West Laurens (Dexter, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Stacy Nobles
League: AAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shundrekus Smith 6'2" 270 Senior DL 5.0
Darius Bradford 5'11" 195 Senior RB 4.5
Jathaniel Allen 5'11" 210 Senior LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 7 Defensive Starters Return, Top RB/FB/TE/3 OL Return
Team Weaknesses: Must Find Consistent QB Play, Need To Develop OL Depth, Have To Replace All-Region K/P/LS

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26.3
2015 National Rank: #2366
2015 State Rank: #93
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 27.8
2016 National Rank: #2039
2016 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9
Dynasty National Rank: #5253
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 64-72 (36-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.8
2015 Points Against Average: 13.6
2015 Differential: +14.2
2015 Wins: #2768 Burke County (Waynesboro) (31-14), #3020 Upson-Lee (Thomaston) (33-28), #3970 Vidalia (30-6), #4018 Howard (Macon) (21-14), #6555 Baldwin (Milledgeville) (29-0), #6794 Perry (42-0), #8680 Thomasville (45-0), #10884 Bleckley County (Cochran) (42-7)
2015 Losses: #1293 St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta) (33-14), #1777 Persons [Mary] (Forsyth) (20-16), #3071 Westside (Macon) (27-24), #4035 Veterans (Kathleen) (14-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 71-61
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Wayne County (Jesup), 9/2 Dodge County (Eastman), 9/9 at Vidalia, 9/16 at South Effingham (Guyton), 9/23 at Warner Robins, 9/30 at Howard (Macon), 10/7 Spalding (Griffin), 10/21 Persons [Mary] (Forsyth), 10/28 at Upson-Lee (Thomaston), 11/4 at Perry
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Persons [Mary] (Forsyth) (37.6), Spalding (Griffin) (33.8), Vidalia (25.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Howard (Macon) (4.3), Perry (4.5), Upson-Lee (Thomaston) (12.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (17.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1889
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%