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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Drew Chisholm
League: AA Region I
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kwame Sutton 6'1" 235 Senior DE/TE 4.8
Elijah Rodgers 6'1" 170 Senior DB/QB 4.6
Netavian Thompson 6'0" 165 Senior DB/RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, 6 Starters Return From Region-Championship Defense
Team Weaknesses: Lost 23 Seniors, Unproven In Many Spots

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 4.3
2016 National Rank: #6404
2016 State Rank: #124
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2017 National Rank: #6015
2017 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11665
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 55-95 (31-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 25.1
2016 Points Against Average: 19.9
2016 Differential: +5.2
2016 Wins: #5555 Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (35-32), #6051 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (23-20), #7897 Chesnee (35-33), #8821 Indian Land (Fort Mill) (20-0), #9035 Walhalla (28-11), #9189 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (30-24), #9335 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (20-14), #9446 Jefferson Academy [Thomas] (Mooresboro, NC) (28-20), #11659 Southside (Greenville) (39-13)
2016 Losses: #4698 Liberty (31-7), #5699 Lewisville (Richburg) (24-22), #9272 Landrum (17-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-74
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Lewisville (Richburg), 9/1 at Indian Land (Fort Mill), 9/8 Southside (Greenville), 9/15 at Walhalla, 9/22 Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 9/29 at East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC), 10/6 at Chesnee, 10/13 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville), 10/20 at Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville), 10/27 Landrum
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (5.3), Indian Land (Fort Mill) (2.8), Lewisville (Richburg) (2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Greenville) (-17.6), East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC) (-16.4), Chesnee (-12.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.7 (-0.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #171
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9026
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%