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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Chris Liner
League: AAAAA Region II
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Summie Carlay 6'5" 265 Senior OT
Jalin Walker 6'2" 300 Senior DT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.1
2016 National Rank: #1785
2016 State Rank: #38
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.5
2017 National Rank: #1458
2017 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2119
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 78-92 (43-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 26
2016 Points Against Average: 26.8
2016 Differential: -0.8
2016 Wins: #1273 Greenwood (20-10), #1620 Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (21-14), #3085 Irmo (Columbia) (21-0), #5951 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (48-28), #6070 Woodmont (Piedmont) (35-7), #6823 Riverside (Greer) (35-9)
2016 Losses: #150 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (45-10), #278 Spartanburg (35-17), #458 Dorman (Roebuck) (52-21), #776 Chapman (Inman) (49-33), #1873 Mauldin (38-22), #3410 Clinton (34-29)
2016 Opponents W-L: 84-61
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Clinton, 9/1 at Chapman (Inman), 9/8 at Irmo (Columbia), 9/15 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg), 9/22 at Dorman (Roebuck), 9/29 Hillcrest (Simpsonville), 10/6 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville), 10/13 Riverside (Greer), 10/19 at Mauldin, 10/27 at Greenwood
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chapman (Inman) (49.8), Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (44), Greenwood (39.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (7.8), Clinton (11.2), Riverside (Greer) (11.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (29.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #690
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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