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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jason Strickland
League: AA Region 1
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
James Graham 6'1" 180 Senior WR
Kierron Smith 6'1" 295 Senior DT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2017 National Rank: #2291
2017 State Rank: #132
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.4
2018 National Rank: #3989
2018 State Rank: #217
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.7
Dynasty National Rank: #783
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.1
Dynasty Record: 152-41-1 (80-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.3
2017 Points Against Average: 25.5
2017 Differential: +1.8
2017 Wins: #1219 Irwin County (Ocilla) (31-6), #5020 Berrien (Nashville) (35-7), #5135 Rockdale County (Conyers) (36-21), #7194 Early County (Blakely) (44-0)
2017 Losses: #129 Tift County (Tifton) (35-14), #203 Hapeville Charter (Atlanta) (25-22), #414 Brooks County (Quitman) (49-17), #782 Thomasville (38-28), #1202 Camden County (Kingsland) (24-21), #1326 Toombs County (Lyons) (34-31), #2494 Macon County (Montezuma) (42-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 89-45
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009 (1-AA), 2006 (1-AA), 2005 (2-AA), 2004 (2-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Bacon County (Alma), 8/24 Irwin County (Ocilla), 8/31 at Dooly County (Vienna), 9/7 Upson-Lee (Thomaston), 9/14 at Dodge County (Eastman), 9/28 Worth County (Sylvester), 10/5 Berrien (Nashville), 10/12 at Thomasville, 10/19 Early County (Blakely), 10/26 at Brooks County (Quitman)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brooks County (Quitman) (31.4), Thomasville (18.3), Irwin County (Ocilla) (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Worth County (Sylvester) (-31), Early County (Blakely) (-18.5), Berrien (Nashville) (-3.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.6 (34.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1663
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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