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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Chris Parker
League: AAAA Region 6 (moving from AAAA Region 7)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Pittman 6'1" 240 Senior DE 4.9
Chris Pittman 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.7
Will Wotring 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.6

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 14.6
2015 National Rank: #4555
2015 State Rank: #178
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 16.1
2016 National Rank: #4054
2016 State Rank: #163
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7595
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 64-70 (37-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 25.6
2015 Points Against Average: 19.1
2015 Differential: +6.5
2015 Wins: #5715 Ridgeland (Rossville) (17-10), #7142 East Hall (Gainesville) (52-28), #7356 White County (Cleveland) (13-6), #7586 Gilmer (Ellijay) (28-9), #7781 Heritage (Ringgold) (32-19), #7968 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (31-14), #10855 Johnson (Gainesville) (24-14), #11648 LaFayette (52-0)
2015 Losses: #123 Cartersville (35-0), #1314 Marist (Atlanta) (42-17), #4377 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (33-16)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-60
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Chattahoochee (Alpharetta), 9/2 Pepperell (Lindale), 9/9 at North Hall (Gainesville), 9/16 at North Forsyth (Cumming), 9/30 at Gilmer (Ellijay), 10/7 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton), 10/14 at Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill), 10/21 Ridgeland (Rossville), 10/28 at LaFayette, 11/4 Heritage (Ringgold)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (18.6), Pepperell (Lindale) (15.5), North Hall (Gainesville) (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: LaFayette (-12.8), North Forsyth (Cumming) (-5.2), Gilmer (Ellijay) (-2.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 (11 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #257
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6026
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%