Paulding County (Dallas, GA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Van Spence League: AAAAA Region 7 Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Smael Mondon 6'3" 210 Sophomore RB/LB Ja'on Walker 6'1" 250 Senior DE/T Laamar Adams 5'10" 230 Senior DT/G STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Strength, Players Are Invested/Understand Expectations Team Weaknesses: Youth, Lost Top 4 WRs To Graduation, Top 2 Tacklers Graduated RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 22.6 2017 National Rank: #2445 2017 State Rank: #144 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 1.5 2018 National Rank: #3286 2018 State Rank: #187 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6255 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8 Dynasty Record: 51-102 (37-68 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 19.6 2017 Points Against Average: 31.9 2017 Differential: -12.3 2017 Wins: #2369 Villa Rica (31-24), #2432 East Paulding (Dallas) (19-14), #3250 Hiram (18-14), #4373 Woodland (Cartersville) (35-34), #6836 Cass (White) (38-20) 2017 Losses: #21 Rome (62-0), #172 Buford (54-23), #497 North Paulding (Dallas) (27-0), #771 Carrollton (32-0), #1945 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (58-46), #4175 New Manchester (Douglasville) (12-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 68-55 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at North Paulding (Dallas), 8/24 Kennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw), 9/7 Hiram, 9/14 at Woodland (Cartersville), 9/21 at Villa Rica, 9/28 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta), 10/12 Rome, 10/19 at East Paulding (Dallas), 10/26 Carrollton, 11/2 at Cass (White) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rome (69.9), North Paulding (Dallas) (26.2), Carrollton (25.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cass (White) (-14.1), Woodland (Cartersville) (-0.5), East Paulding (Dallas) (7.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 (35.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #338 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 7th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%