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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Drew Chisholm
League: AA Region 1 (moving from AA Region I)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
J.J. Martin 6'4" 275 Senior T 5.2
Michael Hull 5'7" 165 Senior RB 4.56
Jeremiah Foster 5'11" 230 Sophomore LB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Elijah Rodgers 6'1" 170 Senior CB
Kwame Sutton 6'1" 235 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, 4 OL Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -3.3
2017 National Rank: #7697
2017 State Rank: #144
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -19.4
2018 National Rank: #7747
2018 State Rank: #151
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11681
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 61-101 (35-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 22.8
2017 Points Against Average: 22.7
2017 Differential: +0.1
2017 Wins: #7336 Liberty (24-17), #8918 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (47-24), #9360 Chesnee (42-23), #10378 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (24-17), #10673 East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC) (56-31), #11710 Landrum (14-0)
2017 Losses: #3078 Cheraw (40-6), #3582 Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (17-14), #6011 Walhalla (30-6), #6615 Lewisville (Richburg) (18-16), #7111 Indian Land (Fort Mill) (37-13), #7517 Southside (Greenville) (18-12)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-70
Recent League Championships: 2017 (AA Region I), 2016 (tied for 1st; AA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Buford (Lancaster), 8/24 at Crescent (Iva), 8/31 Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw), 9/13 Carolina Christian Cavaliers (Rock Hill), 9/21 at Chesnee, 9/28 at Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville), 10/5 at McBee, 10/12 Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 10/19 at Landrum, 10/26 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (7.7), Buford (Lancaster) (-11.3), Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (-15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Christian Cavaliers (Rock Hill) (-39.4), McBee (-35.2), Landrum (-32)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (2.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8867
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%