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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Greg Porter
League: AAAAA Region 2 (moving from AAAAA Region II)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Will Watts 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.7
Collin Whitfield 5'5" 200 Senior RB 4.6
Quen Jefferson 6'1" 200 WR/DB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 42
2017 National Rank: #584
2017 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 27.2
2018 National Rank: #611
2018 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2641
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 79-105 (40-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 31.3
2017 Points Against Average: 17.4
2017 Differential: +13.9
2017 Wins: #724 Greenwood (48-44), #835 Spartanburg (33-14), #1538 Mauldin (28-25), #1538 Mauldin (14-0), #2650 Fort Mill (40-14), #3838 Laurens (39-6), #3995 Woodmont (Piedmont) (21-6), #5555 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (54-7), #7245 Mann [J. L.] (Greenville) (57-16), #9443 Riverside (Greer) (48-0)
2017 Losses: #171 Dorman (Roebuck) (35-18), #279 Gaffney (42-7), #279 Gaffney (17-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 74-80
Recent State Championships: 2014 (AAAA I)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (AAAAA Region II), 2014 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region I), 2013 (AAAA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Mauldin, 8/31 Woodmont (Piedmont), 9/7 at Laurens, 9/13 at Dorman (Roebuck), 9/21 Spartanburg, 9/28 at Gaffney, 10/5 Riverside (Greer), 10/12 at Boiling Springs (Spartanburg), 10/19 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 10/26 at Mauldin
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dorman (Roebuck) (34.6), Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (31.6), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (30.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Greer) (-21.5), Woodmont (Piedmont) (-6.6), Laurens (-1.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (32 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #494
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%