Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Michael Tanks
League: AAAAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #34

D1 PROSPECT
Jamel Starks 5'11" 180 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Justin Tomlin 6'0" 170 Senior QB
Bryan Powell 6'3" 215 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2017 National Rank: #2307
2017 State Rank: #133
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -10.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.6
2018 National Rank: #3828
2018 State Rank: #211
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2303
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.9
Dynasty Record: 101-65 (83-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.1
2017 Points Against Average: 18.5
2017 Differential: +6.6
2017 Wins: #2828 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (35-17), #5086 Columbia (Decatur) (26-12), #5135 Rockdale County (Conyers) (42-25), #6209 Miller Grove (Lithonia) (21-0), #6550 Lithonia (14-7), #7014 Redan (Stone Mountain) (41-2), #8127 Creekside (Fairburn) (28-0), #11068 Chamblee (55-8)
2017 Losses: #21 Rome (56-0), #393 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (37-7), #1903 Stephenson (Stone Mountain) (31-18), #2881 Arabia Mountain (Lithonia) (27-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 70-65
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2009 (6-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Woodland (Stockbridge), 8/24 at Stephenson (Stone Mountain), 9/1 at Tri-Cities (East Point), 9/7 at Redan (Stone Mountain), 9/14 Lovejoy, 9/28 Chamblee, 10/13 Miller Grove (Lithonia), 10/19 Lithonia, 10/26 at Arabia Mountain (Lithonia), 11/2 at Columbia (Decatur)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Stephenson (Stone Mountain) (28.3), Arabia Mountain (Lithonia) (12.6), Lovejoy (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chamblee (-36.9), Redan (Stone Mountain) (-15.6), Miller Grove (Lithonia) (-13.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (23.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3147
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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