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GENERAL
Nickname: Generals
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Eric Shaw Sr
League: 6A District 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ean Shaw 6'1" 215 Senior LB/RB 4.6
Cameron Morgan 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.75
TeAndrea Newcomb 6'2" 170 Junior WR 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jedrick Wills 6'5" 315 Senior OT
Alex Simpson 6'4" 300 Senior OG
Walker Wood 6'1" 185 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RBs, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Line Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 47.5
2016 National Rank: #355
2016 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 45.6
2017 National Rank: #449
2017 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1589
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.1
Dynasty Record: 111-57 (43-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 41.9
2016 Points Against Average: 25.7
2016 Differential: +16.2
2016 Wins: #522 Scott County (Georgetown) (2-0), #522 Scott County (Georgetown) (48-47), #843 Kenton [Simon] (Independence) (63-41), #3003 Tates Creek (Lexington) (50-28), #3003 Tates Creek (Lexington) (49-13), #3466 Madison Central (Richmond) (49-31), #3521 Butler (Louisville) (39-16), #3932 Boyle County (Danville) (47-21), #4244 Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (55-6), #4440 Bryan Station (Lexington) (65-55), #6025 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington) (50-14), #6429 Boone County (Florence) (40-13), #9189 Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester) (43-0)
2016 Losses: #33 Trinity (Louisville) (45-7), #33 Trinity (Louisville) (56-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 106-77-1
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A District 7), 2008 (6A District 7), 2006 (4A District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Bryan Station (Lexington), 8/25 Scott County (Georgetown), 9/1 at Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 9/8 Douglass [Frederick] (Lexington), 9/15 at Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH), 9/22 at Clay [Henry] (Lexington), 9/29 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington), 10/6 Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester), 10/13 at Madison Central (Richmond), 10/20 at Tates Creek (Lexington)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Scott County (Georgetown) (56.1), Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (48.7), Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (25.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester) (-4), Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington) (11.6), Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (12.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (30.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1790
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%