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GENERAL
Nickname: Thoroughbreds
Colors: Crimson/Gold
Coach: Chris Hamilton
League: AAAA Region IV
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Roberts 5'9.5" 215 Senior RB 4.65
Deshun Kitchings 5'11" 175 Senior WR/KR 4.5
Cody Boynton 6'3" 195 Senior QB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tancey Richardson 6'0" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength, Speed, Experience
Team Weaknesses: WR Inexperience, RB Depth, S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 45.6
2016 National Rank: #445
2016 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 48.3
2017 National Rank: #353
2017 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3449
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.9
Dynasty Record: 61-101 (27-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 43.5
2016 Points Against Average: 19.6
2016 Differential: +23.9
2016 Wins: #1061 White Knoll (Lexington) (28-14), #1072 Ridge View (Columbia) (50-17), #1586 York (47-7), #2462 North Augusta (30-20), #2710 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (35-21), #3631 Airport (West Columbia) (70-21), #4030 Aiken (31-20), #4939 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (27-7), #6500 Midland Valley (Graniteville) (56-13), #6999 Silver Bluff (Aiken) (55-0), #8135 Blue Ridge (Greer) (63-6), #8466 Swansea (61-31)
2016 Losses: #126 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (55-49), #547 Westside (Anderson) (42-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 85-80
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Silver Bluff (Aiken), 8/25 at White Knoll (Lexington), 9/1 Swansea, 9/8 Westside (Anderson), 9/15 at Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff), 9/29 Aiken, 10/6 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg), 10/13 at North Augusta, 10/20 at Airport (West Columbia), 10/27 Midland Valley (Graniteville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Westside (Anderson) (34.2), White Knoll (Lexington) (29.4), North Augusta (24.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Silver Bluff (Aiken) (0.1), Swansea (1.1), Midland Valley (Graniteville) (3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (25.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2712
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%