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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Blue/Orange/White
Coach: Bennett Weigle
League: AAAA Region III
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ja'Quain Hills 6'2" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.55
Javon Hills 5'9" 180 Senior CB/RB 4.65
Charles Simons 5'11" 170 Senior QB/ATH 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.2
2016 National Rank: #2468
2016 State Rank: #51
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 12.7
2017 National Rank: #4460
2017 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2103
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 86-81 [87-80 on the field] (40-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 29.1
2016 Points Against Average: 23.8
2016 Differential: +5.3
2016 Wins: #2911 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (7-3), #2929 Westwood (Blythewood) (23-15), #3631 Airport (West Columbia) (48-13), #7976 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (36-12), #8466 Swansea (55-7)
2016 Losses: #126 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (42-20), #1072 Ridge View (Columbia) (28-14), #1586 York (41-14), #1598 Spring Valley (Columbia) (49-48), #2287 Lancaster (28-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-59
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; AAA Region IV), 2007 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Swansea, 9/1 Spring Valley (Columbia), 9/8 at Lower Richland (Hopkins), 9/15 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia), 9/22 at Airport (West Columbia), 9/29 York, 10/6 at Lancaster, 10/13 Ridge View (Columbia), 10/20 South Pointe (Rock Hill), 10/27 at Westwood (Blythewood)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Pointe (Rock Hill) (76.5), York (31.3), Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (29.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Swansea (1.1), Lower Richland (Hopkins) (8.4), Airport (West Columbia) (17.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #848
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%