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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Tim Barron
League: AA Region 5
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Brown 6'3" 220 Senior DE/TE 4.91
Austin Barron 5'10.5" 180 Senior DB/RB 4.5
Jacob Bishop 6'2" 255 Senior T/DL 5.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Levi Brown 6'4" 275 Senior OL 5.1
Duranta Dunson 5'9" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 12.6
2014 National Rank: #4977
2014 State Rank: #188
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 21.3
2015 National Rank: #3099
2015 State Rank: #116
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5420
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 90-45 (70-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 28
2014 Points Against Average: 26.5
2014 Differential: +1.5
2014 Wins: #5606 Screven County (Sylvania) (28-6), #5729 Wesleyan (Norcross) (28-21), #7737 Bremen (49-20), #8714 Chattahoochee County (Cusseta) (38-20), #10376 Manchester (35-20), #11071 South Atlanta (Atlanta) (14-0), #13003 Temple (40-15)
2014 Losses: #1138 Fitzgerald (43-27), #2374 Brooks County (Quitman) (35-34), #3049 Callaway (Hogansville) (49-20), #3311 Macon County (Montezuma) (24-10), #4770 Bowdon (46-20), #7963 Cedartown (45-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 83-65
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2006 (5-AA), 2005 (4-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 South Atlanta (Atlanta) (35-18), 9/18/15 Cedartown (24-15)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/29 Fitzgerald, 9/4 Callaway (Hogansville), 9/11 South Atlanta (Atlanta), 9/18 Cedartown, 9/25 at Macon County (Montezuma), 10/2 at Chattahoochee County (Cusseta), 10/16 Manchester, 10/23 Bowdon, 10/30 at Temple, 11/6 at Bremen
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fitzgerald (28), Macon County (Montezuma) (25.7), Callaway (Hogansville) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Temple (-31.4), Manchester (-13.6), South Atlanta (Atlanta) (-8.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (8.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #284
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6663
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%