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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Flame
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Chad Smith
League: AAAA Region 1 (moving from AAAA Region I)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -7.4
2017 National Rank: #8688
2017 State Rank: #159
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.3
2018 National Rank: #9045
2018 State Rank: #170
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6823
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.7
Dynasty Record: 71-91 (34-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 14
2017 Points Against Average: 27.7
2017 Differential: -13.7
2017 Wins: #11525 Travelers Rest (31-0), #13155 West-Oak (Westminster) (48-13)
2017 Losses: #931 Greenville (42-14), #1194 Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path) (31-0), #2804 Wren (Piedmont) (49-14), #3221 Easley (39-6), #4270 Seneca (38-0), #5180 Daniel [D. W.] (Central) (24-7), #5734 Pendleton (20-13), #7336 Liberty (21-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-58
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; AAA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Easley, 8/24 at Pendleton, 8/31 at Liberty, 9/7 Travelers Rest, 9/13 Berea (Greenville), 9/28 at Wren (Piedmont), 10/5 at Walhalla, 10/12 Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path), 10/19 Daniel [D. W.] (Central), 10/26 at Palmetto (Williamston)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path) (25.6), Wren (Piedmont) (10.3), Palmetto (Williamston) (7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Travelers Rest (-40.2), Berea (Greenville) (-30.7), Liberty (-16.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4083
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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