GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Hal Lamb
League: AAA Region 6 South (moving from AAA Region 6)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Baylon Spector 6'3" 215 Senior ATH 4.5
Olico Dennis 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.4
William Long 6'5" 275 Senior OL
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Landon Rice 6'5" 250 Senior TE
Jack DeFoor 6'5" 260 Senior OL
Kaelan Riley 6'4" 210 Senior QB
Drew McEntyre 6'2" 280 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Players In Key Positions
Team Weaknesses: Young In Many Areas
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 38
2015 National Rank: #1001
2015 State Rank: #39
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.8
2016 National Rank: #1923
2016 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 36.9
Dynasty National Rank: #337
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 165-17 (90-0 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 13-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 42.4
2015 Points Against Average: 10.2
2015 Differential: +32.2
2015 Wins: #1177 Dalton (28-7), #1893 Elbert County (Elberton) (33-30), #2163 Carrollton (24-20), #2959 Peach County (Fort Valley) (20-14), #3027 Adairsville (45-13), #5893 Sonoraville (Calhoun) (38-0), #7147 Ringgold (60-3), #7527 West Hall (Oakwood) (34-7), #9810 North Murray (Chatsworth) (55-17), #10209 Murray County (Chatsworth) (70-13), #12232 Coahulla Creek (Dalton) (55-7), #13628 Gordon Central (Calhoun) (54-0), #13877 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe) (70-0)
2015 Losses: #562 Blessed Trinity (Roswell) (12-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 88-72-1
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2011 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (AAA Region 6), 2014 (AAA Region 6), 2013 (AA Region 7), 2012 (AA Region 7), 2011 (AA Region 7B), 2010 (AA Region 7B), 2009 (7-AA - North), 2008 (7-AA North), 2007 (7B-AA), 2006 (7B-AA), 2005 (6-AA), 2004 (6-AA), 2003 (6-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta), 8/26 at Dalton, 9/2 Cartersville, 9/16 Coahulla Creek (Dalton), 9/23 at North Murray (Chatsworth), 9/30 at Haralson County (Tallapoosa), 10/7 Adairsville, 10/21 at Sonoraville (Calhoun), 10/28 Bremen
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cartersville (65.5), Dalton (42.3), Adairsville (20.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Haralson County (Tallapoosa) (-23.1), Coahulla Creek (Dalton) (-22.2), Bremen (-15.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (10.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4755
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%