Dawson County (Dawsonville, GA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Sid Maxwell League: AAA Region 7 Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS SeVaughn Clark Senior QB/ILB Logan Barnes Senior SS Zac Baloga Senior DL/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning All 3 Starting WRs, 3 Of 4 DBs Are Back Team Weaknesses: First-Year QB, Replacing All LBs RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 21.8 2017 National Rank: #2563 2017 State Rank: #148 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.7 2018 National Rank: #2636 2018 State Rank: #156 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7784 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 74-85 (49-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 31.5 2017 Points Against Average: 23.1 2017 Differential: +8.4 2017 Wins: #3622 East Hall (Gainesville) (56-48), #4989 Hart County (Hartwell) (49-14), #5665 North Hall (Gainesville) (30-7), #6027 Forsyth Central (Cumming) (9-0), #6521 Chattooga (Summerville) (29-14), #6617 Union County (Blairsville) (52-21), #6687 North Oconee (Bogart) (24-7), #9483 Lumpkin County (Dahlonega) (42-21), #9702 Fannin County (Blue Ridge) (43-3) 2017 Losses: #393 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (58-13), #396 Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) (49-10), #1772 White County (Cleveland) (45-42), #2550 West Hall (Oakwood) (13-10) 2017 Opponents W-L: 65-81 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st; AA Region 8 North) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Habersham Central (Mt. Airy), 8/24 Chestatee (Gainesville), 9/7 West Hall (Oakwood), 9/14 at Denmark (Alpharetta), 9/21 Lumpkin County (Dahlonega), 9/28 at East Hall (Gainesville), 10/5 at Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross), 10/19 at Fannin County (Blue Ridge), 10/26 Cherokee Bluff (Flowery Branch), 11/2 North Hall (Gainesville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) (46.7), West Hall (Oakwood) (10.9), North Hall (Gainesville) (-4.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fannin County (Blue Ridge) (-33.4), Lumpkin County (Dahlonega) (-31.5), Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (-22.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 (18.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #248 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3625 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%