| South Aiken (Aiken, SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thoroughbreds Colors: Crimson/Gold Coach: Chris Hamilton League: AAAA Region 5 (moving from AAAA Region IV) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zaire Harrison 6'2" 230 Senior DE 4.75 Jesse Sanders 6'5" 230 Junior QB 4.75 Desmond Lawrene 6'2" 260 Senior DE 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Size/Experience, QB Talent, Explosive Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: WR/LB/DB Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 31.7 2017 National Rank: #1354 2017 State Rank: #30 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.6 2018 National Rank: #2501 2018 State Rank: #51 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3389 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6 Dynasty Record: 70-104 (30-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 37.8 2017 Points Against Average: 15.4 2017 Differential: +22.4 2017 Wins: #1778 Ridge View (Columbia) (47-28), #1907 Westside (Anderson) (28-8), #4164 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (42-0), #5475 Airport (West Columbia) (28-14), #6557 Swansea (51-0), #6699 Silver Bluff (Aiken) (41-6), #7056 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (42-0), #8163 Midland Valley (Graniteville) (62-21), #9778 Aiken (51-10) 2017 Losses: #333 Greer (42-21), #933 North Augusta (21-7), #3129 White Knoll (Lexington) (35-34) 2017 Opponents W-L: 63-70 Recent League Championships: 2016 (AAAA Region IV) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Greenwood, 8/24 Lakeside (Evans, GA), 8/31 Thurmond [Strom] (Johnston), 9/7 at Lexington, 9/14 at Westwood (Blythewood), 9/28 Aiken, 10/5 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce), 10/12 North Augusta, 10/19 at Airport (West Columbia), 10/26 at Midland Valley (Graniteville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwood (26.8), North Augusta (17.2), Lexington (16.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aiken (-27.6), Midland Valley (Graniteville) (-20.9), Airport (West Columbia) (-14.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (21.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2053 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |