Lovett (Atlanta, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Muschamp
League: AAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 4-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Jackson 6'1" 215 Junior 4.68
Peyton Ringer 5'10" 160 Senior 4.66
K.J. Wallace 5'10" 185 4.58

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Some Experience, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Major Graduation Losses, Line Size, Lost P/K

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30.3
2016 National Rank: #1637
2016 State Rank: #80
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.4
2017 National Rank: #2220
2017 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1314
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 122-57 (64-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.3
2016 Points Against Average: 17.5
2016 Differential: +12.8
2016 Wins: #2025 Marist (Atlanta) (29-28), #2447 Pace Academy (Atlanta) (35-3), #2954 Dawson County (Dawsonville) (49-28), #5877 Redan (Stone Mountain) (46-26), #7381 Towers (Decatur) (35-6), #7759 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta) (34-6), #10113 McNair (Atlanta) (35-13), #11030 Stone Mountain (42-0)
2016 Losses: #278 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (28-21), #547 Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) (31-6), #1108 Crisp County (Cordele) (24-21), #1221 Westminster (Atlanta) (17-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 83-58
Recent State Championships: 2013 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (AA Region 6), 2012 (AA Region 6), 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Region 6B), 2009 (tied for 1st; 6-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross), 8/25 Marist (Atlanta), 9/1 at Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta), 9/15 at Cedar Grove (Ellenwood), 9/22 Towers (Decatur), 10/6 at Stone Mountain, 10/13 at Redan (Stone Mountain), 10/20 Westminster (Atlanta), 10/27 at Pace Academy (Atlanta), 11/3 McNair (Atlanta)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) (50.3), Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (39.5), Pace Academy (Atlanta) (33.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Stone Mountain (-15.8), McNair (Atlanta) (-15.4), Towers (Decatur) (-3.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (21.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2742
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%