West Laurens (Dexter, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kagan McClain
League: AAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Abram Morrow 6'3" 285 Senior DL 5.1
Dorian Gorham 6'2" 240 Senior LB 4.8
Joseph Horne 6'2" 315 Senior OL 5.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Defensive Front 7, Work-Ethic, Discipline
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 OL Starters, Must Replace Nearly All DBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 22
2016 National Rank: #2810
2016 State Rank: #122
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 13.5
2017 National Rank: #4302
2017 State Rank: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4976
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 71-77 (39-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 23.7
2016 Points Against Average: 13.3
2016 Differential: +10.4
2016 Wins: #1357 Spalding (Griffin) (35-7), #3612 Vidalia (28-7), #5162 Wayne County (Jesup) (28-22), #5398 Luella (35-14), #6181 Perry (42-6), #7865 South Effingham (Guyton) (41-0), #8693 Howard (Macon) (46-14)
2016 Losses: #872 Jefferson (21-0), #904 Persons [Mary] (Forsyth) (14-2), #2954 Warner Robins (10-6), #3309 Upson-Lee (Thomaston) (42-21), #4543 Dodge County (Eastman) (3-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-72
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Wayne County (Jesup), 9/1 at Dodge County (Eastman), 9/8 Vidalia, 9/15 South Effingham (Guyton), 9/22 Warner Robins, 9/29 Howard (Macon), 10/6 at Spalding (Griffin), 10/20 at Persons [Mary] (Forsyth), 10/27 Upson-Lee (Thomaston), 11/3 Perry
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Persons [Mary] (Forsyth) (27.6), Spalding (Griffin) (27.2), Warner Robins (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Howard (Macon) (-9.6), South Effingham (Guyton) (-2.3), Perry (7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (19.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3360
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%