Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Michael Tanks
League: AAAAA Region 5 (moving from AAAAA Region 6A)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #38

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Eastling 5'10" 170 Senior DB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 11.1
2015 National Rank: #5362
2015 State Rank: #207
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 8.7
2016 National Rank: #5733
2016 State Rank: #219
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20
Dynasty National Rank: #2353
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 87-56 (75-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 14.1
2015 Points Against Average: 26.1
2015 Differential: -12
2015 Wins: #5254 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia) (28-14), #5337 Columbia (Decatur) (12-6), #7631 Druid Hills (Atlanta) (41-7), #10103 Dunwoody (30-7)
2015 Losses: #744 Mays [Benjamin E.] (Atlanta) (42-6), #1281 Stephenson (Stone Mountain) (55-0), #1306 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (36-0), #1560 Creekside (Fairburn) (41-7), #4754 Miller Grove (Lithonia) (35-0), #5445 Tri-Cities (East Point) (18-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-42-1
Recent League Championships: 2009 (6-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 Redan (Stone Mountain), 8/26 at Cedar Grove (Ellenwood), 9/2 Creekside (Fairburn), 9/9 at Stephenson (Stone Mountain), 9/23 at Rockdale County (Conyers), 10/7 Chamblee, 10/14 Miller Grove (Lithonia), 10/21 Lithonia, 10/28 at Arabia Mountain (Lithonia), 11/4 at Columbia (Decatur)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Stephenson (Stone Mountain) (41), Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (40.4), Creekside (Fairburn) (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rockdale County (Conyers) (-16.3), Chamblee (-11.7), Columbia (Decatur) (-0.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #185
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4281
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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