Americus-Sumter (Americus, GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Erik Soliday League: AAAA Region 1 Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kobe Lewis 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.38 Keunta Holley 6'0" 300 Senior DL 4.66 A.J. Payne 6'0" 220 Senior WR/QB 4.58 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 15.3 2016 National Rank: #4000 2016 State Rank: #172 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.8 2017 National Rank: #2615 2017 State Rank: #122 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4598 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.6 Dynasty Record: 61-89 (35-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 17.5 2016 Points Against Average: 25.2 2016 Differential: -7.7 2016 Wins: #4416 Hardaway (Columbus) (34-18), #5120 Dooly County (Vienna) (20-14), #6070 Columbus (17-14), #6102 Westover (Albany) (21-6), #9189 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (22-14) 2016 Losses: #357 Thomson (57-23), #396 Lee County (Leesburg) (36-10), #1108 Crisp County (Cordele) (31-14), #1195 Cairo (36-21), #2628 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (27-3), #5367 Northside (Columbus) (24-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 79-47 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Crisp County (Cordele), 9/1 Dooly County (Vienna), 9/8 at Lee County (Leesburg), 9/15 at Westover (Albany), 9/22 Northside (Columbus), 9/29 Cairo, 10/13 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus), 10/19 at Hardaway (Columbus), 10/28 at Columbus, 11/3 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lee County (Leesburg) (49), Crisp County (Cordele) (48.3), Cairo (21) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (-10.6), Westover (Albany) (-0.2), Columbus (2.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (24.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2468 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |