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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Dean Boyd
League: AAAA Region 6 (moving from AAAA Region VII)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Elijah Blair 6'0" 200 Senior QB 4.54
Iyon Williams 5'10" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.68
Tyreek Eaddy 6'0" 210 Senior WR/DB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, QB, Improved Defensively
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 15.2
2017 National Rank: #3647
2017 State Rank: #76
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 0.1
2018 National Rank: #3532
2018 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 29.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1600
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.5
Dynasty Record: 115-69 (54-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 20.6
2017 Points Against Average: 30
2017 Differential: -9.4
2017 Wins: #3078 Cheraw (30-28), #7851 St. James (Murrells Inlet) (27-5), #8044 Darlington (40-7)
2017 Losses: #253 Dillon (24-7), #626 Hartsville (21-14), #919 Berkeley (Moncks Corner) (21-7), #1179 North Myrtle Beach (Little River) (48-20), #1509 Myrtle Beach (62-14), #2361 Carvers Bay (Hemingway) (46-28), #3081 Wilson (Florence) (38-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 87-38
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VII), 2011 (AAA Region VI), 2009 (AAA Region VI), 2007 (AAA Region V), 2006 (AAA Region V), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 vs Carolina Christian Cavaliers (Rock Hill), 8/24 at Cheraw, 8/31 at Scotland (Laurinburg, NC), 9/13 South Florence (Florence), 9/21 Dillon, 9/28 at North Myrtle Beach (Little River), 10/5 Hartsville, 10/12 Myrtle Beach, 10/19 Darlington, 10/25 at Wilson (Florence)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dillon (45), Hartsville (32.6), Myrtle Beach (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Christian Cavaliers (Rock Hill) (-39.4), Darlington (-12.6), South Florence (Florence) (-7.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7 (29.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1209
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%