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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jason Strickland
League: AA Region 1
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PROSPECT
James Graham 6'1" 180 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
J.D. King 5'11" 205 Senior RB
Lecitus Smith 6'4" 255 Senior TE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.7
2016 National Rank: #538
2016 State Rank: #30
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 52
2017 National Rank: #246
2017 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32.7
Dynasty National Rank: #619
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.3
Dynasty Record: 148-34-1 (78-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 42.1
2016 Points Against Average: 18.1
2016 Differential: +24
2016 Wins: #577 Macon County (Montezuma) (70-42), #1415 Rabun County (Tiger) (35-16), #2287 Hapeville Charter (Atlanta) (42-21), #2478 Rockmart (48-21), #2759 Brooks County (Quitman) (40-7), #2775 Irwin County (Ocilla) (56-19), #4070 Dublin (42-7), #4416 Thomasville (33-20), #4961 Smiths Station (Smiths, AL) (41-7), #5612 Rockdale County (Conyers) (41-14), #8058 Berrien (Nashville) (42-0), #8769 Early County (Blakely) (40-6), #10996 Albany (48-7)
2016 Losses: #158 Benedictine (Savannah) (49-26), #883 Tift County (Tifton) (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 102-72-1
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009 (1-AA), 2006 (1-AA), 2005 (2-AA), 2004 (2-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Hapeville Charter (Atlanta), 8/25 at Irwin County (Ocilla), 9/1 vs Camden County (Kingsland), 9/8 Macon County (Montezuma), 9/15 Rockdale County (Conyers), 9/29 Tift County (Tifton), 10/13 at Berrien (Nashville), 10/20 at Brooks County (Quitman), 10/27 Early County (Blakely), 11/3 at Thomasville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Macon County (Montezuma) (51.1), Tift County (Tifton) (44), Hapeville Charter (Atlanta) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Early County (Blakely) (-8.5), Berrien (Nashville) (-2.2), Rockdale County (Conyers) (7.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (24 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1293
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40%



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