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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Howie DeCristofaro
League: AAAAAAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #25

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

TOP PLAYERS
London Best 6'1" 240 Senior DL/FB 4.92
Justin Blanks 6'1.5" 205 Senior DE/LB 4.65
Solomon Vanhorse 5'8" 170 Senior RB/HB 4.47

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Troy Simon 6'0" 180 Senior CB
Chase Hooper 6'3" 265 Senior DT
Josh Hall 6'4" 295 Senior OT
Cameron Adams 5'8" 180 Senior WR
Mason Nutter 6'3" 270 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning On Both Sides Of Ball, QB Is Back, Region Defensive Player Of Year Returns
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace K/P

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2016 National Rank: #1772
2016 State Rank: #91
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.1
2017 National Rank: #1198
2017 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2243
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 73-75 (52-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 19.5
2016 Points Against Average: 22.1
2016 Differential: -2.6
2016 Wins: #1415 Lambert (Suwanee) (20-17), #2696 Alpharetta (14-12), #3376 North Forsyth (Cumming) (38-15), #3430 Cambridge (Milton) (28-21), #5725 Forsyth Central (Cumming) (45-0)
2016 Losses: #39 Roswell (17-0), #517 Norcross (24-10), #1061 South Forsyth (Cumming) (35-14), #1135 Etowah (Woodstock) (28-10), #1237 North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (43-29), #1296 West Forsyth (Cumming) (31-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-48
Recent League Championships: 2014 (AAAAAA Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Alpharetta, 8/25 North Gwinnett (Suwanee), 9/1 at Cambridge (Milton), 9/15 Etowah (Woodstock), 9/29 at Roswell, 10/6 West Forsyth (Cumming), 10/13 South Forsyth (Cumming), 10/20 at Forsyth Central (Cumming), 10/27 at Lambert (Suwanee), 11/3 North Forsyth (Cumming)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Roswell (49.9), North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (42.3), Alpharetta (40.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge (Milton) (8.1), Forsyth Central (Cumming) (10), Lambert (Suwanee) (22.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.6 (34.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #743
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%