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GENERAL
Nickname: Seminoles
Colors: Crimson/Gold/Black
Coach: Jarrett Laws
League: AAAA Region 4 (moving from AAAAA Region 8)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
De'Morreal Burnam 6'2" 200 Senior LB/TE 4.5
Sultan Williams 6'1" 185 Junior FS/WR 4.55
Lu'qann Williams 5'7" 165 Junior RB/CB 4.43

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Justin Marshall 6'3" 185 Senior WR 5.0

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Evan Jones 6'2" 185 Senior DB
Behr Cooper 6'0" 290 Senior DT
Robert Chambers 6'3" 290 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 10.8
2015 National Rank: #5415
2015 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 1.9
2016 National Rank: #7366
2016 State Rank: #276
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3929
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.6
Dynasty Record: 79-59 (63-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 6th)
2015 Points For Average: 21.3
2015 Points Against Average: 18
2015 Differential: +3.3
2015 Wins: #6183 Clarke Central (Athens) (19-7), #7831 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (16-7), #8764 Rockdale County (Conyers) (29-6), #10012 Heritage (Conyers) (33-7), #11479 Apalachee (Winder) (41-3)
2015 Losses: #1175 Lanier (Sugar Hill) (31-10), #1704 Gainesville (34-6), #2861 Loganville (20-9), #3923 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (35-34), #4827 Flowery Branch (30-16)
2015 Opponents W-L: 48-58
Recent League Championships: 2007 (8B-AAAA), 2005 (8-AAAA), 2004 (8-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/6/15 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (16-7), 8/19/16 Heritage (Conyers) (14-13), 9/2/16 Therrell (Atlanta) (28-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Heritage (Conyers), 9/2 at Therrell (Atlanta), 9/9 at Miller Grove (Lithonia), 9/16 Chamblee, 9/23 at Woodward Academy (College Park), 9/30 Luella, 10/14 Henry County (McDonough), 10/21 North Clayton (College Park), 10/28 at Eastside (Covington), 11/4 at Druid Hills (Atlanta)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woodward Academy (College Park) (57.6), Eastside (Covington) (29.7), Miller Grove (Lithonia) (7.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Therrell (Atlanta) (-13.4), Chamblee (-11.7), Heritage (Conyers) (-7.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #260
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6116
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%