GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Columbia/Gold
Coach: Jeff Fruster
League: AAAA Region I
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jake Venables 6'2" 215 Senior OLB 4.6
Billy Bruce 6'0" 175 Sophomore RB 4.6
Kahare Teasley 6'3" 275 Junior OL 5.1
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Ben Batson 6'1" 190 Senior QB
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 18.9
2016 National Rank: #3336
2016 State Rank: #70
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -13.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2017 National Rank: #2346
2017 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1224
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 128-48 [129-47 on the field] (65-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 22.8
2016 Points Against Average: 27.2
2016 Differential: -4.4
2016 Wins: #2874 Berkeley (Moncks Corner) (32-31), #3116 Greenville (20-19), #3410 Seneca (27-0), #3631 Easley (29-28), #6478 Ninety Six (34-33), #8193 Pickens (38-21)
2016 Losses: #547 Westside (Anderson) (41-3), #1185 Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path) (14-0), #1586 York (35-10), #3430 Greer (42-28), #4126 Wren (Piedmont) (35-30)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-56
Recent League Championships: 2013 (AAA Region I), 2012 (tied for 1st; AAA Region I), 2011 (AAA Region I), 2009 (AAA Region I), 2008 (AAA Region I), 2007 (AAA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Berkeley (Moncks Corner), 8/25 at Easley, 9/1 Seneca, 9/8 Greer, 9/15 at Westside (Anderson), 9/29 Wren (Piedmont), 10/6 Ninety Six, 10/13 at Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path), 10/20 at Greenville, 10/27 Pickens
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Westside (Anderson) (34.2), Greer (28.3), Greenville (26.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pickens (-0.6), Ninety Six (6.3), Seneca (17.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (23 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1720
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%