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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Gamecocks
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Paul Sorrells
League: AAAAA Region VI
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #17

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Raymond Johnson 6'4" 235 Senior WDE
Pressley Harvin III 6'0" 235 Senior P

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31
2016 National Rank: #1554
2016 State Rank: #28
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2017 National Rank: #1466
2017 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #954
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 110-68 (47-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 33.2
2016 Points Against Average: 15.1
2016 Differential: +18.1
2016 Wins: #1598 Spring Valley (Columbia) (36-22), #1924 Conway (38-31), #3410 South Florence (Florence) (48-41), #3536 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (23-0), #4144 Goose Creek (17-3), #5367 Crestwood (Sumter) (54-8), #5439 West Florence (Florence) (41-10), #5770 Socastee (Myrtle Beach) (37-0), #11167 Lakewood (Sumter) (28-0)
2016 Losses: #1072 Ridge View (Columbia) (22-15), #1756 Lexington (29-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-67
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (AAAA Region VI), 2009 (AAAA Region VI), 2007 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI), 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI), 2003 (AAAA Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Ridge View (Columbia), 8/25 at Crestwood (Sumter), 9/1 Goose Creek, 9/8 at Spring Valley (Columbia), 9/15 Lakewood (Sumter), 9/29 at South Florence (Florence), 10/6 at West Florence (Florence), 10/13 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach), 10/20 Conway, 10/27 at Socastee (Myrtle Beach)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Conway (30.4), Spring Valley (Columbia) (28), Ridge View (Columbia) (26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Sumter) (-15.6), Crestwood (Sumter) (-2.4), Goose Creek (3.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 (19.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3302
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%



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