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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Elephants
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Bruce Miller
League: AAAAAA Region 8 (moving from AAAAA Region 8)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Zack Gibbs 6'6" 305 Senior OL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Byrd 5'9" 190 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 31.2
2015 National Rank: #1704
2015 State Rank: #65
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2016 National Rank: #2904
2016 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #791
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 135-32 (80-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 26.9
2015 Points Against Average: 19.8
2015 Differential: +7.1
2015 Wins: #2024 Alexander (Douglasville) (25-14), #2861 Loganville (24-14), #3923 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (40-26), #4827 Flowery Branch (29-26), #5415 Salem (Conyers) (34-6), #7831 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (46-18), #10012 Heritage (Conyers) (28-0), #11479 Apalachee (Winder) (48-0)
2015 Losses: #73 Grayson (Loganville) (34-0), #574 Stockbridge (40-34), #1175 Lanier (Sugar Hill) (16-8), #6183 Clarke Central (Athens) (44-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 76-56
Recent State Championships: 2012 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (AAAAA Region 8), 2011 (AAA Region 8B), 2010 (AAA Region 8B), 2009 (7B-AAA), 2008 (7B-AAA), 2005 (7-AAA), 2003 (7-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Clarke Central (Athens) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at West Hall (Oakwood), 8/26 Alpharetta, 9/2 Clarke Central (Athens), 9/23 at Jefferson, 9/30 Marist (Atlanta), 10/7 at Habersham Central (Mt. Airy), 10/14 Dacula, 10/21 Winder-Barrow (Winder), 10/28 at Apalachee (Winder), 11/4 at Lanier (Sugar Hill)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dacula (46.1), Marist (Atlanta) (39.2), Jefferson (38.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Apalachee (Winder) (-18.7), West Hall (Oakwood) (-1.9), Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (1.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (21.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2514
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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