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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Chad Leaphart
League: AAA Region V
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chance Walker 5'10" 175 RB/WR 4.43
Mason Ray 6'3" 235 DE 4.95
Jordan Smith 6'0" 275 DT 5.25

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Johnathon Sutton 6'0" 215 Senior LB
Craig Johnson 6'2" 205 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Running Attack
Team Weaknesses: Breaking In A New QB, Some Young Players Will Have To Step Up At LB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 21.1
2014 National Rank: #3242
2014 State Rank: #62
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2015 National Rank: #4208
2015 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6852
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.6
Dynasty Record: 61-68 (35-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 26.4
2014 Points Against Average: 23.6
2014 Differential: +2.8
2014 Wins: #4195 Midland Valley (Graniteville) (26-17), #4297 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (24-18), #5187 Wilson (Florence) (45-21), #5620 Gilbert (56-50), #5705 Airport (West Columbia) (28-20), #7535 Aiken (40-7), #8846 Silver Bluff (Aiken) (21-19)
2014 Losses: #817 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (21-17), #1704 Marlboro County (Bennettsville) (19-8), #2492 White Knoll (Lexington) (34-10), #2854 Chapin (34-20), #4050 Ninety Six (23-22)
2014 Opponents W-L: 74-64
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2011 (AA Region VII), 2003 (AA Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia), 9/4 at Chapin, 9/11 Ninety Six, 9/18 White Knoll (Lexington), 9/25 at Silver Bluff (Aiken), 10/2 at Airport (West Columbia), 10/9 Midland Valley (Graniteville), 10/16 at Aiken, 10/23 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce), 10/30 at Gilbert
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: White Knoll (Lexington) (30), Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (28.9), Chapin (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Silver Bluff (Aiken) (0), Aiken (2.4), Gilbert (5.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (17.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3170
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%