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GENERAL
Nickname: Grangers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chuck Gibbs
League: AAAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 1-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dexter Fitzpatrick 6'2" 220 Senior MLB 4.7
Jakoby Smith 5'10" 175 Senior ATH/DB
Vondez Taylor 5'11" 180 Senior DB/ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, LBs, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Offense

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -2.3
2017 National Rank: #7452
2017 State Rank: #342
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.3
2018 National Rank: #7241
2018 State Rank: #334
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2050
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 44
Dynasty Record: 107-70 (66-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 0-10
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2017 Points For Average: 4.4
2017 Points Against Average: 37.9
2017 Differential: -33.5
2017 Wins: none
2017 Losses: #120 Cartersville (56-0), #740 Cedartown (38-10), #1081 Troup County (LaGrange) (38-0), #1632 Callaway (Hogansville) (26-0), #1657 Griffin (31-0), #2090 Sandy Creek (Tyrone) (41-0), #2213 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (42-10), #2369 Villa Rica (50-0), #2827 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (25-18), #4779 Central (Carrollton) (32-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 74-37
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AAA), 2003 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (2A-AAA), 2004 (2-AAA), 2003 (6-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Heard County (Franklin), 8/31 at Callaway (Hogansville), 9/7 at Hampton, 9/21 at Central (Carrollton), 9/27 Cedartown, 10/5 at Cartersville, 10/12 at Troup County (LaGrange), 10/18 Sandy Creek (Tyrone), 10/26 Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 11/2 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cartersville (33.7), Heard County (Franklin) (27.8), Cedartown (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (-27.6), Hampton (-11.3), Central (Carrollton) (-1.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #694
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%