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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Andre Woolcock
League: AA Region 2 (moving from AA Region II)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kentavius Williams 5'9" 190 Senior RB 4.5
Tae Brown 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Michael O'Brien 6'3" 315 Senior G/NG 5.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: ILBs

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 9.3
2017 National Rank: #4814
2017 State Rank: #97
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.7
2018 National Rank: #4449
2018 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5499
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.5
Dynasty Record: 94-82 (41-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 20.6
2017 Points Against Average: 32.4
2017 Differential: -11.8
2017 Wins: #5180 Daniel [D. W.] (Central) (23-17), #6857 Mid-Carolina (Prosperity) (23-21), #7336 Liberty (24-17), #8918 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (56-36)
2017 Losses: #896 Abbeville (54-19), #896 Abbeville (42-7), #1778 Ridge View (Columbia) (28-7), #2013 Emerald (Greenwood) (37-25), #2125 Saluda (28-14), #2125 Saluda (42-23), #2273 Newberry (36-20), #3582 Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (31-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 103-47
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Emerald (Greenwood), 8/24 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville), 8/31 at Crescent (Iva), 9/12 at Mid-Carolina (Prosperity), 9/21 Dixie (Due West), 9/28 at Fox Creek (North Augusta), 10/5 Saluda, 10/12 at Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg), 10/19 Silver Bluff (Aiken), 10/26 at Abbeville
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Abbeville (20.8), Saluda (12.7), Emerald (Greenwood) (4.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (-31.5), Dixie (Due West) (-22.8), Crescent (Iva) (-21.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8 (20.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -31
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4570
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%