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GENERAL
Nickname: Ramblers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Chad Fisher
League: AAAA Region 6
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jonah Hobbs 5'10" 215 Senior LB/G 5.1
Colton Lane 6'1" 200 Junior FB/LB 4.69
Andrew Pendergrass 6'2" 210 Junior WB/OLB 4.79

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game Must Improve, Must Improve Tackling

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -11.9
2016 National Rank: #10118
2016 State Rank: #384
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.4
2017 National Rank: #8658
2017 State Rank: #344
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10477
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 46-93 (27-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 15.5
2016 Points Against Average: 30.6
2016 Differential: -15.1
2016 Wins: #10425 Gilmer (Ellijay) (10-7), #10996 Armuchee (Rome) (22-6), #13061 Gordon Central (Calhoun) (35-18)
2016 Losses: #2096 Ridgeland (Rossville) (48-0), #2775 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (30-0), #3684 Heritage (Ringgold) (47-21), #4656 Pickens (Jasper) (48-6), #6863 Trion (43-20), #8900 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (24-21), #9102 Lee [Gordon] (Chickamauga) (35-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-59
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/16 Gilmer (Ellijay) (10-7)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Armuchee (Rome), 8/25 at Trion, 9/1 Lee [Gordon] (Chickamauga), 9/8 at Gordon Central (Calhoun), 9/22 at Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton), 9/29 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill), 10/6 at Ridgeland (Rossville), 10/20 Heritage (Ringgold), 10/27 at Pickens (Jasper), 11/3 Gilmer (Ellijay)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (31.7), Ridgeland (Rossville) (27.1), Pickens (Jasper) (11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gordon Central (Calhoun) (-26.7), Armuchee (Rome) (-17.8), Gilmer (Ellijay) (-14.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #323
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6847
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%