GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Gary Varner
League: AAAAAA Region 6
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 4-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Royce Francis 6'3" 240 Senior DE
Parker Gibbs 6'3" 275 Senior T
Adrian Boyd 5'9" 180 Senior RB/WR 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Robinson 6'1" 205 Senior OLB
Brandon Archibald 5'10" 170 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical Downhill Running Team, Special Teams, Elite K
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, New QB
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 33
2016 National Rank: #1333
2016 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2017 National Rank: #1602
2017 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1332
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 78-27 (44-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 26.9
2016 Points Against Average: 21.1
2016 Differential: +5.8
2016 Wins: #2322 Lanier (Sugar Hill) (28-6), #2874 Creekview (Canton) (35-14), #3554 Sprayberry (Marietta) (42-10), #3718 Sequoyah (Canton) (29-7), #5845 River Ridge (Woodstock) (45-14), #8264 South Cobb (Austell) (52-12)
2016 Losses: #64 Cartersville (34-14), #331 Dalton (24-22), #331 Glynn Academy (Brunswick) (47-7), #345 Harrison [Carl] (Kennesaw) (43-19), #747 Alexander (Douglasville) (21-13), #1248 Sandy Creek (Tyrone) (21-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 92-48
Recent State Championships: 2015 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (AAAAA Region 5), 2014 (AAAAA Region 5A), 2011 (AAA Region 7B), 2010 (AAA Region 7B)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Cartersville, 8/25 Alexander (Douglasville), 9/1 at Sandy Creek (Tyrone), 9/15 at South Cobb (Austell), 9/22 Harrison [Carl] (Kennesaw), 10/6 at Creekview (Canton), 10/13 Sprayberry (Marietta), 10/20 at Sequoyah (Canton), 10/27 River Ridge (Woodstock), 11/3 at Dalton
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cartersville (70.5), Harrison [Carl] (Kennesaw) (52.3), Dalton (50.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Cobb (Austell) (-4.5), River Ridge (Woodstock) (3.8), Sprayberry (Marietta) (14.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 (33.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #457
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%