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%