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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Dean Boyd
League: AAAA Region VII
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Iyon Williams 5'10" 180 Junior WR 4.61
Tyreek Eaddy 6'2" 190 Junior WR 4.58
Elijah Blair 5'11" 190 Junior QB 4.59

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, All LBs/DBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Only Have 1 Returning OL Starter

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2016 National Rank: #4079
2016 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.4
2017 National Rank: #4721
2017 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1286
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 112-62 (53-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 22.9
2016 Points Against Average: 28.7
2016 Differential: -5.8
2016 Wins: #1632 Myrtle Beach (56-55), #4488 Carvers Bay (Hemingway) (29-12), #6781 Wilson (Florence) (33-21), #9914 Darlington (35-14), #10791 St. James (Murrells Inlet) (34-17)
2016 Losses: #648 Hartsville (28-6), #665 Scotland (Laurinburg, NC) (20-0), #829 Dillon (54-12), #1672 North Myrtle Beach (Little River) (35-14), #2710 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (46-33), #2895 Cheraw (14-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 91-49
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2011 (AAA Region VI), 2009 (AAA Region VI), 2007 (AAA Region V), 2006 (AAA Region V), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Carvers Bay (Hemingway), 8/25 Cheraw, 9/7 at Darlington, 9/15 at Hartsville, 9/22 at Dillon, 9/29 at St. James (Murrells Inlet), 10/6 Wilson (Florence), 10/13 at Myrtle Beach, 10/20 North Myrtle Beach (Little River)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dillon (48.4), Hartsville (42.8), Myrtle Beach (36.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Darlington (-15.2), St. James (Murrells Inlet) (-11.8), Wilson (Florence) (5.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 (21.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1907
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%