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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Rico Zackery
League: AAA Region 5 (moving from AAA Region 5A)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Damarious Owensby 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.49
Joe Simpkins 5'8.5" 220 Senior FB 4.8
Trace Musick 6'0" 205 Senior OLB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Running Game, Strength
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2014 National Rank: #1888
2014 State Rank: #76
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 26.3
2015 National Rank: #2224
2015 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6408
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.8
Dynasty Record: 52-77 (23-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 34.5
2014 Points Against Average: 9
2014 Differential: +25.5
2014 Wins: #3049 Callaway (Hogansville) (40-34), #3479 Fayette County (Fayetteville) (10-0), #4391 Landmark Christian (Fairburn) (21-7), #4770 Bowdon (34-0), #5288 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta) (28-6), #7112 Sonoraville (Calhoun) (42-14), #7963 Cedartown (42-14), #8468 Rockmart (45-6), #9159 Pepperell (Lindale) (21-0), #11729 Hardaway (Columbus) (55-0), #11924 Haralson County (Tallapoosa) (66-0)
2014 Losses: #833 Westminster (Atlanta) (27-10)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-72
Recent League Championships: 2014 (AAA Region 5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/20/15 Bowdon (14-0), 9/4/15 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta) (33-12), 9/11/15 Hardaway (Columbus) (48-7), 9/18/15 Fayette County (Fayetteville) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/20 Bowdon, 9/4 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta), 9/11 Hardaway (Columbus), 9/18 at Fayette County (Fayetteville), 9/25 Landmark Christian (Fairburn), 10/9 at Haralson County (Tallapoosa), 10/16 at Pepperell (Lindale), 10/23 Cedartown, 10/30 at Rockmart, 11/6 Callaway (Hogansville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fayette County (Fayetteville) (17.5), Landmark Christian (Fairburn) (16.6), Callaway (Hogansville) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Haralson County (Tallapoosa) (-19.6), Hardaway (Columbus) (-17.1), Rockmart (-1.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (9.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #276
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6474
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 50%