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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chip Walker
League: AAAAAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Malik Hussie 5'10.5" 170 Senior FS 4.45
Tyler Vallery 6'2" 255 Senior OL 4.97
Jayleen Heard 6'0" 250 Senior DE 4.81

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Peje' Harris 6'3" 210 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, All Players In Kicking Game Return, Improved Speed/Strength
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience At Some Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2017 National Rank: #2352
2017 State Rank: #134
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 8.2
2018 National Rank: #2289
2018 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1023
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.9
Dynasty Record: 113-65 (70-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 20.4
2017 Points Against Average: 30.3
2017 Differential: -9.9
2017 Wins: #2213 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (30-28), #2376 Campbell (Smyrna) (30-16), #4506 Wheeler (Marietta) (45-20), #6754 Washington [Booker T.] (Atlanta) (42-14)
2017 Losses: #129 Tift County (Tifton) (59-13), #536 Starr's Mill (Fayetteville) (40-13), #771 Carrollton (51-13), #888 West Forsyth (Cumming) (20-10), #1054 Etowah (Woodstock) (31-14), #1296 Westlake (Atlanta) (27-0), #1851 Pebblebrook (Mableton) (27-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-53
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 3), 2009 (4-AAAAA), 2008 (4-AAAAA), 2007 (4-AAAAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 8/24 Northgate (Newnan), 8/31 at Alexander (Douglasville), 9/7 Griffin, 9/21 at Walton [George] (Marietta), 10/5 at Wheeler (Marietta), 10/12 Campbell (Smyrna), 10/19 at Westlake (Atlanta), 10/26 Pebblebrook (Mableton), 11/2 at East Coweta (Sharpsburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Walton [George] (Marietta) (58.9), Griffin (17.1), Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wheeler (Marietta) (-12.5), Campbell (Smyrna) (-2.8), Alexander (Douglasville) (3.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8 (36.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #803
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%