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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Greg Porter
League: AAAAA Region II
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Quen Jefferson 6'1" 185 Junior WR 4.5
Steven Campbell 6'4" 190 Senior WR 4.8
Xavier Mathis 6'1" 185 Senior DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 16 Returning Starters, RBs
Team Weaknesses: Replacing DL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30.4
2016 National Rank: #1627
2016 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2017 National Rank: #1308
2017 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2726
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 69-102 (34-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.3
2016 Points Against Average: 22.3
2016 Differential: +8
2016 Wins: #1474 Hanna [T. L.] (Anderson) (24-20), #1873 Mauldin (31-13), #5951 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (45-15), #6070 Woodmont (Piedmont) (41-7), #6823 Riverside (Greer) (45-7), #8536 Mann [J. L.] (Greenville) (42-17)
2016 Losses: #458 Dorman (Roebuck) (37-34), #526 Gaffney (35-28), #526 Gaffney (31-10), #1273 Greenwood (31-28), #1773 Laurens (21-14), #1873 Mauldin (34-22)
2016 Opponents W-L: 71-66
Recent State Championships: 2014 (AAAA I)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region I), 2013 (AAAA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Mauldin, 9/1 Dorman (Roebuck), 9/8 Mann [J. L.] (Greenville), 9/15 at Gaffney, 9/22 Woodmont (Piedmont), 9/29 at Laurens, 10/6 Riverside (Greer), 10/13 at Greenwood, 10/19 at Hampton [Wade] (Greenville), 10/27 Mauldin
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gaffney (55.3), Greenwood (39.2), Dorman (Roebuck) (38.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mann [J. L.] (Greenville) (1.4), Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (7.8), Woodmont (Piedmont) (11)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 (28.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #994
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%