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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tommy Jones
League: AAAAAA Region 8
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tre McMillian 5'11" 195 RB 4.48
Jalen Perry 6'1" 185 Junior ATH 4.45
Shayne Buckingham 6'4" 220 Senior QB 4.79

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaylon Jones 5'11" 180 Senior S
Brandon Jones 6'5.5" 275 Senior SDE
Ty Harris 6'1" 220 Senior OLB
Allen Daniels 6'1" 300 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position/Secondary Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.6
2016 National Rank: #1714
2016 State Rank: #86
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 29.6
2017 National Rank: #1678
2017 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1086
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 95-63 (74-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 18.8
2016 Points Against Average: 15.9
2016 Differential: +2.9
2016 Wins: #2322 Lanier (Sugar Hill) (20-0), #2874 Gainesville (25-20), #3718 Sequoyah (Canton) (28-0), #3735 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (34-13), #4851 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (43-13), #4985 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (9-0), #8135 Apalachee (Winder) (26-7)
2016 Losses: #45 Mill Creek (Hoschton) (30-0), #738 Stephenson (Stone Mountain) (20-6), #1296 West Forsyth (Cumming) (31-14), #1732 Walton [George] (Marietta) (33-0), #2229 Arabia Mountain (Lithonia) (24-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 73-61-1
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2005 (7-AAAAA), 2004 (tied for 1st; 7-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville), 9/1 Mill Creek (Hoschton), 9/8 Arabia Mountain (Lithonia), 9/15 at West Forsyth (Cumming), 9/22 Walton [George] (Marietta), 10/6 at Apalachee (Winder), 10/13 Gainesville, 10/20 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy), 10/27 at Lanier (Sugar Hill), 11/3 at Winder-Barrow (Winder)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mill Creek (Hoschton) (54.1), Walton [George] (Marietta) (32.5), Gainesville (26.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Apalachee (Winder) (-14.9), Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (-0.4), Lanier (Sugar Hill) (18.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 (27 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1733
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%