GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Van Spence
League: AAAAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #23
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jason Ledford 5'9" 160 Senior WR 4.6
Sean McMinn 6'1" 240 Senior DE 4.9
Brenton Ballard 5'11" 245 Senior DE 4.94
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dionte Ruffin 6'0" 175 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Second Year In New Systems, Player Buy-In, Key Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2016 National Rank: #3965
2016 State Rank: #171
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.5
2017 National Rank: #2962
2017 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6805
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 46-96 (32-65 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 22.2
2016 Points Against Average: 31.6
2016 Differential: -9.4
2016 Wins: #3866 Hiram (27-21), #4851 Cass (White) (30-24), #6250 New Manchester (Douglasville) (24-21), #9252 Woodland (Cartersville) (35-21)
2016 Losses: #145 Rome (51-10), #453 Carrollton (42-14), #495 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (35-7), #1108 North Paulding (Dallas) (31-10), #3284 East Paulding (Dallas) (28-27), #4189 Villa Rica (42-38)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-55
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 North Paulding (Dallas), 8/25 New Manchester (Douglasville), 9/8 Hiram, 9/15 at Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta), 9/22 Rome, 9/29 at Villa Rica, 10/6 at Woodland (Cartersville), 10/20 Cass (White), 10/27 at Carrollton, 11/3 East Paulding (Dallas)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rome (76.1), Carrollton (52.9), North Paulding (Dallas) (41.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland (Cartersville) (-5.6), New Manchester (Douglasville) (7.9), Cass (White) (13.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #669
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%