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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Blue/Orange/White
Coach: Bennett Weigle
League: AAAA Region 3 (moving from AAAA Region III)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Twontae Wallace Senior RB
Josh Boyd Junior QB
John Porter Junior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ja'Quain Hills 6'3" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Height, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience, Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.7
2017 National Rank: #5598
2017 State Rank: #109
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.8
2018 National Rank: #8079
2018 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2467
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.2
Dynasty Record: 89-88 [90-87 on the field] (40-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 14.5
2017 Points Against Average: 36
2017 Differential: -21.5
2017 Wins: #5475 Airport (West Columbia) (23-20), #6557 Swansea (35-21), #9725 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (28-21)
2017 Losses: #46 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (61-3), #397 Spring Valley (Columbia) (45-7), #1077 York (55-19), #1778 Ridge View (Columbia) (43-0), #2141 Westwood (Blythewood) (39-10), #2799 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (21-0), #4311 Lancaster (34-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 65-53
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; AAA Region IV), 2007 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 River Bluff (Lexington), 8/31 at Crestwood (Sumter), 9/7 at Spring Valley (Columbia), 9/14 at Flora [A. C.] (Columbia), 9/21 Camden, 9/28 at Lancaster, 10/5 Ridge View (Columbia), 10/12 at South Pointe (Rock Hill), 10/19 York, 10/26 at Westwood (Blythewood)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: South Pointe (Rock Hill) (37.1), York (22.5), Spring Valley (Columbia) (20.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (-25.9), Camden (-2.6), River Bluff (Lexington) (3.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #959
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%