GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Chris Miller
League: AAAAA Region III (moving from AAAA Region II)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #12
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Romain Kelly Junior WR
Arthur Yex QB
Connor Shugart Junior LB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tavien Feaster 5'11" 195 Senior RB 4.4
Louis Rogers 6'1" 205 Senior LB
Mike Murphy 6'2" 185 Senior DB
Austin Scott 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Unity, Veteran Coaching Staff, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Youth
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 56.1
2015 National Rank: #163
2015 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 41.3
2016 National Rank: #688
2016 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #477
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 88-76 (39-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 44
2015 Points Against Average: 20.7
2015 Differential: +23.3
2015 Wins: #139 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (17-7), #254 Wakulla (Crawfordville, FL) (42-14), #272 Dorman (Roebuck) (41-31), #594 Gaffney (41-14), #661 Hanna [T. L.] (Anderson) (38-35), #739 Union County (Union) (49-20), #1719 Greenwood (42-7), #2295 Mauldin (56-33), #3047 South Florence (Florence) (48-13), #5920 Mann [J. L.] (Greenville) (63-17), #7353 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (76-34), #9542 Riverside (Greer) (55-7)
2015 Losses: #287 Lexington (38-35), #715 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (20-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 96-84
Recent State Championships: 2014 (AAAA II)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region II)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Summerville, 8/26 Hanna [T. L.] (Anderson), 9/2 at Etowah (Woodstock, GA), 9/9 Union County (Union), 9/16 at Northwestern (Rock Hill), 9/23 at Westside (Anderson), 9/30 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 10/14 at Dorman (Roebuck), 10/21 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg), 10/28 at Gaffney
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Northwestern (Rock Hill) (83.8), Hanna [T. L.] (Anderson) (55.3), Westside (Anderson) (53.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Summerville (20), Etowah (Woodstock, GA) (38), Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (41.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3 (34.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 48.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +21
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #26
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%