replace Key Starters Who Graduated, Young OL, New QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 27.2
2013 National Rank: #2195
2013 State Rank: #94
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.3
2014 National Rank: #1396
2014 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2989
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 58-60 (42-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 14.9
2013 Points Against Average: 17.1
2013 Differential: -2.2
2013 Wins: #3619 Douglas County (Douglasville) (25-15), #3682 Tri-Cities (East Point) (13-7), #3817 Bainbridge (36-0), #4141 South Cobb (Austell) (18-10), #6247 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (26-6)
2013 Losses: #65 Creekside (Fairburn) (35-20), #253 Hillgrove (Powder Springs) (26-6), #256 Camden County (Kingsland) (36-7), #336 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (30-0), #1788 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (14-7), #2052 Newnan (9-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 74-51-2
Recent League Championships: 2005 (5-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 8/29 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park), 9/5 Shiloh (Snellville), 9/12 at Newton (Covington), 9/26 Pebblebrook (Mableton), 10/3 East Coweta (Sharpsburg), 10/10 at Newnan, 10/17 at Douglas County (Douglasville), 10/24 at Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn), 10/31 South Cobb (Austell), 11/7 at Campbell (Smyrna)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (52.3), Newnan (31.2), East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (7.8), Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (7.9), South Cobb (Austell) (14.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5 (33.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1208
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%