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GENERAL
Nickname: Catamounts
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Land
League: AAAAAA Region 6
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyric McGowan 5'10" 185 Senior RB
Zeke Cobb 6'3" 190 Senior WR
Ahmaad Tanner 6'0" 200 Senior RB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 48.1
2016 National Rank: #331
2016 State Rank: #17
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 50.7
2017 National Rank: #292
2017 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1499
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 113-45 [117-41 on the field] (74-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32
2016 Points Against Average: 14.8
2016 Differential: +17.2
2016 Wins: #345 Harrison [Carl] (Kennesaw) (31-14), #543 Coffee (Douglas) (30-28), #1318 Calhoun (28-13), #1329 Allatoona (Acworth) (24-22), #1415 Lovejoy (24-14), #2775 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (10-7), #2874 Creekview (Canton) (34-17), #3554 Sprayberry (Marietta) (45-16), #3718 Sequoyah (Canton) (49-21), #4126 Sonoraville (Calhoun) (43-7), #4851 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (42-7), #5845 River Ridge (Woodstock) (40-14), #8264 South Cobb (Austell) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #51 Valdosta (27-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 93-71
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region 7A), 2014 (AAAAA Region 7A), 2013 (AAAA Region 7B), 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A-AAAA), 2007 (7-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Calhoun, 9/1 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill), 9/8 Sonoraville (Calhoun), 9/15 at Sprayberry (Marietta), 9/29 Creekview (Canton), 10/6 at River Ridge (Woodstock), 10/13 Sequoyah (Canton), 10/20 at Harrison [Carl] (Kennesaw), 10/27 at South Cobb (Austell), 11/3 Allatoona (Acworth)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [Carl] (Kennesaw) (52.3), Calhoun (32.7), Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (31.7)
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: 20.1 (30.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1316
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31%



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