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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Dan Jones
League: AAAAA Region III
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

D1 PROSPECTS
Dennis Smith 6'2" 185 Senior WR
Tyshun Sarratt 6'3" 175 Senior QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2016 National Rank: #530
2016 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 55.3
2017 National Rank: #182
2017 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 44.6
Dynasty National Rank: #122
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 138-54 (59-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 29.7
2016 Points Against Average: 27.8
2016 Differential: +1.9
2016 Wins: #251 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (33-30), #1257 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (21-17), #1474 Hanna [T. L.] (Anderson) (45-35), #1620 Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (35-28), #1620 Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (31-10), #1692 Union County (Union) (53-7), #1699 Rock Hill (30-20), #6159 West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) (43-6)
2016 Losses: #150 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (31-13), #150 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (38-0), #251 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (46-2), #278 Spartanburg (45-35), #458 Dorman (Roebuck) (48-45)
2016 Opponents W-L: 94-64
Recent State Championships: 2012 (AAAA I), 2006 (AAAA I), 2005 (AAAA I), 2003 (AAAA I)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region II), 2011 (AAAA Region III), 2006 (AAAA Region II)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Hanna [T. L.] (Anderson), 8/25 Union County (Union), 9/8 at Harding University (Charlotte, NC), 9/15 Hillcrest (Simpsonville), 9/22 at Northwestern (Rock Hill), 9/29 Rock Hill, 10/6 at Dorman (Roebuck), 10/13 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg), 10/20 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 10/27 at Spartanburg
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Spartanburg (53.4), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (45), Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (44)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Union County (Union) (28.1), Harding University (Charlotte, NC) (31.2), Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (32.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.1 (41.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #127
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28%



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