Ware County (Waycross, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Dan Ragle
League: AAAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

D1 PROSPECTS
Jalynn Strickland 6'6" 295 Senior OT
Ernest Jones IV 6'2" 205 Senior OLB
Trey Cobb 6'2" 210 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 36.5
2016 National Rank: #1012
2016 State Rank: #53
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.6
2017 National Rank: #1141
2017 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 34.7
Dynasty National Rank: #466
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 135-44 (76-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 28.4
2016 Points Against Average: 23.6
2016 Differential: +4.8
2016 Wins: #543 Coffee (Douglas) (30-27), #1586 Grady (Atlanta) (35-21), #2096 Loganville (35-19), #2741 Ola (McDonough) (35-28), #5162 Wayne County (Jesup) (27-3), #6650 New Hampstead (Savannah) (49-14), #7865 South Effingham (Guyton) (36-8), #8747 Statesboro (29-0)
2016 Losses: #138 Northside (Warner Robins) (48-7), #145 Rome (42-13), #219 Lowndes (Valdosta) (56-35), #331 Glynn Academy (Brunswick) (17-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 84-61-1
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (AAAAA Region 3), 2013 (AAAAA Region 3), 2012 (AAAAA Region 3), 2011 (AAAA Region 2A), 2007 (3-AAAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; 3-AAAA), 2004 (1-AAAA), 2003 (1-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Glynn Academy (Brunswick), 8/31 at Coffee (Douglas), 9/8 Grady (Atlanta), 9/15 Northside (Warner Robins), 9/29 Lowndes (Valdosta), 10/6 East Lake (Tarpon Springs, FL), 10/13 at Statesboro, 10/20 South Effingham (Guyton), 10/27 at Wayne County (Jesup), 11/3 New Hampstead (Savannah)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lowndes (Valdosta) (66.4), Northside (Warner Robins) (43.7), Glynn Academy (Brunswick) (38.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Statesboro (-4.4), South Effingham (Guyton) (-2.3), New Hampstead (Savannah) (4.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (31.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1066
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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